ROMAINE, COS, or CELERY LETTUCE 
Paris White Cos (Trianon)—w.s. 
66 days 
Head—8 to 9 inches tall, upright, cylindrical, medium green, self-folding leaves form- 
ing a compact head; interior greenish-white. 
Cos lettuce is quite distincitive from ordinary lettuce and has thicker, more brittle 
leaves, a heavier midrib with a sweet yet piquant flavor. Popular for home and 
market gardening and also suitable for forcing. 
MUSKMELON and CANTALOUPE 
The word muskmelon quite commonly covers all the types and varieties of Cucumis 
melo, but may mean more specifically the larger fruited, heavier ribbed types used more 
in home and local market gardening. The name Cantaloupe usually includes all the ship- 
ping types and is used loosely in the trade. 
Banana 94 days 
Fruit—16 inches long x 4 inches diameter; 
skin creamy-yellow and smooth when 
mature; flesh salmon-pink, quality good. 
A long tapering banana shaped melon 
especially popular in the South. Vigor- 
ous and late maturing. 
Benders Surprise 87 days 
Fruit—7% inches long x 6 inches diame- 
ter, slightly oval; skin light yellow 
when mature, slightly ribbed with irreg- 
ular patches of netting; flesh thick, 
bright salmon, very juicy, sweet and of 
good rich flavor. 
An excellent home and market garden 
variety of large size weighing 7 to 8 
pounds. Dependable and popular in most 
areas. 
Craig 90 days 
Fruit—7% inches long x 6% inches 
diameter; skin pearly green; distinct 
ribbing, very coarse netting; flesh very 
thick, firm with exceptionally deep 
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salmon color, of delicious quality, sweet 
and spicy. 
Excellent for the home garden. Unequalled 
for roadside market trade. Uniform 
quality throughout a wide range of 
fruit sizes makes it a popular choice. 
84 days 
Fruit—6% inches long x 6 inches diameter. 
almost round; skin distinctive green- 
orange when mature, slightly ribbed 
with sparse shallow netting; flesh thick, 
salmon-orange with a distinct aromatic 
flavor. 
Extra Early Osage 
Popular in the North for home garden 
and nearby market. 
Garden Lemon or Mango (Vegetable 
Orange, Vine Peach) 90 days 
Fruit—3% inches long x 3 inches diame- 
ter; skin is light orange with flecks of 
brown. Small, solid and productive. 
Small, spicy and of different species and 
appearance than common types, it is 
used chiefly for preserving or pickling 
whole fruits when small and immature. 
