
Hales’ Best 
MUSKMELON 
GOLD LINED ROCKYFORD. Green 
flesh, gold lined. Ripens about ten 
days earlier than the original Rocky 
Ford, of which it is a selection. The 
vines are extremely thrifty growers, 
and are less liable to be attacked by 
rust than most other varieties. The 
fruits are nearly round, green, solidly 
netted and only slightly ribbed. The 
flesh is green color, and of good qual- 
ity and sweet. 
HALE’S BEST. 80 days. Oval fruits 
6144 in. long; heavily netted; thick, 
deep salmon flesh. Earliness and rich 
flavor make this a favorite. 
POWDERY MILDEW RESISTANT 
No. 45. Hale’s Best type, resistant 
to powdery mildew. 
BANANA. Shaped somewhat as name 
indicates; grows about 2 feet long; 
flesh deep salmon, colored and of only 
fair quality. 
ORANGE FLESH. The best in the 
Rocky Ford type. Its distinctive 
characteristic is its appealing deep 
orange flesh which is solid, fine- 
grained, juicy, deliciously sweet, and 
of a spicy flavor. The seed-cavity is 
very small. Melons are 6 to 7 inches 
in diameter, weigh 2% to 3 pounds, 
are uniform in size, shape, and ma- 
turity, nearly round, densely covered 
with a hard gray netting, and have 
practically no ribs. Recommended 
for its prolific bearing, unexcelled 
eating and shipping qualities. 
HONEY BALL. Earlier than Honey 
Dew and can be grown where season 
is shorter. Very prolific, long keep- 
ing variety of high quality. 
HONEY DEW. Green Fleshed Fruits, 
broad-oval, 7 to 8 in. long; thick, 
light green flesh; fine grained, de- 
licious. May be picked before fully 
ripe and stored in cool place. 

Honey Dew 

OKRA 
WHITE VELVET (Lady Finger). 
Bears round, stringless, smooth pods, 
unlike other varieties. The market 
and home gardeners’ favorite. Se- 
lection by La. Experiment Station. 
EARLY DWARF GREEN. Of dwarf 
growth but immensely productive. 
The pods are tender, of best quality, 
and are borne throughout the season. 
} LOUISIANA WHITE VELVET. An- 
other successful introduction of Dr. 
Julian Miller of the Louisiana State 
University Extension Service. Semi- 
tall, very prolific and with a medium 
branching habit. Average size pods 
are five to six inches long and about 
34-inch in diameter. The diameter of 
the pod carries down to the tip, fur- 
ther down than most varieties of okra. 
Free of spines during the growing 
season. In the fall during short cool 
days will develop some spines. 
LOUISIANA GREEN VELVET. Iden- 
tical in habits to Louisiana White 
Velvet, but more desirable for can- 
ning since it carries a green appear- 
ance rather than the brown or faded- 
out color exhibited by the White 
Velvet when canned. 
LONG GREEN. This variety grows 
about three feet high, very early and 
productive. Pods deep green, very 
long, slender, slightly corrugated, 
very tender and of good quality. 
NEW CLEMSON SPINELESS. 5 ft. 
55 days. Spineless. A very uniform, 
dark green spineless strain of the 
Perkins type of long pod okra. Win- 
ning recognition of vegetable judges 
all over the country, it will take its 
place as a superior variety, easily 
picked without discomfort. 

Early Dwarf Green 
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FOOD 

ONION 
CULTURE: Plant seed or sets as early as 
possible in the spring; sets produce onions 
quicker than seed; however, onions produced 
from seed are more uniform in shape and 
better for keeping. Onions from seed produce 
in about 130 to 140 days, from sets from 90 
to 100 days. Plant in well pulverized soil 
for best results. 
YELLOW BERMUDA. Sweetest, mild- 
est of all onions. Large, flat, straw 
or amber colored bulbs maturing in 
mid-summer from early spring planted 
seed. Makes very mild green onions. 
CRYSTAL WAX WHITE BERMUDA. 
Identical to Yellow Bermuda, except 
Superbly mild flavor. 
crystal white. 

Yellow Globe Danvers 
YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS. Medium 
early in maturity. Globe shaped, 
medium size, solid, rather mild. Fresh 
crisp, creamy white with coppery 
yellow skin. 
LARGE RED WETHERSFIELD. 
Easily grown to full maturity from 
seed and a good keeper into winter. 
Almost round, of large size and 
purplish red color. Pungent. 
SILVER SKIN. (White Portugal.) A 
splendid pickling onion with mild 
flavor and silvery white skin. It is 
flat on the bottom and thick towards 
the top, firm, hard, an excellent 
keeper. 
ONION SETS 
CULTURE: Planted principally for early 
onions to pull green. Many people prefer the 
small, tender, young green onions for eating 
raw. Sets are uniform size. Plant sets 3 
inches apart in rows 12 to 15 inches apart. 
One pound will plant 50 feet of row; 8 to 10 
bushels, an acre. 
FALL SETS. Bermudas and Red, Yel- 
low and White Globe. 
SPRING SETS. Yellow, 
White Globe. 
ONION PLANTS. Bermudas, all winter. 
Plants are growing in popularity. 
Red, and 

Peak of Quality Seeds—L W BRAND 
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