HIGH QUALITY VEGETABLE SEEDS 



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Watermelon 



Those using larger quantities than 



one pound of Watermelon Seeds 



should write us for special prices. 

 Culture — Plant in hills 6 or 8 feet 



apart in May. Select warm, light. 



dry ground, and in preparing the 



hills let them be dug out as broad 



and deep as the soil will admit ; iill 



at least one-third full of the best de- 

 composed stable manure, and mix 



thoroughly with the soil ; fill up a 



little above the level of the ground. 

 Harris' Earliest Watermelon — 



Sweetest, largest and best shipping 



early melon. Harris' Earliest 



Watermelon was originated by crossing Kolb's Gem 



with Hungarian Honey, Cole's Early and a small 



Russian melon of the very finest flavor. The melon 



is oval to oblong, striped with green and gray ; 



bright red flesh, sweet, tender and delicious. Packet 



Sc; ounce 10c; J4 pound 30c; pound $1.00. 

 Excel (New) — Large, long dark green melon ; has 



a tough rind ; therefore making it a fine melon for 



shipping. Packet 5c ; ounce 10c ; % pound 30c ; 



pound $1.00. 

 Irish Grey — Long melon, light green rind ; fine 



shipper. Packet 5c ; ounce 10c ; % pound 30c ; 



pound $1.00. 



General Pershing — Long dark green melon ; flesh 



firm and compact ; very sweet ; rind tough, making 



it a fine shipper. Packet 5c ; ounce 10c ; ^ pound 



3Sc; pound $1.25. ■ 

 Florida Favorite — .'^n oblong melon of fine flavor. 



Packet 5c; ounce 10c; % pound 30c; pound $1.00. 



Halbert Honey 

 • — The strong 

 points in favor of 

 this melon is its 

 superb flavor, 

 sweetness, tender- 

 ness and fine table 

 qualities. Packet 

 5c ; ounce 10c ; 

 % pound 30c ; 

 pound $100. 



Tom Watson. 



Striped Gypsy, or Georgia Rattlesnake — A large, 

 oblong melon. Packet 5c ; ounce 10c ; ^ pound 

 30c;.. pound $1.00. 



Kleckley's Sweets — This is one of the earliest 

 melons. Packet 5c ; ounce 10c ; ]4 pound 30c ; 

 pound $'1.00. 



Tom Watson, Ninety Days — Long, dark green; 

 much better than the Kleckley Sweet, and longer ; 

 fine variety. Packet 5c ; ounce 10c ; l4 pound 25c ; 

 pound 75c. 



Onions— zwiebei 



Prlzetaker Onion. 



Onion Seeds should be sown as early as possible 

 to work the ground, in drills one inch deep and 

 twelve to sixteen inches apart, in rich soil, deeply 

 dug and lightly rolled. Thin to one inch apart. 

 When sowing for sets seeds must be put in very 

 thick, at the rate of twenty pounds to the acre. The 

 same patch may be used year after year for onions 

 and never made too rich. 



To raise large onions, select a bed of rich soil, 

 work it deeply. 



Good Onion Seed Is of the Greatest 



Importance 



White Silver Skin, or Portugal — The leading sort 

 of white onion. Skin is of a beautiful clear white 

 color; flavor mild, and a most excellent keeper. 

 Packet 10c ; ounce 50c ; % pound $1.50, pound $5.00. 



Red Wethersfield — The best-known and most 

 widely used red variety. In shape it is flattish, but 

 thick, with very firm flesh ; is hard, and an excellent 

 keeper, as well as a heavy cropper. The color is a 

 bright, purplish-red. Packet 10c ; ounce 35c ; 

 t pound $1.00; pound $3.50. 



Yellow Globe Danvers — The popular yellow globe 

 onion for market and shipping purposes ; is almost 

 ball-shaped, but a trifle flattened at both ends. 

 Packet 10c; ounce 50c; % pound $1.50 pound $5.00. 



Southport Large White Globe — Packet 10c ; ounce 

 50c; ^ pound $1.50 pound. $5.00. 



Prizetaker — A superb variety where large size and 

 superior keeping qualities are desired. Color a rich 

 straw and flavor very mild and delicate. Packet 

 10c; ounce 50c; ^ pound $1.75; pound $6.00. 



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 WITHOUT NOTICE 



