SEEDS AND POULTRY SUPPLIES 



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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 ar 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; fill 

 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 WATER- 

 MELON.— Sweetest, largest and best lom W atson 

 shipping early melon. Harris' Earli- 

 est 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, 5c. Ounce, 10c. ^ pound, 20c. Pound, 60c. 



Pkt. Oz. Klb. Lb. 



CUBAN QUEEN.— Early, solid, heavy; skin striped dark and light green 5c 10c 20c 50c 



KOLB GEM.— Very large ; flesh red ; a good shipping sort ; very popular „ 5c 10c 20c 40c 



SWEET HEART.— Oval form ; mottled light green skin ; red flesh _ 5c 10c 20c 50c 



FLORIDA FAVORITE.— An oblong melon of fine flavor 5c 10c 20c 50c 



BLUE GEM, or ICEBERG.— In general size, shape 



Kolb Gem, but the skin is darker and the quality is superior..... 5c 10c 20c 60c 



HALBERT HONEY,— The strong points in favor of this melon is its 



superb flavor, sweetness, tenderness and fine table qualities 5c 10c 20c 60c 



STRIPED GYPSY, or GEORGIA RATTLESNAKE.— A large, oblong melon ..5c 10c 20c 50c 



KLECKLEY'S SWEETS.— This is one of the earliest melons „ 5c 10c 20c 75c 



TOM WATSON, NINETY DAYS.— Long, dark green; much better than the 



Kleckley Sweet, and longer; fine variety ; _.. — 5c 10c 20c 60c 



Each of the above Watermelons, 5c per package. 



ONIONS— Zwiebel 



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 twen*":' nounds 

 to the acre. The same patch may be used year after year for onions 

 and nver made too rich. 



To raise large onions, select a bed of rich soil, work it deeply and 

 and never made too rich. 



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, 5c. 

 Ounce, 20c. ^ pound, 60c. Pound, $2.25. 



"^RED WETHERSFIELD.— The best-known and 

 most widely used red variety. In shape it is flat- 

 tish, 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, 5c. Ounce, 

 20c. 54 pound, 60c. Pound, $2.00. 



X£iI,LOW GLOBE DANVERS.— The popular 

 ^« 'fc^&S'' . v'^^^^^iSmSEH^H^HHrai'^ )^'^'^^^^ globe onion for market and shipping pur- 



)oses ; is almost ball-shaped, but a trifle flattened 

 it both ends. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 20c. ji pound, 

 60c. Pound, $2.00. 



SOUTHPORT LARGE WHITE GLOBE.— 



Packet, 5c, Ounce, 20c. % pound, 75c. Pound, 

 $2.50. 



PRIZETAKER.— A superb variety where large 

 size and superior keeping qualities are desired. 

 Color a rich straw and flavor very mild and deli- 

 cate. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 20c. J4 pound, 60c. 

 Prizetaker. Pound. S2.00. 



