Allen, Sterling & Lothrop, Portland, Maine iu 
Lettuce 
CULTURE—For summer use the seed can be sown in hotbeds in March. Transplant 
when the weather will permit in rows 12 inches apart and 8 inches apart in the rows. For 
a succession sow in the open ground every two weeks until fall. Lettuce requires a rich and 
a ratl.er moist soil. The more rapid the growth, the better the quality. One ounce of seed 
will produce about 3,000 plants. 
Lettuce — Great Lakes 
Big Boston. The heads resemble Big 
Boston but form earlier and do not have the 
red tinge of that variety. Heads are firm and 
of high quality. An excellent kind for home 
and market gardens. 
eKits 10C320z2,20C71 4. ID, (bc. 
Boston Curled or Simpson. Crisp non- 
heading variety, medium size, dark green, 
very curly leaves. 
Pikttoc. OZ, 0c.) ¥4 Ib.. 75c. 
Dark Green Cos. A medium large, self- 
closing sort, with well blanched, loaf shaped 
head of tender quality. Leaves very dark 
green, slightly crumpled. 
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Great Lakes (82 days). Imperial type. Tight 
heads in hot weather! Shows strong resist- 
ance to tipburn. Developed by U. S. Dept. of 
Agriculture and Michigan Experiment Sta- 
tion. Awarded Bronze Medal in All-America 
trials. Pkt. 20c; oz. 60c; % Ib. $2.00. 
Imperial No. 456 (80 days). Head—medium 
to small, solid, dark green with prominent 
ribs. Developed by Cornell. Resistant to tip 
burn and early bolting. 
Pkt. 20c; oz. 60c; % Ib. $2.00. 
Premier — Great Lakes (new) (75 days). 
Developed by Penn State College. Head — 
uniformly large, solid, dark green, slightly 
ribbed. About one week earlier than Great 
Lakes. 
Pkt. 20c; oz. 75c; % Ib. $2.50. 
Pennlake (83 days). Developed by Penn 
State College. Head —medium to large — 
slightly flattened — leaves dark green and 
fringed at edges. Resistant to tip burn. 
Pkt. 20c: oz. 75¢; % Ib. $2.50. 
New York No. 12. An early, even, well 
bred variety which does well in mid-sum- 
mer. Particularly adapted for Eastern states. 
Heads large, compact, blanch well, sweet, 
tender and of excellent quality. 
Pte 5Gs 07,2003 ae 1D. (5c. 
Oak Leaf. (40 days). This novel variety 
excels in ability to withstand hot weather 
without turning bitter. Its leaves are small. 
tender, and deep green, rich in vitamins. 
Pkt. 20c: % oz. 35c; oz. 65c. 
Prize Head. An early non-heading sort, 
of medium size, crisp and tender; color light 
very desirable for home gareen use. Leaves 
crumpled and highly frilled at the edges; 
of excellent flavor. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; % Ib. 75c. 
Musk Melon or Cantaloupe 
CULTURE—Melons succeed best in light, sandy, rich soil. After all danger of frost is 
past plant in hills 4 to 6 feet apart each way, six to ten seeds to a hill. 
When about 3 
inches high and all danger from insects is past thin out to 3 or 4 plants to a hill. One 
ounce to 60 hills; 3 pounds to acre. 
Large Yellow (70 to 80 days). A very large 
variety, thickly netted, deeply ribbed, flesh 
Salmon-yellow, thick and sweet. A great 
yielder. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 50c; % Ib. $1.50. 
Delicious 51. Developed at Cornell Univer- 
sity and possessing Fusarium Wilt resistance 
this variety closely resembles Delicious in 
earliness, size and outer uppearance. How- 
ever, inner flesh is thicker, better colored 
and firmer than Delicious. A first early mel- 
on, vines are heavy set and bear over a long 
season. Well adapted to the Northeast. 
Pkt. 20c; oz. 50c; % Ib. $1.50. 
Hale’s Best No. 36. An improved strain of 
the old Hale’s Best. It is the earliest and one 
of the most popular shipping cantaloupes; 
heavily netted, oval, sweet, and of very fine 
quality. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 50c; % Ib. $1.50. 
Thousand Dollar. Originated and produced 
in Maine. The fruits are very large, elon- 
gated, distinctly ribbed and well netted. The 
thick flesh is fine grained, luscious, tender, 
sweet and deep orange. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 50c; % Jb. $1.50. 
