. Steckler's seed catalogue and garden manual for the southern states : 1901 . Trocadero Lettuce. Stecklers French Market. Thisnew Lettuce is a great improvement onthe old and well known Royal strain,forming much larger and more compactheads. Is very crisp, tender, and olivegreen in color. Has been largelyplanted the past year, and gave most grati-fying results. Lettuce somewhat in appearance; how-ever, the leaves are thinner, and, there-fore, not so well adapted for ship-ping. It is excellent for forcing for homemarket. Perpignan. A fine German variety,which forms large, light green heads, an
. Steckler's seed catalogue and garden manual for the southern states : 1901 . Trocadero Lettuce. Stecklers French Market. Thisnew Lettuce is a great improvement onthe old and well known Royal strain,forming much larger and more compactheads. Is very crisp, tender, and olivegreen in color. Has been largelyplanted the past year, and gave most grati-fying results. Lettuce somewhat in appearance; how-ever, the leaves are thinner, and, there-fore, not so well adapted for ship-ping. It is excellent for forcing for homemarket. Perpignan. A fine German variety,which forms large, light green heads, andwhich stands the heat better than theRoyal. It is much cultivated for the mar-ket, as it thrives well when sown duringthe latter part of Stecklers French Market Lettuce. MBI,ON. MUSK OR CANTELOUPK. Osage. Netted Nutmeg. Netted Citron. Pine Apple. Ea rly IVh ite Jap a n. Persian or Orleans Early Island Beauty. Melons require a rich sandy loam. If the ground is not rich enough a couple ofshovels full of rotted manure should be mixed into each hill, which ought to be from fiveto six feet apart; drop ten or twelve seeds, and when the plants have two or three roughleaves, thin out to three or four plants. Canteloupes are cultivated very extensively inthe neighborhood of New Orleans; the quality is very fine and far superior to those raised GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. in the North. Some gardeners plant during February and cover with boxes, the same asdescribed for Cucumbers. When Melons are ripening, too much rain will impair theflavor of the fruit. Osage Musk Melon. This variety iscultivated largely for the Chicago is small and does not look very attrac
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