SELECTED STRAINS OF SEEDS ADAPTED TO SOUTHERN SOILS AND CLIMATE 
CANTALOUPE AND MUSKMELON 
Plant from February to April. 
A packet of seed will plant about 20 hills, an ounce 
about 100 hills. 2 pounds per acre. 
Cultural Directions: Cantaloupe should be planted in 
hills averaging five feet apart with 10 to 12 seeds to 
the hill. Cover the seeds about 1 inch. Thin the 
plants when they begin to crowd, leaving five of the 
best plants to the hill. 
HALES BEST. (75 days). The earliest and best sal¬ 
mon fleshed melon of the Rocky Ford type. The 
fruit is of medium size, oval and heavily netted. 
The flesh is of deep orange color, very firm, thick 
and fine flavor. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; X A lb. 35c; 1 lb. $1.25. 
HONEY ROCK. (80 days). Fruits nearly round, of 
medium size, skin greyish-green color to light yel¬ 
low when ripe. Flesh rich salmon of the very fin¬ 
est quality. A variety of recent introduction. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; X A lb. 35c; 1 lb. $1.25. 
BANANA. (90 days). A very popular melon in 
Florida because of its delicious flavor and ability 
to continue to bear later in the season than other 
varieties. The melon grows from 14 to 18 inches 
in length, tapering at both ends like its name. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; X A lb. 35c; 1 lb. $1.25. 
ROCKY FORD. Melons are nearly round with very 
small cavity. The flesh is light green of a very 
delicious spicy flavor. Rocky Ford melons can¬ 
not be excelled by any other strain on the market. 
Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 10c; X A lb. 30c; 1 lb. $1.00. 
HEARTS OF GOLD. (75 days). We have a fine true 
strain of this popular melon. Fruits almost per¬ 
fectly round, thickly netted and very firm. The 
flesh is deep orange color, very sweet and of de¬ 
licious flavor. The vines are vigorous, very pro¬ 
ductive and free from blight. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; X A lb. 35c; 1 lb. $1.25. 
POLLOCK-10-25. (85 days). An excellent shipping 
variety of Rocky Ford strain. Fruits nearly round, 
weighing about 3 lbs. Flesh thick, deep salmon 
color at center with green tone near the rind. This 
variety is of fine flavor and rust resistant. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; X A lb. 35c; 1 lb. $1.25. 
CANTALOUPE. HEARTS OF GOLD 
CHANTENAY CARROT 
CARROT 
Plant from October to March. 
A packet will plant 50 feet of row; an ounce about 
200 feet of row. 4 pounds per acre. 
Cultural Directions: Sow seed in drills 12 to 15 inches 
apart, covering seed about one-half inch deep. Car¬ 
rots do well in well-enriched sandy soil. 
CHANTENAY. (80 days). This is the most popular 
carrot for general use and market. The color is 
deep orange and the roots are fine grained, smooth 
and of unusual quality. The roots grow 6 to 7 
inches long, tapering only slightly and are quite 
stump rooted. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; X A lb. 30c; 1 lb. 90c. 
RED CORED CHANTENAY. (75 days). This new strain 
of Chantenay is free from the ordinary yellow 
core. More tender, earlier, and more attractive, 
easily the best carrot on the market. Of uniform 
deep orange-red color right through the center. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; X A lb. 35c; 1 lb. $1.10. 
DANVERS HALF LONG. (82 days). A longer variety 
than the Chantenay, growing about 7 to 8 inches 
in length. A very heavy yielder of uniform growth 
and valuable for stock feeding as well as for 
market. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; X A lb. 30c; 1 lb. 90c. 
IMPERATOR. (85 days). A new introduction of fine 
quality. The roots are smooth, taper slightly from 
a rounded shoulder down to the semi-blunt tip. 
The flesh is a rich orange with practically no core. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; X A lb. 35c; 1 lb. $1.10. 
IMPROVED LONG ORANGE. (90 days). We have a 
fine strain of this variety. The roots are slightly 
tapering and about ten inches long. An immense 
yielder, used considerably for stock-feeding. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; X A lb. 30c; 1 lb. $1.00. 
CARROTS RATE HIGH 
IN HEALTH-GIVING VALUE. 
BE SURE AND PLANT SOME IN 
YOUR GARDEN 
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