CULTURE—The same as for Muskmelons, except that they should 
be planted from 8 to 10 feet apart each way. The seedlings must be 
protected from the cucumber beetle until the foliage becomes toughened. 
Pitf* Mf'lon Kansas Stock Pie Melon or Colorado Pre¬ 
serving Melon. A boon to the dry land 
farmer. The melons grow to a large size, some of them 
weighing as high as 60 to 70 pounds. The flesh is firm 
and solid with few seeds. Will keep all winter and can 
be fed to stock the same as turnips and beets. 
Wonder Watermelon 
Golden Honey Watermelon 
“Yellow as Gold and Sweet as Honey.” 
The melons are of medium size, oblong, 
the rind hard and of very dark green color. 
1 oz., 15c; Zq. lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.25. 
1 oz., 10c; Z$ lb., 30c; 1 lb., 75c. 
Except Wonder, Stone Mountain, King and Queen, and 
Golden Honey, which are slightly more. 
CULTURE—Onions do best in sandy loam which has been fertilized. 
The seed is sown early in the spring In drills. If rows are 12 to 14 
inches apart for hand cultivation it takes 4'/ 2 pounds of seed per acre 
and If 24 to 36 inches apart for horse cultivation l/ 2 pounds to the 
acre. Onions must be cultivated frequently and also hand weeded to 
keep the weeds out. 
Irish Gray Free trom hard centers and strings, very 
Y firm, and does not break when sliced. Ma¬ 
tures in about 90 days. Greenish gray color; does not 
sunburn. 
Tom Watson Immensely popular because there is de¬ 
licious sweetness. The flesh is rich red, 
crisp and tenderly melting. Reaches the size of 24 to 28 
inches in length, and 12 to 14 inches in diameter. It has 
a mottled, dark green rind, thin, but tough enough to 
stand shipping. 
Mountain Danvers ^ ns ! d . er ,t'L V.Z' 
ers as the best type of semi¬ 
globe shaped onion in existence. Small neck, bright, even 
color, and ripens very early; good keeper. 1 oz., 25c; >4 
lb., 80c; 1 lb., $3.00. 
(Riverside Strain). One of the larg- 
oweei opamsu egt and one Qf the best a jj ar ound 
onions grown. Of attractive, light yellow color and a 
dandy shipper; flesh clear white, tender and sweet and 
mild flavor. y 2 oz., 20c; 1 oz., 30c; <4 lb., $1.00; 1 lb., 
Halbert Honey The me, ° ns F? °, blon s in f0 , rm > 8kin 
J is smooth, of dark green color, thin, 
and rather brittle; on this account the melons do not 
stand shipping well. But for home use, they are excellent. 
Klecklev Sweet Wel1 n amed, for the flesh of this 
Y melon is sweet as honey. The rind is 
dark green, and only about one-half inch thick. Seeds 
are white, lying close to the rind, leaving a large solid 
heart. 
S under A large and long melon resembling 
the Tom Watson. It is thicker, usu¬ 
ally grows larger and heavier, the color is a dark 
solid green, seldom shows any hollow waste. 1 oz. 
10c; !4 lb., 35c; 1 lb., $1.00. 
Stone Mountain A , Y? 1 ^ fine melon, espe¬ 
cially popular in the 
southern states, where the fruits frequently 
weigh 50 to 80 pounds. The flesh is solid, 
bright scarlet in color, has few seeds, and is 
very sweet. 1 oz., 10c; !4 lb., 35c; 1 lb., $1.25. 
“King and Queen” Winter Watermelon 
Spherical in shape, ivory shell, pink center, seeds black. 
Average weight 25 pounds. The most luscious, handsome, 
and valuable winter melon in the world. 1 oz., 15c; 14 lb. 
50c; 1 lb., $1.40. 
Cole’s Early ®’ ru ^ * 8 oval, small in size and handsome- 
^ ly striped with light and dark green. The 
rind is too thin and brittle to make it a good shipper. 
Citron For preserving. Fruit very similar to the wa¬ 
termelon, but the flesh is used exclusively for 
sauces, pies, and preserving. The flesh is white, will 
keep solid all winter, and has a delicious flavor after it 
is cooked. 
All Pkts. on this page. 
Sweetheart ^ine vigorous and productive. 
Fruit large, rounded or slightly 
oblong; skin pale green, with bands of deeper 
color, flesh red, melting and very sweet. 
$3.50. 
Prizetaker 
The true type is 
a large globe, very 
handsome, of 
a bright clear 
straw color, with 
white flesh, which 
is firm and solid 
and of very mild 
and delicate fla¬ 
vor. The large on¬ 
ions grow the 
first year from 
seed sown in the 
spring. 1 oz., 25c; 
!4 lb., 80c; 1 lb., 
$3.00. 
Australian 
Brown Extremely 
hardy, and 
yields enormous crop 
Prizetaker both in bulk and weight. 
The skin is thick and 
of a rich brownish red color; the flesh is white, solid, 
crisp and mild. 1 oz., 20c; J4 lb., 75c; 1 lb., $2.40. 
Yellow Globe Danvers G l , 1 obu,ar 8ha Pf* flesh white, 
mildly flavored; skin brown¬ 
ish yellow. A good paying onion for general crop. Good 
size, a good keeper, and very productive. 1 oz., 35c; |4 lb., 
$1.20; 1 lb., $4 00. 
White Sweet Spanish 
The pure white flesh of this onion 
is fine grained and exceptionally 
sweet. It is a splendid sort to use 
in salads or other ways without 
cooking. y 2 oz., 25c; 1 oz., 40c; >4 
lb., $1.25; 1 lb., $4.50. 
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