Helena, Montana, 
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WATERMELON— (Kleckley's Sweet) Oz., 10c; % Lb., 30c; 
Lb $1.00 
The best quality of all watermelons. Large oblong 
melon, 20 inches in length by 10 to 12 inches in diameter. 
The skin is dark green, flesh bright scarlet, the rind 
only about one-half inch in thickness. The scarlet 
flesh is sweet and sugary and is of such texture thai it 
leaves no strings of pulp whatever in eating. The 
melon is better for home use than for shipping, and 
wo believe it is the best liable melon today. 
WATERMELON— (Rocky Mountain Sweet.) Oz., 10c; 
V4 Lb., 30c; Lb 75c 
Very early, medium size, smooth skin with mottled and 
dark green stripes. Flesh light red, deliciously sweet. 
WATERMELON— (Improved Kolb's Genn.) Oz., 10c; Lb., 
25c; Lb 75c 
The standard shipping watermelon. Shape oblong, 
nearly round, striped and mottled, dark green. The 
melons grow very largo and Ihe tough, though thin rind, 
permits considerable handling and shipping. Our im- 
proved strain is ,a week earlier than the ordinary Kolb's 
Gem, grows larger and is a heavier yielder. 
WATERMELON— (Peerless or Ice Cream.) Oz., 10c; % Lb., 
25c; Lb 75c 
A popular home-market variety, with dark green, mot- 
tled skin. Flefih deep pink. 
WATERMELON— (In 5c Lithographed Packages.) 
Phinney's Early, Early Peerless. Citron for Preserves, 
Rocky Mountain Sweet, Cole's Early, Kolb's Gem. 
CITRON (For Preserves) 
CITRON— (For Preserves.) Oz., 15c; 
% Lb., 35c; Lb $1.00 
Fruit round and smooth. Is not 
eaten naw, but is useful for making 
a very clear, transparent preserve of 
peculiarly fine flavor. Flesh, white 
and solid. 
For Preserves. 
MUSTARD 
MUSTARD— (White.) Oz., 10c; Vi Lb., 15c; Lb., 50c 
The green leaves are used ias a salad when a few inches 
high. If sown in a warm place or in a hotbed will be 
ready to cut in a few days; sow frequently for a succes- 
sion of crops. 
MUSTARD— (Chinese.) Oz., 10c; % Lb., 15c; Lb., 40c 
A very hardy, broad-leaved variety. Leaves are thick 
and deeply savoyed, with broad white midrib. 
MUSTARD— (Giant Southern Curled.) Pkt. 5c: Oz., 10c; 
% Lb., 15c; Lb 50c 
Large variety, forming great mass of beautiful leaves, 
ruffed and finely curled on edges; used for salads. Hardy, 
vigorous, and highly recommended. 
MUSHROOMS 
MUSHROO.M SPAWN— (Lambert's Pure Culture.) Per 
Brick (Postpaid), 35c: by Express or Freight at Pur- 
chaser's Expense, Brick, 25c; 10 Bricks $2.25 
Practically no capital is required in the 
mushroom business, ,and the profits are 
most satisfactory. All that is required 
to grow mushr oms is most any build- 
ing or cellar, some manure, loam, and 
last and ,above ail, good spawn. Our 
Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn is full 
of vigor, the kind used by tbe best 
commercial growers in the United 
States. 
Booklet, "How to Grow Mushrooms," free for asking. 
OKRA, OR GUMBO 
The long tender pods of Okra are very delicious when 
sliced and cooked in soups. While this is its chief use, it 
is also boiled and served like other vegetables. The dwarf 
sorts may be planted in hills or in rows about three feet 
apart. Plant in any good soil about May 15. The pods 
should be gathered when very young, as they are then 
very tender. 
OKRA, OR GUMBO— (Dwarf Green.) Pkt., 5c; Oz., 10c; 
Vi Lb., 20c; Lb 60c 
An early dwarf and prolific variety with thick, green 
pods. 
OKRA— (White Velvet.) Oz., 10c; V4 Lb., 20c; Lb., 60c 
Very tender pods, long, smooth and white. 
ONION SETS 
The Importance of Using Northern Grown Onion Sets. 
The planting of Onion 
Sets is increasing rapidly 
year after year. They 
are used for several pur- 
poses. The Bottom Onion 
Sets produce onions ready 
for market from four to 
six weeks earlier than can 
be had by sowing the seed. 
This enables the grower 
to sell his entire crop ear- 
lier in the season, at 
which time prices usually 
are higher than when the 
bulk of the crop reaches 
market. It also permits 
the sowing of another crop 
on the land the s,ame year. 
Bottom Sets also produce 
good green onions on most 
any soil in half the time it takes to raise them from seed. 
We do not use or sell the top sets, as we consider bot- 
tom sets better. These are simply little wee onions 
grown from the black seed planted late and thick. They 
are about as big as the end of your finger, and when set 
out in spring they come quick and make nice green onions 
for bunching, or if left stand will bottom down and make 
big onions like ones from seed, but lots earlier. We can 
furnish them in red, yellow or white. Yellow are gen- 
erally best, as they are not so liable to run to seed. Mul- 
tiplier sets are also pretty good. 
About Sizes on Onion Sets. 
It is very important that you get onion sets of the right 
size. If just a little too large they will run to seed right 
away instead of making a good onion. The usual Seed- 
man's rule is to sell every set below 1% inches in diameter, 
but in that case there is sure to be some too large that will 
go to seed. Therefore we use none above % inch. 
ONION SETS— (White Bottom.) Lb. (Postpaid), 25c; by Ex- 
press or Freight at Purchaser's Expense, Lb., 20c; 10 
Lbs., $1.75; Bu. (32 Lbs.) $4.50 
These are small, solid and of a beautiful silvery white; 
a favorite sort in private and market gardens. 
ONION SETS— (Red Bottom.) Lb. (Postpaid), 25c-; by Ex- 
press or Freight at Purchaser's Expense, Lb., 20c; 10 
Lbs., $1.60; Bu. (32 Lbs.) $4.00 
Bright deep red in color, even ,and dry. A popular vari- 
ety. 
ONION SETS— (Yellow Bottom.) Lb. (Postpaid), 25c; bv 
Express or Freight at Purchaser's Expense, Lb., 20c; 10 
Lbs., $i.60; Bu. (32 Lbs.) $4.00 
ONION SETS— (Yellow MulUplier.) Lb. (Postpaid), 25c; bv 
Express or Freight at Purchaser's Expense, Lb. 20c; 10 
Lbs., $1.60: Bu. (32 Lbs.) $4.00 
Often preferred on account of their earliness. Late in 
.Tune they are fully ripe, and can be gathered. They are 
very productive, five to fifteen bulbs growing from onei 
bulb set out. • » 
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