MUSTARD 
A very quick growing foliage plant that is grown prin- 
cipally for greens. Mustard greens have a rich flavor 
and are fully as healthful and nutritious as spinach. 
Giant. 
Southern 
Curled* 
Used large- 
1 ly for salads 
or greens. 
Grows very 
large 
yellowish- 
green beau- 
tiful curled 
aj) leaves. Very 
tender, of 
fine pun- 
i] gent flavor. 

| Pkt. 5e;3 o%. 
15e; % Ib. 
35e3; 1 Ib. 
$1.00. 
Southern Giant Curled Mustard 
Smooth Leaf 
An excellent variety with very large, light green, fairly 
smooth leaves, with white mid-rib borne well above the 
+ ground. A vigorous grower. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15¢e; %4 Ib. 35e3 
1 Ib. $1.00. 
Tendergreen 
A mild-flavored mustard-spinach, Foliage may be used 
for greens when plant is quite young and until it is 
matured. Cook same as spinach or other greens. Grows 
fast with long, broad, fairly smooth leaves. Pkt. 5e;3 oz. 
15¢e; 4% Ib. 35e; 1 Ib. $1.00. 
MUSKMELON 
CULTURE. Muskmelons do best on moderately rich 
light, warm mellow loam. Do not plant until the ground 
has warmed thoroughly, as they will start quicker and 
withstand the: attacks of insects so much better. 
Plant in hills 5 or 6 feet apart both ways. Mix in the 
hill before ‘planting, one large cupful of commercial fer- 
tilizer. Plant 1 inch deep, 10 to 15 seeds to the hill. 
When plants are 3 inches high, thin to 4 or 5 in a hill, 
leaving the best plants. 
95 days 
Gould’s Osage* 
The fruit 
A selected strain of Miller’s Cream or Osage. 
is nearly round and slightly ribbed. The skin is dark 
green and partly netted. The flesh is of a deep salmon 
color; very thick and sweet. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25e; 44 Ib. T5e3 
1 Ib. $2.50. f 
Golden Osage* ._ 9 days 
An improved strain of Osage melon combined with the 
Yellow Meated Japan. The flesh is of a fine golden yel- 
low, very thick meated and the flavor is delicious. The 
skin is of a light yellowish tint and partly netted. Pkt. 
10e; oz. 25e3; \% Ib. 75e3 1 Ih. $2.50. 
80 to 90 days 
Hale’s Best* . 
A remarkably early shipping melon from the Imperial 
Valley of California. The melon is oval in shape, about 
6% inches long by 5% inches in diameter with very heavy 
netting and-distinct ribbing. The flesh is exceptionally 
thick and a deep salmon in color. It is very sweet and 
a good keeper. Pkt. 10ce; oz. 25ce; 1%4 lb. T5e3 1 Ib. $2.50. 

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with. 
The melons best suited for market are Indicated by a 
star («) after the name of the variety. 
Bender’s Surprisex - 87 days 
A very fine large, round, salmon-fleshed melon of excep- 
tional flavor. The skin is dark green becoming light yel- 
low at maturity. Fairly well netted, attractive and a 
good shipper. Pkt, 10¢; oz, 25e; %4 lb. 75e; 1 Ib. $2.50, 
Delicious* 90 days 
This is perhaps the largest of the early muskmelons. 
Is especially recommended for roadside markets and local 
fruit and vegetable stands. It is well netted and has a 
very delicious flavor. The skin is light green and the 
flesh a beautiful yellow. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25e; %4 Ib. T5e; 1 
Ib. $2.50. 
improved Hoodoo, or Hearts of Gold* 90 days 
Medium size, round and slightly ribbed. The skin is 
thickly netted and the flesh a rich, deep orange color 
of fine quality, with a very small seed cavity. Very 
solid and firm. PKt. 10c; oz. 25c; % ib. 75c3 1 Ib. $2.50. 
Pride of Wisconsin* 
90 days 
A new most attractive 
melon both on the out- 
side and when cut. The 
rind is very hard, of a 
pearly gray color, with a 
faint rib, heavily covered 
with a distinctive netting. 
Ripens to a yellowish 
shade. The salmon col- 
ored flesh is unusually 
thick with sweet and fine 
flavor. Has many of the 
desirable characteristics 
of the Sugar Rock. Adapt- 
ed to home gardens and 
short distance shipping 
Pkt. 10e; oz. 25c3; % Ib. 
G5e3; 1 lh. $2.50. = 
















Pride of Wisconsin Muskmelon 
Schoon’s Hard Shell* 85 to 90 days 
An excellent new market melon, which weighs five to 
seven pounds, is thick, oval shape with a heavy blossom 
sear which resists cracking. Ribhing is prominent with © 
coarse netting. Gray-green color becoming yellow at 
maturity. Very hard and tough. The thick flesh is deep 
salmon-orange, solid, well flavored and of excellent qual- 
ity. Fruits average 6 inches in diameter, 7% inches in 
length. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; %4 lbh. 90c; 1 Ib. $2.75. 
Golden Gopher* . 85 days 
The Golden Gopher muskmelon is a new introduction by 
the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, which 
combines Fusarium wilt-resistane?. earliness, and high 
eating quality. It is slightly oval shape, skin is netted, 
grayish green when immature, becoming a definite yel- 
low when mature. Flesh is orange. Not adapted to 
distant shipping. Pkt. 10e; oz. 25c; %4 Ib. 75e; 1 Ib. $2.50. 
Mifwaukee Market* 87 days 
For home garden, roadside market or early shipping. 
Fruit of medium size, nearly round, lightly ribbed and 
fairly netted; skin light green, flesh thick, salmon col- 
ee and very sweet. Pkt. 10c; ox. 25c; % Ib. 75c;3 1 Ib. 
° 4s, 
Early SunriseX 80 days 
A very early melon of the Bender’s Surprise group. It 
is one of the earliest yellow meated melons on the mar- | 
ket. The fruit averages around five pounds, is round oval 
in shape, and the flesh is deep orange, sweet with a 
pleasing flavor. The outside appearance is light yellow 
aye Seat little netting. Pkt. 10ce; oz 25e; %4 Ib. T5e;3 
Ib. $2.50. 
Sugar or Honey Rock® 85 days 
An excellent variety of melon of high quality and very 
fine flavor. The flesh is a rich salmon, the skin a grayish 
green color becoming pale yellow at maturity with heavy, 
coarse netting. The shape is almost round and very solid. 
Very desirable for home garden and local market. Pkt. 
10¢e; oz 25e; % Ih. TW5e; 1 Ib. $2.50. 
Golden Champlain* (Regular) 80 to 90 days 
It is heavily netted, has a thin but tough rind, very thick 
flesh and small seed cavity. The flesh is salmon-orange, 
very juicy and sweet. It is fine grained, free from string- 
iness and uniformly delicious clear to the rind Pkt. 10¢; 
oz. 25e; %4 Ib. T5e; 1 Wh. $2.50, 
