Chicken Lettuce 
An excellent green for poultry or rabbits. 
Grows 18 to 20 inches high. Ready for cut- 
ting 40 to 45 days after sowing. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, Y% Ib. 75c, Ib. $2.10. 
Romaine - Cos Lettuce 
This type, of French origin, differs greatly 
from the American varieties in its peculiar, 
upright growth. ‘To produce tender heads, the 
outer leaves must be tied together at the top 
so that the inner ones blanch. 
Dark Green Cos. 66 days. Similar to the 
White Cos but darker green leaves. Inner 
leaves bleach a creamy to golden yellow with 
endive-like flavor. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 35¢, Y% Ib. 95c. 
Paris White Cos. 66 days. Strong grower 
with long, medium green leaves of most ex- 
cellent quality. <A self-folder, but when 
half grown it is best to tie it up so the inner 
leaves may be blanched white. Head 8 to 9 
inches high, © Pkt. 15c; oz. 35c, 4 Ib. 95c: 
Loose-Leaf or Cutting Varieties 
SALAD BOWL. 45 days. Gold Medal All- 
America Selection 1952. This new variety 
of Loose Leaf Lettuce is well named. A 
head will fill a salad bowl with a perfect 
rosette of rich green and very decorative 
leaves of extremely high quality. It is a 
rapid grower, very slow to bolt to seed and 
stands the sun very well. Leaves are short, 
closely set, waved and notched and hold 
their quality, tenderness and fine texture 
over a long period. 
PKG 25 6594/2) O27, MOC Olsen leo Oo. 
Slobolt. 45 days. A new non-heading variety 
that is very slow to develop seedstalks in 
hot weather. 
Pkt. 15c, Y% oz. 50c, oz. 90c, %4 Ib. $2.50. 
Oak Leaf. 45 days. A golden green of fine 
form and valuable because slow to shoot to 
seed. Makes attractive loose-leaf heads dur- 
ing the hottest summer weather. Leaves 
broad, deeply lobed like an oak leaf, thick, 
succulent and tender. 
Pkt. 15c, % oz. 35c, oz. 50c, %4 Ib. $1.50. 
Black-seeded Simpson. 46 days. Ideal for 
midsummer use. When matured, presents a 
loose head with finely fringed leaves. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 35c, %4 Ib. 95c. 
Early Curled Silesian. 45 days. This va- 
riety should be cut instead of pulled, as it 
makes new growth from the same root. 
Leaves light green. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 35c, 4 Ib. 95c. 
Early Curled Simpson. 45 days. An excel- 
lent, curly-leaved sort; loose heads and very 
tender. Pkt. 15c, oz. 35c, %4 Ib. 95c. 
Grand Rapids. 43 days. The leading variety 
in this class for forcing under glass, but may 
also be grown successfully outdoors. Leaves 
are very curly, crisp and brittle. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 35c, 4 lb. 95c- 
LEEK 
One ounce will sow about 100 feet of “row. 
Allied to the Onion family, but producing 
no bulb. Sow seed in April, in rows 1 foot 
apart, covering the seed about an inch; when 
about 4 inches high, transplant where they 
are to grow, in rich soil in rows 11% feet apart, 
6 inches apart in the row. 
American Flag. 142 days. Popular for the 
home garden. Makes a longer but narrower 
stalk than others. 
Pkt. 15c, ¥Y oz. 45c, oz. 85c, VY lb. $2.65. 
Giant Carentan. 150 days. Produces colossal 
stalks of tender quality. Excellent for ex- 
hibition purposes. 
Pkt. 15c, Y% oz. 45c, oz. 85c, Y%4 Ib. $2.65. 
LAVENDER 
Herb whose fragrant dried flowers are used 
in sachets. 
Pkt. 25c, ¥2 oz. $1.35, oz. $2.50. 
Muskmelon, 
Craig 
MUSKMELON 
While these do best in a light, sandy loam, 
any good, well-prepared garden soil suits them. 
Plant when the ground has become perma- 
nently warm, in hills 6 feet apart each way, 
8 to 10 seeds in a hill. After the second tier 
of leaves has formed, thin out to 4 plants in 
a hill. 
Craig. 90 days. An excellent Melon for the 
home garden. Flesh very thick and firm 
with exceptionally deep salmon color of de- 
licious quality. Fruit 7/2 inches long, 64% 
inches in diameter, with pearly green skin 
having distinct ribbing. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 50c, %4 Ib. $1.50. 
Emerald Gem. 85 days. Flat; sweet, rich 
salmon flesh that ripens close to the rind. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 50c, %4 Ib. $1.25. 
Fordhook. 88 days. Flat; flesh salmon-or- 
ange, very sweet. Fruits large, often weigh- 
ing 2 pounds each. Early and very prolific. 
Pkt. 15c, oz: 50c, %4 Ib. $1.25. 
Hale’s Best No. 36. 82 days. Heavily netted 
fruits with salmon-color flesh; oval form; 
fine quality. Excellent for long-distance 
shipping. Pkt. 15c, oz. 50c, 44 Ib. $1.25. 
Hearts of Gold. 90 days. Midseason. Round 
fruit, distinctly ribbed; thick, deep salmon 
flesh of excellent flavor and can be eaten 
close to the rind. 
Pkt 156,07. 0c. V4 Iba S125. 
Jennie Lind. 86 days. A small, early, green- 
fleshed variety much flattened at the poles. 
Flesh medium thick, juicy and of excellent 
uality. Pkt. 15c, oz. 50c, ¥%4 Ib. $1.25. 
Delicious. 83 days. Large fruits often weigh 
8 pounds. Flesh is deep orange-salmon, of 
fine quality. Pkt. 15c, oz. 50c, 4 lb. $1.25. 
Pride of Wisconsin. 90 days. The rind is a 
gray color, with a distinct netting. Flesh 
is unusually thick and of very good flavor. 
Carries well in shipping. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 50c, 4 Ib. $1.25. 
Bender’s Surprise. 90 days. A large variety, 
often weighing 8 to 9 pounds, oval in shape, 
with prominent ribs. Flesh bright salmon, 
thick and sweet. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 50c, 4 Ib. $1.25. 
Rocky Ford. 92 days. Medium-early variety. 
Fruit oval, covered with a fine netting; flesh 
green, very sweet, highly flavored. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 50c, % Ib. $1.50. 
WATERMELON 
One ounce will sow 30 hills; 
4 pounds, an acre. 
Plant in hills 8 to 10 feet apart each way, 
8 to 10 seeds in each hill, covering ¥ inch 
deep. When well established, thin out to 
three or four of the strongest plants to each 
hill. Watermelons should not be planted until 
after the soil has become thoroughly warm. 
We offer the varieties which we know are the 
better ones. 
Blacklee. 90 days. An excellent variety with 
a very high degree of resistance to fusarium 
wilt. Fruits are medium large, cylindrical 
and blotchy, dark blue-green color. Flesh is 
deep red, firm and sweet. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 45c, % Wb. $1.25. 
Dixie Queen. 85 days. A splendid Melon 
with thin, tough rind, light green in color 
with dark green stripes. Flesh is fine- 
grained, tender and lusciously flavored, rich 
scarlet. Average weight 30 pounds. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 35c, %4 Ib. 95c. 
Congo. 90 days. Bronze Medal, All-America 
Selections, 1950. Fruits are oblong, blotchy, 
dark green, faintly striped with lighter 
green. Flesh is fine grained and firm. 
Pkt. 25c, oz. 75c. 
Golden Honey. A truly fine yellow-fleshed 
variety. Oblong in shape, averaging about 
20 pounds in weight. Rind is dark green, 
with irregular stripes of darker green. Flesh 
amber-yellow, tender and delightfully fla- 
vored. Pkt. 15c, oz. 35c, 4 Ib. 95c. 
Harris’ Earliest. 75 days. Ripens early and 
on this account is one of the best for the 
northern states. Fruit oblong, marbled light 
and dark green; flesh bright red and of good 
quality. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, % Ib. 90c. 
Kieckley Sweet. 85 days. Has a luscious 
tenderness all its own. Not a shipping va- 
riety, as the rind is too close to the ripe, 
fluffy, rich red meat, when in condition to 
use. The Melons average about 20 inches 
long and ripen quite early. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 35c, Y% Ib. 95c. 
New Hampshire Midget. 67 days. Gold 
Medal, All-America Selections, 1951. This 
midget or icebox variety is very early and 
prolific. It is a round Melon six inches 
through, weighing up to six pounds, striped 
dark green on light green. Rind is thin, 
with strawberry-red flesh of very good flavor. 
Earlier and more productive than any other 
of its type. Pkt. 25c, oz. 75c. 
Thurmond Gray Wilt-resistant. 95 days. 
A large, cylindrical sort weighing about 35 
pounds, highly resistant to disease. Rind 
very hard, light green with mottling of 
darker green. Flesh is dark red, firm and of 
good quality. Pkt. 15c, oz. 45c, 4 lb. $1.25. 
Tom Watson. 95 days. A handsome, large .. 
fruit, frequently 2 feet long and 1 foot in 
diameter, dark green rind and bright scarlet 
flesh of excellent texture and flavor. Noth- 
ing can touch it for shipping qualities, 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, %4 Ib. 90c. 
WATERMELON SEEDS. For medicinal pur- 
poses. 
Y Ib. 50c, Y Ib. 95c, Ib. $1.75. 
Watermelon, Blacklee 
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