22 Vegetable Seeds 
WILLIS S. PINO, SEEDSMAN 
Muskmelon, Tip Top 
Okra 
Mustard 
Sow in shallow drills a foot apart, covering the seeds about a half inch deep. 
For succession sow every few weeks. The young leaves are used for salad or are 
cut and boiled like Spinach and the seeds are used for flavoring. 
Fordhook Fancy. Leaves dark green, curved outward like a fine ostrich plume. 
Stands well even in hot weather. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 24 lb. 45c. 
White. Desirable for salads or culinary purposes. Pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., 24 lb. 20c., 
lb. 50c. 
Mushrooms 
American Spore Culture Spawn. Produced from original spore cultures under 
the new French process which permits the indefinite production of selected va¬ 
rieties without dilution of the strain, and free of any trace of the parasitic disease 
of the Mushroom. Positively the most vigorous and prolific spawn on the market. 
Each brick weighs about 1 lb. and will spawn about 8 sq. ft. of beds. We keep on 
hand the cream white variety, which is generally preferred in the market. 
1 brick 30c., 10 bricks $2.50. 
Muskmelon 
One ounce to 80 hills; 2 to 3 pounds 
per acre 
Prepare hills 4 to 5 feet apart each way; mix well with the soil in each hill a couple 
of shovelfuls of thoroughly rotted manure. When the weather has become warm, 
plant from 12 to 15 seeds in each hill; afterward thin out, leaving four good plants. 
Bender’s Surprise. Vigorous growth, disease resisting. Melons nearly round, 
flesh rich orange color and remarkably spicy flavor. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 24 lb. 50c. 
Emerald Gem. Early. Small, flesh deep orange, very sweet, the best and most 
popular sort for this section. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 24 lb. 50c., lb. $1.75. 
Tip Top. Medium size, round, yellow flesh. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 24 lb. 50c. 
Lake Champlain. Probably the earliest of the salmon flesh Melons. Very sweet 
and tempting, medium size. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 24 lb. 50c., lb. $1.75. 
Miller’s Cream. Skin very thin, dark green; flesh salmon and excellent flavor. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 24 lb. 50c. 
Watermelon 4 to 5 pounds per acre 
Plant in hills as for Muskmelons, treat in all respects the same except that the hills 
should be about 8 feet apart. Price, all varieties, pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 24 lb. 50c. 
Cole’s Early. Medium size, flesh bright red, excellent. 
Phinney’s Early. Early, sweet; flesh deep red. 
Kleckley’s Sweet. Vines vigorous, productive; flesh bright red, exceedingly sweet. 
Stone Mountain. A large Melon, nearly round, dark green rind. Sweet scarlet 
flesh with few seeds. 
Citron. For preserves only. 
Okra, or Gumbo 
Sow early in May, in drills 2 inches deep, setting the plants from 2 to 3 feet apart. 
Dwarf Green. The best variety for general cultivation. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 
24 lb. 40c. 
Perkins’ Mammoth Long-podded. About 3 ft high; very early and productive. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 24 lb- 40c. 
White Velvet. About 324 ft. high, early and productive. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 
24 lb. 40c. 
Onions 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill; 
6 lbs. per acre 
A rather, strong, deep, rich, loamy soil is considered most suitable 
for Onion culture. Prepare ground the previous Autumn by plowing 
or spading deeply and applying a heavy coat of well rotted barnyard 
manure. Sow seed early in Spring in shallow drills 1 foot apart, cov¬ 
ering with fine soil, and press down by the use of a light roller or the 
back of a spade. Thin plants to 4 inches and keep free from weeds, 
Yellow Globe Danvers. True Buxton type. Standard sort, deep, 
globe-shape, large size, mild flavor and a good keeper. Pkt. 10c., 
24 oz. 25c., oz. 40c., 24 lb. $1.25. 
Large Red Wethersfield. One of the most productive and longest 
keeping sorts. Large size, flat, purplish red color. Pkt. 10c., 24 
oz. 25c., oz. 40c., 24 lb. $1.25. 
Southport White Globe. Large, globe-shape, mild flavor and firm; 
a good keeper. Always commands a high price in market. Pkt. 
10c., 24 oz. 25c., oz. 40c., 24 lb. $1.25. 
Prizetaker. Globe-shape, very large size, extremely mild flavored; 
is most satisfactory when sown early in hotbed and transplanted. 
Pkt. 10c., 24 oz. 25c., oz. 40c., 24 lb. $1.25. 
Onion Sets variable) 
Lb. 5 lbs. Lb. 5 lbs. 
$0.35 $1.50 Red Sets.$0.35 $1.50 
.35 1.50 Shallots.35 1.50 
Onion, Yellow Globe Danvers 
White Sets. 
Yellow Sets 
