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537 Granite State. Very early, orange 

 fleshed and of high quality. Honey Rock 

 type, but earlier. Oval in shape, jvith flatter, 

 more open netting. Vines small and compact. 

 Fruits average 5 to 5J^ inches by 4 to 4J^ 

 inches. Especially recommended for north- 

 ern sections. Pkt. 25c; oz. 90c. 

 534 Iroquois. The fruits resemble Bender's 

 Surprise in appearance, but the flesh is 

 thicker, darker orange and of even finer 

 quality. In localities where fusarium wilt is 

 troublesome, Iroquois is well worth a trial. 

 90 days. Pkt. 25c; oz. 60c; J^lb. $1.80. 

 536 Bender's Surprise. Fruits large, round 

 to oval in shape, distinctly ribbed and well 

 netted. The flesh is thick, deep salmon color. 

 Very sweet and of superior quality. 90 days. 

 Pkt, 15c; oz. 45c; J^lb. $1.35; lb. $3.50. 

 540 Hearts of Gold. The flesh is a rich, 

 deep orange-scarlet in color, very fine grained 

 and deliriously sweet. 94 days. Pkt. 15c; 

 oz. 45c; J^lb. $1.35; lb. $3.50. 

 546 Hale's Best. A salmon-fleshed type 

 similar to Rocky Ford. It is oval in shape, 

 slightly ribbed, well netted and grows larger 

 than ordinary Rocky Ford. 85 days. Pkt. 

 15c; oz. 45c; J^lb. $1.35; lb. $3.50. 

 550 Delicious. The earliest large melon in 

 existence. Flesh deep salmon, colored, firm 

 and deliriously sweet 83 days. Pkt. 15c; 

 oz. 45c; ^lb. $1.35; lb. $3.50. 

 557 Rocky Ford. The flesh is green, with a 

 suggestion of pink at the seed cavity, which 

 is peculiarly attractive. 91 days. Pkt. 15c; 

 oz. 40c; Mlb. $1.20; lb. $3.25. 

 542 Honeydew. The flesh is green, verging 

 on creamy yellow, thick and succulent, with a 

 very small seed cavity. 115 days. Pkt. 

 15c; oz. 45c; 341b. $1.25; lb. $3.50. 



Pure Culture Bottle 



590 Spawn Pure White. This spawn is 

 made in bottles under absolutely sterile 

 conditions, so that spores of other fungi, 

 many of them poisonous, insect eggs, weed 

 seeds and all other extraneous matter is 

 excluded. One carton of this spawn equals 5 

 bricks of ordinary spawn and will spawn an 

 area of about 40 square feet. We include full 

 instructions with the spawn. Carton $1.40; 

 10 cartons $13. 





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Culture: Wholesome, vitamin-rich greens 

 of easiest culture, thriving in good moist soil. 

 Sow seed as early in the spring as weather per- 

 mits and make successional sowings every 10 

 days until the weather gets hot. 1 oz. for 600 ft. 

 586 Fordhook Fancy. The ordinary mus- 

 tard plant is usually eaten as a salad only, 

 but Fordhook Fancy is used cooked like 

 spinach as well as eaten raw. 35 days. Pkt. 

 15c; oz. 30c; Mlb. 90c; lb. $2.50. 

 803 Mustard Spinach. It has a most de- 

 licious flavor peculiarly its own and combines 

 the qualities of both spinach and mustard. 

 Pkt. 15c; oz. 30c; ^lb. 80c; lb. $2.50. 



Cttiott Set& 



Sets are liny bulblets grown from seed sown 

 thickly last summer. They should be planted 

 2 inches deep and 2 inches apart for pulling 

 onions and 4 inches apart for large ones. They 

 will produce green bunch or pulling onions in U 

 to 6 weeks — much quicker than from seed. They 

 may be allowed to develop into full-size onions. 



637 White. Lb. 55c; 4 lbs. $2.10; 8 lbs. $4. 

 639 Yellow. Lb. 50c; 4 lbs. $1.90; 81bs. $3.70. 

 645 Garlic Sets. Esteemed in cookery and 

 salads. Lb. 75c. 



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Culture: For an early crop, seed may be 

 sown in coldframes in February or March, 

 transplanting when large enough lo handle in 

 April or May. Regular open-ground solving 

 should be made about the latter part of April or 

 early May in the latitude of New York, in soil 

 that has been manured the previous year. Sow 

 about Yi inch deep in rows 1 foot apart, and 

 then thin out lo 3 inches apart in the rows. 

 1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill. 



613 Prizetaker. The outer skin is rather 

 pale yellow, the flesh pure white. It is ex- 

 tremely mild in flavor, very much esteemed 

 for slicing, baking and boiling. 105 days. 

 Pkt. 20c; oz. $1.10; J^lb. $3.25; lb. $9.50. 



607 Hardy White Bunching. An excellent 

 scallion variety for spring or fall sowing. 

 Plants will not form bulbs, but they produce 

 long, smooth, pure white stems of perfect 

 flavor and tenderness. 55 days. Pkt. 15c; 

 oz. 95c; J^lb. $2.75; lb. $8.50. 



608 Early Yellow Globe. Deep yellow in 

 color, and under favorable conditions ma- 

 tures 10 days to 2 weeks earlier than South- 

 port Yellow Globe. 100 days. Pkt. 15c; oz. 

 85c; 341b. $2.50; lb. $7.50. 



629 Yellow Globe Danvers. We have 

 consistently adhered to the original type, 

 which, but for a slight depression from top 

 to bottom, is a perfect sphere, solid and 

 good. 105 days. Pkt. 15c; oz. 85c; J^lb. 

 $2.50; lb. $7.50. 



610 Barcelona. A selection obtained from 

 our famous onion Espanola, although it is 

 pure silvery white in color. It is also more 

 of a true globe shape. The outer skin is 

 silver-white and the inside is sparkling white, 

 of fine texture, mild flavor and delicate 

 tenderness. 105 days. Pkt. 20c; oz. $1.10; 

 Mlb. $3.25; lb. $9.50. 



612 Espanola. Bulbs extremely large, 

 almost globular; neck and root disc small 

 and fine. Skin light yellow; interior fine 

 grained; flavor mild. 110 days. Pkt. 15c; 

 oz. $1; Klb. $3; lb. $9. 



616 Hybrid Asgrow — Y-40. Hybrid vigor 

 when applied to onion means additional 

 earliness, hardiness, and uniformity, with 

 heavier yields. Asgrow Y-40 is an early, 

 mild, sweet onion of globular shape with a 

 tan yellow skin and firm white flesh. Its 

 hardiness means that the seed may be sown 

 sooner than the older varieties. Ready in 

 about 90 days. Pkt. 35c; 3 pkts. $1. 



619 Southport White Globe. The flesh 

 when cooked is of a rich, milky color, tender 

 and of delicious flavor, and when eaten raw 

 is the mildest of the three. 110 days. Pkt. 

 15c; oz. 95c; Mlb. $2.75; lb. $8.50. 



621 Southport Yellow 

 Globe. The very best 

 strain of yellow onion. The 

 exterior color does not ex- 

 tend to the flesh. 110 days. 

 Pkt. 15c; oz. 85c; J41b. 

 $2.50; lb. $7.50. 



617 SouthportRed Globe. 



The outer skin is a rich 

 purplish red, and the flesh 

 is faintly tinged with the 

 same color. A little stronger 

 than the white and the 

 yellow. 110 days. Pkt. 15c; 

 oz. 85c; i^lb. $2.50; lb. 

 $7.50. 



627 White Portugal. No 



variety yields more deli- 

 cious scalhons or young 

 plants for salad purposes; 

 none is more suited to boil- 

 ing. 100 days. Pkt. 15c; 

 oz. 95c; Klb. $2.75. 



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