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Vegetahle Seeds 
BRECK’S 
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Mushrooms 
WATERMELONS 
One ounce of seed will plant about 30 hills 
Although not commercially grown in 
the North, to any extent. Watermelons 
are an interesting and satisfactory crop 
for the home-garden. The following sorts 
are suited to New England. 
Cole’s Early. Medium size; red flesh; 
green skin. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; }4lb. 
50c. 
Phinney’s Early. Standard sort for New 
England. Bright red flesh, sweet and 
tender. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 341b. 50c. 
Citron. For preserving. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 
341b. 50c. 
MUSTARD 
One ounce of seed will sow 50 feet of drill 
Salad lovers should all learn to grow 
and eat Mustard. Don’t be afraid of 
it just because of its name. It gives an 
added zest to salads and it is marvelous 
in sandwiches. Do you know Cress sand¬ 
wiches? Mustard is just as good, and it is 
of the easiest culture, even in Winter in 
a cellar-frame, a sunny window, or the 
greenhouse. 
Southern Giant Curled. Plants vigor¬ 
ous and hardy. Leaves large, light 
green, and crumpled. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
25c; 341b. 75c. 
Chinese. Leaves twice the size of the 
ordinary White Mustard, and of a 
deeper green. Flavor pleasantly sweet 
ana pungent. Desirable as a salad. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; }4}b. 75c. 
MUSTARD SPINACH 
A recent introduction from the Orient 
and widely used in the southern states, 
providing a continuous supply of fine, mild 
mustard greens with a creamy Spinach 
flavor. Harvest when plants are 4 to 5 
inches high. It is a rapid grower and can be 
cut in 3 to 4 weeks. Withstands hot, dry 
weather. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; }4}h. 75c. 
MUSHROOM SPAWN 
We can supply fresh Mushroom Spawn 
throughout the entire year. Standard 
American Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn. 
Direct bricks, per brick 40c; 20 bricks 
$6.50; 100 bricks $30.00. 
Mushroom Growing, by B. M. Dugger, $2.15, ppd. 
ONION SETS 
Onion bulbs from sets are easily grown in 
any good garden soil. Plant them early in 
the Spring, provide plenty of water, fertilize 
heavily, and cultivate frequently. The plant¬ 
ing of sets insures Onions when we want them, 
right through the Summer season. 
Yellow Japanese or Ebenezer. Stock available 
early in March, plant as soon as bed can be 
prepared. Set bulbs about 3 inches apart 
in a row. Lb. 30c; 4 lbs. $1.00; 8 lbs. $2.00. 
Red Globe. Lb. 30c; 4 lbs. $1.00; 8 lbs. $2.00. 
White Globe. Lb. 35c; 4 lbs. $1.25; 8 lbs. $2.25. 
SWEET SPANISH. Mild-flavored, globe- 
shaped, light yellow Onion of Spanish 
origin that grows to large size. Good 
shipping Onion, with small top-growth. 
Rapidly becoming popular where the 
stock has been given a good trial. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; 341 b. $1.50. 
AILSA CRAIG. Imported Stock. A 
variety that will grow to enormous size. 
Globular; skin light yellow; flesh white. 
Good keeper. Grown largely for exhibi¬ 
tion purposes. Pkt. 25c; oz. $1.00; 
MIb. $3.50. 
Prizetaker or Gibraltar or Denia. Bulbs 
globular, very large, light straw color, 
and very mild in flavor. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 50c; 341k- $1-50. 
Southport Yellow Globe. Globular; me¬ 
dium large; thick-skinned. Excellent 
keeper. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; }/ilb. $1.50. 
WHITE ONIONS 
Onion Sets 
ONIONS 
Egyptian or Perennial Tree Onion. Bulbs 
available only during late July and early 
August. Mulch during the Winter. Price 
per pound is usually about 15c. 1936 prices 
quoted August 1. 
SOUTHPORT WHITE GLOBE. Similar 
to Southport Yellow Globe except that 
it is decidedly white. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 
MIb. $1.25. 
White Queen. A small sort used exten¬ 
sively as a pickling Onion. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 50c; 3€Ib. $1.50. 
White Portugal. Large; flat. Mild flavor. 
Not a good keeper. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; 
MIb. $1.50. 
RED ONIONS 
RED WETHERSFIELD. Bulbs semi-flat, 
large, deep purplish red, solid and an 
excellent keeper. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; 
3<lb. $1.50. 
Southport Red Globe. An excellent 
elongated globe sort of red Onion. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; 341b- $1-50. 
Red Italian Tripoli. Large, flat, of mild 
flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; 341b. $1.50. 
One ounce of seed will sow 100 feet of drill 
YELLOW VARIETIES 
BRECK’S YELLOW GLOBE DAN¬ 
VERS. Our stock of seed has 
been developed by a Massachusetts 
Onion seed-grower who has had a 
lifetime of experience in selecting 
Onion bulbs, thus furnishing us 
with the best type obtainable. 
Uniform in size, solid, of a rich 
coppery yellow color, producing a 
marketable crop of superior quality, 
yield, and appearance. The best 
variety for Winter storage. Pkt. 25c; 
oz. $1.00; 341b. $3.00. 
Onion, Southport White Globe 
