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J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND 



with thick, tough rinds that would carry- 

 long- distances, and others of thin skin 

 type, of rich flavor and large heart for 

 home use or nearby markets. His greatest 

 melon until this year has been the Hal- 

 bert's Honey, so well known to every one 

 in the Southwest, and, in fact, the United 

 States, who grow melons. Since the in- 

 troduction of the Halbert Honey, Mr. Hal- 

 bert's one ambition has been to produce a 

 melon that world equal this variety and 

 still produce a thin rind, harder and strong 

 enough to carry long distances in good 

 condition. He has succeeded beyond his 

 expectations in the Rubber Rind. This 

 yariety has all the characteristics of the 

 Halbert Honey, being of about the same 

 shape, weighing from 20 to 40 lbs., very 

 thick heart, seed setting close to the rind, 

 flesh rich, bright red and free from strings, 

 ▼ery sweet and crisp. Price, ounce 25c; 

 % lb. 90c. 



STECKLEE'S CREAM FLESH WATER- 

 MELON. 



Something new and a decided novelty in 

 Watermelons. Fruit large, heavy, oblong 

 shape, with several different shades of 

 light and dark green lines, frequently a 

 light and dark striped melon on the same 

 vine. On opening these melons you will 

 find about 60 per cent, of them having a 

 pretty, rich cream-colored flesh of a pecu- 

 liar delicious flavor, others will have a 

 brilliant pink flesh of fine flavor, and as 

 the outside color of the rind does not in- 

 dicate the color of the flesh every one you 

 cut is a surprise. Seed are white with 

 black and brown rims or spots. 



This melon is also wonderfully hardy 

 and prolific; the strong vine stands scald- 

 ing sun and wet weather and continues to 

 produce large melons when other varieties 

 are failing. The rind is rather heavy and 

 strong and will not rot in the field and is 

 tough enough to ship if desired for this 

 purpose. Price, ounce 25c; 2 ounces 40c; 

 % lb. 75c. 



STICKLER'S PRIDE EXTRA EARLY 

 CABBAGE. 



Large, early, white, solid. Amongst the 

 many sorts of White (pale green) Cab- 

 bages none combine the two desirable 



qualities of being early and large so well 

 as this sort. It comes in as early as the 

 Early Flat Dutch, but makes fine large 

 ball-shaped heads, attractive for market 

 purposes. Rather pale green with very 

 few outside leaves, thin ribbed and solid 

 heads. Price, ounce 30c; y± lb. $1.00; 

 pound $3.50. 



TEXAS SEEDED RIBBON CANE, OB 

 SORGHUM. 



A very strong and tall-growing variety, 

 noted for the immense quantities of finest 

 syrup which it produces. It has yielded 

 from 300 to 400 gallons of molasses per 

 acre. The strong, leafy stalks also make 

 excellent forage. Plant in rows 3^ feet 

 apart, eight to ten pounds to the acre. 

 Price, 1 pound, postpaid, 25c; by express, 

 15c per pound; 20 pounds for $2.00; 50 

 pounds for $5.00; 100 pounds for $9.00. 



JAPANESE HONEY SYRUP CANE. 



This is a very early variety of our 

 saccharine sorghum, the largest and strong- 

 est of any, yielding more syrup than any 

 other cane. It really is the best to sow 

 for pasture or hay for stock, as it contains 

 more saccharine matter than other varie- 

 ties of sorghum. Our growers are report- 

 ing wonderful success with this cane for 

 syrup purposes, as it makes a syrup next 

 to our ribbon cane in quality. Price, 20c 

 per pound; by mail, 9c for postage. 



SMELLING APPLE. 



Commonly called Pomegranate. This is 

 a small, round melon (sweet scented) be- 

 longing to the Musk Melon or Cantaloupe 

 Family, which is edible. It is used ex- 

 tensively for making preserves and sweet 

 pickles. The culture is practically the same 

 as that of Cucumber or Cantaloupe. The 

 vines are strong growers, very prolific 

 bearers. One or two vines will produce as 

 much as an ordinary family can use. 10c 

 per packet. 



Forty-seven Years of Reliability is Our Record. 



