Lettuce, Grand Rapids 
Lettuce, Black-seeded Simpson 
Richmond, Virginia 
Non-Heading Varieties 
@ SLOBOLT (Black Seeded) 
(Days to Maturity, 43) 
Recently introduced by U.S.D.A. 
Uses: Same as Grand Rapids 
PLant: Similar in type and general appearance 
to Grand Rapids but with unusual re- 
sistance to bolting in warm weather. 
@ GRAND RAPIDS (Black Seeded) 
(Days to Maturity, 43) 
Usrs: Outstanding variety for greenhouse 
forcing. Used as a very early market 
variety for outside sowing. 
Piant: Large, erect, compact, leaves curled and 
fringed on edges, light green. 
@ BLACK-SEEDED SIMPSON 
(Black Seeded) 
(Days to Maturity, 43) 
Uses: Home gardens. Noted for its rapid 
growth. 
Piant: Large, upright and compact, leaves 
curled, crisp, light green. 
Muskmelon and 
Cantaloupe 
CULTURE: Sow 10 to 12 seeds in a hill, with hills 
6 to 8 feet apart each way. Cover seeds with about 
1 inch of soil and thin plants when they begin to 
crowd, leaving 4 in each hill. Frequent but shallow 
cultivation until the runners interfere is necessary. 
e HALE’S BEST JUMBO 
(Days to Maturity, 85) 
Uses: Shipping and roadside markets. Also 
used widely in home gardens. 
Fruit: Approximately 71% inches long, 6 inches 
in diameter, slightly striped and ribbed 
and well netted. Deep salmon flesh. 
@ HALE’S BEST NO. 36 
(Days to Maturity, 83) 
Uses: Widely used by shippers and growers. 
Very popular with market growers. 
Fruir: Approximately 534 inches long and 534 
inches in diameter, or slightly oval, 
heavily netted, small seed cavity. Deep. 
salmon flesh. 
e TIP TOP 
(Days to Maturity, 90) 
Uses: Home and market gardens. 
Fruit: 7 inches long and 7 inches in diameter, 
round to oval, slightly netted. Flesh 
thick, deep salmon color. 
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