MUSKMELON 
Thurmond Gray 90 days 
A wilt-resistant and sunproof melon, pro¬ 
ducing large fruits weighing about 38 lbs. 
Skin is light green, slightly mottled. Flesh 
is bright red, finely flavored, solid and sweet. 
Its shape is long and thick. Brown seeds. 
Rind is very tougli and stands shipping well. 
Tom Watson 90 days 
Considered by many to be the peer of ship¬ 
ping melons. Oblong in shape, averaging 20 
in. long by 10 to 12 in. in diameter and 
weighing 35 to 40 lbs. The skin is deep green. 
Flesh is red and the seeds brown. The rind 
is tough and elastic and keeps the flesh in 
good condition some time after picking. 
Winter Queen 1 00 days 
A new melon that is adapted to all sec¬ 
tions of the country. Fruits of medium size, 
round and pale yellow when ripe. Flesh is 
bright red and sweet as honey. A heavy pro¬ 
ducer and good keeper. Black seeds. Fruits 
harvested from field before frost and stored 
in cool cellar will usually keep until Christ¬ 
mas. 
Tom Watson 
Wonder Melon 
Same as Kleckley’s Sweets Improved. 
MUSTARD 
Florida Broad Leaf 
A vigorous, large leaf variety that grows 
fast but stands longer than most varieties 
before bolting to seed. The leaves are large, 
yellowish-green in color; nearly smooth 
without fringing. The mid rib is a lighter 
shade of green. 
Fordhook Fancy 
Not as large as Southern Giant Curled. 
The leaves are more fringed and crumpled. 
A very attractive variety and excellent in 
quality. The growth habit is upright. 
Large Smooth Leaved 
Large broad oval leaves of deep green col¬ 
or with a white mid-rib. A vigorous variety. 
Mustard-Spinach, Tendergreen 
A mild-flavored, oriental type of mustard. 
OKRA or 
Extra Early Dwarf Green 
This plant grows about 2 feet high with 
many branches. The large green, tender 
pods are thickly set on the plant. Pods 5 to 
7 in. long. 
Mammoth Long Green Podded 
(Perkins) 
A very large plant, growing 3 to 4 ft. high 
Foliage may be used for greens when plant 
is quite young and until it is quite fully 
matured. Prepared for the table same as 
spinach or turnip greens. Quick growing 
with long, broad, fairly smooth leaves. 
Southern Giant Curled 
Large yellowish-green leaves, much crum¬ 
pled on the edges. Popular in the South for 
Fall planting. Leaves 5 in. long, 3 in. wide. 
Tender, pungent. 
White 
This variety goes to seed too quickly to 
permit using the leaves for greens. The 
white seeds are much used in pickling. When 
mixed with “brown” mustard seed and 
ground, the commercial medicinal or table 
mustard is produced. 
GUMBO 
in the South, and covered with deep dark 
green pods frequently 7 to 8 in. long, ribbed 
and tapered. 
White Velvet 
A standard variety in the South for home 
gardens and market. Pods are round, smooth, 
free from ridges, not prickly to touch, and 
greenish white in color. Plants 3 ft. high, 
pods 6 to 7 in. long, tapered. 
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