22 Vegetable Seeds 
WILLIS S. PINO, SEEDSMAN 
Muskmelon, Tip Top 
Mustard 
Sow in shallow drills a foot apart, covering the seeds about a half inch deep. 
For succession sow every few weeks. The young leaves are iwed for salad or are 
cut and boiled like Spinach and the seeds are used for flavoring. 
Fordhook Fancy. Leaves dark green, curved outward like a flne ostrich plume. 
Stands well even in hot weather. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 34 fb. 45c. 
White. Desirable for salads or culinary purposes. Pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., 34 lb. 20c., 
lb. 50c. 
Muskmelon 
One ounce to 80 hills; 2 to 3 pounds 
per acre 
Prepare hills 4 to 5 feet apart each way; mix well with the soil in each hill a couple 
of shovelfuls of thoroughly rotted manure. When the weather has become warm, 
plant from 12 to 15 seeds in each hill; afterward thin out, leaving four good plants. 
Bender’s Surprise. Vigorous growth, disease-resisting. Melons nearly round, 
flesh rich orange color and remarably spicy flavor. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., }4 lb. 50c. 
Delicious. Similar to Bender’s Surprise, but much earlier. Fruits oval, flesh 
bright salmon; of delicious quality. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 50c. 
Okra 
Emerald Gem. Early. Small, flesh deep orange, very sweet, the best and most 
popular sort for this section. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., ^ lb. 50c., lb. $1.75. 
Hale’s Best. Fruits oval and heavily netted. Thick, solid, deep salmon flesh. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 50c. 
Tip Top. Medium size, round, yellow flesh. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., lb. 50c. 
Lake Champlain. Probably the earliest of the salmon flesh Melons. Very sweet 
and tempting, medium size. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 50c., lb. $1.75. 
Miller’s Cream. Skin very thin, dark green; flesh salmon and excellent flavor. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 50c. 
Watermelon 4 to 5 pounds per acre 
Plant in hills as for Muskmelons. treat in all respects the same except that the 
hills should be about 8 ft. apart. Price all varieties, pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 34 lb. 40c. 
Cole’s Early. Medium size, flesh bright red, excellent. 
Kleckley’s Sweet. Vines vigorous, productive; flesh bright red, exceedingly 
sweet. 
King and Queen. A fine melon for this section. Fruits round with scarlet 
flesh. 
Stone Mountain. A large Melon, nearly round, dark green rind. Sweet scar¬ 
let flesh with few seeds. 
Citron. For preserves only. 
Okra, or Gumbo ?owhnu 
Sow early in May in drills 2 in. deep, setting the plants from 2 to 3 ft. apait. 
Dwarf Green. The best variety for general cultivation. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 
34 lb. 35c. 
Perkins’ Mammoth Long-podded. About 3 ft. high; very early and pro¬ 
ductive. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 34 lb. 35c. 
White Velvet. About 334 ft. high, early and productive. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 
34 lb. 35c. 
Onions 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill; 
6 lbs. per acre 
A rather, strong, deep, rich, loamy soil is considered most suitable 
for Onion culture. Prepare ground the previous Autumn by plowing 
or spading deeply and applying a heavy coat of well rotted barnyard 
manure. Sow seed early in Spring in shallow drills 1 foot apart, cov¬ 
ering with fine soil, and press down by the use of a light roller or the 
back of a spade. Thin plants to 4 inches and keep free from weeds. 
Yellow Globe Danvers. True Buxton tjqje. Standard sort, deep, 
globe-shape, large size, mild flavor and a good keeper. Pkt. 10c., 
^ oz. 20c., oz. 30c., 34 lb. $1.00. 
Large Red Wethersfield. One of the most productive and longest 
keeping sorts. Large size, flat, purplish red color. Pkt. 10c., J4 
oz. 20c., oz. 30c., 34 lb. $1.00. 
Southport White Globe. Large, globe-shape, mild flavor and firm; 
a good keeper. Always commands a high price in market. Pkt. 
10c., 34 oz. 20c., oz. 30c., 34 lb. $1.00. 
Prizetaker. Globe-shape, very large size, extremely mild flavored; 
is most satisfactory when sown early in hotbed and transplanted. 
Pkt. 10c., 34 oz. 20c., oz. 30c., 34 lb. $1.00. 
Onion Sets variable) 
Lb. 5 lbs. Lb. 5 lbs. 
hlte Sets.$0.25 $1.00 Yellow Sets.$0.25 $1.00 
Onion, Yellow Globe Danvers 
