ROBSON QUALITY SEEDS, HALL, 
Vitamins: Head Lettuce — a b, c b, 
Lettuce is easily grown and with successive sowings at two week 
intervals, particularly with loose-leaf varieties, you can have good 
quality lettuce all season. Head lettuce varieties should be sown 
as early as possible as they do not head well in the heat of the 
summer. Thin plants to 12 inches apart in the row; if crowded, 
Under garden conditions head lettuce sometimes 
fails to head. We have found that if your Cornell 
456 should fail to make a solid head it still is very 
acceptable when used as a leaf lettuce. 
309 COS OR ROMAINE, White Paris Self- 
Folding: 72 days. Quite distinctive from 
other lettuce varieties, Cos forms upright, 
elongated 10 in. heads. The leaves fold 
closely together forming a soft head with 
a heart that is blanched white. Many 
people consider it a most delicious salad 
lettuce. Pkt. 15¢; 14 0z. 25¢; oz. 40¢. 
PARSLEY 
Pkt. will sow 25 ft. row 
Parsley takes little room in the garden and 
is always useful for garnishing and flavoring. 
For early summer use sow in early spring. To 
winter over, sow in August and protect with 
straw or coldframe sash. 
*355 TRIPLE MOSS CURLED: 75 days. 
Plants compact; leaves dark green and fine- 
ly cut and curled. More rapid grower than 
Paramount and longer stemmed. Pkt. 15¢; 
oz. 30¢. 
356 PARAMOUNT: 85 days. Leaves very 
Makes dwarf compact growth but stems are 
of good length. Especially good for forcing 
and muck as well as upland. Pkt. 20¢; oz. 
35¢. 
357 PLAIN LEAF: 80 days. Leaves dark 
green, deeply cut but not curled. Used for 
flavoring. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 25¢. 
358 HAMBURG: 90 days. The root of this 
variety is edible and resembles a slender 
parsnip in color and shape. The flesh is 
white, dry, and when boiled and served like 
parsnips has a very pleasing flavor. The 
roots may be stored in sand for winter use. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 30¢. 
“We have been growing Seneca Chief ever since 
you introduced it and consider it the very finest 
we have ever grown. Our customers are in com- 
plete agreement as to its high quality.” 
Feb. 29, 1952 Henry G. Leach 
Eaton, N. Y. 
LETTUCE 
Loose-Leaf Lettuce — A b, C b, 
HEADING VARIETIES 
*302 CORNELL 456: 79 days. A high qual- 
ity, tender Iceberg variety that is earlier 
and smaller heading than Great Lakes. 
Widely used by lettuce growers on New 
York muckland. For several years we have 
sown Cornell 456 in our own gardens in- 
stead of other varieties because it is very 
satisfactory either as a leaf lettuce or as a 
heading variety. ‘The leaves are crisp, 
tender and free from bitterness. Pkt. 25¢; 
Yy oz. 50¢; oz. 80¢. 
300 GREAT LAKES: 84 days. A popular 
large Iceberg variety with many home 
gardeners that matures about 5 to 7 days 
later than Cornell 456. It stands well with- 
out bolting, is resistant to tip-burn, and 
will produce cleaner, harder heads under 
mid-summer heat than other varieties. The 
leaves are crisp, thick and very dark green 
with heavy ribs. Pkt. 25¢; 14 oz. 50¢; oz. 
80¢. 
“Honey Cream is the most delicious melon we 
ever tasted.” 
Sept. 20, 1952 Mrs. George D. Waters 
Cleveland 6, Ohio 
NEW YORK 11 
Pkt. will sow 30 ft. row, an ounce 250 ft. 
heads will not form. Best results are obtained when started in- 
doors about March 15th and set out in the garden about May Ist 
to 15th. Loose-leaf varieties may be thinned to 4 to 6 inches 
when they come up and then take out every other one to 
use as plants get larger. 
Cornell 43 White Boston Lettuce bred under East- 
ern conditions is the best adapted of the Boston 
heading strains for growing in the Northeast. 
*305 WHITE BOSTON (Cornell 43): 74 
days. The best “Butterhead” variety for 
home gardens. Leaves are light green, 
smoother and more tender than the crisp 
heading types. Hearts are buttery yellow. 
Pkt. 15¢; Y% oz. 25¢; oz. 40¢. 
WATERMELONS 
Vitamins a b, c bz 
No watermelon can equal Honey Cream for the 
home garden. Honey Cream is early, sweet and 
has small seeds and a very thin rind with lots of 
meat. The melons are family size, seldom weigh- 
ing more than 12 lbs. 
FOR STARTING MELONS 
We Recommend 
WOOD VENEER or BIRD VITA 
PLANT BANDS 
HOTKAPS AND HOTENTS 
See page 33 
Pkt. will plant 10 hills, an ounce 40 hills 
*330 HONEY CREAM: 82 days. An extra 
early watermelon having delicious golden- 
yellow flesh and thin rind making it unique 
among watermelon varieties. The fruits are 
large, nearly round and light green with 
darker green stripes. The flesh is firm and 
of excellent quality. We highly recom- 
mend Honey Cream for the home garden 
and roadside stand. Pkt. 25¢; 14 oz. 45¢; 
oz. 70¢; 4 lb. $1.70. 
331 HYBRID DIXIE QUEEN. 85 days. A 
new extra early red fleshed Hybrid water- 
melon that is just what northeastern gar- 
deners need. It matures as early or earlier 
than our popular Honey Cream. Hybrid 
Dixie Queen is a true first generation (Fj) 
hybrid combining earliness, yield, large size, 
red flesh and excellent flavor. Pkt. $1.00; 
Ya 02. $3.20; 02. $5.35. 
335 NEW HAMPSHIRE MIDGET: 82 days. 
A new, tiny “Icebox” watermelon only 5 or 
6 in. in diameter that is even earlier than 
Honey Cream and very productive. Flesh 
is red, solid, and quite sweet. Pkt. 25¢; 
Yo oz. 45¢; oz. 70¢; 14 lb. $1.35. 
332 EARLY KANSAS: 85 days. Fruits large, 
nearly round, bright green, with broad 
wavy stripes of lighter green. Flesh bright 
red, thick, free from stringy heart, and of 
excellent flavor. Rind thin and tough. 
Pkt. 15¢; Y% oz. 25¢; oz. 40¢; 14 Ib. $1.00. 
333 KLONDIKE: 95 days. A late maturing 
variety that does not always get ripe in our 
area. Fruits are large, oblong, with a thin 
dark green rind. Flesh is bright deep red, 
very sweet and tender. Pkt. 15¢; 1% 02. 25¢; 
oz, 40¢; 14 1b. $1.00. 
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