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Fertilizers—Cultivation—Good Seeds—Good Crops 
MUSKMELONS 
An ounce will plant 60 hills 
After all danger of frost is over and the 
ground has become warm and dry, plant in 
hills 4 to 6 feet apart each way, 6 to 12 seeds 
to a hill. When up and all danger of insects 
has passed, pull out all but three plants. Cul- 
tivate until the vines cover the ground. 
The prices on Muskmelon seed are as 
follows: pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 14 Ib. 75c., 
Ib. $2.50 
Banana. (98 days.) Smooth, banana-shaped 
fruit, 15 to 20 in. by 5 in. weighing 6 to 7 
lbs. and of delicious banana-like flavor. 
Good for late planting. 
Bender’s Surprise. (94 days.) Fruit oblong, 
8 by 6 in., with ends rounded, and weighing 
7 lbs. Skin hard, greenish yellow, dis- 
tinctly ribbed, with coarse netting; delicious 
flavor. Can be shipped. 
Emerald Gem. (85 days.) A good early 
variety for home and market gardens. Fruit 
rounded, 4144 by 5% in., flattened at ends, 
distinctly ribbed and slightly netted; small 
seed-cavity; very sweet; weight 2 lbs. 
Extra Early Osage. (95 days.) Standard 
variety of splendid quality for nearby mar- 
kets and home gardens. Fruits 6 to 7 in. 
long; almost round; with shallow furrows 
and sparse shallow netting. Flesh very 
thick; salmon-orange; fine grained, sweet 
and aromatic. 

Hale’s Best. (S80 days.) Fruit oval, 64% by 
5in., indistinctly ribbed but heavily netted, 
weighing 3 to 4 lbs. Flesh thick, sweet, and 
of fine flavor. Planted extensively for early 
shipping. 
Hearts of Gold or Hoodoo. (94 days.) Fine 
for market gardens and shipping. Fruit 
round, 6 by 6 in., weighing 2 lbs.; dis- 
tinctly ribbed, and covered with fine gray 
netting. Flesh thick, deep, sweet, and juicy. 
Honey Rock. (85 days.) A recent novelty 
becoming very popular. Very sweet, thick 
orange flesh. Oval fruits of medium size. 
Weight 4 lbs. 
Imperial Melon. (All American Selection). 
One of the so-called white melons but ex- 
terior color is amber instead of white. Ob- 
long without ribs; lightly and rather coarse- 
ly netted: About 5% in. diam. and 6 in. 
long. Cavity small, flesh bright orange, soft 
and melting, with high flavor like Honey 
Dew, but earlier. 
Irondequoit or Tip Top. (90 days.) A fine 
yellow fleshed melon. Vines are hardy and 
very productive. Melons are large, excel- 
lent shaped, distinctively ribbed and net- 
ted. The flesh is solid, very thick, with 
small seed cavity. Rich salmon yellow, 
sweet and of a most delicious flavor. 
drills, 12 inches apart. 
September. 
Southern Giant Curled. 

MUSKMELONS, IRONDEQUOIT 
WATERMELON 
One ounce will plant 25 hills 
Cultivate same as Muskmelon, except that 
they should be planted 8 to 10 feet apart, 
according to variety. 
Price of Watermelon Seeds is as follows: 
pkts. 10c., oz. 20c., 14 tb. 50c., Ib. $1.75. 
Cole’s Early. (75 days.) One of the earliest 
grown; the flesh is of a beautiful bright red 
color, crisp and delicious. 
Dixie Queen. (85 days.) Fruit nearly round, 
light green with dark green stripes. Bright 
red flesh, crisp and white, small white seeds. 
Excellent for home garden. Weight about 
30 Ibs. : 
Fordhook Early. (75 days.) Slightly oval, 
dark green mottled with darker stripes. The 
flesh is bright and red and of fine quality. 
Harris’ Earliest. (75 to 80 days.) Fruits 
medium size; broad oval; dark green stripes, 
of good quality; seeds blackish. 
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Ice Box. (78 days.) Nearly round, 6 in. 
through, dark skin with faint striping. 
very thin shell and ripe before you real- 
ize it; sugary red flesh, black seed. 
Kleckley Sweets. (85 days.) Sweet and fine 
flavored; dark green skin rind; flesh scarlet, 
solid and firm. 
Stone Mountain. (80 days.) Fine for the 
home-garden and a good market variety. 
Average weight, 40 to 50 pounds. Round, 
slightly elongated; skin light green; flesh 
crimson and sweet. A very popular 
variety. 
Tom Watson. (95 days.) Produces melons 
16 to 22 in. long and § to 10 in. in diameter. 
The dark green rind is thin but tough; 
stands shipping well. 
CITRON 
Citrom (Red Seeded). (95 days.) Fruits 
globe-shaped; 7 in. in diameter; medium 
green; smooth, very hard; flesh white. 
PEt lOc Oza 20ce 
MUSTARD 
One ounce will sow 75 feet of drill 
Sow thickly during early Spring in shallow 
sort for greens. Leaves long and wide, light 
green, heavily crumpled and curled at edge. 
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MUSKMELON, HALE’s BEST 
Lake Champlain. (68 days.) Combines ear- 
liness, quality and productiveness. This 
is the earliest Muskmelon of ‘good quality. 
The flesh is deep, very sweet and melting, 
of golden yellow color. 
Pride of Wisconsin. (90 days.) Orange 
flesh, solid and thick, with small seed 
cavity, very sweet and of fine flavor. A 
good variety for home gardens and short 
distance shipping. 

USE 
For Fall use, sow in Hotkaps 
for 
eee Success with 
Melons 

WATSON WATERMELON 
SEEDS OF CULINARY, 
FRAGRANT AND MEDICINAL 
HERBS 
Pkt Oz; 
Anise. Aromatic seeds.........$0.10 $0.30 
Basil, Sweet.................. 10 1.00 
Borage. For flavoring.......... FLO oO 
Caraway. For flavoring........ 10) 25 
Chervil - 2. nee eee “10> 30: 
Chives. Fine for flavoring...... 10 ~=.70 
Coriander. Aromatic.......... .10  .25 
Cress, Curled, or Peppergrass. .10  .25 
Dill. Used in vinegar.......... LOLS 
Fennel, Sweet................ 10 1.00 
Lavender. Fragrant........... LOMO: 
Marjoram, Sweet............. 10) 250) 
Rosemary... 5...) .ccteeneee 10) 50 
Sage. Culinary value.......... 10 2.00 
Savory, Summer............... 10 1.00 
Thyme. For seasoning......... LOE 50 
Watercress: 55... sh neers 10 1.00 
