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Selected Vegetable Seeds 
MUSK MELON 
ONIONS 
One ounce will plant 60 hills. 
From 65 to 80 days from planting to ripening. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. 
Onions take 100 days to mature to full size. 
Musk Melons thrive best in light, rich soil. Plant early in May, when 
ground has become warm and dry, in hills 6 feet appt each way. 
Caroline Clark. Finely n.etted, salmon fleshed of delicious flavor. Blight 
proof. Pkt. 50c., i/z oz. $1.00, oz. $2.00. 
*Emerald Cem. One of the sweetest melons. Flesh delicate salmon. Should 
be in every home garden. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., '/t lb. 75c. 
^Oyster Bay. Salmon fleshed, very sweef. An old favorite since 1918. Pkt. 
50c., Vz oz. $1.00, oz. $2.00. 
Honey Dew. Large, round to oval shape, skin smooth, hard and nearly 
white; flesh light green. Honey flavor. Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., 'A lb. 90c. 
Extra Early Hackensack. One of the earliest, hardiest and most prolific 
Melons grown. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., Y 4 lb. 75c. 
Rocky Ford. The well-known Melon, seen so frequently in our markets. 
Thick, green flesh of most delicious flavor, Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., Y 4 lb. 
7 5c. 
Jenny Lind. A popular melon. Fruit medium size. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 1/4 
lb. 65c. 
Cassaba or Winter Musk Melon 
Golden Beauty. This one we recommend as the best. It begins to ripen in 
July and continues bearing and ripening all Summer and Fall, or until 
frost comes. The later fruits can be stored in a cool house or cellar 
and will ripen slowly. Golden Beauty is bright yellow, about globular, 
with wrinkled skin, slightly pointed at the stem end. The fruits, eight 
inches in diameter. The flesh is pure white and very thick. Pkt. 15c., 
oz. 35c. 
Winter Pineapple. This is the best of fhe later ripening Winter varieties. 
As it ripens late on the vines, it can be kept for a longer period in the 
cellar. The fruits are very solid and heavy, about 10 to 12 inches in 
diameter, thick at the base and tapering at the top. The color is deep 
sea-green, with mottled white and green at the bottom. Pkt. 15c., oz. 
35c. 
English Forcing Musk Melon 
Sutton’s Superlative. A beautiful medium sized netted Melon. Flesh scarlet. 
Pkt. 90c. 
Sutton’s Emerald Cem. Handsome fruits; flesh thick of green flesh color. 
Pkt. 90c. 
Water Melon 
One ounce will plant 40 hills. Ready in 90 days. 
Cultivate same as Musk Melon, except that they should be planted 8 or 
10 feet apart, according to variety. 
Cole’s Early. Flesh, fine red color; very sweet, crisp and delicious. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 15c., 1/4 lb. 45c., lb. 90c. 
Kleckley’s Sweet. Sweetest of all. Oblong shape; flesh bright scarlet. Pkt. 
lOc., ''4 lb. 45c. 
lb. 90c. 
Used for 
flesh 
preserving only. Pkt. 10c., 
Red-Seeded Citron. 
45c., lb. 90c. 
Creen-Seeded Citron. Used for preserving only 
45c., lb. 90c. 
Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 15c., 
oz. 15c., 
1/4 lb. 
1/4 lb. 
Onions do best in a rich, sandy soil; sow in drills 1 foot apart, as soon 
as the ground can be worked in Spring. Thin to 3 or 4 inches, using the 
hoe frequently to keep down weeds. The largest Onions are produced by 
sowing the seed in a hotbed in February or March, and transplanting the 
seedlings to the open ground. 
*The Victoria Cross (New). The highest type of yellow exhibition long- 
keeping onion. New selection. Very large indeed. Pkt. 50c., '/z oz. 80c., 
oz. $1.50. 
’i’Ailsa Craig. The most popular large Onion grown. Oval shaped, with 
straw-colored skin. Fine for exhibition. Our seed of this variety has been 
obtained from the best growers in England. Pkt. 35c., '/z oz. 75c., oz. 
$1.25. 
*Ciant Gibraltar or Spanish. Fine exhibition variety of mild, sweet flavor. 
True strain. Pkt. 25c., '/z oz. 75c., oz. $1,25. 
*Prizetaker. Same type as the large Spanish Onion. Very mild flavor. Pkt. 
10c., l/z oz. 25c., oz. 40c., 1/4 lb. $1.50, lb. $4.50. 
Southport Yellow Globe. Main crop, late Onion. Very handsome and a very 
good keeper; none better. Pkt. lOc., Yz oz. 25c., oz. 40c., '/4 lb, $1.50, 
lb. $4.50. 
Southport Red Globe. Beautiful crimson color; same shape as White Globe. 
Pkt. 10c., l/z oz. 25c., oz. 40c., Y 4 lb. $1.50, lb. $4.50. 
^Southport White Globe. The best pure white Onion grown. True globe 
form, ripening early. A very good keeper. Pkt. 10c., '/z oz. 25c., oz. 40c., 
1/4 lb. $1.50, lb. $5.00. 
Yellow Globe Danvers. Skin dark orange yellow; flesh pure white. Several 
weeks earlier than the Southport Yellow Globe. Excellent quality. Pkt. 
10c., l/z oz. 25c., oz. 40c., Y 4 lb. $1.50, lb, $4.50. 
Large Red Wethersfield. An early flat variety. Very large and good keeper. 
Pkt. 10c., l/z oz. 25c., oz. 40c,, 1/4 lb. $1.50, lb. $4.50. 
White Portugal, or Silver Skin. Mild flavored. Extensively used for pickle 
and set Onion. Very valuable for early Spring use. Pkt. 10c., Yi oz. 25c., 
oz. 40c., 1/4 lb, $1.50, lb. $5.00. 
Italian Onion White Barletta. Small, pure white variety. For pickling pur¬ 
poses it is unequaled. Pkt. 10c., '/z oz. 25c., oz. 40c., 1/4 lb. $1.50, lb. 
$4.50. 
Early White Welsh. Does not form a bulb. The best kind for green table 
Onions. Sow in May to have scallions from August till frost. Pkt. 10c., 
l/z oz. 20c., oz. 35c., 1/4 lb. $1.00. 
ONION SETS 
One quart will plant 75 feet of row. 
Onion sets should be planted early in Spring in rows 12 inches apart and 
4 inches apart in the row. (Prices subject to change.) 
If wanted by parcel post add 7c per pint and 10c per quart for postage. 
White Bottoms. All small and very choice. Pt. 25c., qt. 50c., 2 qts. $1.00, 
l/z pk. $1.75, pk. $3.00. 
Red Bottoms. Pt. 25c,, qt. 50c., 2 qts. $1.00, Yi pk. $1.75, pk. $3.00. 
Yellow Bottoms. Pt. 25c., qt. 50c., 2 qts. $1.00, '/z pk. $1,75, pk. $3.00. 
Japanese Blight Proof. Pt. 35c., qt. 60c., 2 qts. $1.10, '/z pk. $2.00, pk. 
$3.50. 
Garlic Sets. Lb. 60c.. 5 lbs. $2.25. 
Egyptian, or Red Perennial. For early Spring use, plant in Fall, about Sep¬ 
tember. Perfectly hardy. Pt. 15c., qt. 25c., 2 qts. 45c., 4 qts. 85c. 
MUSTARD 
One ounce will sow 75 feet of drill. 
Sow thickly during early Spring, in shallow drills 12 inches apart. For 
Fall use, sow in September. , , , , 
Chinese, or Southern Giant Curled. Large leaved Mustard, eaten boiled like 
Spinach. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 1/4 lb. 25c., lb. 75c. 
White London. For general use. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., l /'4 lb. 50c,, lb. $1.00. 
MUSHROOM SPAWN 
Cultural Directions given with each order. 
OKRA OR GUMBO 
One ounce will plant 100 hills. 80 days from planting to maturity. 
The pods, when gathered young, are used in soups and stews. Sow mid¬ 
dle of May, in drills 3 feet apart, and thin out to 1 foot apart in the row. 
*White Velvet. The largest of all Okras. White. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 1/4 lb. 
50c., lb. $1.50. 
Tall Perkin’s Mammoth. Pods 4 to 5 inches long; handsome green color. 
Pkt. lOc., oz. 20c., Y 4 lb. 50c., lb. $1.50. 
Dwarf Green. Grows low; very productive. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., Y 4 lb. 50c., 
lb. $1.50. 
American Pure Culture. 
each. 5 bricks $1.50, 
Direct inoculation. The finest quality. Bricks 35c. 
10 bricks $2.75, 25 bricks $6.00, 100 bricks $22.50. 
WATERMELON 
MUSKMELON, EMERALD CEM 
ONION, LARGE RED WETHERSFIELD 
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