OLDS’ WATERMELONS and MANGELS 
261. SWEETHEART. (90 days.) A large oval 
melon, medium early in season. Remains in condition for 
use longer than any other except the Winter Melon. The 
flesh is bright red, solid and sweet. Rind thin but tough 
and elastic, making it a good shipper. Black seeds. A 
very popular variety. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; V4 lb., 25c; lb., 
75c, postpaid. 
267. *ICE CREAM or PEERLESS. (85 days.) A 
well-known old favorite and a standard home melon. Ex¬ 
tra early, of medium size, short oblong in form; rind 
thin, light green in color, mottled and veined with a dark¬ 
er shade; bright scarlet flesh, wonderfully sweet and de¬ 
licious ; seeds white. Highly regarded by thousands of 
home gardeners all over the North. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 
Vi lb., 25c; lb., 75c, postpaid. 
262. ★COLE’S EARLY. (75 days.) One of the 
earliest of all melons and one of the best. It is medium 
in size, nearly round in shape, dark green in color, striped 
a lighter shade. The flesh is deep pink, rather a darker 
shade than some others, of excellent quality, firm and 
delicious. Seeds black. Nothing surer than this variety 
for hard situations in Northern latitudes. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
10c; V4 lb., 25c; lb., 75c, postpaid. 
272. GOLDEN HONEY. (90 days.) The flesh is a 
beautiful glistening amber-yellow, very tender with a most 
delicious flavor. It is medium early, of uniform large 
size, oblong shape and handsome appearance. The skin 
is green with irregular stripes of darker green. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 15c; Vi lb., 30c; lb., 80c, postpaid. 
Winter. 
276. WINTER. (85 days.) This melon is early, 
very prolific, almost round; color, light green. The flesh 
is red, sweet; almost as hard as a citron. If jjroperly stored 
will keep for months. It is now becoming very popular 
on the market. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; V4 lb., 30c; lb., 80c, 
postpaid. 
OLDS’ MANGELS 
Mangels are highly nutritious and easily stored for winter. Greatly relished by all live 
stock and poultry. They are as digestible as grain; no silo is required. Mangels will save 
one-half the grain feed without reducing the milk yield. One ounce of seed will sow 75 to 100 
feet of drill6 pounds an acre. 
Mangels for winter storage should be planted 
about corn planting time. Make the rows about 
20 inches apart for hand cultivation or three to four 
feet apart for horse cultivation. Thin to about 
four to six inches apart in the row. For larger 
amounts than quoted, see Market Gardeners’ 
Wholesale Price List, page 39. 
Ask for Wisconsin Bulletin No. 330, “Root Crops 
Are Profitable.’’ 
.55. ★MAMMOTH LONG RED. The most 
widely grown mangel. Yields up to 40 tons per 
acre, the large roots often weighing 15 pounds each. 
They frequently grow two feet or more long, with 
Vis to % of their length above ground. Skin 
bright red; flesh white with rings of pink. Oz., 10c; 
V4 lb., 20c; lb., 55c; 5 lbs., $2.10, postpaid. 
56. GOLDEN TANKARD. Large roots, near¬ 
ly cylindrical in shape, narrowing abruptly at both 
ends. Flesh zoned yellow and white, very produc- J 
tive. Contains a larger percentage of sugar than ® 
the red mangels. Oz., 10c; Vi lb., 20c; lb., 55c; 
5 lbs., $2.10, postpaid. 
59. ★DANISH SLUDSTRUP. This new 
mangel has attained the highest honor in agricul¬ 
tural circles in Denmark where mangels are as im¬ 
portant as corn is here. Sludstrup has a long red¬ 
dish-yellow root, growing more than half above 1 
ground; is easily harvested. It excels any other 1 
variety in weight, feeding value, and yield. Oz., 1 
10c; Vi lb., 23c; lb., 60c; 5 lbs., $2.30, postpaid. ! 
63. ★GIANT HALF SUGAR ROSE. Com¬ 
bines the large size of a mangel with the greater 
feeding value of a sugar beet. Roots are oval 
shaped, skin rose colored, flesh white. One of the 
most valuable for feeding stock. Oz., 10c; Vi lb., 
20c; lb., 55c; 5 lbs., $2.10, postpaid. 
SUGAR BEET 
61. KLEIN WANZLEBEN SUGAR BEET. 
Largely grown for sugar. The roots are straight 
and even. A heavy yielder and very rich in sugar. 
The young beets are fine cooked with red table 
beets. Cooked this way they turn red and are 
much sweeter than the garden beet. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
10c; Vi lb., 20c; lb., 55c; 5 lbs., $2.10, postpaid. 
“We have used L. L. Olds’ seeds for thirty ; years at 
least and they always give perfect satisfaction, so I 
expect we will always buy from you.” — Mrs. M. S. 
Parker, Pennsylvania. 
Mammoth Long Red. 
Danish Sludstrup. 
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