40) Giessler’s Dependable Vegetable Seeds 

WATERMELON 
Cole’s Early. A very early home gar- 
den variety, nearly round and of 
medium size. The rind is dark green, 
striped with lighter green. Excellent 
quaibiay, Ike, WOes Cu, Boxes VA illo. 
85c. 
Stone Mountain. A fine round Water- 
melon, with slight ribs like a musk- 
melon, and a light green skin. The 
flesh is a fine deep crimson, very 
sweet and free from white hearts and 
stringiness. Average weight about 
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MUSTARD 
Culture. Sow the seed thinly very early 
in the spring in rows about 1 foot 
apart. For late fall use, sow in August. 
Ready in 30 days. 
One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill. 
White London. Used extensively in 
salads with Pepper Grass Cress. Also 
used as sandwich material. Pkt., 15c; 
pan Dore WA Moy, WN. 
Fordhook Fancy. A fine variety with 
dark green feathery leaves, on ac- 
count of which it is also called Os- 
trich Plume. Mild flavor. Pkt., 10c; 
oz. 20cm Ibe =50c! 
OKRA 
Culture. Sow the seed in warm ground 
in rows 3 feet apart, covering 1 inch 
deep. Thin to 12 inches in the row. 
One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill. 
Dwarf Green, Large Pod. Grows a 
smaller plant than the White Velvet, 
but the pods are fully as large and a 
handsome dark green color. Matures 
in about 50 days. 14 lb., 60c. 
White Velvet. An excellent develop- 
ment for the home garden. Long, 
tapering pods, greenish white, round, 
smooth and entirely spineless, stay 
tender to larger size than most other 
varieties: Pkt, l0c-.07. 2c. Alb 
DDC 
PARSLEY 
Culture. Sow in shallow drills in the 
early spring in rows 12 to 18 inches 
apart, 4 inch deep. 
One ounce will plant 150 feet of drill. 
Paramount. Unusually dark green in 
color. This strain will not tip-burn 
or turn brown at the edges with age. 
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Moss Curled. A compact plant with 
dark bright green leaves, exceedingly 
finely cut and curled, giving the ap- 
pearance of a dense piece of moss. 
Very desirable for garnishing, and 
for decorative purposes. Pkts., 10c: 
Or, Moyes WA Ilex, Ghre- 
Plain Leaf. A non-curled Parsley, used 
more for flavoring than for garnish- 
ing. Sometimes called Italian Parsley. 
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Hamburg, or Parsnip-Rooted. The 
long, tapering roots, similar to Par- 
snips, are used for flavoring soups, 
stews, etc. The leaves are like plain 
Parsleysu Pkt. = LOG Moz coc Aglbe 
Evergreen Bunching Onion DG 

Early Yellow Globe Onion 

ONION 
Culture. Onions grow best in a rich, 
well-drained soil. To produce very 
large Onions, sow the seed in a hotbed 
in January or February. Transplant 6 
inches apart into the open ground the 
middle of April. Later crops should 
be sown in drills in the garden early in 
the spring and the seed covered 14 
inch deep. When large enough, thin 
out to 3 or 4 inches. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. 
Ailsa Craig. White flesh, pale yel'ow 
skin. One of the largest kinds grown, 
with mild flavor and excellent keep- 
ing qualities. Pkt., 50c; VY oz., 75c. 
Prizetaker. Uniform in size and of a 
light straw color. This Onion ma- 
tures into an almost perfect globe. 
Will produce large-sized bulbs if 
given special care and early starting. 
Pkt, 20c:.17, 075 35; 0z,nOUG m4 
lb., $2.00. 
Early Yellow Globe. This recently in- 
troduced variety is a fine, globe- 
shaped Onion with a good yellow 
color. It will mature fully three 
weeks earlier than the Danvers and 
Southport Globe strains and yields 
very heavily. It is also a very good 
keeper. Pkt., 25c; 4% 0z., 40c; 02., 
Tce Ibs $2.50. 
Evergreen Bunching. Long, pencil- 
like shafts like small leeks are pro- 
duced in clusters. Fine for scallions. 
Pkt, 20cs oz... 50c 3 Z4nl bee pio: 
Southport White Globe. The most pop- 
ular white Onion, good globe shape 
and a good winter keeper. Matures 
in about 3 months. Pkt., 20c; 4 oz., 
30c: 07, 604A a2 100. 
Sweet Spanish, Riverside. Large, globe- 
shaped, bright yellow Onions. Noted 
for mild flavor and heavy yield. Pkt., 
VOC A Moz, OVC WoZ er OIEO Os 
White Queen. One of the finest pick- 
ling and bunching Onions, having a 
pure white papery skin, and matures 
early. Pkt. es coz OOcuml alba 
$2.00. 
White Portugal or Silverskin. A beau- 
tiful, early, silvery white Onion of 
flattened shape. Keeps well in win- 
ter, and is used also as a bunching 
Onion, or for pickling. May also be 
used for sets. Pkt., 20c; 0z., 60c; 
1/4 Ib., $2.00. 
Southport Yellow Globe. One of the 
standard main crop Onions, deep 
globe shape and. excellent color. 
Stores and ships well. Late in ma- 
turitys Pkt li}.ciozO0cm am lbe 
$2.00. 
ONION SETS 
Culture. Onion Sets will produce scal- 
lions within a few weeks and give large 
Onions much more quickly than when 
grown from seed. Set out in rows 1 
foot apart and 4 inches in the row. 
White Onion Sets. Qt., 40c; 4 qts., 
$1.35; peck, $2.40. 
Yellow Onion Sets. Qt., 40c; 4 gqts., 
$1.35; peck, $2.40. 
