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WATERMELON. (Wassermelone). 



Culture. — Prepare hills in the same manner as for musk melons, but to accommo- 

 date the larger growth of vine the hills should be eight to nine feet apart each way. 

 Plant the seed as soon as the temperature remains above sixty degrees all night, and 

 when vines are well started thin out to one or two plants in a hill. When vines are 

 three feet in length pinch off the tips to cause them to throw out laterals. 



Aclording to size of seeds, a " packet " contains from 60 to 140, an ounce from 240 to 

 600. Use four ounces of seed to 100 hills ; three pounds per acre. 



Burpee's Cuban Queen. — This magnificent melon from the West Indies 

 was first brought prominently before the public by us in 1881. The skin is beautifully 

 striped, dark and light green. The flesh is bright red, remarkable firm, lucious, and 

 the rind is quite thin for so large a melon. Pkt. 5c. Oz. 10c. % lb. 20c. Lb. 60c. 



If ordered by express, deduct 10 cents per pound. 



—**Phinney' 's Ecrrly. A firstclass, extra early ; of medium size 



• Vice's Early. Extra early ; oblong ; skin varies in color 



Dark Icing, or Ice Rind. Of round form ; sugary flavor 



Sweet Heart. Oval form ; mottled light green skin ; red flesh. . . 

 Duke Jones. A famous new Southern melon, introduced in 1895.. 



Florida Favorite. An oblong melon of fine flavor 



Girardeau' ' s.. New Favorite. An improved Florida favorite 



Pride of Georgia. Round in shape ; skin striped 



Seminole. Sirmlar to Jordan's Gray Monarch ■ 



Ice Cream, or Peerless. True white seeded ; oblong, luscious... 

 Red-Seeded Vaucluse Of elongated egg shape; superb quality.. 

 Kolb's Gem. The great market melon ; carries well, but poor 



flavor.. 



The Boss. A fine, oblong melon ; of small size ; good flavor. . . . 



Kentucky Wonder. A popular market melon in the West 



Striped Gypsy, or Georgia Rattlesnake. A large, oblong melon 



The Jones. A great favorite in the South ; rich flavor 



Ruby-Gold. Flesh yellow, marked with red ; not recommended. 

 Colorado Preserving. — The best for citron preserves 



Each of the above Watermelons, 5 cents per packet. 



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ONIONS. (Zwiebel). 



Culture. — To raise Onion Sets, during 

 March or April select good soil and mark ; 

 shallow drilfs one foot apart, along which 

 sow seeds thickly. Keep the beds free j 

 from weeds. In July, the bulbs will be the 

 size of marbles, when they are taken up 

 and spread thinly over a floor, securely 

 protected from dampness, and exposed to 

 the air. 



To raise large Onions, select a bed of 

 rich soil, work it deeply and add decayed 

 manure plentifully, level the bed and mark 

 drills one inch deep and one foot apart. 

 Place the roots of the sets about six inches 

 apart in these drills. Keep the soil loose 

 and free of weeds. 



Another process is sometimes adopted 

 to raise Onions from the seed during one 

 year. In the spring, prepare the bed as 

 indicated and sow thinly along the drills. 

 Be sure to have the soil very rich. Keep 

 it free of weeds, hoe often and thin out if 

 they crowed each other. 



White Silver Skin.— The leading 

 sort of white onion. Skin is of a beautiful, 

 clear white color ; flavor mild, and a most 

 excellent keeper. (See cut). Pkt. 5c. 

 Oz. 25c. % lb. 60c. Lb. $2.00. 



White Portugal. — Pure white skin. 

 Oz. 25c. % lb. 60c. Lb. $2.00. 



