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SEEDS AND IMPLEMENTS 



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Watermelon. 



Wassermelone. 



Culture. — ^Plant in hills six or 

 eight 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 decom- 

 posed s-table man\ire, and mix thor- 

 oughly with the soil ; fill up a little 

 above the level of the ground. 



Burpee's Cuban Queen. — This 

 magnificent melon from the West In- 

 dies 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, 

 remarkably firm, luscious, and the 

 rind is quite thin for so large a melon. 

 Packet, 5c. Ounce, loc. % pound, 

 15c, Pound, 50c. 



Kolb Gem. Very large; flesh red, a good shipping sort. Very popular in the 



South 



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. Similar to Jordan's Monarch 



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



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 



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



Colorado Preserving. The best for citron preserves 



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Each of the above Watermelons, 5 cents per packet. 



ONION SEED. 



Zwiebel. 



White Silver Skin The leading sort of 



w*hite onion. Skin is of a beautiful, clear white 

 color; flavor mild and a mo&t excellent keeper. 

 Packet, 5c. Ounce, 15c. ^ pound, 40c. Pound, $1.25. 



_ Australian Brown.— Nearly round, medium 

 size, with skin of a deep amber brown, extremely 

 hard and firm, of fine flavor, and will keep almost 

 indefinitely. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 15c. ^^ pound, 

 30C. Pound, $1.00. 



Ouion seeds should be sown 

 as earlj' as it is possible to 

 work the ground, in drills one 

 inch deep and twelve to six- 

 teen 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 about twenty pounds to 

 the acre. The same patch may 

 be used year after j-ear for on- 

 ions and never made too rich. 



To raise large onions, select 

 a bed of rich soil, work it 

 deeplj- and add decayed ma- 

 nure plentifullj-. 



Yellow Globe Danvers. — Yellow skin, miW, 

 fine flavor, and very hardy. Ounce, 15c. % 

 pound, 25c. Pound, 90c. 



White Portugal. — Pure white skin. Ounce, 

 15c. J4 pound, 40C. Pound, $1.25. 



Strasburg, or Yellow Dutch.— Most pop- 

 ular variety for sets. An excellent keeper. Ounce, 

 15c. ^ pound, 25c. Pound, $1.00. 



