Dreer's Reliable VEGETABLE SEEDS 



Watermelons 



Melon d'eau, Fr. Sandia, Sp. 



Cocomero, Ital. Wasser Melone, Ger. 



1 Pkt. for 8 hills; 1 oz. for 30 hills; four to five pounds per acre. 



Treat seeds with 



Honey Cream Watermelon 



Semesan, Spergon, or 

 Arasan. 

 Watermelons require 

 a long warm season 

 to mature. Seed should 

 be planted after the 

 middle of May in hills 

 6 to 8 ft. apart. Plant 

 6 to 8 seeds in a circle 

 in each hill and cover 

 Y> inch deep. Thin to 

 the strongest plant in 

 each hill. 



541 Honey Cream 



85 days. A delicious extra-early melon with cream yellow 

 flesh of honey sweetness. Has attractive round light green 

 fruits with darker stripings. The sweetest of all watermelons. 

 Very prolific. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; Ya lb. 65c; lb. $1.95. 



537 Early Canada 



80 days. An extra-early quality watermelon with bright 

 red flesh of luscious flavor. The fruits are round, 11 inches 

 in diameter, and weigh about 10 lbs. each. There is no other 

 early watermelon which can compare with it in quality. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; X lb. 65c; lb. $1.95. 



548 Improved Kleckley Sweets — 

 Wilt Resistant 



85 days. Also known as Wonder Melon or Monte Cristo. 

 It is a quality home garden variety with long cylindrical 

 fruits with rounded ends weighing from 30 to 40 lbs. each. 

 The rind is thin, tender, and of a dark bluish-green color. 

 The flesh is bright scarlet, very sweet, and entirely free 

 from fiber. One of the sweetest watermelons in existence. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; r 4 lb. 65c; lb. $1.95. 



Stone Mountain Watermelon 



549 Stone Mountain— Wilt Resistant 



00 days. A very large oval round shipping melon with blunt 

 ends weighing 35 to 40 lbs. each. Has a large heart of attrac- 

 tive bright scarlet flesh which is very sweet and tender. The 

 skin is medium green with a trace of light veins. Pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 20c; Ya lb. 65c; lb. $1.95. 



538 Dixie Queen. 85 days. Large, nearly round or oval- 

 round melons with square ends weighing 30 to 35 lbs. 

 each. Has light green skin with dark green stripes and well 

 flavored, bright red, fiberless, crisp, sweet flesh. Pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 20c; Ya lb. 65c; lb. $2.00. 



Kale-Borecole 



Treat seed with Semesan or Arasan 

 Sow from May to June one-half inch 

 deep in drills about 1X> feet apart and 

 cultivate like cabbage. One ounce pro- 

 duces about 2000 plants. 



Dreer s Imperial Long Standing Kale 



422 Dreer's Imperial Long Standing. 

 60 days. A beautifully curled sort of 

 vigorous, spreading habit. Hardy, of 

 attractive appearance, and very pro- 

 ductive. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; Ya lb. 95c. 



423 Dwarf Blue Curled Scotch. 55 

 days. Makes a hardy strong growth 

 producing finely curled foliage with 

 a distinct blue tinge. Pkt. 10c ; oz. 35c ; 

 V4 lb. 95c. 



424 Tall Green Curled Scotch. 85 

 days. Tall plants 30 in. high with 

 heavily curled, plume-like, medium 

 green leaves. Crop very short. Pkt. 

 15c. 



16~ 



Kohl-Rabi 



Chou Rave, Fr. Col de Nabo, Sp. 



Cavolo rappa, Ital. Kohl-Rabi, Ger. 



Treat seed with Semesan or Arasan 



A delicious vegetable which is not 

 nearly so much appreciated as its qual- 

 ity and delicious flavor warrant. Easy 

 to grow in moderately rich, well- 

 drained soil, but the thickened bulb-like 

 stem should be used before the texture 

 becomes woody. 



431 Early White or Green Vienna. 



55 days. A splendid sort. Has a very 

 short top and forms the root quickly. 

 A most dependable variety on all 

 soils. Pkt. 10c; Y> oz. 35c; oz. 60c; 

 Yx lb. $2.25. 



Leek, Dree'r"s Prizetaker 



Leek 



Treat seed with Semesan 



438 Dreer's Prizetaker. 150 days. A 

 large variety with thick, long, pure 

 white stems. Very mild and tender, 

 splendid for flavoring soups, stews, 

 etc., and for mixed salads. Sow Yi 

 inch deep in early spring in rows 1 

 foot apart and thin to 6 inches in the 

 row. Pkt. 10c; y 2 oz. 50c; oz. 90c. 



