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lettuce coming all the time. A Packet will sow 40 to 50 feet. On 
4 LOOSE LEAF LETTUCE 
BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON 
402. (46 days.) THE FAVORITE. A 
splendid loose leaf cutting variety. 
Forms large plants. Grows quickly. Ten- 
der, crisp leaves are sweet and tasty. 
Stands heat and drouth where other 
kinds have failed. Many call it the 
everbearing lettuce. 
Pkt. 15¢; Yo ox. 22c: oz. 35¢, Postpaid 
EARLY CURLED SIMPSON 
401. (45 days.) One of the best. Forms 
a cluster of crumpled leaves in the cen- 
ter. Very crisp and sweet and deli- 
cious. Color light green. A very thrifty 
grower, 
Pkt. 10¢; 2 ox. 22¢; ox. 35c¢, Postpaid. 
. 
GREAT LAKES 
411. (75 days.) This ALL AMERICA 
WINNER is famous for heading up in 
spite of unfavorable weather. The heads 
are only medium size but are firm and 
have an excellent flavor. Be sure you 
plant Great Lakes if you like crisp, re- 
freshing lettuce heads. 
Pkt. 15¢; V2 oz. 30c; ox. 50c, Postpaid 
re. 
OAK LEAF 
410. (40 days) The rich green of its 
leaves, its tenderness and mild flavor 
even in hot weather, continue to make 
Oak Leaf a home garden favorite. Thick 
tender leaves that form a close semi- 
loose leaf head. We call it the summer 
lettuce because it stays mild and tender. 
Pkt. 15¢; Y ox. 25¢; ox. 45¢, Postpaid. 
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NEW! SALAD BOWL LETTUCE — SEE PAGE 29 
f, HEAD LETTUCE +My: 
EARLY PRIZE HEAD 
404, (47 days.) Reddish tinted leaves. 
One of the best known of the curly- 
leaved varieties. Bright green tinged 
with brownish-red. Very quick grower. 
Stays tender a long time—crisp, tender, 
and sweet. 
Pkt. 15¢; Yo ox. 22¢; ox. 35c, Postpaid 
GRAND RAPIDS 
406. (43 days.) Earliest, quickest grow- 
ing. Light green, broad, wavy leaves 
grow in loose clusters. Retains Its fresh- 
ness a long time after belng cut. 
Masses of tender, delicious, juicy leaves. 
Pkt, 10¢; 1 ox. 22c; ox. 35c¢, Postpaid. 
S 
415. WONDERFUL HEAD. (70 days.) A 
feading variety. This is the big solid 
head lettuce your grocer sells. Forms 
large, compact heads. One of the larg- 
est of all the head lettuces. Often 
weighs 2 to 3 pounds. Rich, dark green 
leaves are large and crumpled. 
Pkt. 15¢; Yo ox. 29c; ox. 45c, Postpaid. 
bei fh 
BIBB LETTUCE 
414. (57 days). New and finer flavor for 
salads. A small-headed lettuce of excel- 
lent quality. A favorite because of its 
several plantings and keep fresh, tender 
¢ ounce plants a row 150 to 
ground as early as it can be 
old frames and transplanted or sown in the open 
ALL EARL MA 
CULTURE: One packet plants 8 hills. 
One ounce of seed about 25 to 30 
hills, 3 pounds to the acre. Melons 
like well-drained, rich, sandy loam. 
Plant in hills 8 to 10 feet apart 
each way. Plant 6 to 8 seeds to the 
hill and thin to 3 strong plants. 
Cover seed ¥% inch. 
See Hybrid Dixie Queen Water- 
melon on Page 29. 
WILT-RESISTANT KLECKLEY No. 6 
483. (82 days.) Improved Kleckley Sweet. A long, green melon with 
square ends. Thin, hard shell rind, broad, solid heart of rich red flesh 
that is crisp and juicy. Average 30 to 35 lbs. Exceptionally sweet. We 
have a large quantity of seed which was produced on soil heavily 
infested with wilt organism. That's why we recommend it to you 
as fully Wilt Resistant. That’s the kind of seed you want for planting. 
Pkt. 15¢; ounce 33c; 1/4 Ib. 60c; Ib. $1.75, Postpaid 
. DIXIE QUEEN 
(Left). Big and Sweet 
477. (85 days.) Made a hit from the 
start. A round melon with red flesh, 
deliciously sweet clear to the rind. 
Our customers tell us it is the finest 
and most deliciously sweet and fen- 
der melon they have ever eaten. 
Weighs from 32 to 55 pounds, Small 
white seeds and very few of them. 
This melon has the largest bright red 
heart of any melon we have ever seen. 
Great for shipping and moving 
around, brings a premium on, every 
market. Pkt. 15¢; ounce 35c; Yq tb. 
70c; Ib. $1.95, Postpaid. 
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Y WATERMELONS ARE | 
TREETED 
SEE PAGE 27° 
NEW HAMPSHIRE MIDGET 
individual Serving Size 
484. (65 days) Pictured at the left is the 
sweetest “handful” of watermelon you’ve ever 
eaten and it made a grand yield in our Test 
Gardens this year. It is early, too. Melons are 
only 7 or 8 inches long. The flesh is the rich- 
est, darkest red of them all . . . with a won- 
derful sweet and delicious flavor, The rind is 
really less than % inch thick. A midget in 
size but good eating and mighty early, 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 45¢, Postpaid 
SUGAR BALL 
Ice Box Size 
486. (63 days) Earliest melon 
that grows. Thin rind, grayish 
green color. Fiery red flesh, crisp 
and sweet. A convenient icebox 
size, 12 to 15 lbs. We grew a fine 
batch of them in our Test Gar- 
dens. It’s very prolific—produc- 
ing many melons on each vine. 
Big Pkt. 15; oz. 35¢; /% Ib. 75e; 
ib. $2.00, Postpaid 
480. EARLY KANSAS (85 days.) (Red Seeded Hutchinson) Stands dry weather. 
Earliest large round faintly striped melon, 30 to 40 pounds. More popular every 
year due to earliness, large size, wonderful sweet flavor, and ability to stand hot, 
dry weather. Crisp, bright red flesh of fine texture. Reddish-brown seeds, 
Big pkt. 10c; ounce 25c; V4 Ib. 60c; Ib. $1.75, Postpaid. 
BLACK DIAMOND 
thick, dark green, smooth leaves. Often 
used in salads in the luxury hotels, 
Pkt. 20c; 2 ox. 35¢; Ox. 60c, Postpaid. 
417. CHICKEN LETTUCE. (48 days.) Early, 
produces the largest, tallest growing mass of 
leaves of any known variety. Makes a world 
of green feed full of vitamins and keeps the 
chickens healthy. The more you cut the more 
it grows. Pkt. 10c; ounce 18c; '/ tb. 45c, 
Postpaid. 
479. (90 days) One of the most 
popular melons the country over. 
Melons are large, dark green, and 
nearly round. The bright red flesh 
is crisp and sweet. Dark brown 
(almost black) seeds in this deep 
red flesh make an appetizing pic- 
ture. Pkt. 15¢; Ox. 35¢; V4 Ib. 70c; 
1 Ib, $1.95, Postpaid. 
See page 27 for our gifts to you. 
FAMILY MELON PATCH 
ORDER NO. 72 
1 Pkt. New Hampshire Midget. ..15¢ 
1 oz, Kleckley Sweet No. 6 .....33¢ 
1 Pkt. Hybrid Dixie Queen .... .25¢ 
Regular Catalog Value 73¢ 
Postpaid for only 55c 
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