Burpee’s Watermelons 
The following varieties are loo well 
known to need any descriptions: 
601 Burpee’s Sugar 
Stick (L) Pkt. 100 ; 
oz. 150; 4 ozs. 400; 
V 2 lb. 600; lb. 950; 
2 lbs. $1.70; 5 lbs. $4.05; 
10 lbs. $7.10. 
628 Florida Favor¬ 
ite (E) Pkt. 100; oz. 15^; 
4 ozs. 400; y 2 lb. 60?!; lb. $1.00; 
2 lbs. $1.85; 5 lbs. $4.40; 
10 lbs. $ 8 . 00 . 
Pride of Muscatine 
604 Dixie Queen 
(M) A new melon, round 
in shape, which often 
weighs as much as 60 lbs. 
Skin is striped dark green 
and greenish ivory; flesh 
is bright red, solid and of 
fine flavor. Rind thin, 
but strong. Uniform in 
shape, size, color and qual¬ 
ity. Pkt. 100; oz. 25?!; 
4 ozs. 75?!; x /2 lb. $1.15; 
lb. $2.00. 
605 Pride of Muscatine o 
635 Irish Gray (M) Pkt. 5?!; oz. 15?!; 4 ozs. 30?!; 
i / 2 lb. 50?!; lb. 850; 2 lbs. $1.55; 5 lbs. $3.60; 10 lbs. $6.35. 
(M) A new wilt-resistant strain of the popular Kleckley 
Sweets recommended to growers in commercial areas 
where wilt is prevalent. The rind is thick and makes this 
melon a better shipper than Kleckley Sweets. It has dark 
green skin and beautiful deep red flesh which is sweet, 
crisp, and tender. Pkt. 10?!; oz. 15?!; 4 ozs. 40?!; y 2 lb. 60?!; 
lb. $1.00; 2 lbs. $1.85; 5 lbs. $4.40; 10 lbs. $8.00. 
621 Perfection (M) Pkt. 10 ?!; oz. 15?!; 4 ozs. 40?!; 
V 2 lb. 600; lb. $1.00; 2 lbs. $1.85; 5 lbs. $4.40; 10 lbs. $8.00. 
645 Colorado Preserving Citron (L) 
Pkt. 10 ?!; oz. 15?!; 4 ozs. 40?!; V 2 lb. 60?!; lb. $1.00; 
2 lbs. $1.85; 5 lbs. $4.40; 10 lbs. $8.00. 
Mustard 
Mushrooms 
Sow as early in the spring as the weather permits and 
make succession sowings every ten days up to the time the 
weather gets hot. For late fall use, plant three or four 
times during August. Sow shallow but thinly in rows 
about a foot apart. One ounce for 600 ft. of drill; 25 lbs. 
per acre. 
647 Burpee’s Fordhook Fancy O Dark 
green, ostrich-plume-like leaves of mild flavor. Splendid 
for greens or salads. Most vigorous and yields a very large 
crop of leaves. Pkt. 100; oz. 150; 4 ozs. 300; y 2 lb. 450; 
lb. 750; 2 lbs. $1.35; 5 lbs. $3.20; 10 lbs. $5.60, postpaid. 
Not prepaid: 25 lbs. 310 . 50 ; 50 lbs. 320 . 50 ; 100 lbs. 340 . 00 . 
648 Burpee’s Elephant Ear Extra large 
leaves of heavy substance and most appetizing pungency. 
Light green with a white mid-rib. Grows largest in early 
spring. Pkt. 50; oz. 150; 4 ozs. 250; y 2 lb. 400; lb. 650; 
2 lbs. $1.15; 5 lbs. $2.60; 10 lbs. $4.85, postpaid. Not 
prepaid: 25 lbs. 39 - 25 ; 50 lbs. 3 i 8 .oo; 100 lbs. 335 - 00 - 
652 Florida Broad Leaf Vigorous, upright grower 
and a favorite wherever grown. The thick leaves are large 
and broad and of a rich deep green. Pkt. 100; oz. 150; 
4 ozs. 300; y 2 lb. 450; lb. 750; 2 lbs. $1.35; 5 lbs. $3.20; 
10 lbs. $5.60, postpaid. Not prepaid: 25 lbs. 310 . 50 ; 50 lbs. 
320 . 50 ; 100 lbs. 340 . 00 . 
Mushrooms are easily grown and, because they are whole¬ 
some and nutritious, should be eaten more widely. Our 
special leaflet, “Directions 
for Mushroom Culture,” 
will be sent free if you ask 
for it. 
The illustration shows the 
Mushrooms breaking 
through the soil. Whether 
you plant on the cellar floor, 
on benches in a shed, or 
outside under the trees, the 
results should be the same. 
9980 American-Grown Pure Culture 
Runs freely and produces fine Mushrooms. One brick 
suffices for planting a bed measuring 10 to 12 sq. ft. 
500 a brick; 5 bricks $2.00; 10 bricks $3.50. 
9981 Pure Spore Culture A specially selected 
culture. One carton will spawn 40 sq. ft. Per carton $1.30; 
5 cartons for $6.00; 10 cartons for $11.00. 
655 Southern Giant Curled This is the 
true curled-leaf variety so popular in the South for spring 
or fall planting. Pkt. 50; oz. 150; 4 ozs. 250; V 2 lb. 400; 
lb. 650; 2 lbs. $1.15; 5 lbs. $2.60; 10 lbs. $4.85, postpaid. 
Not prepaid: 25 lbs. 39 - 25 ; 50 lbs. 3i8.oo; 100 lbs. 335-oo. 
650 Spinach Mustard O A mild flavored Mus¬ 
tard with a delicious Spinach flavor, ready for cutting in 
3 to 4 weeks after planting. Pkt. 100 ; oz. 150; 4 ozs. 300; 
i / 2 lb. 450; lb. 750; 2 lbs. $1.35; 5 lbs. $3.20; 10 lbs. $5.60, 
postpaid. Not prepaid: 25 lbs. 310 . 50 ; 50 lbs. 320 . 50 ; 
100 lbs. 340 . 00 . 
Fordhook 
Fancy 
Okra or Gumbo 
This is an excellent vegetable far too little 
known in our northern states. The pods 
should be gathered while still tender. 
They are then valuable for cutting 
up in soups and stews, to which they 
give body. One ounce sows 75 feet 
of row. 
G6i Dwarf Prolific A most 
desirable, compact-growing Okra, 
bearing a tremendous crop of rich, 
green, meaty pods. Of excellent 
quality. Pkt. 100 ; oz. 150; 4 ozs. 250; 
i / 2 lb. 400; lb. 700; 2 lbs. $1.25; 
5 lbs. $2.80. 
663 White Velvet A strong, 
tall-growing variety, 3K feet in 
height, bearing many long whitish 
green, smooth pods. Pkt. 100; 
oz. 150; 4 ozs. 250; V 2 lb- 400; lb. 700; 
2 lbs. $1.25; .5 lbs. $2.80. 
Dwarf 
Pro¬ 
lific 
667 Perfected Perkins’ Long-Pod O 
Also known as Long Green. Slender, slightly corrugated 
pods; 7 inches. Pkt. 100; oz. 150; 4 ozs. 250; / 2 lb. 400; 
lb. 700; 2 lbs. $1.25; 5 lbs. $2.80. 
Mushrooms are easy to raise and should be more generally grown 
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