HOME-GROWN MUSKMELONS ARE DELICIOUS 
Curled or Cutting Lettuce 
This type does not form compact heads, 
but large masses of curly, crisp leaves, which 
are practically everbearing, as the plants 
keep growing after leaves are picked. 
Early Curled Simpson. A splendid curly- 
leaved sort; loose heads and very tender. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; }4lb. 60 cts. 
Grand Rapids. Produces crisp, tender 
green leaves, richly curled. Superb for 
forcing or outdoor culture. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 20 cts.; Mlh. 60 cts. 
Black-seeded Simpson. One of the best of 
the loose-leaved varieties. Withstands heat 
and drought. Finely fringed leaves. Pkt. 
10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; )4^b. 60 cts. 
Muskmelon 
Melons do best in a light or sandy soil 
but with a little labor in preparing hills they 
can be grown in almost any warm, sunny 
location. Make hills 5 feet, apart each way, 
Ijutting two or three shovelfuls of well-rotted 
manure in each hill; pack it down tight, 
oo^cr it with 3 inches of fine loose soil, mak¬ 
ing hills 1 foot in diameter. When the 
weather is quite warm, scatter ten to fifteen 
seeds thinly over the surface of the freshly 
made hills and cover with J/^inch of fine soil. 
When the young plants are well established, 
thin out to the best three plants. 
One ounce will plant about SO hills; 
2 to 3 pounds for an acre 
Emerald Gem. A splendid early variety, 
coming in just ahead of Rocky Ford; 
flesh very thick, of a deep, rich salmon 
color. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 341b. 50 cts. 
Hale’s Best. Slightly larger and two weeks 
earlier than Rocky Ford. It is pink-fleshed 
clear to the rind, which is well ribbed and 
netted. The flesh is very thick, with only 
a small seed-cavity, and of excellent 
quality, being sw^eet and musky. A very 
prolific melon. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 
341 b. 60 cts. 
Hearts of Gold or Improved Hoodoo. An 
orange-fleshed melon of medium size. Ideal 
as a shipping melon, as the rind, although 
tliin, is very firm and is covered with dense, 
fine netting. Vines resist blight well. 
Fruits are uniform, medium in size, nearly 
round. The flesh is thick, firm, highly 
colored and delicious. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 
15 cts.; 341b. 50 cts. 
Bender’s Surprise. A large melon of merit. 
Fruits round to oval in shape, heavily 
ribbed and closely netted. Flesh is thick, 
very firm, deep orange, of fine flavor, and 
deliciously sweet. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 
341 b. 60 cts. 
Delicious Gold-lined. Small, spherical 
fruits, uniform in shape and size, smooth, 
showing no ribs and covered with a dense, 
gray netting. Meat thick and sweet, green 
with a golden salmon lining next the seed- 
cavity. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 341b. 
60 cts. 
Honey Dew. The fruit weighs eight to ten 
pounds each, and the rind is perfectly 
smooth and cream-colored. Flesh from 
134 to 2 inches thick, light green, very 
sweet and juicy. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 
341b. 60 cts. 
Rocky Ford or Netted Gem. Oval-shaped; 
thick-meated; flesh light green in color, 
and uniformly fine; luscious flavor; skin 
ribbed and thickly netted. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 20 cts.; 341 b. 60 cts. 
English Forcing Melons 
These can be grown successfully in hot¬ 
beds. Sow seeds in pots in March and trans¬ 
plant to hotberl when three leaves have 
developed. Fruits ripen in June and July. 
Blenheim Orange, Royal Sovereign, 
Superlative, Windsor Castle. Each, pkt. 
25 cts. 
W atermelon 
Cultivate same as muskmelons, except 
that the hills should be 8 feet apart. 
One ounce will plant about 30 hills; 
4 to S pounds for an acre 
Tom Watson. A large, long melon with 
dark green rind and light crimson flesh 
which is of excellent quality. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 15 cts.; 341b. 45 cts. 
Fordhook Early. Extra early; large, nearly 
round; skin tough; flesh red and very 
sweet. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 341b. 45 cts. 
Dixie. The fruits are large, oblong in form, 
from 20 inches to 2 feet in length; skin 
dark green with stripes of lighter shade; 
bright red flesh of excellent quality. Pkt. 
10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 341b. 45 cts. 
Halbert Honey. A variety somewhat 
similar to Kleckley Sweets—of much 
darker color. The vines are very prolific 
and usually bear four and five very uniform 
melons—quality the highest. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 15 cts.; 341b- 45 cts. 
Colorado Preserving Citron. Excellent 
for making preserves. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 
15 cts.; 341b. 45 cts. 
Mushroom Spawn 
Waterer’s Pure “Spore” Culture Spawn. 
Made in bottles that have been sterilized, 
as well as all material used. The pure 
spawn is wrapped in paper with full 
directions how to grow Mu.shrooms, packed 
in cartons. One carton equals five bricks of 
ordinary spawn. Prices; One carton $1.25; 
12 cartons, $13.50. 
Pure Culture Spawn. The spawn which 
has given universal satisfaction. Per 
brick, 35 cts.; 5 bricks, $1.50; 10 bricks, 
$2.75; 25 bricks, $6.50; 50 bricks, $12.50. 
Mustard 
One ounce will sow about 75 feet of drill 
The young and tender leaves of the Mus¬ 
tard are greatly relished as salads, or when 
cooked like spinach. Sown in shallow drills 
as early as the ground can be prepared. 
White London. Leaves used for salads or 
greens when young. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 
cts.; 34!b. 45 cts. 
Giant Southern Curled. The plant grows 
3 feet tall, and the broad, succulent leaves 
are cut and frilled. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 
341b. 35 cts. 
Onion Seed and Sets 
Sow in rich soil, in drills 1 foot apart, as 
soon as the ground can be worked in the 
spring; thin out to 2 to 3 inches apart in the 
row, carefully keeping down the weeds. The 
finest Onions are produced by sowing the 
seed in a hotbed in February or March, and 
transplanting the seedlings to the open 
ground, 3 to 4 inches ajjart, in April. For 
sets, sow the seeds as early as possible in the 
spring, very thickly, in drills; as soon as the 
tops die off in summer, remove them to a 
dry, airy place and early in the following 
spring replant by placing the sets in shallow 
drills, 1 foot apart, and 2 inches apart in the 
drills. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill; 
5 to 6 pounds for an acre 
Ailsa Craig. The largest and heaviest crop¬ 
ping Onion, and a splendid keeper. Un¬ 
rivaled in perfection of form, size, and 
weight; mild in flavor; outside skin of light 
straw color. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; 
341b. 90 cts.; lb. $3. 
Prizetaker. Uniform in shape and measur¬ 
ing from 12 to 16 inches in circumference, 
while under special cultivation specimen 
bulbs have been raised to weigh two 
pounds each. Its pure white flesh is fine¬ 
grained, mild, and delicate in flavor. Pkt. 
10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; 341b. 90 cts.; lb. $3. 
CHOICE ONION SEED, continued 
Southport Yellow Globe. The outer skin 
is pale yellow; flesh white and mild in 
flavor. Quite productive, very hardy, and 
keeps a long time. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; 
341b. 90 cts.; lb. $3. 
Yellow Globe Danvers. Well-rounded bulbs 
about 234 inches in diameter; skin light 
golden yellow; flesh white, crisp and mild 
in flavor. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; 341b. 
90 cts.; lb. $3. 
Southport White Globe. An enormous 
yielder and superb keeper. Perfect globe- 
shaped, very large; clear white skin. Pkt. 
10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; 341b. 90 cts.; lb. $3. 
White Portugal or Silverskin. Largely 
grown for sets. Rulbs large, with .silvery 
white skin and white flesh; mild-flavored, 
and excellent for family use and for pick¬ 
ling. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; 341b. 90 cts.; 
lb. $3. 
White Barletta. An excellent pickling va¬ 
riety. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; ^Ib. 90 cts.; 
lb. $3. 
Southport Red Globe. Medium-early or 
main-crop. Medium to large-sized,’perfect 
globe-shaped bulbs of deep purplish red 
color. Flesh is white, tinged with light 
purple, fairly mild, fine-grained, and 
tender. One of the best keepers. Pkt. 
10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; 341b. 90 cts.; lb. $3. 
Sweet Spanish. (Riverside Strain.) Large 
size, attractive golden yellow skin, and 
very mild white flesh of pleasing flavor. 
The globe-shaped bulbs often weigh 2 
pounds. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; 341b. 
90 cts.; lb. $3. 
White Bunching. A distinct variety which 
does not form a bullD. Delicately flavored. 
Good for bunching. Seed may be sown 
from February to May. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 
25 cts.; 341b. 75 cts.; lb. $2.50. 
Onion Sets 
Plant in rows 1 foot apart, with sets 2 
inches aijart in the row. 
One pound will plant about SO feet of row 
Lb. 10 Iba. 
White.$0 35 $3 00 
YeUow. 30 2 50 
Red. 35 3 00 
Okra or Gumbo 
This vegetable is extensively grown for its 
green pods, which are used in soups, stews, 
etc. Sow the seed thickly in rich ground 
about the middle of May, or when the 
ground has become warm, in drills 3 feet 
apart, 1 inch deep; thin to 10 inches apart 
in drills. 
Improved Dwarf Green. Very productive; 
bears large pods which remain tender a 
long time. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 341b. 
35 cts.; lb. .$1. 
White Velvet. Pods large, very light green, 
smooth. An abundant bearer of superior 
quality. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 341b. 
35 cts.; lb. $1. 
Perkins’ Long-Pod. Produces pods 4 to 5 
inches long in great abundance. Pkt. 
10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 341b- 35 cts.; lb. $1. 
Parsnip 
Sow as early in the spring as the weather 
will admit in drills 134 feet apart and 34inch 
deep in a rich deej) soil; thin out 4 inches 
apart in the rows. In the late fall, before the 
ground freezes, remove enough roots for 
winter use to the root cellar and pack in sand. 
The remaining Parsnips can be left in the 
ground through the w'inter for use in the 
early spring. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill; 
5 to 6 pounds for an acre 
Large Sugar or Hollow-Crown. The roots 
are smooth, uniform in shape, tapering 
evenly from a hea\'j" shoulder down to a 
small root, tender and of best quality. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 341b. 60 cts.; 
lb. $1.75. 
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