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MELON (Cantaloupe) 
One ounce will plant about 80 hills. Each 
hill should produce 6 or more perfect melons. 
Yield in from 12 to 14 weeks. 
Cutrure. Sow the seed in April under Hotkaps, 
and in the open air in May in hills 6 feet apart each 
way. Use in each hill from 8 to 10 seeds. When the 
plants have produced their rough leaves, thin out 
to three plants per hill. As soon as the plants make 
their appearance above ground dust them with 
Hortex or similar material. 
Golden or Orange-fleshed 
Hale’s Best. Most superior melon of the 
Rocky Ford type; oval shape. Quick to 
produce its fruits; the flesh is salmon- 
orange, sweet, and of fine quality. Pkt. 
10 cts., oz. 35 cts., Ib. $1, Ib. $2.50. 
Bender’s Surprise. An almost round melon 
of medium size, with very thick, sweet, 
pink flesh of luscious, melting quality. The 
dark green, heavily netted skin ripens to 
an attractive gold. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 40 cts., 
UyIb. $1.25, Ib. $3. 
Banana. Narrow, curved, and as much as 
30 inches in length. The flesh Is a deep 
salmon, sweet, and of good quality. Pkt. 
10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 4Ib. 85 cts., Ib. $2. 
Selected Emerald Gem. The skin is a rich 
deep green, and smooth; flesh salmon color 
and of delicious flavor. A very early and 
prolific variety. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 40 cts., 
YIb. $1.25, Ib. $3. 
Hearts of Gold or Improved Hoodoo. 
Ideal shipping melon of the finest quality. 
Flesh very thick, firm, of fine texture and 
delicious flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 35 cts., 
MYIb. $1, Ib. $2.50. 
Golden Delicious. Golden! Delicious! Its 
remarkable speed from seeding to yield is 
also one of its qualities. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 
40 cts., 4b. $1.25, Ib. $3. 
Green-fleshed 
Honey Gold. A _ new, early, and very 
handsome sort for market work and ship- 
ping; good, also, for the home-garden. 
‘The grapefruit-like melons are medium in 
size and very fleshy, because the seed- 
cavity is small and the rind very thin. 
Fine flavor; very sweet, like a Honey Dew 
melon. Pkt. 25 cts., 4oz. $1.50, oz. $2.50. 
Rocky Ford. The fruits weigh from 114 to 
114% pounds each. Thick meat, green in 
color, fine in flavor, with thin rind; skin 
light green, ribbed and heavily netted, 
ripening to a golden yellow. Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. 35 cts., Ib. $1, Ib. $2.50. 
**10/25’’ Salmon Tint. The fruit is heavily 
and evenly netted, very uniform in size, 
rust-resisting, and early; the flesh is a rich 
gold in the center, shading out to emerald- 
green near therind. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 35 cts., 
Mlb. $1, Ib. $2.50. 
Honeydew. Well-known very sweet va- 
riety. The flesh is green, very thick, and, 
unlike some melons, it ripens uniformly to 
the rind. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 40 cts., 4b. 
$1.25, Ib. $3. 
Early Hackensack. An early strain of the 
one-time famous Hackensack variety. Pkt. 
10 cts., oz. 35 cts., Ib. $1, Ib. $2.50. 
Cassaba. They are true winter melons. Pkt. 
15 cts., oz. 45 cts., Ib. $1.35, Ib. $3.50. 
Forcing Melon 
Royal Jubilee. A splendid, oval, green- 
eshed melon. Skin almost white, hand- 
somely netted. Pkt. 75 cts. 


vitality. We regret, also, that this has resulted in an increase in cost of 

ONION 
One ounce will plant 100 feet of drill and 
yield 100 to 150 pounds of food. 5 to 
6 pounds of seed per acre. Takes 14 to 
15 weeks from seed to maturity. 
Curture. For Jarge Onions sow in a ‘hotbed 
early in January or February and transplant to the 
open 6 inches apart. For the main supply, sow in 
rich, sandy soil, in drills 1 foot apart, early in spring, 
and firm well. Thin to 3 to 4 inches apart. 
Onions are an aid to buoyant health and 
are a good source of vitamin Bi. 
Mild White Varieties 
S. & W. Co.’s Southport White Globe. 
Produces handsome and uniformly globe- 
shaped bulbs. The flesh is firm, fine- 
grained and of mild flavor. Pkt. 15 cts., 
Yoz. 60 cts., oz. $1, 14Ib. $3. 
White Portugal or Silverskin. A mild va- 
riety, used for pickles. Tender and alto- 
gether fine. Pkt. 15 cts., Woz. 60 cts., oz. 
$1, 14 Ib. $3. 
White Bunching. For scallions and small 
onions. Pkt. 10 cts., Woz. 50 cts., oz. 90 
cts., Ib. $2.65. 
Evergreen Bunching. Long, white sort; 
may be sown in spring or fall. Protect over 
winter with salt hay or leaves. A tender, 
mild ‘Scallion.” Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 60 cts., 
oz. $1, 14Ib. $3. 
Leading Yellow Kinds 
S. & W. Co.’s Southport Yellow Globe. 
It has Iarge and uniformly spherical bulbs 
with very small necks. The largest diam- 
eter is below the center of the bulb. The 
color is a rich orange-yellow. Keeps splen- 
didly. Pkt. 15 cts., Woz. 50 cts., oz. 90 cts., 
lb. $2.75. 
Early Yellow Globe. Attractive, deep yel- 
low Onion, medium large in size with a 
tight skin; keeps well. Pkt. 15 cts., Woz. 
50 cts., oz. 90 cts., 4b. $2.75. 
Yellow Globe Danvers. A splendid keeper, 
producing well-rounded bulbs about 21% 
mches in diameter; skin light golden yel- 
low; flesh white, crisp, and mild. Pkt. 10 
cts., oz. 45 cts., oz. 85 cts., 14Ib. $2.50. 
Ebenezer. A dark yellow variety. Bulbs are 
deep, flat, or medium size, very firm, with a 
thick skin. Early and keeps well. A pop- 
ular Onion. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 45 cts., oz. 
85 cts., 14Ib. $2.50. 

Extra Large-growing Kinds 
S. & W. Co.’s Selected Ailsa Craig. This 
Onion Is one of the largest grown. It is a 
very handsome, oval-shaped variety with 
pale straw-colored skin. For exhibition it 
is unexcelled, and to attain its largest size 
it should be sown in January and trans- 
planted. Keeps well and has a mild flavor. 
A splendid variety. Pkt. 15 cts., 44oz. 60 
cts., oz. $1, Ib. $3. 
Prizetaker. Uniform in shape and of itm- 
mense size. Under special cultivation bulbs 
have been raised to weigh from 2 to 3 
pounds each. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 60 cts., 
oz. $1, Ib. $3. 
Riverside Sweet. The largest, sweetest, 
best-keeping, and most uniform of the 
Spanish Onions. Globular in shape, with 
golden yellow skin and white flesh; the 
strain we are offering is very mild. We 
recommend it highly. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 
60 cts:, oz. $1, 14Ib. $3. 
that short seed crops, and the war, have caused a scarcity of High Quality Seeds of strong 
Oni seed. 

White Portugal Onions 
Onions, continued 
Long-keeping Red Onions 
S. & W. Co.’s Southport Red Globe. This 
variety has a deep red skin and is almost a 
perfect globe. Size large, flesh fine-grained, 
mild and tender. Pkt. 10 cts., Y4oz. 45 cts., 
oz. 85 cts., 4Jb. $2.50. 
Large Red Wethersfield. This is the stand- 
ard red variety, and a favorite wherever 
Onions are grown for shipment. Bulb 
large, somewhat flattened, skin deep pur- 
ple-red; flesh purplish white, moderately 
fine-grained, and with a strong flavor. The 
best keeper, and one of the most popular 
for general cultivation. Pkt. 10 cts., Yoz. 
40 cts., oz. 75 cts., Y4Ib. $2.25. 
Bermuda Onions 
These are large, flat, quick-growing types, 
with a pleasant, mild flavor. 
Crystal Wax (White Bermuda). Pkt. 20 cts., 
Ygoz. 65 cts., oz. $1.25, Y4Ib. $3.50. 
Yellow Bermuda. Pkt. 15 cts., 4oz. 60 cts., 
oz. $1.15, 4b. $3.25. 
Red Bermuda. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 60 cts., 
oz. $1.15, Ib. $3.25. 
Onion Sets 
Sets will produce green, bunch or full- 
grown Onions much quicker than will seed. 
Garlic Sets and Potato Onions divide and 
increase in the soil. Egyptian Onions are 
autumn-planted hardy perennials, yielding 
green pulling Onions every spring. 
Qt. YWpk. _ Pk. 
White Onion Sets..... $0 50 $1 75 $3 25 
Yellow Onion Sets.... 45 150 3 00 
Yellow Ebenezer...... SOF in / 5m 62> 
Red Onion Sets....... 501-755 3225 
E tian Top Onions. 
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Garlic Sets. Lb. 50 cts., 5 Ibs. $2, 10 
Ibs. $3.75. 
Potato Onion Sets (True Potato). Lb. 
60 cts., 5 Ibs. $2.50, 10 Ibs. $4.50. 
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If you have not tried them, you may be surprised at the ease with which Melons are grown, 
ix 3 teacupfuls of General Garden Fertilizer withthe soil under each hill before sowing 
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