MUSKMELON, continued 
Hearts of Gold. Delicate luscious salmon flesh. 
Medium size. 
Honeydew. White skin; flesh green, thick, of sweet 
flavor. 
Rocky Ford. Oval; flesh thick, green, very sweet. 
English Muskmelon 
Greenhouse Varieties 
For first crop, sow seed in January in good, rich 
loam and well-rotted manure adding a dressing of 
fine soil to the surface, and bring plants as near 
light and glass as possible. A regular temperature 
should be maintained. When fruit is ripened, give 
air freely and check supply of water in order to 
develop the flavor. 
Cotting’s Hybrid. Very large, of handsome shape, 
with deep golden flesh rich tn flavor. 
Pkt. 75 cts. 
King George. Very distinct scarlet-fleshed melon. 
Pkt. $1 
A valuable green-fleshed 
Pkt. $1 
Medium size, handsome 
Pkt. $1 
Sutton’s Perfection. 
melon. 
Sutton’s Superlative. 
shape; scarlet flesh. 
Melon d’Eau Zandia Wasser Melone 
One ounce of seed will sow 25 hills; 
5 to 6 pounds, an acre in hills 
Give treatment similar to muskmelon, except 
that they should be planted out in hills 8 to 10 feet 
apart. 
Cole’s Early. Medium size; green skin; red flesh. 
Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 50 cts. 
Kleckley’s Sweet. Exceedingly sweet and fine 
flavored. Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 50 cts. 
ONION 
Oignon Cebolla Zwiebel 
One ounce of seed will sow 100 feet of drill; 
4 to 5 pounds, an acre 
As early as soil can be worked in spring, sow the 
seeds thinly in drills 1 foot apart, and cover lightly, 
later thinning out to about 6 inches apart in the 
row. The soil must be well fertilized and be made 
very friable. In hot weather, water frequently. 
Don’t forget that the first crop you will bring m 
from your garden will be ‘‘spring’”’ Onions. Plant 
Onion sets as early as your ground will permit for 
little green Onions, and some for late big Onions. 
Standard prices, all varieties, pkt. 25 cts.; oz. $1 
HUNT’S VICTORY. Small neck, mild flavor, 
globular shape, and yellow skin. 
Ailsa Craig. Extra-selected strain. Flesh white. 
Gigantic Gibraltar. Very large; handsome, globu- 
lar shape; light straw-color. ¢ 
Large Red Wethersfield. A large, rather strongly 
flavored Onion; an excellent keeper. 
Pri bio io Immense, globular, yellow Onion; flesh 
white. 
Southport Red Globe. A globe-shaped, medium- 
sized Onion that keeps well and is of excellent 
quality. 
Southport White Globe. Globe-shaped; flesh 
firm, fine-grained, mild, pure white. 
bad i Portugal or Silver Skin. Early and of mild 
avor. 
White Sweet Spanish. Pure white; large size; mild 
flavor; solid and crisp. 
Yellow Danvers. Standard sort; early and a good 
keeper. 
Carty Globe Danvers. Globular shape; keeps 
well. 
Onion Sets 
Qt. —— wPkt. 
Red Onion Sets..................$0 75 $4 00 
White Onion Sets................ 75 400 
Yellow Onion Sets............... 75 400 
Yellow Ebenezer................. 75 400 
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Chives. Strong clumps, $4.50 per doz. 
Chives 
Perennial. The tops are used for giving a mild 
onion-like flavor to soups, stews, salads, meats, 
omelets, etc. Grows 6 inches high and matures in 
80 days. Pkt. 25 cts.; oz. $2.50 
OKRA or GUMBO 
Combaud Quimbombo Essbarer Hibiscus 
One ounce of seed will plant 40 feet of drill 
Sow seed early in May, in rows 3 feet apart and 
2 inches deep. As plants appear, thin out to about 
1 foot apart. 
Standard prices, all varieties, oz. 25 cts.; 
14lb. 75 cts. 
Dwarf Green. Early. Short, thick pods. 
Long Green. Very productive. 
White Velvet. Tender, long white pods. 
Perijil 
One ounce of seed will sow 100 feet of drill 
Sow seed thinly in beds any time from February 
until the end of May. Soak seed thoroughly in 
water before sowing. 
Standard prices, all varieties, pkt. 15 cts.; 
oz. 80 cts. 
HUNT’S PERFECTA. Dwarf, compact Parsley- 
Beautifully curled. 
Exhibition Green Gem. Rich deep green and 
closely curled. 
Fern-leaved. Superior variety; useful for garnish- 
ing. 
Triple Moss-Curled. Immensely double, compact 
leaves. 
PARSNIP 
Panais Chirivia 
One ounce of seed will sow 100 feet of drill; 
5 pounds, an acre 
Sow the seed as soon as season will permit, in drills 
about 2 feet apart, and thin plants out to 1 foot 
apart in the row. The ground should be deeply 
trenched and well manured. 
Persil Petersilie 
Pastinake 
American Hollow Crown. Long, smooth, and 
milky white. 
Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; 14lb. $1.75 
POTATOES 
Patatas 
Kartoffel 
Ten bushels of cut tubers will plant an acre 
CERTIFIED SEED ONLY 
Green Mountain. Unsurpassed for main crop. 
Irish Cobbler. One of the first to be ready for use. 
Flesh white, of fine flavor. 
Katahdin. Intermediate. White skin and white 
flesh. Handsome oval shape. 
Pomme de terre 
Sold at prevailing market prices 

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