e 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 resistance to bolt- 
ing in warm weather. 
Lettuce, Grand Rapids 
¢ GRAND RAPIDS (Black Seeded) 
(Days to Maturity, 43) 
Uses: Outstanding variety for greenhouse forc- 
ing. Used as a very early market variety for out- 
side sowing. 
Plant: Large, erect, compact, leaves curled and 
fringed on edges, light green. 
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Lettuce, Black-seeded Simpson 
e BLACK-SEEDED SIMPSON 
(Black Seeded) 
(Days to Maturity, 43) 
Uses: Home gardens. Noted for its rapid growth. 
Plant: Large, upright and compact, leaves curled, 
crisp, light green. 
Richmond, Virginia 
SALAD BOWL (Black Seeded) 
A NEW VARIETY FOR 1953 
(Days to Maturity, 50) 
Uses: Home gardens. 
Plant: Loose leaved variety, short, compact 
leaves, curled and notched. Rich green color, per- 
fect for tossed salads. 
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 
| 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 7!/5 inches long, 6 inches 
in diameter, slightly striped and ribbed and well 
netted. Deep salmon flesh. 
e HALE'S BEST NO. 36 
(Days to Maturity, 83) 
Uses: Widely used by shippers and growers. Very 
popular with market growers. 
Fruit: Approximately 534 inches long and 5% 
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. 
Muskmelon, Improved Rocky Ford 
e IMPROVED ROCKY FORD 
(Netted Gem) 
(Days to Maturity, 88) 
Uses: Home and market gardens. 
Fruit: About 5!/5 inches long<and 5 inches in di- 
ameter—nearly round, heavily covered with a hard 
netting. Thick green flesh. 
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