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J Hockv 1-ord Mu-kinelon. 



MUSKMELON (Melone) 



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 in- 

 .-■ects. 



One ounce of seed will plant about 50 hills. 



Extra Early Hackensack. Large, flattened 

 at the ends and deeply ribbed; flesh green. 

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



Extra Early Knig-lit. Oblong, with dark 

 green, netted skin and rich, sweet green 

 flesh. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; ^4 lb., 60c. 



Gold-Iiined Becky Ford. Medium-sized, 

 round, closely netted melons with thick, 

 sweet, green flesh, tinged with yellow 

 around the small seed cavity. Late. Pkt., 

 10c; oz., 20c; ^4 lb., 65c. 



XETTED GEM. Small, round, heavily net- 

 ted, with green flesh of superb quality. 

 Late. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 14 lb., 60c. 



Tip Top. Large, ribbed fruits with thick 

 orange flesh of finest quality. Pkt., lOc; 

 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; 14 lb., 65c. 



WATERMELON 'ZMIV; 



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. 



AI.ABAMA SWEET. Long, dark green; 

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

 I'Oc; 14 lb., 50c. 



Early Pordhook. Extra early and will ma- 

 ture large, round melons in this section. 

 Skin dark green; flesh scarlet, of excel- 

 lent quality. Pkt., lOc; oz., 20c; M lb., 50c. 



FLOBIDA PAVOBITE. Oblong; of medium 

 size; striped light and dark green. Pkt., 

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



Kleckley Sweets. The sweetest variety. 

 Long, dark green, with crisp, red flesh. 

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



Citron, Bed-Seeded. Flesh thick and white; 

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

 V4. 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. 1 postpaid. 40c;: 10 bricks, §2.50: 



50 brick.s. -HO. 00; 100 bricks, n&.OO. 

 Bottle Spawn. $1.25, postpaid. 



HorsC'Radish Roots 



Maliner Kren. The best variety. Disease- 

 resistant and a quick grower. 40c per 

 doz. ; S2.00 per 100; $12.50 per 1000. 



OKRA 



(Ocher) 



Sow in rich, warm soil, about the middle 

 of May, in drills 3 feet apart and cover an 

 inch deep. Thin to 1 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. 



Iiong- Green Pod- Pods long, green and 

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

 14 lb., 35c. 



"Wliite Velvet. Long, smooth, almost white 

 pods. Pick when young and tender. Pkt., 

 iOc; oz., 15c; 14 lb., 35c. 



Florida Favorite Waterrnelon. 



