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F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS. SACRAMENTO. CALIFORNIA 
Watermelon, Klondike University Strain 
Watermelon, Coopers Striped Klondike 
V KLONDIKE UNIVERSITY STRAIN— SO¬ 
BS days. This excellent new strain was de¬ 
veloped at the University Farm at Davis, 
California. It is the most outstanding strain 
ol this popular melon for by careful breed¬ 
ing and selection the desired qualities of 
uniformity in size, shape, color and quality 
have been stabilized. The fruits are med¬ 
ium sized, oblong, and solid dark green. 
The flesh is bright red, crisp, tender and 
excellent in eating quality. The seeds are 
small, few in number and uniformly dark 
colored throughout. Due to the uniformity 
in size, shape and strength of rind, this 
variety is one of the best for shipping, and 
is also unequaled for the home and mar- 
Ket harden. Pkt. 5c. oz. 20c. Vi lb. 50c. lb. 
$1.50. 2 lbs. $2.75. 5 lbs. $6.25. 10 lbs. 
$ 11 . 00 . 
TOM WATSON —95-100 days. An extra 
long melon of giant size, deep green skin, 
faintly webbed or veined with a deeper 
green color. Bright red flesh. Pkt. 5c, oz. 
15c, 1/4 lb. 30c. V 2 lb. 50c, lb. 85c. 
V KLONDIKE COOPER'S STRIPED— 90-95 
days. This melon has recently won great 
favor, and is about the same as the reg¬ 
ular Klondike but the skin is light green 
with mottled dark green stripes running 
from end to end. The flesh is similar also, 
but slightly lacks the superior quality found 
in the University strain. It takes well in 
some markets, and should not be confused 
with Georgia Rattlesnake which is a dis¬ 
tinctly separate variety. A splendid home 
and market garden variety. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, 
Va lb. 50c, lb. $1.50, 2 lbs. $2.75. 5 lbs, $6.25. 
10 lbs. $11.00. 
ONIONS —QUALITY STRAINS OF ALL VARIETIES 
Onions are very hardy and will grow rea¬ 
sonably well in any soil, requiring no 
specialized culture. They do best, how¬ 
ever, in good rich well drained loose soil. 
For early onions sow seed in beds from 
August 1st to October 1st, transplanting 
when the plants are the size of a lead 
pencil, 5 inches distant in rows 15 inches 
apart. The varieties designated Early will 
mature bulbs in June and July, and the 
Standard Late varieties from August on. 
The seed of the late varieties is drilled; 
no thinning or transplanting is done. Seed¬ 
ing is done from December to March. / 
Red Varieties 
V CALIFORNIA EARLY RED (U. C. No. 1) 
■—75 days. New pedigreed stock. This 
splendid early strain, produced by careful 
breeding selection is superior to the old 
type in numerous respects. It is a heavy 
producer, forming large, heavy, half globe 
bulbs with thick skin of an even deep red 
color. The flesh is sweet and juice of a 
mild delicious flavor. Pkt, 5c, oz. 25c, Va 
lb. 75c. lb. $2.00. 
V ITALIAN RED or TORPEDO— 125 days. 
This is one of our introductions and 
is very popular with the home and market 
gardeners. It is elongated and globular in 
shape, a very heavy producer, very early, 
with a remarkably sweet flavor. Pkt. 5c, 
oz. 25c. Va lb. 75c. lb. $2.25. 
Yellow Varieties 
y AUSTRALIAN BROWN (U. C. No. 1)— 
Standard Late. Developed by the Univer¬ 
sity of California Agricultural Experiment 
Station through several years of intensive 
breeding and selection work. Superior to 
the old variety, it is an absolutely true 
uniform strain producing flattened globe 
shaped bulbs of deep chestnut brown 
color. The thick outer scales adhere close, 
making this onion the best keeper of all 
onion varieties. The inner flesh is a beauti¬ 
ful creamy yellow without the usual trace 
of pink coloring, and is of fine mild flavor 
and excellent quality. Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c, Va 
lb. 60c, lb. $1.50 
V CALIFORNIA EARLY YELLOW (Stock- 
ton) —75 days. Early. This is the early yel¬ 
low companion to California Early Red. It 
is a splendid large, heavy, half globe, of 
Onion, Australian Brown 
an attractive light lemon yellow color. The 
flesh is pearly white, very juicy and mild. 
Pkt. 5c. oz. 25c. Va lb. 75c. lb. $2.00. 
EARLY GRANO —60 days. An outstanding 
early onion. The bulb has a general globe 
shape, tending to be slightly oblong or 
"top shaped." The flesh is light straw yel¬ 
low in color, being very sweet and mild 
in flavor. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, Va lb. $1.00. 
lb. $3.00, 
SOUTHPORT YELLOW GLOBE— 90 days. 
Standard Late. A hardy heavy producer 
of similar type to Southport Red Globe ex¬ 
cept bulbs are a rich yellow color, and 
average a little larger in size. The flesh 
is creamy white, fine grained, and of splen¬ 
did mild flavor. Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c. Va lb. 60c, 
lb, $1.50. 
YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS SELECTED— 
110 days. Standard Late. Bulbs are of 
medium to large size and are uniformly 
globe-shaped with small neck; of even ma¬ 
turity and of rich coppery yellow color. 
The flesh is creamy white, crisp, solid, and 
of a mild fine flavor. An excellent keeper. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 30c, Va lb. 60c, lb. $1.50. 
V YELLOW SWEET SPANISH (Utah 
Strain) —110 days. A greatly improved 
strain of Sweet Spanish destined to replace 
present commercial strains. Developed by 
careful selection and controlled breeding 
work over a number of years. The bulbs 
are very large and of a beautiful deep 
bronzy yellow color, especially superior in 
its firmness, keeping quality, mild and de¬ 
liciousness of flavor. Market and home 
gardeners will find this a splendid strain. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c, Va lb. 75c, lb. $2.50. 
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