WATERMELONS AND ONIONS 
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WATERMELONS 
CULTURE— 
Watermelons thrive 
best on light, well- 
drained soil, but 
give good results on 
any good rich gar¬ 
den soil that is prop¬ 
erly drained and cul¬ 
tivated. 
Plant after the 
weather is settled 
and ground is warm. 
Hills should be eight 
feet apart each way 
and with well-rotted 
manure thoroughly 
worked into each 
hill. One ounce of 
seed will plant 80 
hills, two or three 
pounds to the acre. 
Thin to two or three 
plants per hill. 
KLECKLEY’S SWEETS 
The finest of all medium, early watermelons for home use. The rind is too thin to 
stand long-distance shipment. The fruits are uniform in size, oblong in form, the skin 
is rich dark green, the flesh bright scarlet, the seeds lie close to the rind, leaving a 
very bright, solid, red core. The flesh is rich, sugary and melting, entirely free from 
stringiness. Postpaid, pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; y 4 lb. 30c; 1 lb. 90c. 
ANGELINO, BLACK SEEDED 
Very uniform, vigorous growers. Flesh 
very deep red, stringless and very sweet. 
The rind green, thin but tough. A real 
good shipper. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 35c; 
1 lb. $1.00. 
ICE CREAM OR PEERLESS 
Rind thin, light mottled green; flesh 
bright scarlet, solid to the center, sweet 
as honey. Postpaid, pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; l / 4 
lb. 35c; 1 lb. $1.00. 
FORDHOOK EARLY 
An extra early Watermelon of large size. 
The rind is tough, making it desirable for 
shipping purposes. Flesh is bright red 
and very sweet. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; l / 4 lb. 
35c; 1 lb. $1.25. 
SWEETHEART 
Remains in condition for use longer than 
any other sort. Fruit early, large, oval 
and very solid. Flesh bright red, tender 
and sweet. Rind thin, but strong. Postpaid, 
pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 30c; 1 lb. 90c. 
GYPSY OR GEORGIA RATTLESNAKE 
A variety very popular with home gar¬ 
deners and shippers. Long fruit, light 
green, striped dark green. Flesh scarlet 
with white seeds; tender and sweet. Post¬ 
paid, pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; l / 4 lb. 35c; 1 lb. 90c. 
NEW KLONDIKE 
Klondike is offered with the assurance 
of being not only remarkably early, but as 
sweet, delicate and melting in flavor as 
any variety grown. The flesh is of a deep 
scarlet. Rind thin, not a particularly good 
shipping sort, but is emphatically the va¬ 
riety for home use and sale. Postpaid, pkt. 
5c; oz. 15c; l / 4 lb. 35c; 1 lb. $1.00. 
ONIONS—Hints on Onion Culture 
Onions require a well drained loam. The land should be very rich and it is necessary that it should 
have raised a hoed crop the previous season. It is a mistake to attempt to grow onions on weedy or run¬ 
down land. To get the best results, a heavy top dressing of well-rotted barnyard manure should be well 
worked into the soil. After this a complete commercial fertilizer containing a large proportion of potash 
should be used. This should be sown broadcast at the rate of 1,000 pounds per acre. If the land has been 
in a high state of cultivation, the commercial fertilizer may replace the barnyard manure. It costs no 
more to cultivate a crop that yields 800 bushels per acre than it does to cultivate a crop that yields only 
300 bushels. When land is in good condition onions may be grown on it year after year. Seed should 
be sown as early in the Spring as the land can be worked. If intended for hand cultivation sow in rows 
12 to 14 inches apart, and if for horse cultivation, about 30 inches apart. It inquires about four pounds 
of seed per acre. In the case the tops do not die off naturally, they may be broken down and so cause 
the bulbs to ripen, but onion will not make good keeping bulbs, and should be disposed of as soon as 
possible. 
