
Muskmelons 
IMPROVED PERFECTO (90 days)—Excellent 
shipping and market gardener’s melon. Fruits 
514 inches long, almost round; uniform; sol- 
idly covered with grayish netting; no indica- 
tion of ribbing. Flesh extremely thick; rich 
deep salmon-orange; fine grained; juicy, sweet 
tb of aromatic flavor. Ounce 15c; 1% pound 
C: 
HALE’S BEST—Early, prolific, good shipper, 
about 10% larger than the Rocky Ford types. 
Flesh salmon and of exceptional thickness. 
Heavily netted and fairly prominent ribs. 
Ounce 15c; % pound 40c. 
HONEY BALL—Honey Dew type, but smaller 
and earlier than that variety. Fruits round, 
smooth, free from ribbing and are yellowish 
white when ripe. The flesh is very thick and 
of silvery green color. Of rather sweet sugary 
flavor it has somewhat more of the spiciness 
of the green fleshed cantaloupes than Honey 
Dew. Ounce 15c; Y% pound 50c. 
NETTED GEM or ROCKY FORD—One of the 
most popular of small or crate melons and is 
shipped in large quantities from Colorado and 
Arizona. A desirable medium early sort for 
the home and market garden. Vines are vig- 
orous and productive. Fruits are oval, slightly 
ribbed, densely covered with fine netting. 
The flesh is green, very sweet and highly flay- 
ored. We offer an exceptionally fine stock of 
this early sort, the fruit being very uniform 
in shape and quality and of the even size 
that is so desirable in a shipping melon. 
Ounce 15c; 1% pound 40c. 
TEXAS CANNONBALL No. 114 (Green Flesh) 
—This splendid muskmelon is especially adapt- 
ed for home garden and nearby markets. Pro- 
duces medium sized melons in about 75 days. 
Round, medium in size, heavily netted. Flesh 
is green, very solid, melting and of a delicious 
flavor. It you have found it difficult to grow 
muskmelons, try this variety. It succeeds 
where others fail. Ounce 15¢c; 14 pound 40c. 
Warning! 
pe THESE PESTS 
ARE OUT TO GET YOUR 
GARDEN! 



ASPARAGUS SQUASH BUG 
BEETLE 


Make it hot for ‘em 
when they get to it. 
Or better still, prevent 
them from doing any 
damage at all by using 
Staffel’s Pyrocide Dust. 

CUCUMBER 
BEETLE 
It's safe to ude... . yet 4a 
trong it controls the Squash 
Bug! 
Staffel’s Pyrocide Dust 
35c Ib. 5 lbs. $1.00 

HALE’S BEST MUSKMELON 
A VEGETABLE GARDEN—say 25x50—will keep the average 
family of five in fresh vegetables throughout the season—with 
enough left over, ma’am, for canning. 





GARDEN TIPS 
The General Plan 
In planning the garden, perennials such as asparagus and 
rhubarb should be planted at one side where they can re- 
main undisturbed for years. Short-season early vegetables 
such as radishes, peas and lettuce should be together so 
that the space can be used later for another crop. Crops 
which last through the season should, likewise, be grouped 
together. 
Soil Preparation 
Most vegetables like good drainage, careful preparation of 
soil as deeply as possible, plenty of humus and plant food, 
cultivation and freedom from weeds. For humus, use well 
rotted manure or peat moss. 
For fast growing of crisp crops such as spinach, celery and 
lettuce, apply nitrate of soda as a side dressing. Potatoes 
need a fertilizer high in phosphorous and potash. 
Successive Plantings 
Make successive plantings about every two weeks, of beans, 
peas, radishes, beets, carrots, lettuce, spinach and sweet 
corn, until you have several crops coming on. Late plant- 
ings can be made in early fall. Make two plantings of 
tomatoes and cabbage, one of egg plants, peppers, cucum- 
bers and chard. 
Weeding Note 
Cabbage, tomatoes and sweet corn should not be cultivated 
much after the plants have begun to grow well, except for 
mere scraping of ground with a garden scuffle hoe to kill 
weeds, so that roots close to the surface will not be injured. 

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