Lettuce Culture 
Early Crop — One pound of seed produces 
plants for one acre. Sow in greenhouse in early 
February. Transplant in 2-3 weeks to flats 
2’’ x 2’". Harden off and set in field as soon as 
danger of hard freeze is past, 12’’ to 18’’ apart 
in 12’’ to 15”’ rows. 
Later Crops — One-half ounce of seed plants 
200’ of row — 2 lbs. per acre. As early as soil 
can be finely fitted sow 14’ deep in 12’ to 15”” 
rows. Thin seedlings to 12’’ to 18’’. For suc- 
cession, sow at 2-week intervals to July 25. 
Field soil must be rich for good crop. 
MELONS 
MUSKMELON — SALMON FLESH 
Emerald Gem — A good home and market 
garden variety but not a shipping melon. A 
two-pound globular melon slightly flattened, 
4¥4"" by 514”, ribbed, outer color green to 
yellow and slightly netted. The flesh is thick, 
salmon-colored, sweet and the seed cavity is 
very small. 
Honey Rock — This nearly round, medium- 
size, 514’ by 6’’ melon weighs 4 to 5 pounds. 
The skin is gray-green and is covered with a 
coarse netting. The flesh is thick, orange- 
salmon in color and has a typical musky flavor. 
A home and market melon but not for long 
shipment. 
Hale’s Best 112 — One of the best early 
market melons. Fruits oval, very slightly 
ribbed, and the hard rind is heavily netted, 
making it a good shipper and attractive in ap- 
pearance. The flesh is very thick, sweet, free 
from stringiness and a rich deep salmon color. 
The seed cavity is small. Recommended for 
New England and northern Pennsylvania. 
Hale’s Best 36—One of the best early 
market melons. Fruits nearly spherical, slightly 
ribbed and have a heavily netted hard rind. 
The flesh is rich salmon color, thick, sweet, 
and free from fiber. A popular melon for ship- 
ping. Recommended for southern Pennsyl- 
vania, Delaware and Maryland. 
Hearts of Gold—A very popular mid- 
season variety for home or market garden use. 
Fruits are practically round, 6’’ in diameter, 
weigh 4 pounds, distinctly ribbed and covered 
with a fine gray netting. Flesh is very thick, 
deep pink-salmon, tender and sweet, having a 
characteristic musky flavor. 
Bender’s Surprise — One of the most impor- 
tant varieties for home and market gardens, 
ripening in 95 days. Fruits weigh 7 pounds, 
oval in shape, 6” by 8’’, with light green skin 
turning to a golden tint on ripening and has 
coarse netting. Flesh is firm, thick, salmon- 
colored and of good flavor. 
Muaskmelon Culture 
One-half ounce of seed plants 100’ of row 
— 2 to 3 lbs. per acre. For early forcing, start 
under glass in veneer bands or pots about April 
1, develop slowly and transplant after harden- 
ing about May 1-15. Plant outdoors May 15 
to June 1 either in rows or hills 1’’ deep. If in 
rows, make rows 5’ apart and thin plants to 
12’ apart in the row. If in hills, make hills 
4 x 6’ apart, allowing 3 or 4 plants to the 
hill. 
WATERMELON: 
Northern Sweet — An early prolific variety 
for local markets introduced by the Minnesota 
Agricultural Experiment Station from Siberia. 
The fruits are small, 8-10 lbs., globular, dark 
green, striped with medium green. Rind is 
tough but thin. Flesh deep orange red, medium- 
grained and stringy when over-ripe. High sugar 
content. White seeds. 
Cole’s Early — An early melon of excellent 
quality, particularly adapted to the home gar- 
den. Fruits are exceptionally large for so early 
a variety, weighing 20 pounds, slightly oval 
sweet. It deserves a trial in the areas where 
adapted as described. 
Watermelon Culture 
One ounce of seed plants 25 to 30 hills or 
200’ of row — 2 Ibs. per acre. For early forcing 
start under glass in veneer bands or pots early 
in April, and about May 15 transplant into 
field 2’ apart in 8’ rows. Seed may be sown 
direct in the field after soil has become warm. 
Plant 1’’ deep in hills or rows. If in hills, plant 
8 seeds 8’ x 8’, later gradually thinning to 3 or 4 
vines per hill. If in rows, space seeds 1’ apart 
in 8’ rows later thinning vines to 2’. 
The new White Mountain watermelon is an early home garden type that will fit 
in almost any icebox, and it’s got the quality that makes it mighty good on a 
hot summer’s day. 
with irregular mottled broad stripes of light 
and dark green. Flesh is pink-red, crisp and of 
good flavor. Seeds are black. 
Kleckley’s Sweet — A second early variety 
of medium to large size, weighing 30 pounds, 
oblong in shape and dark green in color. Rind 
is thin. Flesh is bright red, very sweet, firm, 
solid and of excellent quality. Seeds are white. 
Will not stand very rough treatment in ship- 
ping, but especially good for local markets and 
home use. 
White Mountain — This is an early small- 
fruited variety developed by the University of 
New Hampshire, adapted to many areas for- 
merly considered too cool for watermelon pro- 
duction such as much of central and northern 
New England and the higher elevations of 
Pennsylvania. On light soils in central New 
England, ripe melons have been harvested by 
August 1, 70 days after planting seed, with 
continued production until frost. In warmer 
areas this melon does not do as well. Fruits are 
about 6” long by 5’” in diameter and weigh 
3 to 5 pounds. The rind is thin and brittle 
and will not stand shipping or rough handling. 
The color is light green with irregular darker 
stripes. The flesh is medium red, crisp and 

ONION 
ONION SEED — YELLOW 
Ebenezer — Seed of this variety is used ex- 
tensively in growing sets which when planted 
the following spring produce an early crop. 
Early spring planting also gives marketable 
bulbs the same season. Bulbs are flat but deep, 
of medium size, dark yellow, very firm, mild, 
and with a thick skin, 
Early Yellow Globe — An early, yellow 
variety, medium-sized, spherical, firm and solid 
with tough clinging skins of a deep yellow 
color. The flavor is mild and the quality and 
texture good. It is a satisfactory storage onion. 
Yellow Globe Danvers — A yellow variety 
that is a very popular storage onion. Bulbs are 
medium large, round, firm and solid. The flesh 
is white with a slight yellow tone. 
Utah Valencia—A late yellow-skinned 
variety that is large and globular. The flesh is 
white, very mild and of pleasing flavor. A very 
good strain for wihter storage, of the Sweet 
Spanish type. 
