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MUSKMELON 



Muskmelons or Cantaloupes require a 

 warm, rich soil. Prepare hills 6 feet apart 

 by digging in rotted manure to a depth of 

 8 to 10 inches and covering with fine soil. 

 Sow 10 to 12 seeds in each hill, in late May. 

 and, after danger of insects is over, reduce 

 to 3 or 4 plants in a hill. Fight the insects 

 by dusting the young plants with Slug Shot 

 and spray the vines with Pyrox. Many old 

 gardeners plant a few radishes in each hill 

 to keep away insects. 



One ounce of seed will plant about 50 hills. 



Extra Early Hackensack. Large, flattened 

 at the ends and deeplv ribbed; flesh green. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; & lb., 60c. 



Extra Early Knight. Oblong, with dark 

 green, netted skin and rich, sweet green 

 flesh. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 60c. 



GOLD-LINED ROCKY FOBD. Medium- 

 sized, round, closely netted melons with 

 thick, sweet, green flesh, tinged with yel- 

 low around the small seed cavity. Late. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; Yt lb., 60c. 



Netted Gem. Small, round, heavily netted, 

 with green flesh of superb quality. Late. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; Yt lb., 60c. 



Tip Top. Large, ribbed fruits with thick 

 orange flesh of finest qualitv. Pkt., 10c; 

 oz., 20c; 14 lb., 60c. 



Honey Dew. Too well known to need de- 

 scription. Can be successfully grown in 

 this section if started indoors in berry 

 boxes or square pieces of sod so that the 

 roots need not be disturbed in transplant- 

 ing. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; Y* lb., 65c. 



WATERMELON 



Use same culture as for Muskmelons but 

 make the hills 8 to 10 feet apart and use 

 weaker sprays for insect control. 



One ounce of seed will plant about 40 hills. 

 Alabama Sweet. Long, dark green; flesh 



red. A good shipper. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 



% lb., 50c. 



Early Fordhook. Extra early and will ma- 

 ture large, round melons in this section. 

 Skin dark green; flesh scarlet, of excel- 

 lent quality. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 50c. 



FLORIDA FAVORITE. Oblong; of medium 

 size; striped light and dark green. Pkt., 

 10c; oz., 20c; Yt lb., 50c. 



Kleckley Sweets. The sweetest variety. 

 Long, dark green, with crisp, red flesh. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; Y± lb., 50c. 



Citron, Red-Seeded. Flesh thick and white; 

 used for preserving. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 

 Yt lb., 50c. 



MUSHROOM SPAWN 



Mushrooms are easy to grow in a cellar 

 or a disused shed and may also be propa- 

 gated in the lawn around the home. Full 

 directions are included with each order. 

 Brick. 30c, (postpaid, 400 ; 10 bricks, $2.50; 

 50 bricks, $10.00; 100 bricks, $19.00. 

 Bottle Spawn. 51.25, postpaid. 



Horse^Radish Roots 



Maliner Kren. The best variety. Disease- 

 resistant and a quick grower. 40c per 

 doz.; $1.75 per 100; $12.50 per 1000. 



OKRA or GUMBO 



Sow in rich, warm soil, about the middle 

 of May, in drills 3 feet apart and cover an 

 inch deep. Thin to IY2 feet. A fine vege- 

 table for the home garden. The tender pods 

 are delicious boiled and creamed and are 

 also largely used to add flavor and sub- 

 stance to soups and stews. 



One ounce of seed will sow 30 feet of drill. 



Long Green Fod. Pods long, green and 

 abundantly produced. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 

 % lb., 35c. 



White Velvet. Lone, smooth, almost white 

 pods. Pick when young and tender. Pkt., 

 10c; oz., 15c; Yt lb., 35c. 



PARSNIPS 



Parsnips require a deeply dug but not 

 necessarily rich soil. The largest and 

 smoothest roots are grown in light, mellow 

 soil, free from stones. Fresh manure causes 

 rough and misshapen roots. The seed 

 should be sown as early as the ground is 

 fit — never later than mid-May. Make the 

 rows IY2 feet apart and cover the seed 

 about Y2 inch deep. Thin out the plants to 

 stand 4 to 5 inches apart. Give frequent 

 deep cultivation. The flavor of Parsnips is 

 improved by frost. Dig them in late Fall 

 or leave them in the ground to be dug as 

 needed during Winter. 



One ounce of seed will sow 100 feet of row. 



Hollow Crown. Long, smooth, white roots 



of excellent table quality. Pkt., 10c; oz., 



20c; % lb., 50c. 

 Lisbonais. Similar to Hollow Crown but 



white and smooth skinned. Fine quality. 



Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 50c. 



Hollow Crown Parsnips. 



