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MUSKMELONS or CANTALOUPES 



Sow 1 ounce of seed to SO hills 



Culture. Sow about the last of spring or the first of summer, in hills of light, rich, sandy soil, 4 feet 

 apart, allowing but three plants to grow in each hill. After they have grown about a foot long, pinch off 

 the points of shoots, which causes the vines not only to become stronger, but maltes them produce lateral 

 branches and prove more productive and mature earlier. It should not be grown near squashes, cucumbers, 

 or pumpkins, as the flavor will be affected in consequence. 



Anne Arundel. One of the largest melons 

 grown around Baltimore. They are heavily 

 netted and ribbed with green flesh of deli- 

 cious flavor. Fine for market or home use. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; i^lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1. 



Baltimore Nutmeg. This green-fleshed 

 melon has a handsomely netted rind. It is 

 well known and popular with the truckers 

 and market gardeners of Baltimore and is 

 a leading sort aU over the country. Pkt. 

 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; ]4\h. 35 cts.; lb. %l. 



Bottomly. A production of Anne Arundel 

 County, Maryland, and one of the best 

 Cantaloupes in existence. It is about a 

 week later than Knight. The melons are 

 of fair size, excellent flavor, beautiful form, 

 and comprise all that is necessary for a 

 good Cantaloupe. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 

 Mlb. 40 cts.; lb. $1.25. 



Early Netted Gem. Extensively grown, 

 and many prefer it to all others for table 

 use. Thick, hght green flesh, of fine, 

 luscious flavor. Skin green, regularly 

 ribbed, and thickly netted. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 oz. 15 cts.; J^lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1. 



Emerald Gem. Meat salmon-color, exceed- 

 ingly sweet and delicious. Very early and 

 prolific. One of the best for family use. 

 Its appearance is not attractive, but try 

 it, and you will want it again. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 oz. 15 cts.; Klb. 35 cts.; lb. $1. 



Extra -Early Hackensack. Skin netted; 

 excellent green flesh. Very showy market 

 variety and a fine keeper. Ten days earlier 

 than the old Hackensack. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 oz. 15 cts.; Mlb. 35 cts.; lb. $1. 



Honey Dew. This new melon averages about 

 part of Maryland. The well-netted fruit 

 runs from 6 to 8 inches long and the 

 salmon-tinted flesh is fine grained, of excel- 

 lent flavor, sweet, and delicious. Pkt. 10 

 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Mlb. 35 cts.; lb. $1.25. 



Honeydew. This new melon averages about 

 &]/2 inches in diameter. It has smooth, 

 almost white skin, thin, tough rind, and is 

 a good keeper. The flesh has a dehcious 

 flavor. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; ]4Vo. 

 45 cts.; lb. $1.25. 



Rocky Ford Muskmelon 



Improved Jenny Lind. A small, early 

 variety of surpassing good quality, highly 

 recommended for family garden. We con- 

 sider this the most dehcious Cantaloupe 

 we have ever eaten. An abundant bearer. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; }^lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1. 

 Knight. This Cantaloupe has created a 

 furore with our truckers on account of its 

 earliness, productiveness, uniformity in 

 shape and appearance, and its fine table 

 qualities. It matures about a week earlier 

 than the regular Rocky Ford, is larger, 

 and makes a most attractive and salable 

 melon. The thick, green flesh shades to 

 orange at the center. Fruits are oblong in 

 shape, well ribbed and well netted. Its 

 early maturity, together with its fine 

 qualities, are strong points in its favor. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; J^lb. 40 cts.; 

 lb. $1.25. 



Long John. Grown extensively in Anne 

 Arundel County. It is oblong, 7 to 11 

 inches long, deeply netted and ribbed, with 

 green flesh of wonderful flavor, and small 

 seed-cavity. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 

 Jilb. 40 cts.; lb. SI. 25. 

 New Maryland. Earlier, larger, _ and cuts 

 better than Rocky Ford. It is heavily 

 netted, making it the most attractive 

 melon on the market. Flesh is green, of 

 fine flavor. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Mlb. 

 40 cts.; lb. $1.25. 

 Paul Rose. The fruit is oval, about 5 inches 

 in diameter, and in shape and general 

 appearance similar to the well-known 

 Netted Gem or Rocky Ford. The firm 

 flesh is a rich orange-red color. Pkt. 10 cts. ; 

 oz. 15 cts.; Mlb. 35 cts.; lb. $1. 

 Rocky Ford. This has become one of the 

 most popular of small or basket melons. 

 The fruit is oval, slightly ribbed, densely 

 covered with coarse netting. Flesh thick, 

 green, very sweet and highly flavored. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; J^lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1. 



NASTURTIUM 



Culture. Plant in May, the climbing varieties 

 to cover arbor or fence, and the dwarf for beds or 

 hanging-baskets. The leaves are used for salad, 

 and the seeds, when soft enough to be penetrated 

 by the nail, for pickles. 



Dwarf Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 



i^lb. 30 cts.; lb. 90 cts. 

 Tall Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Mlb. 



30 cts.; lb. 90 cts. 



OKRA or GUMBO 



Culture. Select a warm location and rich soil; 

 plant when the ground becomes warm, in rows 3 

 feet apart, thinning plants a foot apart in the row. 

 As the seeds are liable to rot in cool weather, they 

 should be sown thickly. The pods are used to 

 thicken soup, being gathered when young. It is 

 one of the most wholesome vegetables in use. 



Dwarf. This, the preferred kind with the 

 growers, is of dwarf habit and very pro- 

 ductive. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Mlb. 20 

 cts.; lb. 50 cts. 



White Velvet. Very distinct. The pods are 

 perfectly round and smooth, of an attrac- 

 tive white velvety appearance, and of 

 superior flavor and tenderness. They are 

 extra large and produced in great abun- 

 dance. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; ]4\h. 20 

 cts.; lb. 50 cts. 



Yellow Globe Danvers Onion 



ONION SEED 



Sow S pounds of seed to the acre for large Oniorjs 



Culture (to grow large Onions from seed). Seed 

 should be sown as early as possible in the spring, as 

 Onions grow much better during the cool weather, 

 and should make most of their growth before the 

 hot weather sets in. 



Australian Brown. A valuable long-keep- 

 ing Onion. The outside skin is deep amber- 

 browTi, distinct from all other Onions. 

 Extremely hard and firm, of fine flavor. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; Mlb. 50 cts.; 

 lb. $1.75. 



Prizetaker. A beautiful Onion of rich straw- 

 color, and of enormous size. The flavor is 

 mild and delicate. By sowing this sort 

 early you can raise a big crop of large 

 Onions the first season with very little 

 trouble. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; Mlb. 

 60 cts.; lb. $2. 

 Wethersfield, Large Red. Well-known and 

 favorite sort. A large yielder and good 

 keeper. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; }4lh. 50 

 cts.; lb. $1.50. 

 White Silverskin or Portugal. A good va- 

 riety for family use. Skin and flesh pure 

 white; mild flavor; flat shape. The best 

 white Onion to grow largely for sets. Pkt. 

 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; J^lb. 60 cts.; lb. $2. 

 Yellow Dutch or Strasburg. The most 

 popular and best variety for set purposes. 

 Is similar to the Yellow Danvers in its flat 

 shape, color, and size, but as a set Onion 

 it has the quality of ripening down earlier 

 and more uniformly. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 

 cts.; Mlb. 60 cts.; lb. $2. 

 Yellow Globe Danvers. A very handsome, 

 round, yellow Onion. Large yielder and 

 splendid keeper. The preferred sort with 

 market gardeners and large growers all 

 over the coimtry. We imhesitatingly 

 recommend it for growiag either sets or 

 large Onions. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 

 Mlb. 50 cts.; lb. $1.75. 



ONION SETS 



It requires 10 to IS bushels of sets to plant an acre 



Culture. Onion Sets require clean, very rich 

 soil, which should be thoroughly cultivated, or they 

 will not do well enough to pay for the trouble of 

 planting them. Disturb the roots of the Onion as 

 little as possible, either in thinning or hoeing, and 

 never hoe earth toward them to cover or hill, as 

 we do most other things. 



White. Qt. 25 cts.; by mail, 35 cts. 

 Yellow. Qt. 20 cts.; by mail, 30 cts. 

 Ask for prices on sets by the bushel (32 lbs.) 



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