JVa elons 
MUSKMELON AND 
CANTALOUPE 
Green Fleshed 
ROCKY FORD —Fruits small, 
rather large seed cavity. Nearly 
round, weigh l }/2 pounds. No 
ribs, heavily covered with hard 
grey netting. Flesh thick, green, 
with gold tinge at center. Juicy, 
spicy, good quality. 92 days. 
Orange or Salmon Fleshed 
BENDER’S SURPRISE— Improved 
Surprise, similar to Tip Top. 
Coarse netted, 7 pound, ob¬ 
long fruit, distinctly ribbed, hard 
greenish-yellow skin. Flesh bright 
salmon. 95 days. 
HALE'S BEST No. 36 —Outstand¬ 
ing early oval fruit, light ribbed, 
heavily netted. Thick, salmon- 
orange flesh. Sweet. 80 days. 
HEARTS OF GOLD or HOO¬ 
DOO —Nearly round 2 pound 
fruit, distinctly ribbed, deep 
green with fine grey netting. 
Thick, deep solmon flesh, tender, 
sweet. 94 days. 
HONEY ROCK or SUGAR 
ROCK —Round, 4-pound fruit. 
Grey-green skin, coarse, sparse 
netting. Orange-salmon, thick 
flesh, fine flavor. 85 days. 
IMPROVED PERFECTO— Round¬ 
ish fruit, 2^/2 pounds. No ribs. 
Completely covered with hard 
grey netting. Thick salmon, sweet, 
juicy flesh. 92 days. 
WATERMELON 
COLE'S EARLY or HARRIS' 
EARLY —Very productive. Medi¬ 
um size, short and oval. Alter¬ 
nate dark and light green stripes. 
Tender rind, black seed, pink- 
red flesh. 20 pound. 75 days. 
KLECKLEY'S SWEET— Large, cy¬ 
lindrical, dark bluish-green fruits, 
with thin, tender rind. Bright red, 
juicy, sweet flesh, creamy white 
seeds with traces af brown. 85 
days. 
STONE MOUNTAIN— Also call¬ 
ed Dixie Belle. High quality 
shipping variety, recently Intro¬ 
duced. Fruits very large, oval- 
round, blunt ends. Dark green, 
tough rind. Flesh rich scarlet, 
fine grained, sweet. Seed white 
with black tips. 
TOM WATSON —Outstanding 
red heart strain. Large fruit, 
uniform, cylindrical, with tough, 
elastic rind, faintly veined. 
MUSTARD 
MUSTARD SPINACH or TEN- 
DERGREEN —Wholesome, quick- 
growing green, combining mus¬ 
tard and spinach flavors. 
SOUTHERN GIANT CURLED 
LONGSTANDING— Large, frill¬ 
ed and crumpled. Light green 
leaves. 
OKRA OR GUMBO 
DWARF GREEN —Early, prolific 
dwarf growing sort. Dark green, 
fluted, 5 to 7 inch pointed pods. 
50 days. 
PERKINS MAMMOTH— Medium 
early, productive. Meaty, slen¬ 
der, tapered 7 to 8 inch ribbed 
pods. 56 days. 
WHITE VELVET— Early and pro¬ 
lific. Pods pale greenish-white, 
6 to 7 inches long. Meaty, ten¬ 
der. 60 days. 
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Yellow Varieties 
PRIZETAKER— Large, globe 
shaped bulbs, with glossy, thin 
straw-colored skin. Coarse, mild 
flesh. 102 to 104 days. 
SOUTHPORT YELLOW GLOBE 
—Globe shaped, medium to 
large bulbs. Solid, rich yellow, 
tough clinging skins. Creamy 
white flesh. I 14 days. 
YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS— 
Medium late, hardy. Good crop¬ 
per, fine for storage. Medium 
large, firm, solid, round bulbs. 
White, slightly yellow toned flesh. 
112 to 114 days. 
YELLOW SWEET SPANISH— 
Similar to Prizetaker, but larger. 
Globular, with golden-yellow skin. 
White, very mild flesh. Prolific. 
112 to 114 days. 
Red Varieties 
RED WETHERSFIELD— Popular, 
good keeper, used extensively for 
sets. Medium large, flat bot¬ 
tomed bulbs with sloping top. 
Purplish-red. Fine grained flesh, 
firm, slightly flushed with pink. 
100 to 102 days. 
SOUTHPORT RED GLOBE— 
Finest of all red onions. Per¬ 
fectly round, good sized bulbs 
with thick, small necks. Skin Is 
deep purplish red, and the strong 
flavored flesh is white tinged 
with pink. Good keeper, produc¬ 
tive. 112 to 114 days. 
White Varieties 
SOUTHPORT WHITE GLOBE— 
Best of the whites. Medium¬ 
sized, round, solid white bulbs 
with fine, thin skin. Waxy white 
flesh, mild and fine grained. 
Keeps well in fall. I 10 to I 12 
days. 
WHITE PORTUGAL or SILVER- 
SKIN —Excellent flat variety. De¬ 
pendable cropper, excellent for 
sets, for green bunching, or as 
a pickier. 100 to 102 days. 
WHITE BUNCHING— Grown ex¬ 
clusively for green onions. Does 
not form bulbs. Long, pure white 
stems. 
ONION PLANTS 
Sturdy, hardy plants that come 
to you all ready to set out. Ask 
for lotest prices. 
ONION SETS 
The quickest way to get onions 
early—the easy way to grow 
large onions. We offer choice, 
select, dry sets, of the highest 
quality. 
PARSLEY 
HAMBURG ROOTED— Deeply 
cut, plain leaves. Edible roots, 
thick and fleshy, 10 to 12 inches 
long. Used for flavoring. 
MOSS CURLED or TRIPLE 
CURLED —Compact, dark green 
leaves, curled and fine-cut, re¬ 
sembling moss. Fine for garnish. 
P 
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Early and Second Early 
ALASKA — Wilt resistant. Used 
for canning and early home gar¬ 
den. Blunt, straight, light-green, 
3 inch pods with 6 to 8 good 
quality small peas. Plants 32 
Inches. 60 days. Large packet, 
lOc. 
AMERICAN WONDER— The old 
favorite. Dark green, fairly 
coarse vine. Single and double 
pods, light-green, straight and 
blunt—well filled with 6 medium 
sized peas, wrinkled, largely 
square. 12 to 14 inch vines, 2% 
inch pods. 61 days. Large packet, 
lOc. 
LAXTON'S PROGRESS— Medium 
dark green vine, 16 to 18 inches. 
Single pods almost an Inch wide 
and 4 I /2 to 5 inches long, with 
7 to 9 large peas. Seeds are 
cream and green. 62 days. Large 
packet, lOc. 
LAXTONIAN — Exceptionally 
choice and prolific. Dork green, 
rather coarse vines, producing 
straight pointed, well-filled 2^2 
Inch pods. Large packet, lOc. 
LITTLE MARVEL- —Outstanding 
dwarf. Fine quality, large yield. 
Single and double, dark green, 
3 inch pods—blunt, plump, well 
filled with 7 to 8 medium sized, 
light green tender peas. 62 days. 
Large packet, lOc. 
PREMIUM GEM, Improved — 
New and resistant to wilt. Dark- 
green 20 to 22 inch vine. Single 
and double 2% inch pods, 
straight, raund, light-green, blunt. 
6 to 7 good quality, medium 
sized, wrinkled green peas. 64 
days. Large packet, lOc. 
OUTSTANDING VARIETIES OF MERIT 
CASSEL'S FAVORITE CELERY —Plants stocky with large, full, light 
yellow hearts.. Stalks are thick, almost round, of a rich yellow color, 
and very crisp. Tender and too brittle for shipment to distant mar¬ 
kets. Unsurpassed for its quality and nutty flavor. A superior va¬ 
riety for fall and winter use. 
FAVORITE ICEBERG LETTUCE —Heads are large, solid, very crisp, 
sweet, tender and well blanched. Most desirable for spring and 
early summer planting. 
FAVORITE CUCUMBER —Uniform, cylindrical, very dark green, 
well rounded at ends, robust, and resistant to disease. Fruit about 
I'U by 10 inches. Highly desirable for shipping and market gardens. 
PRIDE OF WISCONSIN MUSKMELON —Handsome in appearance. 
An extra good seller, attractive, almost round, of medium size, with 
remarkable thick, orange flesh of highest quality and small seed 
cavity. 
For prices refer to center of catalog. 
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