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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 rather moist soil. The more rapid the prowth, the better the quality. One ounce of seed 
will produce about 3,000 plants. 
Lettuce — Great Lakes 
Biz 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. 
Pktpeloc:.0Z. o0c? 4 Ib. 5c. 
Boston Curled or Simpson. Crisp non- 
heading variety, medium size, dark green, 
very curly leaves. 
Pit oG 2 07,°00C i 4 ID. (5c. 
Dark Green Cos. A medium large, self- 
closing sort, with well blanched, loaf shaped 
head of tender quality. Leaves very dark 
green, slightly crumpled. 
PKiviloe; 02. 80¢; 4 Ib. 75c: 
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-Americé 
trials. Pkt. 20c; oz. 60c; % lb. $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. 
Pennlake (83 days). Developed by Penn 
State College. Head —medium to large — 
slightly flattened — leaves dark green ano 
fringed at edges. Resistant to tip burn. 
Pkt. 20c; oz. 75¢c; % Ib. $2.50. 
Iceberg. An early, even well bred variety 
which does well in mid-summer. Particularly 
adapted for Eastern states. Heads large, 
compact, blanch well, sweet, tender and of 
excellent quality. 
IPKty loc 207 oC 82 IDs (OC. 
Salad Bowl (45 days). Large, medium 
green, slow bolting, non-heading. Leaves are 
deeply lobed resembling Endive, Decidedly 
crisp and tender. 
PisGezoe 107) (oC; ae bi 2.50. 
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. 
Pkts20¢3" 46_0Z..35C; 0Z..65c. 
Prize Head. An early non-heading sort, 
of medium size, crisp and tender; color light 
very desirable for home garcen use. Leaves 
crumpled and highly frilled at the edges; 
of excellent flavor. 
BRE IDeC20z,. c0C 54, lobe (DC. 
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 & 
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. 
Pik teloCs2OZ80U0C7 4 Ib. 1.50. 
Delicious 51 — Inner flesh thicker, better 
colored and firmer than regular Delicious. A 
first early—adapted to this climate. 
PktaZz0c-80zZ2 006, 4010. SL.50: 
Granite State. An early high quality, 
musk melon bred especially for a Northern 
climate. Very high sugar content. 
Pik ee20G 2072000 4 ells oL.95. 
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. 
PK GeL5c 202.2 00G( 84 lbs $150: 
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. 15¢c; oz. 50c; % Ib. $1.50. 
