32 BUTZER’S SEED STORE, PORTLAND, OREGON 
GREEN FLESHED VARIETIES 
Extra Early Hackensack—This is a selection of the 
popular Hackensack, ripening fully ten days earlier. 
Melons of good size, heavily-ribbed and netted; thick 
light green flesh of fine flavor. Per pkt. 5c; oz. 15c. 
Netted Gem, or ‘“‘Rockyford’”—The melons are even 
and regular in size and form, nearly round, or slightly 
oval. They are always finely netted, and the skin 
is of a light golden hue when fully ripened. The flesh 
is light green in color, melting and luscious in flavor, 
and ripens close to the skin, so that there is but a 
very thin rind in a well-grown fruit. Pkt. 5c; oz. 1l5c 
WATERMELONS 
Culture—In order to get good Watermelons, it- is 
essential that the plants get a good start, and to this 
end it is important to prepare hills about eight feet 
apart by thoroughly working into the soil an abun- 
dance of well-rotted manure—hen manure, sheep 
guano, guano, or other forms rich in nitrogen, being 
most desirable. Over this highly-manured soil put an 
inch or more of fresh earth and plant the seed on this, 
covering it about an inch in depth. It is important 
that the seed should not be planted before the ground 
becomes warm and dry, as the young plants are very 
sensitive to cold and wet. When the plants have 
formed the first pair of rough leaves, they should be 
thinned, so as to leave two or three of the strongest 
and best to each hill. Frequent watering of the plants 
with liquid manure will hasten the growth, thus 
diminishing the danger from insect pests. 
Butzer’s Favorite—This melon, very popular in the 
Willamette Valley, grows very large and is almost 
round. It is rich dark green in color, has a medium 
rind and the flesh is deep red. It is drought resisting 
and will produce a profitable crop of melons when 
’ other melons are sometimes scarce. Edible in 90 days. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; % Ib. 60c; Ib. $1.75 
Cole’s Early—The Northern States’ favorite. As an 
early melon it is the standard of high quality; in 
sugary delicous crispness, flavor and melting tender- 
ness, it is the top-notcher. It is oblong shaped, about 
20 inches long, 12 inches through; skin mottled green, 
thin brittle rind, therefore not a good shipper. The 
flesh is rich and deliciously sweet. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; %4 Ib. 40c 
Fordhook Early—An extra early variety of fine qual- ~ 
ity and fair size; form round to oblong; skin dark 
green mottled with a darker shade; flesh bright red; 
seeds white. Per pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; %4 Ib. 40c. 
Kleckley’s Sweets, or Monte Cristo—Medium to large 
in size, medium early and exceedingly sweet; oblong 
in form, slightly tapering towards the stem end; rind 
very dark green; flesh very bright, rich red and ripens 
nearly to the rind; too tender for a shipping melon: 
seeds white to light brown. 
- Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; ™%4 Ib. 40c 
Klondike—Rind dark green, thin. Flesh distinctive 
shade of red, brittle and sweet. Fruits oblong. A good 
shipper because it does not wilt. 
Pkt.-10c; oz. 20c; %4 Ib. 50c 
Black Seeded Ice Cream—Fruits almost round, rind 
thin, medium green. Flesh pink, sweet. Matures early. 
A fine keeper. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; %4 Ib. 40c. 
White Seeded Ice Cream—Same as above with white 
seeds. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % Ib. 40c. 
MIXED WATERMELON 
This mixture contains some of the big and some of 
the little fellows, some with white seed and some of 
black or brown seed. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; ™%4 Ib. 30c. 
CITRON 
Citron—The fruits are medium sized, uniformly 
round and are used exclusively for preserves or pickles. 
The color is dark green, distinctly striped and marbled 
with light green. The flesh is white and solid but is 
not at all suitable for eating raw. Seed red. The 
fruits mature late in the fall and in this condition 
can be kept for a long time. 
Pkt. 5c: oz. 15c; %4 Ib. 40c 
Early Jenny Lind—This is a leading market variety 
by reason of its extremely early ripening and prolific 
bearing qualities. The melons are of small size, quite 
flattened in form, heavily ribbed and netted. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15¢ 
MIXED MUSKMELON 
Many of our customers prefer one mixture of seed 
that will produce early, medium, late green flesh and 
orange flesh varieties, thus producing a continuous 
table supply throughout the season from one small 
plot. This is composed of our best select strains and 
put together in a properly balanced mixture, that will 
give ripe, luscious fruit throughout the season. Price: 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c. 
CASABAS 
The Casaba is now at full zenith of popularity. 
Previously it was grown as a late melon to mature 
after the cantaloupe season. As a late melon its pop- 
ularity was confined to a limited section near the 
Coast of Southern California. But it is now dem- 
onstrated that it can be grown in all semi-arid sec- 
tions side by side with the early cantaloupes and 
water melons. 
Hybrid Casaba—This excellent Casaba grows to a 
large size. Flesh nearly three inches thick and of 
excellent flavor. Per pkt. 5c; oz. 20c. 
Santa Claus—The name is appropriate to this 
melon. You can send nothing more delicious to your 
Eastern friends for a Christmas present. 
Per pkt. 5c; oz. 20c 
MUSTARD 
Mustard is not only used as a condiment, but the 
green leaves are used as a salad or cut and boiled like 
spinach. Sow as early in the spring as the ground 
will permit, in drills about eighteen inches apart, cov- 
ering one-half inch deep. For succession, sow every few 
weeks until Autumn. Water freely. 
Fordhook Fancy (Ostrich Plume)—Plants are of vig- 
orous growth, and have beautifu: dark green leaves 
which curve outward like fine ostrich plumes. It stands 
well, even during the hot summer months. 
Per pkt. 5c; oz. 15¢ 
Southern Giant Curled—Leaves light green, frilled 
and much crimped at edge. Highly esteemed in the 
South for its vigorous growth and good quality. 
Per pkt. 5c; oz. 15c 
MUSHROOM 
Mushrooms are easily grown in the cellar or in dark 
rooms where a temperature of from 50 to 65 dgerees 
can be maintained. In making the bed, use fresh, 
clean, stable manure, without much straw. Before 
placing it in the bed, the manure-pile should be turned 
over a few times. The bed should have at least 10 
inches of solid manure. Put this in, in two layers, 
and tramp each one down well. Test the heat of the 
manure with the thermometer and when the tempera- 
ture is on the decline and between 90 and 100 degrees, 
insert pieces of Spawn. After ten days, spread on a 
layer of fresh, well-manured loam. If the temperature 
is right, Mushrooms should come up freely weeks 
after spawning. 
Cultural directions, to be of any value, would be 
too lengthy to give here, but we will forward full 
directions for the planting and culture of spawn with 
each order. 
TOBACCO STEM SPAWN 
; The advantages of tobacco stem spawn are as fol- 
ows: 
1. Greater vigor—grows fast—is more resistant to 
adverse conditions. 
2. Medium contains the most desirable food ele 
ments. 
3. Its crumbled nature gives it greater contact with 
the manure, therefore a more thorough inoculation. 
Price, $1.35 per % Ib. can 
