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Encourage the Boys and Girls to Plant a Garden 
CAULIFLOWER 
CULTURE. This is the same as for cabbage, except that extra manure and plenty of water will pay upon this. If the 
soil be dry, water frequently, and! if the plants could have a heavy mulch of hay or straw, it would keep the soil moist and the 
plants would not suffer from drouth. The early kinds should be strong enough to plant out not later than the middle of April, 
the late kinds may be planted out same time as for cabbage. To destroy the Cauliflower maggot, it is recommended to take one 
Cauliflower—Early Snowball 
ounce of sulphate of potassium and dissolve it in one gallon of water. 
Heat the liquid to about 100 degrees, take a large spoon, or something 
that will hold the 100th part of a gallon, and pour the liquid against 
the stalk of the plant just above the ground. 
One ouncd will produce 1,500 to 2,000 plants. 
DANISH SNOWBALL—Exceedingly early and hardy and a very 
sure header. Outer leaves are erect, while the inner one3 lap well over 
the head, protecting from the sun. It is a good late sort. Our seed is 
of the very best strain. Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., $1.50; % lb., $5.00; 1 lb., 
$17.50. Grown in Denmark. 
EXTRA EARLY DWARF ERFURT—(Selected). This is the 
choicest selected strain of the popular Erfurt type, and is remarkable 
for its extreme reliability in heading. Plants very dwarf, with solid 
pure white heads of superior quality. Per pkt., 10c; 1 oz., $1.25 ; % 
lb., $4.00. 
DANISH GIANT OR DRY WEATHER—Large leaved and large 
flowering with pure white compact heads. For open ground and forcing. 
Two weeks later than Snow Ball, when planted at same time. Very 
resisting against unfavorable seasons and dry weather. Grown in Den¬ 
mark. Per pkt., 10c ; % oz., 50c ; oz., $1.50 ; % lb., $5.00 ; 1 lb., $18.50. 
EARLY PARIS—An excellent French variety, and the popular early sort in the Paris markets. Being so early, it 
must be a favorite. Per pkt., 10c; % oz., 30c; oz., 90c; *4 lb-. $2.25. 
Cantaloupe or Muskmelon 
Cantaloupes or muskmelons are a long season crop requiring for their best development a sandy 
soil which quickly warms up, a season of 90 to 10 0 day growing weather, hot sun and ample irriga¬ 
tion. Though these conditions are best found in irrigated sections of the West, there is practically 
no region in the United States in which some variety cannot be successfully grown. 
CUL/TURE—Muskmelons delight in moderately rich, warm, mellow loam. The seed should be 
planted in the spring upon the arrival of settled warm weather. Plant seeds 1 inch deep in hills 4 to 
6 feet apart each way, and as soon as the plants begin to run, remove all but four of the most likely 
ones. Spray often with Arsenate of Lead. 
THE ROCKY FORD CANTALOUPE—Most valuable introduction ; has at¬ 
tained in an incredible short time a national reputation. It is the netted Gem 
type, oval in shape, averaging from four and one-ha>f to five inches in length, 
of a delicious flavor, very fine and smooth-grained flesh of light green color 
throughout when ripe, from the district in which it has been for the past 
several years so extensively grown. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; *4 lb., 25c; lb., 90c, 
postpaid. 
EXTRA EARLY CITRON—A decided acquisition among cantaloupes. 
Earlier than any other ; large, showy, and of fine flavor. A variety which for 
its early maturity will be found profitable by all market gardeners and desir¬ 
able also in the private garden till others come into condition. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
10c ; lb., 25c ; lb., 90c, postpaid. 
EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK—By careful selection and improvement 
carried on for some years this strain has been’ so developed that it produces 
melons with all the good qualities of the well-known Hackensack melon, but at 
least ten days earlier. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; *4 lb., 25c; lb., 90c, postpaid. 
NETTED GEM—This has become one of the most popular of small or 
basket melons. The fruit is oval, slightly ribbed, densely covered with course 
netting. Flesh thick, green, very sweet and highly flavored. We offer an 
exceptionally fine stock of this sort. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; *4 lb., 25c; lb., 90c. 
postpaid. 
EDWARD’S PERFECTO—A new type of the Rocky Ford, showing a trace 
of Burrell's Gem. The seed cavity is triangular and the flesh extremely thick, 
sweet and spicy. The melons are almost perfectly round, heavy and netted, 
no ribs, and the shipping qualities splendid. Pkt., 5c ; oz., 10c ; *4 lb. 25c ; lb., 
90c, postpaid. 
BURRELL’S GEM—Same shape as the Rocky Ford Can¬ 
taloupe, a trifle larger; pink flesh. This new melon surpasses 
all others for its delicious flavors and is a general favorite. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; *4 lb., 25c; lb., 90c, postpaid. 
HALE’S BEST EARLY CANTALOUPE—This variety is 
very extensively used in the Imperial Valley, California. It is 
very desireable on account of its earliness, and its long dis¬ 
tant shipping qualities. The average period required is 68 
days to maturity. It is a salmon fleshed melon of exceptional 
thickness. Its shape is oval. Average size is 8x4)4 inches, 
with a very heavy netting and fairly prominent ribs. It is 
vpry desireable for Market Garden trade. Pkt., 10c ; Oz., 20c ; 
% lb., 40c ; 1 lb., $1.00 ; 10 lbs., $9.00. Postpaid. 
