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MELONS 
( Italian — Popone ) 
The ideal soil for Melons is a light rich sandy soil, 
but one that has been well manured. The seed should 
not be sown outdoors until June, but earlier plants 
may be started indoors and transferred to the open 
garden at that time. Melons should be grown in hills 
spaced 6 feet apart, allowing 3 or 4 plants to each hill. 
One ounce of seed will sow about 30 hills. 
6183 Golden Champlain. 35 days. Considered 
by Melon growers of long experience to be the 
most desirable early-maturing Muskmelon. 
A rapid, vigorous grower of medium size with 
salmon flesh of superb quality; rind well netted. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 34 lb. 75c. 
6187 Breck’s Improved Emerald Gem. 95 
days. An excellent early variety of medium 
size, distinctly ribbed, and fairly well netted. 
Flesh thick, rich salmon, juicy and very sweet. 
Well adapted to the home- or market-garden. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., H lb. 75c., lb. $2.00. 
6196 Bender’s Surprise. 105 days. An out¬ 
standing medium-large Muskmelon adapted to 
Massachusetts. Slightly oblong in shape, deep¬ 
ly ribbed, and heavily netted. Flesh thick, 
solid, juicy, very deep salmon of excellent 
flavor. A very good sort for the home-garden 
and for shipping. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., J4 lb. 
75c., lb. $2.00. 
6211 Oka. 105 days. A selection of the Mon¬ 
treal Market crossed with a red-fleshed va¬ 
riety. Originated in Canada. We can very 
strongly recommend it for the home garden. 
Pkt. 25c., oz. $1.25, oz. $2.25. 
Delicious. 35 da.y S . Believed to be the 
largest early variety in cultivation. Melons 
ripen about two weeks earlier than Bender’s 
Surprise. Weight averages over 5 lbs. When 
ripe, color is creamy yellow with fine netting. 
Flesh is deep orange, sweet and firm. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 25c., 34 lb. 75c., lb. $2.00. 
6224 Rocky Ford (Netted Gem). 95 days. A 
Melon of delicate flavor with light-green, 
sweet flesh and rich, aromatic flavor. An al- 
ways-popular variety. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c.. 
J4 lb. 75c. 
Imported Muskmelons 
for Forcing 
The most popular sorts for greenhouse 
culture. Each, pkt. 50c. 
6235 Blenheim Orange. Scarlet flesh of fine 
flavor. Prolific. Thin rind, finely netted. 
6239 Improved Barnet Hill. A good-flavored, 
red-fleshed variety which has given very satis¬ 
factory crops. 
6245 Invincible Scarlet. Globular Melons, 
orange-red when ripe, of good flavor. 
6253 Royal Sovereign. Beautiful golden yellow 
Melons, with white, thick, firm flesh. Thin 
rind, slightly netted. 
6264 Sutton’s A-l Improved. Medium-sized 
Melons, with scarlet flesh of delicious flavor. 
6267 Sutton’s Improved Universal. White 
flesh. Highly recommended. 
WATERMELONS 
{Italian—Cocomero d* Ac qua) 
The culture of these is just the same as advised for 
Melons except that the hills should be spaced 8 to 
10 feet apart each way. One ounce of seed will sow 
about 30 hills; 4 pounds to the acre. 
6278 Cole's Early. Medium size; red flesh; 
green skin. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 34 lb. 50c. 
6284 Harris’ Early. Standard sort for New 
England. Bright red flesh, sweet and tender. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 34 lb- 50c. 
6288 Citron. For preserving. Pkt. 10c., oz. 
15c., M lb. 50c. 
Plant mm SETS ZasUy m- 
Onion Sets are available and should be 
planted during the month of April in the 
vicinity of Boston. During the cool Spring 
weather they will make their best growth 
and early planting insures a crop which may 
be used throughout the Summer months. 
Onion, Breck’s Yellow 
Globe Danvers 
ONIONS 
( Italian — Cipolle) 
This very important vegetable crop requires a rich soil. Seed sowing should be done just as early in the 
Spring as possible. Sow the seed thinly in drills at least a foot apart, covering to a depth of not more than 14 inch. 
Tramp down the soil firmly so that it will lie in close contact with the seed and thus insure better germination. 
Frequent cultivation is very necessary as well as occasional applications of fertilizer. One ounce of seed will 
sow 100 feet of drill; from 4 to 5 pounds to an acre. 
Onions, according to variety, tje from 90 to 120 days from seed to crop. 
YELLOW VARIETIES 
WHITE VARIETIES 
6299 Breck’s Yellow Globe Danvers. Qur 
stock of seed has been developed by a Massa¬ 
chusetts Onion seed-grower who has had a life¬ 
time of experience in selecting Onion bulbs, 
thus furnishing us with the best type obtain¬ 
able. Uniform in size, solid, of a rich coppery 
yellow color, producing a marketable crop of 
superior quality, yield, and appearance. The 
best variety for Winter storage. Pkt. 15c., 
oz. 60c., 34 lb. $ 2 . 00 . 
6304 Sweet Spanish. Mild-flavored, globe- 
shaped, light yellow Onion of Spanish origin 
that grows to large size. Pkt. 15c., oz. 40c., 
. 34 lb. $1.50. 
6308 Ailsa Craig. A variety that will grow to 
enormous size. Globular; skin light yellow; 
flesh white. Good keeper. Grown largely for 
exhibition purposes. Pkt. 15c., oz. 60c., 
34 lb. $ 2 . 00 . 
6313 Prizetaker (Gibraltar or Denia). Bulbs 
globular, very large, light straw color, and 
very mild. Pkt. 10c., oz. 50c., J4 lb. $1.50. 
6316 Yellow Globe. Yellow skin. White flesh. 
Medium-sized, mild and crisp. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 30c., 34 lb. $ 1 . 00 . 
ONION SETS 
Onion bulbs from sets are easily grown in any good 
garden soil. Plant them early in the Spring, provide 
plenty of water, fertilize heavily, and cultivate fre¬ 
quently. The planting of sets insures Onions when 
we want them, right through the Summer season. 
Yellow Globe (Ebenezer). The sets have light 
golden-brown skins and pure white flesh, pro¬ 
ducing perfectly round Onions, sweet in flavor 
and exceptionally mild. This fine strain is 
available early in March. In setting the bulbs, 
plant them about 3 inches apart in rows, 
Lb. 30c., 4 lbs. $1.10, 8 lbs. $2.00. 
Red Globe. Desirable be¬ 
cause of their keeping 
quality and excellent 
flavor. Lb. 30c., 4 lbs. 
$ 1 . 10 , 8 lbs. $ 2 . 00 . 
6324 Southport White Globe. Similar to 
Southport Yellow Globe except that it is de¬ 
cidedly white. Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 34 lb. $1.25 . 
6329 White Queen. A small sort used exten¬ 
sively as a pickling Onion. Pkt. 10c., oz. 50c., 
34 lb. $1.50. 
6337 White Portugal. Large; flat. Mild flavor. 
Not a good keeper. Pkt. 10c., oz. 50c., 
34 lb. $1.50. 
RED VARIETIES 
6359 Red Wethersfield. Bulb's semi-flat, large, 
deep purplish red, solid and an excellent 
keeper. Pkt. 10c., oz. 50c., 34 lb. $1.50. 
6364 Southport Red Globe. An excellent, 
elongated globe sort of red Onion. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 50c., J4 lb. $1.50. 
6371 Red Italian Tripoli. Large, flat, of mild 
flavor. Pkt. 10c., oz. 50c., J4 lb. $1.50. 
EGYPTIAN (Perennial Tree Onion) 
Bulbs available only during late July and early 
August. This variety is hardy, and, with a light 
covering through the Winter, bulbs can be 
carried over into 
Spring, producing a 
crop of mild white 
Onions for the early 
market. Price per 
pound is usually 
about 15c. 1941 
prices quoted Au¬ 
gust 1 . 
White Globe. These sets 
are a silvery white. They 
are widely used for green 
or bunching Onions early 
in the season. They pro¬ 
duce a fine quality of 
pure white, almost round 
Onions at about the same 
time as the yellow sets. 
Admirable for pickling 
when small. Lb. 35c., 4 
lbs. $1.25, 8 lbs. $2.25. 
Yellow Globe Onion Sets 
