OLDS & WHIPPLE, INC., HARTFORD, CONN. 
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Turnip—Con. 
YELLOW FLESHED VARIETIES 
Golden Ball—Recommended for home and 
market gardens. A good keeper. Round roots 
about 4 inches in diameter, deep yellow color 
with light yellow flesh. 
Pkt. 5c Oz. 10c % lb. 20c 1 lb. 65c 
Large Yellow Globe—A very popular table 
variety but usually grown for stock. Flesh 
firm and of good quality. Very tender and 
sweet if pulled before full grown. 
Pkt. 5c Oz. 10c X A lb. 20c 1 lb. 65c 
Watermelon 
A warm light sandy loam preferred. Being 
tender should not be planted before middle of 
May. Plant in hills 8 feet apart each way. 
Cover seeds about one-half inch deep and when 
well started thin out to 3 plants in a hill. One 
ounce will plant about 15 hills; 4 pounds to the 
acre. 
Ice Cream 
Cole’s Early—A popular extra early variety; 
fruit 12 inches long and 11 inches in diameter. 
Very good quality. Thin brittle rind, green 
striped skin. Bright red flesh with black seeds. 
Pkt. 5c Oz. 15c 14 lb. 30c 1 lb. $1.00 
Ice Cream—One of the most popular early 
home garden sorts. Thin rind, medium green 
skin. Flesh rich scarlet, very sweet, seeds 
white. 
Pkt. 5c Oz. 15c lb. 30c 1 lb. $1.00 
Kleckley’s Sweets—A large, medium oblong 
shaped melon with thin rind. Dark bluish- 
green skin and delicious sweet, bright scarlet 
flesh, seeds white. 
Pkt. 5c Oz. 15c % lb. 30c 1 lb. $1.00 
Mountain Sweet—An old standard medium 
early variety; slightly oblong, grows fairly 
large. Sweet, solid, scarlet flesh, dark seeds. 
Pkt. 5c Oz. 15c V* lb. 30c 1 lb. $1.00 
Phinney’s Early—A very early medium sized, 
oblong sort. Skin mottled with various shades 
of green. Thin rind. Tender, pink flesh. 
Pkt. 5c Oz. 15c lb. 30c 1 lb. $1.00 
Citron—(Red Seeded.) Round melon 8 to 12 
inches in diameter. Skin medium green striped 
with darker green. White flesh, very firm. 
Used only for preserves. 
Pkt. 5c Oz. 15c % lb. 30c 1 lb. $1.00 
Ruta-Baga or Swedish Turnip 
Seed should be sown in drills 18 to 24 inches 
apart and plants thinned out to 6 inches apart 
in rows. 
White Rock 
Improved Long Island or American Purple 
Top—A popular home and market garden vari¬ 
ety. Large globular roots, purple above 
ground, yellow below, short neck, a good 
keeper. 
Pkt. 5c Oz. 10c % lb. 25c 1 lb. 75c 
White Rock or Sweet German—Very produc¬ 
tive. Large white globular roots with bronze 
green top. Medium neck. 
Pkt. 5c Oz. 10c M lb. 25c 1 lb. 75c 
Herbs 
Sage—A hardy grey-green perennial, with 
pleasant aromatic odor. Used for seasoning. 
Pkt. 5c V 2 Oz. 25c Oz. 40c 
Summer Savory—A hardy annual. Used for 
flavoring. 
Pkt. 5c V 2 Oz. 25c Oz. 40c 
Sweet Marjoram—A tender perennial, mostly 
grown as an annual. Used for flavoring soups, 
dressings, etc. 
Pkt. 5c y 2 Oz. 30c Oz. 50c 
Thyme, Broad Leafed—A dwarf perennial. 
Aromatic leaves and shoots used for seasoning 
and in medicinal preparations. 
Pkt. 5c y 2 Oz. 30c Oz. 50c 
