WETHERSFIELD 9, CONNECTICUT 
Lettuce, Big Boston Head 
LETTUCE—Continued 
Butter Head Varieties 
Bibb. 60 days. Medium in size with dark green leaves, 
the hearts bleaching to a rich golden green. Crisp 
and tender with a distinct flavor. A most desirable 
variety for home garden. Pkt. 15c., oz. 55c., 14 Ib. 
$1.25, Ib. $3.60. 
Big Boston Head. Our strain heads uniformly and 
stands a long time before bolting to seed. Pkt. lic., 
oz. 45c., 14 Ib. $1.05, Ib. $3.00. 
Hartford Bronze Head (Crisp as Ice). Early," tight, 
compact heads tinged with bronze. Very crisp and 
of high quality. Pkt. 15c., oz. 65c., 44 Ib. $1.60, 
Ib. $5.00. 
Matchless. We urge every customer fond of Lettuce 
to give this variety a trial as well as our Bronze 
Beauty. A green Lettuce with greenish white heart, 
tender and a distinct flavor and delightfully refresh- 
ing. The green and the bronze make a wonderful 
combination in salads or served along. Pkt. 25c., 
oz. 50c., 14 Ib. $1.75, Ib. $4.00. 
Loose Leaf Varieties 
Early Prize Head.™.Crisp Ioose heads deeply curled 
and tinged with reddish brown. Pkt. 15c., oz. 45c., 
V4 Ib. 85c., Ib. $2.75. 
Grand Rapids Special. Large, robust well curled 
heads in a delightful light green. Our strain is super- 
lative. Pkt. 15c., oz. 40c., 44 Ib. 80c., Ib. $2.75. 
Oak Leaf. An outstanding Lettuce for home use. A 
distinct leaf or loose heading type whose crisp, 
delicious leaves are shaped like oak leaves. This 
variety will stand all Summer without bolting or 
pee bitter. ~ Pkt: 15c., oz. 55c., 14 Ib. $1.40, 
Ib. $3.75. f 
Salad Bowl. A loose leaf variety of high quality, slow 
to bolt to seed. (All-Time All-America Winner.) 
Pkt. 25c., oz. $3.50, 14 Ib. $12.00. 
Simpsons Early Curled. A fast growing leaf lettuce 
for home gardeners. Pkt. 15c., oz. 45c., 14 Ib. $1.05, 
Ib. $3.00. 
Slobolt. 45 days. A new leaf lettuce originated by the 
U. S. Bureau of Plant Industry at Beltsville, Md. 
Similar to Grand Rapids but will not bolt to seed. 
Most desirable for home use. Pkt. 20c., oz. 75c., 
¥ Ib. $2.00. 
MUSKMELON 
A packet of seed will plant about 20 hills. 
100 hills; 2 to 3 lbs. per acre 
Culture—Muskmelons thrive on rich, warm, sandy loam and 
should be sown in raised hills spaced about 4 feet apart after all 
danger of frost is passed. Thin to about 3 plants in a hill. 
An ounce, 
Benders Surprise. Northern grown and carefully se- 
lected. Attractive appearance, fine flavor, large size 
and long keeping qualities, makes this wonderful 
variety the most desirable on the whole melon list. 
Our strain is one of the finest on the market. Pkt. 
15c., oz. 50c., 14 Ib. $1.20, Ib. $3.40. 
® Delicious. The earliest large melon grown. This 
popular improvement on the Bender’s ripens 1 week 
to 10 days earlier and grows nearly as large. It is 
really delicious and sells readily on the roadside stand. 
Our strain is from hand cut melons, and ts the equal 
of any on the market. Pkt. 15c., oz. 50c., 14 Ib. $1.25, 
Ib. $3.75. 
Emerald Gem. Small, round, green melons with 
yellow flesh. Early, sweet and productive. Pkt. 15c., 
oz. 45c., 14 Ib. $1.15, Ib. $3.20. 
Muskmelon, Benders Surprise 
Granite State. Won the Bronze Medal Award in 1950 
All America Selection Trials. Highly recommended 
for northern states. An early Honey Rock type with 
light orange, ftrm, thick flesh and small seed cavity. 
A 2% Ib. muskmelon maturing in 70 days. Pkt. 25c., 
oz. 80c., 14 Ib. $2.60, Ib. $7.25. 
Golden Champlain. The earliest melon grown. Oval 
shaped and of good quality. Best for localities with 
page growing season. Pkt. l5c., oz. 45c., 14 Ib. $1.05, 
b. $3.00. 
Golden Delight. Flesh orange salmon in color, skin 
color, slate grey, maturing to deep yellow. Very firm, 
high in quality. Considered the superior in Melons. 
PktaZ5c10zs 50c:, 3451b2 $2.75, .1b..37.256 
Hearts of Gold. Medium, round and netted, orange- 
yellow flesh of high flavor and quality. An excellent 
shipper. Pkt. 15c., oz. 45c., 14 Ib. 90c., Ib. $3.00. 
Honey Rock. Sweet and delicious. A most attractive 
round Melon. (All-Time All-America Winner.) Pkt. 
25c., oz. 40c., 14 Ib. 90c., Ib. $3.00. 
Iroquois. A new strain of the Bender type which is 
resistant to fusartum wilt. A large heavily ribbed, 
thick fleshed orange Melon of excellent quality and 
sweetness. Pkt. 15c., oz. 50c., 14 Ib. $1.25, Ib. $3.50. 
Pride of Wisconsin. Nearly round fruits, 6 x 54% 
inches with a hard, grayish, green rind, coarsely 
netted. ‘The flesh is thick, juicy and very sweet 
flavored and is a deep salmon in color. Pkt. 15c., 
oz. 50c., 14 Ib. $1.20, Ib. $3.40. 
Rocky Ford. A small, high flavored, light green 
fleshed melon. Pkt. 15c., oz. 35c., 14 Ib. 75c., Ib. $2.75. 
It is well to dust your melons with lime. 
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