Vegetable Seeds are Postpaid 15 
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Time to Sow—The seed should not be sown outdoors until the weather be- 
comes warm in June but they can be started indoors about May 10 and planted 
in 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 !4 inch of soil. 
When the plants are well started thin out so that the strongest 3 or 4 remain 
in each hill. 
1 ounce of seed will plant 60 hills 
6183 Golden Champlain. 85 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. 10¢. oz. 25c., 14 Ib. 75e. 
6196 Bender’s Surprise. 90 days. An outstanding medium-large Musk- 
melon adapted to Massachusetts. Slightly oblong in shape, deeply 
ribbed, and heavily netted. Flesh thick, solid, juicy, very deep salmon 
of excellent flavor. Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., 14 Ib. 90c. 
6219 Delicious. g5 days. 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. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 14 lb. $1.00 
6224 Rocky Ford (Netted Gem). 87 days. A Melon of delicate flavor with 
light green, sweet flesh and rich aromatic flavor. An always popular 
variety. ctl OG Oz oC en loaioce 
WATERMELONS 
Time to Sow—Outdoors after the weather has become settled and warm 
(during June). 
Soil—Light, well-drained soil that has been thoroughly 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 hill. 
1 ounce of seed will plant about 30 hills 
6284 Harris’ Earliest. 75 days. Standard sort for New England. 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. 
OKRA, or GUMBO 
Okra will thrive in any reasonably good garden soil. Sow the seed very thinly 
in rows, from about May 15 to June 25. Cover toa depth of not over 14% inch and 
allow about 214 feet between rows. When the plants are large enough to handle 
they should be thinned out to stand at least 15 inches apart. Keep the soil well 
cultivated throughout the growing season. 
1 ounce of seed should produce about 250 plants 
6392 Tall Green (Perkin’s Mammoth). 62 e Bf cae es to ae 
z -oductive. Pods long, slender, fleshy and of excellent quality. 
ae awe Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 14 Ib. 65c. 
6403 Dwarf Green. 50 to 55 days. Plants erect, 214 to 3 feet tall. Early 
‘and ductive. Long green pods of good quality. . c 
Se ase Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 14 Ib. 65c. 



THE FINEST 
ONION FOR 
WINTER STORAGE 
6299 Yellow Globe 
Danvers Onion 


Time to Sow—Out 
doors, from April | to May 
15. It is also possible to 
start seed indoors or in a 
coldframe 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 14 
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. 105 days. Our stock of seed has 
been developed by a Massachusetts 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 marketable crop of superior quality, yield, and appear- 
ance. The best variety for Winter storage. 
Pkt. 15c., 4% oz. 55c., oz. 95c., 14 Ib. $2.85 
6304 Sweet Spanish. 110 days. Mild-flavored, globe-shaped, light yel- 
low 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., 4% 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. $1.10 
WHITE VARIETIES 
6324 Southport White Globe. 112 days. Similar to Southport Yellow 
Globe except that it is decidedly white. 
Pkt. 15c., 4% oz. 50c., oz. 85c., 14 Ib. $2.50 
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., % oz. 85c., oz. $1.50, 14 Ib. $4.50- 
6337 White Portugal. 100 days. Medium sized, flat, mild flavor. Excel- 
lent all-purpose white variety. Pkt. 25c., % oz. 60c., oz. $1.10 
RED VARIETIES 
6359 Red Wethersfield. 100 days. Bulbs semi-flat, large, deep purplish 
red, solid and an excellent keeper. 
Pkt. 15c., 14 oz. 45c., oz. 75c., Y% Ib. $2.25 
6364 Southport Red Globe. An excellent, elongated globe 
sort of Red Onion. 
113 days. 
Pkt. 15c., 4% oz. 55c., oz. 95c., 14 Ib. $2.85 
BUNCHING ONION SEED—SCALLIONS 
6379 Prosperity. An excellent variety which does not form bulbs but 
produces the long, straight stalks, referred to 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. l5dc., 4% oz. 50c., oz. 85c., 
V4 |b. $2.50. 
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. Ce : 
- ti‘ II‘. should plant a 50 foot row 




Yellow Globe (Eben 
_ pure white flesh 
exceptionally mild. 
White Globe. Thes: 
tr). The sets have light golden-brown skins and 
ing perfectly round Onions, sweet in flavor and 
Pos d 45c., 5 lbs. $2.15, 10 lbs. $4.00 
nite, almost round Onions of 
bs. $2.35, 10 Ibs. $4.50 





