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6028 Premier Great Lakes Lettuce 
LETTUCE 
1 oz. will produce about 3000 plants 
Heading and Iceberg Types 
*6028 Premier Great Lakes. 75 days. Early 
Iceberg type. Superb, crisp heads even in 
mid-summer with attractive crinkled leaves 
that fold inward, blanching the solid heads 
to a cool, crisp whiteness. Excellent home 
garden variety. 
Pkt. 25c, 2 oz, 60c, oz. $1.00, 14 lb. $3.00 
6025 May King. 63 days. Exceptionally fine 
variety for Spring sowing. The plants are 
of medium size with a few light green 
outer leaves surrounding a tightly folded 
heart of a beautiful, light, creamy yellow 
color. Unsurpassed as an early sort. 
Pkt. 15c¢, Y2 oz. 45c, oz. 75c, Y%4 lb. $2.25 
*6032 Pennlake. 82 days. A cross between 
Imperial 847 and Great Lakes, producing 
fine heads, distinct because of their uni- 
formity, dark green color, and lack of ribbi- 
ness. Exceptionally fine. 
Pkt. 25c, Y2 oz, 60c, oz. $1.00, 1% lb. $3.00 
6043 Black Seeded Tennis Ball (Salaman- 
der). 70 days. 
Pkt. 15c, ¥2 oz. 30c, oz. 50c, 4 lb. $1.50 
6058 Mignonette. 65 days. 
Pkt. 15¢, oz. 45c, % lb, $1.25 
6081 White Boston (Greenleaved Big Bos- 
ton), 76 days. Large, compact, and uniform. 
Pkt. 15¢, oz. 45c, 4 lb. $1.25 
6085 Tom Thumb. 60 days. Unusually fine, 
small heads, just perfect for making indi- 
vidual salads. Hearts blanch to creamy 
white; are crisp, tender and tasty. 
Pkt. 15c¢, Y2 oz. 45c, oz. 75c 
6103 California Iceberg. 82 days. Select 
strain of Imperial Lettuce. The curled, dark 
green leaves form med.-large, crispy heads. 
Pkt. 25c, 2 oz, 60c, oz. $1.00, 4 lb. $3.00 
6110 Iceberg New York No. 12. 80 days. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 45c, 4 lb. $1.25 
6141 Bibb. Fine quality, small, headed va- 
riety with deep green leaves; interior 
blanches to yellowish green. Excellent for 
‘pring and late Summer sowing. 57 days. 
Pkt. 15c, ¥2 oz. 45c, oz. 75c 
LETTUCE 
1 oz. will produce about 3000 plants 
Loose Leaf Types 
*6109 Salad Bowl. 50 days. One head fits 
a salad bowl with a perfect rosette of rich 
green tender fine textured leaves. Perfect 
home garden variety—resists summer heat 
well. Pkt. 25c, ¥2 oz. 60c, oz. $1.00 
6115 Grand Rapids. 45 days, 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 45c, ¥4 lb. $1.25 
6122 Slobolt. 45 days. Far more heat resist- 
ant than older varieties. Moderate size with 
deeply frilled light green tender leaves. 
Pkt. 15c, Y2 oz. 60c, oz. $1.00 
6129 Black Seeded Simpson. 43 days. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 45c, Y% lb. $1.25 
6132 Oak Leaf. 53 days. (I//ustrated in color 
on page 30). Pkt. 25c, 2 oz. 60c, oz. $1.00 
6142 White Paris Cos. (Romaine). 70 days. 
Pkt, 15¢, oz. 45c¢, Y Ib. $1.25 
MATCHLESS LETTUCE 
6140 Matchless. 65 days. A lettuce 
salad fans dream about. The attrac- 
tive, rich, dark green, crispy, tender 
leaves can be picked in quantity 
from May to November . . . flavor 
superb ... always sweet and deli- 
cate. Gourmets agree this is the best 
for crisp tossed salads. 
Pkt. 25c, ¥%2 oz. 60c, oz. $1.00 
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MAGIC MUSHROOM TRAYS 
Imagine the thrill of picking delicious 
Mushrooms, fresh, in your own cellar! It's 
easy ... all you do is set the trays, away 
from the heater, where the temperature 
stays between 55 and 65 degrees, water 
occasionally, and Nature does the rest. You 
can pick in about 30 days, and for a 
couple of months thereafter. ‘Magic Mush- 
room Trays’ are all complete, scientifically 
prepared and spawned with the best 
cream-colored variety. Trays are 17x15 in. 
Shipped via Railway Express, Charges Col- 
lect, direct from our grower in Ohio. 
Minimum Shipment, 3 trays to same address. 
DZ504X 3 Trays (wt. 75 lbs.) $4.50 
DZ505X 6 Trays, (wt. 25 lbs. ea.) $1.25 ea. 
NOT AVAILABLE JUNE TO SEPT. 
MUSHROOM BRICKS 
Prepared compressed bricks of pure cul- 
ture spawn. Clean, easy to use, and avail- 
able all year. Simply break into small 
pieces and plant in a prepared bed. 
(sh. wt. 1 lb. per brick) 
6291 Brick 40c, 20 for $6.50, 100 for $30.00 
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6180 Breck’s Honey Drop Muskmelon 
HONEY SWEET MUSKMELONS 
1 ounce of seed will sow about 60 hills 
What could taste better than your own 
sun ripened—juicy—melons—chilled and 
served with lemon, lime or sugar! 
6180 Breck’s Honey Drop. (I/lustrated in 
color on page 29.) 
Pkt. 25c, % oz. 70c, Y2 oz. $1.15 
*6185 Granite State. 85 days. Introduced 
by N.H. State University. High quality— 
medium sized fruits, netted skin with firm 
sweet orange flesh. Fine for melon balls. 
Pkt. 25c, Y% oz. 70c, ¥2 oz. $1.15 
6196 Bender’s Surprise. 90 days. 
Pkt. 15¢, oz. 50c, 4 lb. $1.50 
6224 Rocky Ford. 87 days. Sweet green 
flesh. Pkt. 15¢, oz. 50c, 4 lb. $1.50 
WATERMELONS 
1 oz. of seed will plant 30 hills 
*6273 New Hampshire Midget. 65 days. 
Illustrated in color in the Midget Vegetable 
Collection . . . inside Front Cover. 
Pkt. 25¢, ¥2 oz. 65c, oz. $1.15 
6284 Harris Earliest. 80 days. 18-20 lbs. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 30c, % lb. 90c 
6286 Hybrid Dixie Queen. 83 days, The 
early oval striped watermelon that south- 
ern growers ship north in early summer. 
Pkt. 35c 
6276 New Japanese Seedless. 80 days. 
Imagine a big, juicy Watermelon with nary 
a hard seed to interfere with your eating 
pleasure—and as sweet as the sweetest. 
Grow them in your garden this year, it's 
easy. Sow them with another early variety 
for cross pollination. 
Pkts. only (12 seeds) $1.00 
6287 Rhode Island Red. 89 days. Very 
early and extra sweet, with real water- 
melon flavor .. , attractively striped. Medi- 
um size, 8 to 12 lb. fruits have bright pink- 
red, fine, smooth crisp flesh and few seeds. 
The sweetest and bestflavored of any of 
the large early watermelons. 
Pkt. 25c, Y2 oz. 65c, oz. $1.15 
MUSTARD For Salads and Greens 
1 oz. of seed will plant about 100 feet 
*6162 Southern Giant Curled. 35 days. 
Leaves large, light green and crumpled. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 35c, 4% lb. $1.00 
OKRA, or GUMBO For Soups 
1 ounce of seed should produce about 250 plants 
6392 Tall Green (Perkin’s Mammoth). 67 
days. Pods long, slender, fleshy and of 
excellent quality. 
Pkt. 25c, oz. 50c, %4 Ib. $1.50 
6407 Emerald, Dwarf Long Pod, 55 days. 
Improvement over the older ’’Dwarf Long 
Pod” ... more vigorous and highly pro- 
ductive in short seasons. The good sized 
pods are darker and smoothly rounded in- 
stead of ribbed .. . excellent quality. 
Pkt. 25¢, oz. 50c, % lb. $1.50 
