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WATERMELONS 



Plant the seeds in large hills, well enriched 

 with rotted manure, and keep a mulch of strawy 

 manure over the hills to preserve the moisture 

 in hot weather. Sow 10 to 12 seeds in a hill and 

 thin the plants to 4 of the strongest in each 

 hill. All possible protection should be given the 

 young plants; dry ashes or coal-dust sprinkled 

 over the leaves will prevent the attacks of in- 

 sects. The hills may be 6 to 8 feet apart; do not 

 disturb after the vines begin to run. 



K1ECKLEY SWEETS. This is one of the most 

 popular of the oblong, dark green, main-crop 

 Watermelons, and probably the finest flavored 

 variety in cultivation. Kleckley Sweets aver- 

 age 20 inches in length by 10 inches in diame- 

 ter. Flesh bright scarlet, with a solid heart, 

 crisp and remarkably sweet. 



H ALBERT HO\E¥. Resembles Kleckley Sweets 

 in size, appearance and quality but is hardier 

 and a better shipper. 



TOM WATSOX. The standard shipping Melon. 

 Vigorous and productive, with large, long 

 fruits; rind tough; flesh rich red, sweet and 

 tender. 



PEERLESS or lee Cream. Fruit medium size, 



oval, bright green, finely veined; flesh bright scarlet, crisp, 

 tender and sweet. A very productive Melon, good for all pur- 

 poses. 



EARLY FORDHOOK. This is the earliest of the really large 

 Watermelons and the most satisfactory home-garden variety 

 for this latitude. 



RED-SEEDED CITRON. Used for preserves, etc. 



Kleckley Sweets Watermelon 



Mushroom grown from Pure-Culture Spawn 



MUSHROOM SPAWN 



Few people realize how easy it is to grow Mushrooms, nor 

 how extraordinarily tender and good fresh-pulled home-grown 

 Mushrooms can be. 



PURE-CULTURE BRICK SPAWN. White, Cream, and Light 

 Brown, in bricks weighing 1% to IV2 lbs. each; one brick will 

 spawn 8 square feet of bed. 



PURE-CULTURE BOTTLE SPAWN. White, Cream, and Light 

 Brown. This Spawn is very perishable and can be kept only 

 in cold storage. Orders filled direct, f. o. b. factory. 



Pamphlet on Mushroom Culture Free 



MARTYNIA proboseidea. The seed-pods are excellent for pick- 

 ling if gathered when tender and about half-grown. Sow the 

 seed In May, in rows 3 feet apart, and thin the plants to 

 stand 2 feet apart in the rows. 



WATERMELONS Pkt. 1 oz. % lb. 1 lb. 



Kleckley Sweets $.10 $.20 $.50 $1.50 



Halbert Honey 10 .20 .50 1.50 



Tom Watson 10 .20 .50 1.50 



Peerless or Ice Cream 10 .20 .50 1.50 



Early Fordhook 10 .20 .50 1.50 



Red-Seeded Citron 10 .20 .50 1.50 



MUSTARD 



Beckert's Perfection Plume . . .10 .20 .40 1.00 



Long Standing Thick Leaf... .10 .15 .35 .75 



Giant Southern Curled 10 .15 .35 .75 



White London 10 .15 .35 .75 



OKRA or GUMBO 



White Velvet 30 .15 .40 .75 



Long Green-Pod 10 .15 .40 .75 



MUSHROOM SPA AVIV Brk. 5 brk. 10 brk. 50 brk. 



Pure Culture Brick Spawn ... .30 1.25 2.50 10.50 



Pure Culture Bottle Spawn. .. . qt. hot. 1.25; 12 qt. 12.00 



Martynia 10 .30 .50 



■k )Tj ycnr A "D TA T ^ e y 01111 ^ an ^ tender leaves of the 



IVI l_J 3 1 /VJtvLy. Mustard are greatly relished as sal- 

 ads, or when cooked like spinach. The seed should be 

 sown in shallow drills as early as the ground can be 

 prepared in the spring. 



BECKERT'S PERFECTION PLUME. Dark green leaves 

 finely curled, of the very best quality. Rather dwarf in 

 growth. Prolific and long standing. 



LONG-STANDING THICK-LEAF or Elephant Ear. A 

 strong-growing variety, producing extra-large leaves 

 of a most appetizing pungency. May be sown either 

 in early spring or in late summer for a fall crop. 



GIANT SOUTHERN CURLED. Large curled leaves. 



WHITE LONDON. Grown for both leaves and seed. 



OKRA or GUMBO 



Sow about the middle of 

 May when the ground is 

 warm, in hills about three 

 feet apart; cover seed one- 

 half inch and thin plants 

 to three in a hill. Keep 

 ground well hoed and 

 earth up around the plants 

 to support 

 them. Gather 

 pods while 

 young and ten- 

 der. Excellent 

 for soups and 

 stews, etc., to 

 which they im- 

 part a rich fla- 

 vor. One ounce 

 will plant 100 

 hills. 



WHITE VELVET or 

 Creole. Long, smooth, 

 tender pods, almost 

 white. 



LONG GREEN-POD. 



Strong-growing and 

 productive; pods deep 

 green. 



Long 

 Green-Pod 

 Okra 



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