LETTUCE 
One ounce will sow 300 feet of row; 3 pounds, an acre 
CULTURE. Sow seed in rows as soon as the ground can 
be worked. Cover the seed 2 inch deep and press soil down 
firmly, or it may be sown in a hotbed in February or March, 
transplanting to a sheltered position for an early crop. Thin 
plants to 8 inches apart for good head Lettuce 
Butterhead 
Buttercrunch. (60 days.) A butterhead type of Bibb 
Foremost of its many qualities are its heat resistance and 
slow bolting characteristics. Heads relatively loose; leaves 
are thick and juicy but crisp. Pkt. 35¢.; % oz. 50¢.; oz 
90¢: % Ib. $1.80. postpaid. 
Bibb. (57 days.) A distinct Butterhead, dark green, rather 
loosely folded, with heart bleaching to rich golden green 
Crisp, tender and of fine flavor. Pkt. 25¢.; oz. 60¢.: % Ib 
$1.80, postpaid. 
Big Boston. (Specia/ Stock.) (75 days.) A Butterhead type, 
succeeding in frames for spring and outdoors for summer 
and fall. Large heads with outer leaves tinged with bronze at 
edges and blanched hearts of rich buttery yellow: crisp 
tender and sweet. Pkt. 25¢.; oz. 65¢: % Ib. $2.00. 
postpaid. 
Crisp-head 
Great Lakes. (82 days.) Iceberg type, resistant to tip burn 
Outstanding for home gardeners and used extensively in the 
East by truck gardeners. Pkt. 25¢.; 2 oz. 50¢.; oz. $1.90: 
Ys Ib. $2.70, postpaid. 
Iceberg. (82 days.) A popular hard-headed Lettuce adapted 
for either spring or summer use. The wavy, light green, outer 
leaves are tinged reddish brown at edges and the hearts are 
usually white, crisp and sweet. Pkt. 25¢.; oz. 60¢c; “% Ib 
$1.80. postpaid. 
Loosehead 
Salad Bowl. (50 days.) A head fills a salad bowl with a 
perfect rosette of rich green leaves. Fast grower. slow to bolt 
to seed. Short, waved. closely set leaves of fine texture: 
tender and attractive Fine for home garden and fancy 
market trade. Pkt. 35¢.; 2 0z. 40¢.;0z. 60¢: % Ib. $1.80, 
postpaid. 
Black-seeded Simpson. (45 days.) The frilled and 
crumpled leaves of light yellowish green are crisp and 
tender. An attractive early cutting variety. Pkt. 25¢.; oz 
60c.; % Ib. $1.80. postpaid. 
Slobolt. (45 days.) Upright clusters of heavily frilled, light 
green leaves. Very attractive. Stands well without going to 
seed. Pkt. 35¢.; 0z. $1.75; % Ib. $5.50. postpaid. 
Romaine Lettuce 
Paris Island Cos. (66 days.) Heads are 8 to 10 inches tall, 
the outer leaves medium light green, the interior greenish 
white. A splendid summer salad having a refreshing sweet 
flavor. Pkt. 25¢.; oz. 85¢.: % Ib. $2.40, postpaid. 
MUSKMELON OR 
CANTALOUPE 
One ounce will plant 50 hills; 2 to 3 pounds, an acre 
CULTURE. Melons thrive in rich light soil. Plant in hills 4 
to 6 feet each way in early May, placing a forkful of old 
manure under each hill and 10 to 12 seeds in each hill, 
thinning out to 3 plants to the hill when the plants are well 
established. For an early crop start seeds in small boxes in a 
hotbed 
Green-fleshed Varieties 
Honey Dew. (110 days.) Round, greenish white, smooth 
melons with thick green flesh having a distinct flavor of its 
own. Not good until dead ripe. Pkt. 25¢.; oz. 60¢,; % Ib 
$1.80, postpaid. 
Rocky Ford or Netted Gem. (85 days.) Known every- 
where for its finely flavored, deep meaty green flesh. Pkt 
25¢.; oz. 60c.; % lb. $1.80, postpaid. 
Salmon-fleshed Varieties 
Hale's Best, No. 36. (82 days.) Attractive melons with 
heavy netting and inconspicuous ribs. Exceptionally thick. 
deep salmon flesh of fine sweet flavor. A very small seed 
cavity. Pkt. 25¢.; oz. 85¢.; % Ib. $2.40, postpaid. 
Hale's Best Jumbo Strain. (85 days.) Large oval fruits 
weighing 5 to 6 pounds; ribbing somewhat prominent. 
heavily netted. Flesh thick, salmon-orange, sweet and of 
excellent quality. Pkt. 25¢.: oz. 85¢. “4 Ib. $2.40, 
postpaid. 
Honey Rock. (80 days.) Fruits nearly round, medium size 
Skin gray-green with coarse, sparse netting. Flesh thick, 
juicy, Orange-saimon, with very fine flavor. Pkt. 25¢.; oz 
85¢c., % Ib $2.40, postpaid. 
Hearts of Gold. (90 days.) Nearly round fruits averaging 3 
pounds each, distinctly ribbed and covered with fine gray 
netting. The deep salmon flesh is very thick, sweet, juicy and 
fragrant. Pkt. 25¢.; oz 60c,; % Ib. $1.80, postpaid. 
Pride of Wisconsin. (90 days.) A delicious melon for the 
home garden and near-by markets. Its oval fruits weigh 
about 3% pounds. The coarsely netted rind is pearly gray 
Thick orange flesh, solid and very sweet. Pkt. 25¢.; oz. 60c.; 
Ys |b. $1.80, postpaid. 
Saticoy F1 Hybrid. (85 days.) Fruit is slightly oblong, 6 2 
by 5% inches. Exterior color is slate-green, with a medium 
ropey netting. Approximately 4 pounds in weight. Very dark 
orange flesh. thick and firm. of excellent quality. Small seed 
cavity. The strong, very productive vines are resistant to 
mildew and fusarium wilt and produce for a long period. Pkt 
(30 seeds) 50c¢.; 2 pkts. 95c.; 3 pkts. $1.35; % oz. $4.50 
postpaid. 
Samson Fi Hybrid. (85 days.) Fruits heavily netted, 
ribless, slightly oval, average 6 inches by 7 inches long. 
Flesh deep orange, thick, juicy, firm and sweet. Vigorous 
vines, resistant to powdery mildew and fusarium wilt. Pkt. 
(40 seeds) 50¢.; 2pkgs.95c.; 3 pkts. $1.35; % oz. $4.50, 
postpaid. 
WATERMELON 
One ounce will plant 30 hills; 4 pounds, an acre 
CULTURE. Same as muskmelon except that they should 
be planted 8 to 10 feet apart each way 
Blackstone. (90 days.) Very resistant to anthracnose and 
somewhat resistant to fusarium. Melons are large. nearly 
spherical, averaging about 30 pounds. Ripens uniformly, 
cuts solid, and has excellent quality and color. Rind dark 
green and hard. Pkt. 25¢.: oz. 60¢.; % lb. $1.80, postpaid. 
Charleston Gray. (90 days.) A long, disease-resistant 
variety relatively free from hollow heart, white heart and 
gourd neck. Fruits of fine eating quality, averaging 28 to 35 
pounds, Light green rind, thin but very hard. Seeds black 
Pkt. 25¢.: oz. 60c.; % Ib. $1.80, postpaid. 
Congo. (90 days.) A Garrison type, resistant to anthracnose 
Fruits oblong, with firm rind; dark green faintly striped 
lighter green. The flesh is bright red, fine grained and high in 
sugar content. Seeds white with black tips and sides. Pkt 
25¢.; oz. 60¢,; % lb. $1.80, postpaid. 
Dixie Queen. (85 days.) Wilt-resistant. A medium-sized. 
oval-round melon attractively striped dark green on light 
green with thin but tough rind. The flesh is sparkling red, 
firm, juicy and sweet. White seeds. Melons average 30 
pounds and ship well. Pkt. 25¢.; oz. 60¢,; %4 Ib. $1.80 
postpaid. 
Tom Watson. (90 days.) The melon of every market and 
every man’s garden. The attractive fruits are long cylinders 
of dark green with deep red, firm, crisp flesh of good flavor 
Brown seed. A splendid keeper. Pkt. 25¢.; oz. 60¢.; “% Ib 
$1.80, postpaid. 
Stone Mountain. (90 days.) Fruits are oval-round and very 
large. Thin but tough rind of medium green with indistinct 
veining. Flesh is rich scarlet. fine-grained and very sweet 
Seed white with black edges. On good melon ground they 
weigh from 40 pounds each. Pkt. 25¢.; oz 60¢.. $1.80 
postpaid. 
Wondermelon or Kieckley Sweet Improved. (85 days) 
Large, dark green, oblong. fruits averaging 30 to 40 pounds 
Flesh rich red, of good flavor and medium texture. White 
seed. Pkt.25¢.; 0z.60¢.; % Ib. $1.80, postpaid. 
Sugar Baby. (65 days.) A small, round, icebox-type melon 
Dark green skin; firm crisp, bright red flesh. Early maturing 
and good shipper. Pkt. 25¢. oz. 60¢c.; % Ib. $1.80 
MUSTARD 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of row; 3 pounds 
broadcast, an acre, or 1 to 2 pounds if drilled in rows 
CULTURE. Sow in February, March or April for spring use 
and in August and September for fall use. Sow in rows and 
thin to stand 6 inches apart. The greens are best if soil is rich 
and kept well watered 
Southern Giant Curled Long Standing. (35 days.) A 
popular Mustard in the South. Plants are strong-growing 
and produce long, wide, yellowish light green leaves. heavily 
crumpled and curled at edges. Excellent flavor. Pkt. 25¢.; oz 
60c.; % Ib. $1.80, postpaid. 
Tendergreen or Mustard Spinach. (45 days.) Pkt. 25c.; 
oz. 60¢.; 4 lb. $1.80, postpaid. 
Green Wave. (40 days.) This long-standing variety has 
large, thickly frilled leaves with a deep dark green color 
Resistant against heat and drought. it gives the grower a 
longer marketing period than other varieties. Pkt. 25¢.; oz 
40c.; % lb. $1.00. postpaid. 
OKRA 
One ounce will sow 50 feet of row; 8 pounds, an acre 
CULTURE. Okra seed requires warm ground to germinate 
and should not be planted before mid-May in this section 
Sow 1 inch deep in rows. in rich ground. Thin to stand 15 to 
18 inches apart in the row 
Clemson Spineless. (54 days.) Straight pods 7 to 9 inches 
long, dark green, tapered, slightly grooved, entirely 
spineless. Plants grow 412 feet tall. Pkt. 25¢.: oz. 40¢., “4 
lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
Dwarf Green Prolific. (50 days.) A very early variety with 
dwarf, compact plants which are free producers of short, rich 
green, meaty pods of fine flavor and quality. Pods dry readily 
for winter use. Pkt. 25¢.; oz. 40c.; % Ib. $1.00. postpaid. 
Improved Long Green. (60 days.) Handsome plants of 
medium height bear long pods which remain tender a long 
time and are free from hard ridges. Pkt. 25¢.; oz. 40¢.; % Ib 
$1.00, postpaid. 
ONIONS 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of row; 5 pounds, an acre 
CULTURE. Sow seed thinly in rows one foot apart and 
about “% inch deep in March or early April. If it is desired to 
grow full-sized onions the first year, thin out when 3 inches 
high, leaving them 4 inches apart in the row 
Evergreen Bunching. (60 days.) A home and market 
variety for young or bunching Onions. Produces a cluster of 
four to six useful shoots from a single seed the first season 
The plants are hardy and can be wintered over. Pkt.25¢.; 2 
oz. 75¢.; oz. $1.10; % Ib. $3.50, postpaid. 
Sweet Spanish or Valencia. (110 days.) A very large 
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