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BIBB. The leaves are dark green and though the 
heads are small, every leaf is edible and unsur- 
passed in quality. Not recommended for growing 
in hot weather. Pkt. 25c, oz. $1.00 
Cabbage-Headed Varieties 
BIG BOSTON. Improved strain. Very popular for out- 
side culture as well as cold frame forcing. Head large 
and compact; leaves broad, smooth, but wavy at the 
edge; color light green, slightly tinged reddish brown; 
heart greenish white. Pkte25¢7) 07-8 (5C 
BRONZE BEAUTY. Oak leaf type, loose heads bleach 
to cream in heart with green leaves tinged bronze. 
Resistant to hot weather. Ready in 40 days from seed. 
Pkt. 25c, oz. $1.00 
CRISP AS ICE (BRONZE HEAD). A slightly elongated, 
medium-sized, compact-heading variety; leaves broad; 
somewhat crumpled, very thick and stiff; outer leaves 
variegated dark brown and green, brown predominat- 
ting. Pkt. 25c, oz. 75c 
GREAT LAKES. All-America Selection. Crisphead or 
Iceberg type. A summer Lettuce which stands the heat 
and sun; slow to throw a seed head, very resistant to 
tip-burn. Pkt. 25c, oz. $1.00 
ICEBERG. A large, late, crisp, Cabbage-heading vari- 
ety; heads very firm, hard and well blanched; leaves 
unusually broad and quite blistered and crumpled, 
borders finely frilled; color medium green with faint 
brown tracing on the border. Pkt. 25c, oz. 75c 
IMPROVED SALAMANDER. Heads medium size, very 
solid, compact, and globular in form; leaves straight 
on the edge, but crumpled; color medium green; qual- 
ity fine. Succeeds under most trying weather condi- 
tions. Pty 25¢,00Z2 15¢ 
MATCHLESS. A cross between the Cos and Head varie- 
ties. The leaves are crisp and of fine flavor. 
Pkt. 25c, oz. 75c 
MAY KING. A handsome, small, extremely early, com- 
pact heading variety; leaves light yellowish green, 
tinged reddish brown at the edges, heart blanches a 
rich golden yellow; quality fine. PREa 25, 2OZen10c 
NEW YORK OR WONDERFUL. (Imperial No. 456.) 
A very large, late, Cabbage-heading variety with 
large, crumpled, dark green leaves. Largest and best 
Bit 25€..02270C 
flavored Lettuce in existence. 
PENNLAKE. Improved Great Lakes. Heads conical 
in shape, crisp, solid and superior in quality to 
Great Lakes. The plants are more compact and 
have fewer outer leaves. All-America Bronze 
Medal Winner. Developed at Penn State College. 
Pkt. 25c, oz. $1.00 
PROGRESS. Crisp heading lettuce bright green and 
very attractive. Resembles Imperial 44, matures 
early and has some tip-burn resistance. A joint 
introduction of the U.S.D.A. and the N. J. Experi- 
ment Station. Pkt. 25c, oz. $1.00 
SUMMER TRIUMPH. Oak-Leaf type. Compact 
heads, very tender leaves of excellent flavor. A sure 
Pkt. 25c, oz. $1.00 
heading summer Lettuce. 
UNRIVALED OR WHITE BOSTON. An improved 
white-seeded Big Boston, heading 10 days earlier. 
Very solid, crisp, pale green heads without the red 
edged leaf. Sown all through the season, stands heat 
very well. Pkt. 25¢, oz. 75c 
Curled-Leaf Varieties 
GRAND RAPIDS. The favorite loose-leaved forcing 
Lettuce; does well in the North for early planting out- 
side. Leaves short, spatulate in shape, excessively 
blistered and crumpled; color very light green, with 
no trace of brown. Pkt. 25c¢, oz. 75c¢ 
SIMPSON BLACK-SEEDED. Large, early, loose-head- 
ing, succeeding everywhere. Pkt. 25c, oz. 75c 
SIMPSON EARLY CURLED. Early, loose-heading, 
large size; leaves broad, crumpled, frilled at the edges. 
Pkt. 25c, oz. 75c¢ 
Romaine or Cos Varieties 
This Lettuce differs from the Head or Loose-Leaf 
varieties in the manner of growth, being upright and 
having incurving leaves which form oblong, loose heads, 
which when almost full grown are tied at the top to 
better blanch the inner leaves. Cultivate the same as 
other Lettuce. Not affected by hot weather. 
ECLIPSE COS. Very dwarf, earliest of all Cos Lettuce. 
Delicious flavor and self-closing. Pty 25¢7 07207 OC 
PARIS WHITE COS. Smooth, long, narrow, upright 
leaves, blanches nicely when tied up; color medium 
green. Pkt. 25c, oz. 75c 
TRIANON SELF-CLOSING COS. A medium large, 
strictly self-closing Lettuce, making a well-blanched, 
firm, loaf-shaped head; leaves oval in form, flat and 
smooth; color medium dark green; quality excellent. 
PKte 2562072800 
MELON, MUSK 
Fr., Melon Brode; Ger., Melonen; Sp., Melon de Castilla; 
It., Melone Moscati 
1 ounce will plant 50 hills. 
Plant when the ground is warm in hills 5 to 6 feet 
apart. In each hill several shovelfuls of well-rotted 
manure should be mixed. Plant 10 or 12 seeds in each 
hill. Leave 3 or 4 strong plants, pinch out the main 
shoot when 4 or 5 rough leaves have formed, to induce 
earlier fruiting. Dust to control beetles and aphis. 
BENDER’S SURPRISE. Melons of medium size, thick 
and very sweet salmon flesh. An excellent variety. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 60c 
DELICIOUS. Early, a trifle smaller than Bender’s Sur- 
prise, better quality. Thick golden yellow flesh, ex- 
cellent flavor. Pkt. 15c, oz. 60c 
EMERALD GEM, IMPROVED. Early, fruits deep em- 
erald-green, globular or slightly flattened, irregularly 
and distinctly ribbed and lightly netted; flesh very 
thick, sweet and deep, rich salmon color; exceedingly 
small seed cavity. Pkt. 15c. oz. 60c 
HONEY ROCK (SUGAR ROCK). A wonderful sweet 
Melon with thick orange flesh and a distinctive Honey 
Dew flavor. Produces heavily, oval fruits, medium 
size. Pkt. 25c, oz. $1.00 
HONEY DEW. Cassaba type, fruit large; creamy white 
in color, turning to lemon when fully ripe. Flesh 
emerald-green, very thick, ripening to the rind, very 
tender and melting, extreme sweetness. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 60c 
IROQUOIS. This Melon proved the best of the Bender 
type. Fruit very uniform, deep flesh, extra fine quality. 
Pkt. 25c, oz. $1.00 
PRIDE OF WISCONSIN. Medium size, very early, de- 
licious flavor. Thick, deep orange, firm flesh. An ex- 
cellent Melon. Pkt. 25c, oz. 75¢ 
RESELECTED CAROLINE CLARK. Anyone who re- 
members the old variety “Caroline Clark” will find in 
this reselection a superior Melon in all respects. 
Large Melons, deep salmon flesh and the vine is posi- 
tively blight-proof. Healthy green foliage and bears 
dozens of delicious Melons long after other sorts. 
Pkt. 50c, oz. $1.50 
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