Grow Onions— 
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MELONS 
Time to Sow—The seed should not be sown out- 
doors until the weather becomes warm in June but 
they can be started indoors about May 10 and planted 
to the garden in June. 
Soil—Finely prepared loam is best for indoor 
starting. 
The garden soil should be generously manured and 
preferably light. 
Planting—Melons should be grown in hills spaced 
about 4 feet apart each way. Plant 5 to 10 seeds in 
each hill and cover with not over 46 inch of soil. 
When the plants are well started thin out so that the 
strongest 3 or 4 remain in each hill, 
I ounce of seed will plant 60 hills 
6180 Farquhar’s Honey-Drop. 85 days. Fer 
earliness and delicious flavor this splendid 
melon is without a rival and it is unquestion- 
ably the sweetest and best. It is of beautiful 
form, good size, and very productive. The 
skin is finely netted, and the flesh is very thick, 
sweet, melting, and of a deep orange color. 
Pkt. 15c., 1% oz. 40c., oz. 70c., 14 Ib. $2.00 
6183 Golden Champlain. ¢- days. Considered 
by Melon growers of long experience to be the 
most desirable early-maturing Muskmelon. 
A rapid, vigorous grower of medium size with 
salmon flesh of superb quality; rind well netted. 
Pkt lOc 102..25c8, 14) bs 75c. 
6196 Bender’s Surprise. 90 days. An out- 
standing medium-large Muskmelon adapted to 
Massachusetts. Slightly oblong in shape, deep- 
ly ribbed, and heavily netted. Flesh thick, 
solid, juicy, very deep salmon of excellent 
flavor. Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., 14 Ib. 90c., Ib. $2.75 
6219 Delicious. 35 qays. Believed to be the 
largest early variety in cultivation. Weight 
averages over 5 lbs. When ripe, color is creamy 
yellow with fine netting. Flesh is deep orange, 
sweet and firm. 
Pit 10.07. SoC, 24° Ib. ol.00; Ib. $3.00 
6224 Rocky Ford (Netted Gem). 87 days. A 
Melon of delicate flavor with light-green, 
sweet flesh and rich aromatic flavor. An al- 
ways popular variety. 
PEGS lOc OZ. 25G;24 Ibs 75c. 
WATERMELONS 
Time to Sow—Outdoors after the weather has 
become settled and warm (during June). 
Soil—Light, well-drained soil that has been thor- 
oughly manured. 
Planting—Melons should be sown in hills spaced 
about 8 feet apart, each way. Sow 5 to 10 seeds in 
each hill and cover with not more than one inch of 
soil. When well started thin out so that 3 or 4 of 
the strongest plants remain in each - 
ill. 2 
1 ounce of seed will plant about _ 
30 hills & 
6284 Harris’ Earliest. 75 days. 
Standard sort for New Eng- 
land. Bright red flesh, sweet 
and tender. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 14 Ib. 50c. 
6288 Citron. 90 days. For 
preserving. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 14 Ib. 50c. 

Onion, 
Prizetaker 



Important for flavor but not outstanding for 
nutritive value. 
Time to Sow—Outdoors, from April | to May 15. 
It is also possible to start seed indoors or in a cold- 
frame in March, to be transplanted to the garden 
in April. 
Soil—A deep rich loam, well-drained and generous- 
ly fertilized. 
Planting —Sow the seed in rows | foot apart and 
cover with not more than !4 inch of soil. When plants 
are large enough to handle thin out to 2 inches apart. 
1 ounce of seed will plant about 100 ft. 
YELLOW VARIETIES 
6299 Breck’s Yellow Globe Danvers. (5 
days. Our stock of seed has been developed 
by a Massachuseets Onion seed-grower who 
has had a lifetime of experience in selecting 
Onion bulbs, thus furnishing us with the best 
type obtainable. Uniform in size, solid, of a 
rich coppery yellow color, producing a market- 
able crop of superior quality, yield, and ap- 
pearance. The best variety for Winter storage. 
Pkt. loc., % oz. 50c., oz. 85c., 14 Ib. $2.50 
6304 Sweet Spanish. 110 days. Mild-flavored, 
globe-shaped, light yellow Onion of Spanish 
origin that grows to large size. 
Pkt. 25c., 4% oz. 60c., oz. $1.00 
6308 Ailsa Craig. 105 days. A variety that will 
grow to enormous size. Globular; skin light 
yellow; flesh white. Good keeper. Grown 
largely for exhibition purposes. 
Pkt. 25c., 44 oz. 60c., oz. $1.00 
6313 Prizetaker (Denia). 105 days. Bulbs 
globular, very large, light straw color, and 
very mild. Pkt. 25c., 4 oz. 60c., oz. $1.00 
WHITE VARIETIES 
6324 Southport White Globe. 119 gays. 
Similar to Southport Yellow Globe except 
that it is decidedly white. 
Pkt. ldc., 4% 02. 45c., oz. 7dc., 1% Ib. $2.25 
6327 Bermuda Crystal Wax. 90 days. A 
flat, juicy and very mild onion. The bulbs 
are of medium size and crystal white in color. 
An excellent home garden sort. 
Pkt. 25c., 14 oz. 85c., oz. $1.50, 14 Ib. $4.50 
6337 White Portugal. 100 days. Medium 
sized, flat, mild flavor. Excellent all-purpose 
white variety. Pkt. 25c., 4 oz. 60c., oz. $1.00 
RED VARIETIES 
6359 Red Wethersfield. 100 days. Bulbs semi- 
flat, large, deep purplish red, solid and an 
excellent keeper. 
Pkt. 15c., 44 oz. 45c., oz. 75c., 14 Ib. $2.25 
6364 Southport Red Globe. 
excellent, elongated globe sort of Red Onion. 
Pkt. 15c., 4% oz. 50c., oz. 85c., 14 lb. $2.50 
113 days. An 
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Yellow Globe Onion Sets 
ONION SETS 
These are planted for very early onions. They 
mature about a month earlier than those started from 
seed and may also be pulled and used like scallions, 
in four or five weeks time. Plant about 3 inches 
apart and | inch deep in rows, leaving | foot between 
rows. 
I lb. should plant a 50 foot row 
Yellow Globe (Ebenezer). The sets have light 
golden-brown skins and pure white flesh, pro- 
ducing perfectly round Onions, sweet in flavor 
and exceptionally mild. 
Lb. 45c., 5 lbs. $2.15, 10 Ibs. $4.00 
White Globe. These sets produce pure white 
almost round Onions of fine quality. 
Lb. 50c., 5 lbs. $2.35, 10 lbs: $4.50 
BUNCHING ONION SEED 
6379 Prosperity. An excellent variety which 
does not form bulbs but produces the long 
straight stalks, referred tc as scallions. The 
lower 5 inches is white and mild, particularly 
fine for salads, soups and table use. These 
can be sown at any time, from early Spring 
to mid-August and will grow until the ground 
freezes. Successive sowings will provide 
delicate scallions all season long. 
Pkt. l5c., 14 oz. 50c., oz. 85c., 14 Ib. $2.50 






