HOME-GROWN FIELD AND GARDEN SEEDS 
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Watermelon 
One ounce for 30 hills; 4 to 5 pounds 
to the acre 
For culture see directions 
under heading of Muskmelons. 
Mountain Sweet. Early; 
large, oblong; skin dark green; 
flesh red, very solid and sweet; 
a good melon for northern gar- 
dens. Pkt. 5 cts., 02. 10 cts., 
Xlb. 20 cts., lb. 55 cts. 
Kolb’s Gem. A delicious, 
sugary flavor; bright red, flesh 
firm and solid, one of the most 
productive and nice for cutting. 
One of the best shipping melons 
grown. Pkt. 5 cts., 02. 10 cts., 
Xlb. 20 cts. 
Cole’s Early. The earliest 
variety; large heart; flesh of fine 
texture and good flavor; rind 
thick. Pkt. 5 cts., 02. 10 cts., 
Xlb. 25 cts. 
Mountain Sweet Watermelons 
NASTURTIUMS 
Four ounces of seed to ioo feet of row 
Culture. — Both for use and ornament. The i 
seed-pods, which resemble capers, are gathered 
while green and tender for pickling and the leaves 
are used for mixing in salads. Sow early in the spring 
in drills about 1 inch deep in light rich soil when all 
danger of frost is over. Train tall ones on trellis or ! 
fences and grow' the dwarf ones in beds. 
Tall Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., 02. 10 cts., } 4 lb. 35 cts. 
Dwarf Mixed. Pkt. 5j3ts., 02. 10 cts., Xlb. 35 cts. ; 
OKRA, or GUMBO 
Culture. — This vegetable is of the easiest cul- 
ture, and grows freely, bearing abundantly in any 
ordinary garden soil. Sow' early in May in drills 
2 inches deep; thin out the plants until about 3 feet 
apart. 
Yellow Olobe Danvers Onion 
Dwarf Green. Early and productive; tender pod. 
Pkt. 5 cts., 02. 10 cts., >^lb. 25 cts. 
White Velvet. Large, creamy white pods; very 
tender. Pkt. 5 cts., 02. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts. 
ONION 
One ounce for ioo feet of drill; 5 or 6 pounds to the acre 
OUR ONION SEED IS NOTED FOR ITS HIGH GERMI- 
NATING QUALITIES, YIELD, WEIGHT, SHAPE AND 
KEEPING QUALITIES 
Culture. — For sets, sow the seeds very thickly 
in drills, as early as possible in the spring. As soon 
as the tops die off in summer, remove them to a dry, 
airy place, and early the following spring replant 
by placing sets in shallow drills 12 inches apart and 
4 inches apart in the drills. The Onions by this pro- 
cess attain a large si2e. They may also be grown 
to full si2e during the first season by sowing thinly 
in drills, I foot apart and about % inch deep, in 
March or early April, in strong, well-manured land, 
and thinning them out to stand 3 or 4 inches apart 
in the drills. They delight in a strong, rich, deep, 
loamy soil and succeed well if grown successive 
years on the same ground. 
By sowing seeds in frames in February or March 
and transplanting in April, Onions of immense si2e 
can be obtained. For this purpose the varieties 
Red and Yellow Southports are usually preferred. 
Yellow Globe Danvers. A standard sort and one 
of the most desirable. An excellent keeper, and very 
productive. Our strain of this variety is a true globe 
shape and not of the flat type. It is the best-paying 
Onion that is grown for general crop, and has been 
the leading variety for years. Pkt. 10 cts., 02. 
20 cts., Klb. 50 cts., lb. $1.60. 
Large Red Wethersfield. This is the leading 
variety in the Eastern States; grow's to full si2e 
the first season from seed. Large and fine; an easy 
keeper. Pkt. 10 cts., 02. 20 cts., J^lb. 50c., lb. Si. 50. 
Southport Yellow Globe. A very large, hand- 
some globe-shaped, yellow variety. Very produc- 
tive; of mild flavor. This is also a favorite variety 
for the Onion-grower. The outer skin is a beautiful 
pale yellow; the bulbs are a beautiful globe-shape. 
A good keeper. O2. 20 cts., .Ft lb- 50 cts., lb. $1.75. 
