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% oz. to 100 ft., 3 Ibs. per acre. 
Sow the seed in hotbeds during February until the middle of 
_ March, afterward transplanting into flats or coldframes, leav- 
ing about 6 to 8 inches between the plants. As soon as weather 
becomes suitable, transfer to open ground and set out in rows 
1 foot apart. leaving 9 inches between the plants in the rows. 
Pkt. 5¢; 1 0z. 20c. 
New York No. 515 Improved. A development from Number 12, 
matures slightly earlier and should be grown where there is 
hot weather as it is resistant to tip-burn. 
-Simpson’s Early Curled or B!ack Seeded. Widely used for home 
_ gardens. Early, hardy, and dependable; non-heading with 
large crumpled, frilled leaves, forming a compact bunch at 
Beacenter of plant. Light green in color. Tender and sweet. 
_ Grand Rapids. Very early. Hardy, disease resistant; the most 
widely used and best adapted variety for greenhouse forcing. 
Plants large, upright, compact. and handsome; bright solid 
: light green; leaves large, broad; margin much frilled; very 
tender and sweet when grown under glass. 
Hanson. (82 days.) A very hardy lettuce, excellent for a sum- 
rm mer crop as it withstands heat. Forms a large, light green 
Bat st head which is very hard. An excellent variety for the home 
gardener for it is very sweet, crisp and tender. 
Red Leaf Prize. An early non-heading sort, very desirable for 
home garden use. Plants of medium size, crisp and tender; 
_ color medium green with brownish-red edges on outer leaves. 
Chicken Lettuce. This is a non-heading lettuce. quite differ- 
ent from those used for human food. The plants grow 4 feet 
tall before they run to seed. It is ready for cutting in 45 days 
ee atter sowing. Planted extensively for feeding poultry and 
rabbits. 
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MUSKMELON 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 3 to 4 Ibs. per acre. 
a ‘In sections where the summers are short, seed can be 
planted indoors or in hot beds in small boxes. The young 
past. If practicable, spade in a liberal forkful of well rotted 
manure at the bottom of each hill. The rows should be at 
least 6 feet apart and the hills 3 feet apart in the rows. In 
VEGETABLE SEEDS 
general, the culture is the same as that for cucumber. Pkt. 5c; 
1 oz. lode. 
Hearts of Gold. (100 days.) This popular medium sized melon 
follows the earlier varieties. It is fine to plant for succession 
as it ripens in about 100 days. The fruits are 5 to 6 inches in 
diameter. The smooth orange salmon flesh is exceptionally 
thick and fine flavored. 
Rocky Ford or Netted Gem. Fruits are small with rather 
large seed cav:ty. nearly round; no ribs, and heavily covered 
with hard gray netting. Flesh thick, green in color with gold 
tinge at the center. Juicy, spicy. and of good quality. 
Hiutes Best, original Jumbo Strain. An outstanding shipping 
variety. Fruits slightly oval, uniform. Flesh exceptionally 
thick, deep salmon in color: sweet, and of very fine quality. 
Has a delightful aroma. Ripe in 75-80 days. 
Persian. A late, slow growing variety. Fruits globular; rind 
very dark green. netting fine but sparse. Flesh thick, orange- 
pink in color. Of a distinet and delicious flavor. 
Casalba. The casaba is rapidly taking its place as a melon 
for the late season after the muskmelons are past. IT ruits 
are medium. large, globe shaped, weigh 6 pounds, outer color 
golden yellow, surface wrinkled. Flesh white, luscious and 
spicy. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. lie. 
Wloney Dew. A very fine melon. Fruits large globular. weigh 
5 to 7 pounds. Surface is smooth, hard, with practieally no 
netting, creamy white. Flesh is light emerald green. thick 
ripening to the rind; juicy and tender, with a distinct sweet- 
ness not found in other melons. Fkt. 5c; 1 oz. Loe. 
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WATERMELON 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 3 to 4 Ibs. per acre. 
Rich, rather sandy soils produce the finest crops of water- 
melons, but a well-drained loam, especially with a southern 
exposure, is also suitable... Place 6 to 8 seeds in a circle in 
each hill, and cover % inch deep with fine soil. One ounce 
will plant 20 to 25 hills; 3 to 4 pounds per acre. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c. 
B’ack-Seeded Ice Cream. The melon is almost round, with a 
thin rind of medium green. The inside flesh is pink and ex- 
ceptionally sweet and fine flavored. This variety matures 
early and is fine keeper. 
Kleckley Sweet. A medium size melon, rind very green and 
flesh deep red. Delicious flavor. An excellent melon for either 
home garden or sh‘pping. Weighs about 30 pounds. 
Klondike. An early sort. a good shipper and popular in 
Western home gardens. Fruits oblong, slightly tapered. med- 
ium sized with slight ribs; rind medium hard. Flesh bright 
deep red, very sweet; unequaled eating quality. 
Striped Klondike. An early garden and shipping variety simi- 
lar to the regular Klondike but with irregular dark green 
stripes. Fruits oblong, of medium size. Flesh the deepest red 
known to watermelons; sweet and crisp, seed small. 
MUSTARD 
¥% oz. to 100 ft., 4 Ibs. per acre. 
Seed may be sown from early spring to midsummer in rows 
18 inches apart. Thin to 5 or 6 inches apart in the rows. The 
plants are in condition for use as soon as the leaves are the 
size of one’s hand. Mustard runs to seed quickly, so that 
successive plantings are necessary for a continuous supply. 
Pht. 5e; 1 oz. 15ce. 
Southern Giant Curled. The leaves are large, light green with 
a tinge of yellow, and much crumpled and frilled at the edges. 
The plant is upright or slightly spreading in growth. This 
variety is valued in the South on account of it’ vigorous 
growth, hardiness. and good quality. 
Mustard Spinach or Tendergreen. Strictly speaking it is not a 
variety of mustard. A quick growing plant from the orient. 
Leaves oblong, broad, fairly smooth with light green center 
ribs. Slow to seed, resistant to heat and drought. The flavor 
combines that of spinach and mustard. Pkt. 10e. 


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