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Brecks Vegetable Seeds 
MELONS 
Italian—Popone 
ONIONS 
Italian — Cipolle 
This very important vegetable crop requires a rich soil. Seed sowing should be done just as 
early in the spring as possible. Sow the seed thinly in drills at least a foot apart, covering to a 
depth of not more than inch. Tramp down the soil firmly so that it will lie in close contact 
with the seed and thus insure better germination. Frequent cultivation is very necessary as 
well as occasional applications of fertilizer. One ounce of seed will sow 100 feet of drill; from 
4 to 5 pounds to an acre. 
The ideal soil for melons is a light rich sandy 
soil, but one that has been well manured. The 
seed should not be sown outdoors until June, 
but earlier plants may be started indoors and 
transferred to the open garden at that time. 
Melons should be grown in hills spaced 6 feet 
apart, allowing 3 or 4 plants to each hill. One 
ounce of seed wilt sow about 50 hills. 
GOLDEN CHAMPLAIN. Considered by 
melon growers of long experience to be 
the most desirable early-maturing Musk- 
melon. A rapid, vigorous grower of 
medium size with salmon flesh of superb 
quality; rind well netted. Pkt. 25c; oz. 
$1.00; 34 lb. $3.00. 
Breck’s Improved Emerald Gem. An 
excellent early variety of medium size, 
distinctly ribbed, and fairly well netted. 
Flesh thick, rich salmon, juicy, and very 
sweet. Well adapted to the home- or 
market-garden. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 34 lb. 
75c; lb. $2.00. 
Bender’s Surprise. The outstanding^me- 
dium-large Muskmelon adapted to 
Massachusetts. Slightly oblong in shape, 
deeply ribbed, and heavily netted. Flesh 
thick, solid, juicy, very deep salmon, of 
excellent flavor. A very good sort for 
home-or market-garden and for shipping. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 34 lb. 75c; lb. $2.00. 
OKA. A selection of the Montreal Market 
crossed with a red-fleshed variety. 
Originated in Canada. We can very 
strongly recommend it for the home- 
garden. Pkt. 25c. 
Miller’s Cream or Osage. A large, main- 
season sort. Oval; flesh thick, salmon, 
and of excellent quality. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
25c; 34 lb. 85c. 
Rocky Ford or Netted Gem. Verypopular. 
Flesh light green, of sweet, delicate 
flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 34 lb. 75c. 
Imported Muskmelons 
For Forcing 
The most popular sorts for greenhouse 
culture. Each, pkt. 50c 
Blenheim Orange. Scarlet flesh of fine 
flavor. Prolific. Thin rind, finely netted. 
Improved Barnet Hill. A good-flavored, 
red-fleshed variety which has given very 
satisfactory crops. 
Invincible Scarlet. Globular melons, 
orange-red when ripe, of good flavor. 
Royal Sovereign. Beautiful golden yellow 
melons, with white, thick, firm flesh. 
Thin rind, slightly netted. 
Sutton’s A-l Improved. Medium-sized 
melons, with scarlet flesh of delicious 
flavor. 
Sutton’s Improved Universal. White 
flesh. Highly recommended. 
Yellow Varieties 
BRECK’S YELLOW GLOBE DAN¬ 
VERS. Our stock of seed has been de¬ 
veloped by a Massachusetts Onion 
seed-grower who has had a lifetime of 
experience in selecting Onion bulbs, thus 
furnishing us with the best type obtain¬ 
able. Uniform in size, solid, of a rich 
coppery yellow color, producing a mar¬ 
ketable crop of superior quality, yield, 
and appearance. The best variety for 
Winter storage. Pkt. 15c; oz. 60c; 34 lb. 
$ 2 . 00 ; 
SWEET SPANISH. Mild-flavored, globe- 
shaped, light yellow Onion of Spanish 
origin that grows to large size. Pkt. 15c; 
oz. 40c; 34 lb. $1.50. 
AILSA CRAIG. A variety that will grow 
to enormous size. Globular; skin light 
yellow; flesh white. Good keeper. Grown 
largely for exhibition purposes. Pkt. 15c; 
oz. 60c; 34 lb. $2.00. 
Prizetaker or Gibraltar or Denia. Bulbs 
globular, very large, light straw color, 
and very mild in flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; 
Yellow Globe. Yellow skin. White flesh. 
Medium-sized, mild, and crisp. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 30c; 34 lb. $1.00. 
White Varieties 
SOUTHPORT WHITE GLOBE. Similar 
to Southport Yellow Globe except that 
it is decidedly white. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 
M lb. $1.25. 
White Queen. A small sort used exten¬ 
sively as a pickling Onion. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 50c; 34 lb. $1.50. 
White Portugal. Large; flat. Mild flavor. 
Not a good keeper. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; 
]4 lb. $1.50. 
Red Varieties 
RED WETHERSFIELD. Bulbs semi-flat, 
large, deep purplish red, solid and an 
excellent keeper. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; 34 lb. 
$1.50. 
Southport Red Globe. An excellent 
elongated ~ globe sort of red Onion. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; 34 lb. $1.50. 
Red Italian Tripoli. Large, flat, of mild 
flavor^ Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; 34 lb. $1.50. 
34 lb. $1.50. 
ONION SETS 
Onion bulbs from sets are easily grown in any good garden soil. Plant them early in 
the Spring, provide plenty of water, fertilize heavily, and cultivate frequently. The 
planting of sets insures Onions when we want them, right through the Summer season. 
Yellow Japanese or Ebenezer. Stock available 
early in March, plant as soon as bed can be 
prepared. Set bulbs about 3 inches apart in a 
row. Lb. 30c; 4 lbs. $1.10; S lbs. $2.00. 
Red Globe. Lb. 30c; 4 lbs. $1.10; 8 lbs. $2.00. 
White Globe. Lb. 35c; 4 lbs. $1.25; 8 lbs. $2.25. 
Egyptian or Perennial Tree Onion. Bulbs 
available only 
during late July 
and early August. 
Mulch during the 
Winter. Price per 
pound is usually 
about 15c. 1939 
prices quoted 
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