. Vegetable, field and flower seeds : descriptive catalogue. Nursery stock Missouri Saint Louis Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. ' Oak-Leaved Lettuce. The distin- guishing feature of this variety of lettuce ia in its oak-shaped leaves. The leaves are of a li^ht green color, slightly crimpled or curled, set very close, and forming a head as compact as the peculiar shape of the leaf will permit. Pkt., 5c; oz,, 20c5 34 lb., 60c; lb., $ Brown Dutcli Winter. A very de- sirable variety for winter use; it forms
. Vegetable, field and flower seeds : descriptive catalogue. Nursery stock Missouri Saint Louis Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. ' Oak-Leaved Lettuce. The distin- guishing feature of this variety of lettuce ia in its oak-shaped leaves. The leaves are of a li^ht green color, slightly crimpled or curled, set very close, and forming a head as compact as the peculiar shape of the leaf will permit. Pkt., 5c; oz,, 20c5 34 lb., 60c; lb., $ Brown Dutcli Winter. A very de- sirable variety for winter use; it forms a large, solid head, the inner leaves of which are very sweet and tender. Pkt , 5c; oz., I 15c; 34 lb., 50c; lb., $ One ounce to 60 hills; 2 to 3 pounds, in hills, to an acre. The melon delights in rich, sandy soil, but should never be cultivated in the vicin- ity of cucumbers, squashes or pumpkins, as it will invariably become impregnated with them, and produce fruit of an inferior qual- ity. Sow in April and ]\Iny in hills of light, ; rich soil, four feet apart, allowing but three I plants to grow in each hill; after they have i grown about a foot loong, pinch off the | points of shoots, which cause the vines not i only to become stronger, but makes them produce lateral branches, and prove more productive and mature Rocky Ford. This has become one of the most popular of small or basket melons. The fruit is oval, slightly ribbed, densely covered with coarse netting. Flesh thick green, very sweet and high flavored. This is the variety grown extensively around Rocky Ford, Col., and shipped from there in enormous quantities to distant and near markets. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 34"^b., 35c; lb., $ Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Schisler-Corneli Seed Company; Henry G. Gilbe
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