
MUSKMELONS 
CULTURE — Thoroughly soak the sqgil. When dry enough, 
plow 10 or 12 inches deep. After puiverizing the soil make 
furrows 8 or 10 inches deep. Plant the seed in furrows 6 feet 
apart each way, using 8 or 10 seeds to a hill, which will require 
1% pounds to the acre. If covers are not used, plant after 
danger of frost is over. As the piants grow, gather the soil 
around them until the roots are 10 or 12 inches below the sur- 
face. Thin out surplus plants as soon as they are hardy and 
well established, Please remember that the roots are as long as 
the vine, therefore, when working close to the vines let the 
cultivation be shallow. Always cultivate the irrigating furrow 
when dry enough so as to conserve the moisture. 
Prices all muskmelons: Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 20c, %4 Ib. 75e, 1 Ib. $2.00. 
Hale’s Best No. 45. Excellent flavor and a good keeper as well 
as mildew res:stant. An early variety developed particularly 
for the shipping trade. The No, 45 is a true Hale’s Best. Oval 
shape, medium size, with heavy net and a faint stripe. Flesh 
is deep salmon, thick and firm with small seed cavity. Recom- 
mended to plant where mildew is prevalent. 85 days. 
Early Hale’s Best No. 36. An extra early salmon tint of re- 
markable flavor. Melons are oblong, well netted and attractive. 
Small seed cavity. Ten days to two weeks earlier than other 
varieties and yields big. One of the best main crop melons. 
80 days. 
Extra-Early Hackensack (Green Flesh). Rounded fruits of 
medium size, irregularly ribbed and heavily netted. Thick flesh 
of a delicious sweet flavor. 95 days. 
Improved Rocky Ford Perfecto. An excellent shipping variety. 
Melons are heavily netted without ribbing. Flesh orange, thick 
and has a delicious flavor. Small seed cavity. An excellent 
melon. 
Hearts of Gold. (100 days). Fruits are round and symmetrical, 
5 to 6 inches in diameter. Flesh, thick and sweet of deep salmon- 
orange color, Fine for home and market garden to make suc- 
cession planting. 
Golden Beauty Casaba, (120 days) This is a medium sized globe 
shaped melon, slightly pointed at the stem end with a wrinkled 
leathery bright yellow skin. The flesh is fine grained, pure 
white, juicy, very thick, and of extellent flavor. The fruits 
begin to ripen in July, continuing to bear all summer and fall 
until frost comes. 
Honey Dew. (115 days) The rind is dull white when ripe. The 
fruits are 6 to 7 inches through and 7 to 8 inches long with 
thick light green, fine grained flesh of excellent quality; fine 
for shipping, as they keep well. 
Persian Me!on. (95-100 days) The giant fruits of this splendid 
variety weigh around 10 lbs., are globular in shape and heavily 
netted. The rind is dark green, and the flesh is very thick, 
sweet, juicy and of a rich bright orange color. They should be 
allowed to thoroughly ripen on the vines before picking, 
WATERMELONS 
CULTURE—Plant seed in furrow, dropping six seeds every 8 
or 10 feet apart. Cover about 2 inches deep. As the vines 
grow, hill the earth about them until the roots are 10 to 12 
inches deep. When safely establ’shed, thin vines to about two 
to the hill. Be sure to cultivate after each irrigation as soon 
as the condition of the soil will permit. Use 2 to 2% pounds of 
seed to the acre. 
Black Seeded Klondike. One of the best melons grown for ship- 
ping and home use. The rind is very thin and of a medium 
green color. The flesh is bright red, tender and deliciously 
sweet. Our seed is of the genuine strain. as our selections are 
made from nerfect specimen melons. Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 20c, % Ib. 
50c 1 Th. $1.50, 10 Ibs. $12.50, postpaid. 
Klondike Brown Seeded. The outstanding variety for shipping 
and home garden use. Popular because of its delicious flavor 
and a‘tractive interior color. Flesh bright red and very sweet. 
Fru‘ts oblong and of uniform green co'or. Pkt, 10¢c, 1 oz. 15¢, 
Y% Ih. 40c, 1 Ih. $1.25, 10 Ibs. $10.00, postpaid. 
Klondike, Wilt Resistant R-7. Is resistant to fusarium wilt and 
has all the other qualities of the regular Klondike listed above. 
Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 20c, %4 Ib. 50c, 1 Ib, $1.50, 5 Ibs. $7.00, 10 Ibs. 
$12.50. postraid. 
New Striped Klondike No. 11. This new strain carries as high 
sugar content as any commercial watermelon. The rind is thin 
but strong and the flesh is solid and a bright red. A most 
attractive melon in both outside annearance and when cut. 
Edible qualities are excellent and delicious. Seeds are black 
splotched and striped with brown at the edges. Pkt, 10c, 1 oz. 
20c, %4 Ib. 50c, 1 Ib. $1.50, 10 Ibs. $12.50, postpaid. : 
Stone Mountain. A very large oval round shaped melon. Rind — 
dark green and tough. Flesh is deep scarlet and very sweet. 
A very desirable shipping and home garden melon. Pkt, 10c, 
1 oz. 15¢e, %4 Ib. 35e, 1 Ib. $1.00, postpaid. 
Kleckly Sweet. A medium size melon, rind very green and flesh 
deep red. Delicious flavor. An excellent melon for either home 
garden or shipping. Pkt. 10c, 1 0z. 15¢, % Ib, 35¢e, 1 Ib. $1.00. 
Angeleno White Seeded. A fine quality early melon nearly 
round, dark green; flesh bright red and fine quality. Fkt. 10c, 
1 oz. 15e, %4 Ib. 35c, 1 Ib. $1.00, postpaid. 
Improved Black Seeded Chilian. This melon possesses a rich, 
fruity flavor, Very sweet and has a thin rind. I kt. 10ce, 1 oz. 
15e, %4 Ib. 35e, 1 Ib. $1.00, postpaid. 
MUSTARD 
CULTURE—Sow any time in the year, though autumn sowing 
brings best greens, for mustard likes cool weather. Not par- 
ticular as to soil, though a medium heavy one is best. Seed 
should be planted in rows 18 inches apart and plants thinned 
to 6 inches apart. 
Southern Curled. Leaves large light green finely curled, and 
have a mild agreeable flavor. It also makes a fine greens for 
poultry. Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 15¢, %4 Ib. 50c, 1 Ib. $1.50. 
Bak-Toi (Chinese White Rib). Green leaves with broad white 
rib, somewhat like a small chard plant. Delicious when cooked, 
the same as spinach or chard. kt. 10c, 1 oz. 15e, %4 Ib. 25e, 
1 Ib. 75e. ; 

ONIONS _ 
Onions are very hardy and will grow reasonably well in any 
soil, requiring no specialized culture. They do best, however. 
in good rich well drained loose soil. For early onions sow seed 
in beds from August Ist to October 1st, transplanting when 
the plants are the size of a lead pencil, 5 inches distant in rows 
15 inches apart, Early varieties will mature bulbs in June and 
July. The seed of the late varieties is drilled: no thinning or 
transplanting is done. Seeding is done from December to 
March. These late varieties will mature from August on. 
Early Varieties 
Stockton Yellow Globe, Yellow. (90 days) Extensively used 
early onion. Very large, half globe, of attractive light lemon 
yellow color. Flesh pure white and very mild. Pkt. 10e. 
California Early Red. (75 days) A new strain of very uniform 
size, color and shape. Large. half globe bulbs, with thick skin 
of an even deep red color, Flesh white, very sweet and juicy. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Italian Red or Torpedo, Red. (125 days) Very elongated in 
shape with pure white flesh. Extremely heavy producer, and — 
with the sweetest flavor of any early variety. Pkt. 10e. 
Standard Varieties 
Riverside Sweet Spanish. This variety is increasing in favor 
each year on account of its large size, attractive color and 
superior flavor, being very mild and sweet. Bulbs are globe 
shaped, light yellowish brown in color. You will find this the 
most satisfactory onion to plant for home use and profitable 
for the market. Pkt. 10; 1 oz, $1.00. 
White Sweet Spanish. Similar to the original Sweet Spanish 
with the exception that it is white fleshed. Like the original, 
jt is a good keeper. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. $1.00. 
Yellow Globe Danvers. A well known early onion of fine 
quality. Flesh white and firm. Color a bright straw; grows 
to a good size, hardy, a sure cropper and a good keeper. 
Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 75e. 
Southport White Globe. A favorite white onion in Los Angeles 
market. A true globe shape, pure pearly white, fine flavor and 
a good keeper. Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 75e. 
ONION SETS 
Write for prices in large quantities. 
Brown Australian. Attains large size, good keeper. A leading 
variety among growers, 1 Ib. 40c, 10 Ibs. $3.50. 


30 F. F. SMITH & CO., INC., SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 
