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LETTUCE(Continued) 
LOUSE LEAVED VARIETIES 
BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON 45 Days 
One of the best for sowing outdoors 
where an exceedingly tender leaf is 
desired and for those markets 
which demand a very large, loose 
clustering sort of a light yellowish 
green color. Leaves ruffed and GRAND RAPIDS U.S. No. 1 
blistered and even the large outer 
ones are very tender. Uniformly 
attractive and remains of excellent 
quality a very long time. 
days after being ready for market. 
Plants large, upright and compact, 
light green frilled leaves, very 
tender and sweet when grown 
under glass. 
42 Days 
A new forcing lettuce that holds up 
well in the bed after reaching ma- 
turity. It is resistant to mildew, is 
slightly lighter in color and is more 
curly and stocky than the regular 
Grand Rapids. Tried in this section 
by leading growers, is found to be 
very desirable. Do not fail to try 
this variety in comparison with 
whatever strains you are now using. 
Early Curled Simpson 45 Days 
Also known as ‘‘White Seeded 
Simpson.”’ Hardy, dependable and 
early. It may be sown thickly and 
cut when the plants are very young. 
Leaves broad forming something 
of a head, frilled, light green in SLOBOLT 
color and are exceedingly sweet, 
tender and well flavored. 
45 Days 
A strain of Grand Rapids selected 
for its unusual resistance to bolt- 
Grand Rapids 42 Days ing in warm weather. Similar in its 
Asa forcing lettuce for greenhouses other characteristics to Grand 
the Grand Rapids probably stands Rapids. Very desirable because it 
first. Very early, hardy and disease tends to remain in good condition 
resistant and will stand several for a long period. 
MUSKMELON 
A packet will plant about 25 hills, an ounce 125 hills, 2! to 3 lbs. will plant an acre 
CULTURE. Cultivate as recommended for cucumbers, except that the hills should be six feet 
apart. Rich earth for the young plants is far better than manure, but if the latter is used, see that 
it is well rotted. If the plants grow very rank, more and finer fruit will be secured by pinching oft 
the ends of the shoots when three feet long. The quality of melons of all varieties is largely de- 
pendent upon conditions of growth and ripening. Unhealthy vines or unfavorable weather produces 
fruit of comparatively poor flavor. 
BENDER 88 Days from 10 to 15 lbs. and yet the flesh 
An extra large, delicious, salmon- 
fleshed melon. Vines are vigorous, 
producing an abundance of large 
well netted melons of superior 
flavor and the very best shipping 
and keeping qualities. Many speci- 
men melons from our stock weigh 
of these large melons is melting 
and luscious. On account of the 
size and quality combined with ex- 
treme earliness the Bender Melon 
has come to be the great favorite 
with market gardeners in this 
locality. 
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