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SEEDS AND IMPLEMENTS 



WflTERMELON 



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 decomposed 

 stable manure, and mix thoroughly 

 witlylfie soil ; fill up a little above the 

 le^iiilfof 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 mielon. 



Pkt. 5c. Oz. 10c. 



lb. 20c. Lb. 60c. 



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



Kolb Gem. 

 / South 



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

 ^hiike Jones. A famous new Southern melon, introduced in 1895 



^lorida Favorite. An oblong melon of fine flavor 



rOirardeaus New Favorite. An improved Florida favorite 



^/Pride of Georgia^ Round in shape ; skin striped 



i Seminole. Similar to Jordan's Monarch 



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



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



k 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 



^uddy-GoId. Flesh yellow, marked with red ; not recommended. 



.Colorado Preserving. The best for citron preserves 



Each of the atbove Watermelons, 5 cents per packet 



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ONIONS. 



Zwiebel, 



Onion seeds should be sown 

 as early as it is possible to 

 woik 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 iu very thick, at the rate 

 of about twenty pounds to 

 the acre. The same patch may 

 be used year after year for on- 

 ions and never made too rich. 



To raise large onions, select 

 a bed of rich soil, work it 

 deeply and add decayed ma- 

 nure 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. 



White Silver Skin. — The leading sort of white 

 onipfi. Skin is of a beautiful, clear white color ; 

 flavor mild and a most excellent keeper. Pkt. 5c. 



^z. 20c. Ji'lb. 40c. Lb. $1.50. 



''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. Pkt. 5c. Oz. 20c. i<lb. 35c. Lb. $1.25. 



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Yellow Globe Danvers.— Yellow skin, mild, 



lb. 35c. 



fine- flavor, and very hardy. Oz. 20c. 



Lb''. $1.25. 



> White Portug-al.— Pure white skin. Oz. 20c. 



1^ lb. 40c. Lb. $1.50. 

 -/ Strasburg-, or Yellow Dutch.— Most pop- 

 /ular variety for sets. An excellent keeper. Oz. 



15c. 



lb. 35c. Lb. $1.25. 



