Mustard 
The young tender leaves make splendid salads and are 
delicious and healthful when used as boiled greens. 
CULTURE.—Make frequent sowings during the spring 
months as soon as the ground has warmed, in shallow 
drills 12 inches apart. Thin out to 10 inches between 
plants. Can also be forced in frames or in greenhouse 
during winter. 
Fordhook or Ostrich Plume. An upright-growing mild 
variety which is slow to go to seed. Leaves are bright 
green and fringed. It is used for both greens and 
salads. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 14lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. Postpaid. 
MUSKMELON or CANTALOUPE 
CULTURE.—Melons grow best in a light, warm, well- 
enriched soil and require a long growing season. Plant 
outdoors as soon as the weather and soil are warm, in 
hills 5 to 6 feet apart, mixing plenty of manure, to the 
depth of a foot, with the soil of the hills; 3 or 4 strong 
plants are enough to be left in each hill. 
Extra-Early Hackensack. 80 days. A popular extra- 
early sort for home-garden and truckers. The fruits 
are of good size, globular, flattened, and will weigh 
up to 2144 pounds. They are heavily ribbed and cov- 
ered with coarse netting; flesh is green, thick, and of 
fine quality. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 141b. 60c; lb. $2.00. Postpaid. 
Hale’s Best. 85 days. Very desirable variety because of 
its size and earliness. It is heavily netted between the 
stripes. The pink fiesh is thick and of excellent flavor. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14lb. 60c; lb. $2.00. Postpaid. 
Hearts of Gold Improved. 94 days. Also called Hoodoo. 
It is a very desirable variety for both home- and mar- 
ket-gardens. The fruit is well-netted, except a nar- 
row stripe between the shallow ribs; very firm with a 
deep golden flesh of the finest quality. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14lb. 60c; lb. $2.00. Postpaid. 
Osage or Miller’s Cream. 95 days. Oval-shaped with 
indistinct ribs and a trace of netting. Skin is of a 
mottled orange and green color when ripe. The seed 
cavity is small and the pink flesh unusually thick and 
firm. It has a spicy flavor and continues to enjoy a 
wide use as an all-purpose variety. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14lb. 60c; Ib. $2.00. Postpaid. 
Rocky Ford or Netted Gem. 92 days. This reliable 
green-fleshed variety continues to be a favorite. The 
spicy flavor of the flesh is difficult to improve upon. 
Slightly ribbed and well-netted. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14]lb. 60c; Ib. $2.00. Postpaid. 
