SPRINGFIELD SEED COMPANY, SPRINGFIELD, MO 
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OKRA or GUMBO 
Pkt. Oz. !4 lb. 
5c 10c 25c 
CULTURE—Sow after soil is warm 
in rows 3 feet apart, 18 inches apart in 
the row. The pods are used for soups 
and stews. The pods should be 
gathered while still young and tender, 
before the woody fiber develops. 
LONG GREEN. Very early and pro¬ 
ductive. Plant 3 feet high; pods bright 
green, 7% inches long, straight, slen¬ 
der, pointed and slightly corrugated; a 
desirable market variety. 
WHITE VELVET. Grows 3% feet 
high; is early and productive. Pods 
are creamy white, long, smooth, slen¬ 
der, and tender. 
WATERMELONS 
ONION SEED 
Pkt. Oz. 14 lb. 
5c 10c 25c 
CULTURE—Treat as for muskmelons, but give more room, 
10 to 12 feet apart each way. Watermelons do best on old, rich 
soil, which is not too freshly manured, hence when making the 
hills, well-rotted manure should be used, and it is better to 
prepare them some time ahead before planting the seed. If 
manure cannot be obtained, use good commercial fertilizer or 
sheep manure mixed with the soil. One ounce plants 20 hills; 
4 pounds per acre. Plant early in May or for later use, in June. 
DIXIE QUEEN. A leader for home gardens, local markets, and 
for shipping. Fruits nearly round with light and dark green 
stripes; thin, tough rind; flesh deep scarlet, crisp and sweet. 
Medium to large size, and very uniform. The few seeds are 
white. 
IRISH GRAY. Free from hard centers and strings, very firm, 
and does not break when sliced. Matures in about 90 days. 
Greenish gray color; does not sunburn. 
TOM WATSON. Immensely popular because there is delicious 
sweetness. The flesh is rich red, crisp and tenderly melting. 
Reaches the size of 24 to 28 inches in length, and 12 to 14 
inches in diameter. It has a mottled, dark green rind, thin, but 
tough enough to stand shipping. 
HALBERT HONEY. The melons are oblong in form, skin is 
smooth, of dark green color, thin, and rather brittle; on this 
account the melons do not stand shipping well. But for home 
use, they are excellent. 
KLECKLEY SWEET. Well named, for the flesh of this melon 
is sweet as honey. The rind is dark green, and only about 
one-half inch thick. Seeds are white, lying close to the rind, 
leaving a large solid heart. 
SWEETHEART. Vine vigorous and productive. Fruit large, 
rounded or slightly oblong; skin pale green, with bands of deeper 
color, flesh red, melting and very sweet. 
STONE MOUNTAIN. A very fine melon, especially popular in 
the southern states, where the fruits frequently weigh 50 to 80 
pounds. The flesh is solid, bright scarlet in color, has few 
seeds, and is very sweet. 
“KING AND QUEEN” WINTER WATERMELON. Spherical 
in shape, ivory shell, pink center, seeds black. Average weight 
25 pounds. The most luscious, handsome and valuable winter 
melon in the world. 
GOLDEN HONEY. The best of the yellow fleshed melons. It 
is oblong in shape and the average weight is 20 pounds. The 
rind is dark green with irregular stripes of darker green. 
Edible in 90 days. 
CITRON. For preserving. Fruit very similar to the water¬ 
melon, but the flesh is used exclusively for sauces, pies, and 
preserving. The flesh is white, will keep solid all winter, and 
has a delicious flavor after it is cooked. 
POP CORN (Shelled) 
JAPANESE HULLESS. A dwarf growing corn. Heavy yielder. 
Pkt., 10c. Postpaid. 
S. AMERICAN. Fine yellow variety. Pkt., 10c. Postpaid. 
(Write for prices on larger quantities.) 
Pkt. Oz. !4 lb. 
10 c 20c 60c 
CULTURE—Sow as early in the Spring as ground can be 
worked, in drills 15 Inches apart, covering one-inch deep. One 
ounce for 300 feet of drill; 4 to 5 pounds per acre. About 750 
seeds to the packet. 
LARGE RED WETHERSFIELD. 110 Days. One of the oldest 
and best known types of onion. A fine, large, rather flat sort 
of a deep purplish-red color; noted for its productiveness and 
keeping qualities; used largely in the production of onion sets. 
SOUTHPORT LARGE RED GLOBE. 130 Days. The finest type 
and most popular of the red onions. The bulbs are distinctly 
globe-shaped with a small neck, and are excellent keepers; color 
a deep purplish-red. 
PRIZETAKER. 100 Days. One of the largest onions grown 
and the mildest; is productive and a sure cropper; bulbs are 
globe-shaped and of a light straw color. 
YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS. 110 Days. Bulbs medium large, 
round, yellow, firm and solid. Flesh white, with slight yellow 
tone. 
SOUTHPORT WHITE GLOBE. 110 Days. Of the true South- 
port Globe form with a thin, delicate skin of purest paper white¬ 
ness; flesh is very crisp, fine-grained, snowy-white in color and 
exceedingly mild. 
RIVERSIDE 
SWEET SPANISH. 
98 Days. Nearly 
globular in form, 
resembling Prize- 
taker, but grows to 
golden yellow in 
color of skin; flesh 
white and very 
mild. 
WHITE PORTU¬ 
GAL or SILVER- 
SKIN. 
A large, 
onion of 
pleasant flavor 
hard and fine 
grained. 
CRYSTAL WAX 
90 Days. Bulbi 
round, medium 
sized, solid, skin 
thin and delicate; 
flesh waxy white, 
fine grained, and 
mild. 
YELLOW or 
WHITE BERMU¬ 
DA. 88 Days. Me¬ 
dium sized, flat 
sort. Skin light straw color, thin and loose; flesh nearly white, 
coarse, sweet and mild. 
ONION SETS 
Tops, 28 lbs. per bu.; bottoms, 32 lbs. per bu. It takes 8 bu. 
to set an acre. 
Price on application for the following varieties: 
RED WETHERSFIELD 
AUSTRALIAN BROWN 
WHITE SILVERSKIN 
YELLOW GLOBE 
POTATO ONION 
WINTER TOPS 
MULTIPLIERS 
SUMMER TOPS 
BERMUDA ONION PLANTS 
We can furnish the genuine Crystal White Wax and Yellow 
Bermuda, tied 100 to the bundle and 6,000 to the crate, at 15c 
per hundred and $1.00 per thousand, postpaid. 
