Wasser-Melone (Ger.) WATERMELONS Cocomero d’acqua (It.) 
A packet of seed will plant about 8 hills; an ounce 25 to 30 hills; 2 to 3 pounds will plant an acre. 
Anyone who has light sandy soil can raise good watermelons. 
The best varieties to grow depends upon the length of the season. In 
the north, where the summers are short, Hungarian Honey, Wonder Melon, 
Fordhook Early, and Stone Mountain are the most certain to ripen. 
WONDER MELON. (New). This melon is the largest and best of the 
longer varieties which can be successfully raised here in the North. 
The melons are oblong in shape with dark green skin and the flesh 
deep bright red and of very fine quality. This is an early vigorous grower 
and large crops can be raised here in the North. We can highly recom¬ 
mend this variety both for the home garden and roadside stand. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; l / 4 Lb. 35c; Lb. $1.10. 
STONE MOUNTAIN. (Sometimes known as “Dixie Belle.”) Although 
this new melon was first introduced in the South it is one of the best 
varieties for the North we know of. During the past season in our trials 
it was among the earliest to ripen and is one of the surest kinds for 
raising here in the North. The melons are of large size almost round 
and dark green. The flesh is deep red and of the highest quality. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; */4 Lb. 45c; Lb. $1.40. 
FORDHOOK EARLY. Best for cool climates. This extra early variety 
grows well in a fairly cool climate and is, therefore, very desirable in 
the northern parts of the country where watermelons ordinarily will not 
ripen. Almost as large as Stone Mountain, slightly oval, dark green 
mottled with darker stripes. The flesh is bright red and of fine quality. 
Pkt. 8c; Oz. 12c; y 4 Lb. 30c; Lb. 85c. 
HUNGARIAN HONEY. The sweetest watermelon. This is one of 
the very best early melons for home use. The melons not large but they 
ripen very early and are deliciously sweet, with firm, solid, deep red flesh, 
and small black seeds. The fruit is nearly round and dark green. Those 
who want an early melon of superior quality should plant this variety. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; V 4 Lb. 35c; Lb. $1.10. 
WINTER QUEEN. These unusual melons have a white skin with deep 
red flesh of superb quality. They are round of medium size, and if 
picked before frost will keep for several months. An excellent variety 
for the home garden, and for markets where known. Try these. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; l / 4 Lb. 35c; Lb. $1.10. 
Mushrooms Grown from Pure Culture Spawn 
Stone MountainWatermelons 
Kleckley’s Sweets or Monte Cristo. Melons are large, long, dark green 
very solid: crisp, bright red flesh of superb quality. Seeds are white. 
Medium early and can be successfully raised anywhere south of New 
York State and in favorable seasons farther north. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; y 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 80c. 
Ice Cream or Peerless (White Seeded). Medium early and of fine quality. 
Quite long, light green and large. Flesh is bright red, firm, sweet, crisp. 
Pkt. 8c; Oz. 12c; y 4 Lb. 30c; Lb. 85c. 
Halbert Honey. Medium early. Can be successfully raised in some of 
the northern states. Quite long with blunt ends; deep green with rich, 
deep red, sugary flesh, extending to within an inch of the outside shell. 
Rind is rather thin for a good shipping melon. 
Pkt. 8c; Oz. 12c; y 4 Lb. 30c; Lb. 85c. 
CITRON, Colorado Preserving. This melon is used extensively for 
making preserves. The rind is thick and clear white, and makes pre¬ 
serves of excellent quality. Cultivation similar to watermelons. The 
fruit is round striped and handsomely marbled. This variety has green 
seeds and is much larger and better than the red seeded citron. It will 
succeed and bear large crops in the North even in unfavorable seasons.: 
Pkt. 8c; Oz. 12c; y 4 Lb. 30c; Lb. 85c. 
Mustard for Salad 
A packet of seed will sow 50 ft. of row, an ounce 300 ft. 
Fordhook Fancy. This beautifully curled mustard is very handsome in 
appearance and of very mild, pleasant flavor. The leaves are curled and 
fringed, and the plant remains longer without running to seed than other 
kinds. This is certainly the finest variety for salads and garnishings. 
It is really an improved strain of Southern Curled Mustard. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; y 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 
Giant Southern Curled. Grows nearly 2 feet high, and has fine curled 
leaves which are excellent for salad. Very popular in the winter and 
early spring. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; J /4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 70c. 
Mushroom Spawn 
Mushrooms can be raised in a cellar or any other place where the temperature can be kept be¬ 
tween 50 and 60 degrees. The beds are made of horse manure mixed with fine soil. A brick of 
spawn will plant 10 to 12 square feet of bed. 
We sell only fresh pure culture spawn, that will produce fine white mushrooms under the proper 
conditions. 
One brick (1 Lb.) 40c; 3 bricks (3 Lbs.) $1.10; 10 bricks (10 lbs.) $3.00. Transportation 
paid. Not paid: 10 bricks or more, at 22c per brick. 
Directions for growing mushrooms will be sent with each order of Mushroom Spawn if requested. 
Ocher (Ger.) Okra or Gumbo Ocra (It.) 
A packet of seed will sow 15 feet of row, an ounce 50 feet. 
Used for thickening and flavoring soup. The pods contain a large amount of gum, which imparts 
a thickness and softness as well as flavor to the soup. It is also used as a vegetable. The pods should 
be picked before the seeds are developed. Directions for use can be found in any good cook book. 
The seed should be sown in the open ground when the ground is thoroughly warm, in this latitude 
about the 1st of June. Sow in rows 2J^ feet apart and thin the plants to 15 inches apart. 
PERKINS LONG POD. This variety is now used almost exclusively by the soup canners, as the 
pods are of a deep green color and of fine quality, and the plant is very prolific. The pods are long, 
and somewhat ribbed or corrugated. The plant grows tall and the pods are 5 to 6 in. long. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; y 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 
White Velvet. The pods are large, round and smooth, almost pure white, and of excellent quality. 
The plant grows 3 feet high. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; y 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 
Perkins Long Pod Okra 
HARRIS’ SEEDS —1934 
JOSEPH HARRIS CO., Inc., COLDWATER, N. V. 
