Kleckley Sweet or Monte Cristo—85 Days. Seed 
creamy white. One of the most sought after 
melons. Fruit oblong, about 20 inches in length. 
Rind thin, and always a very dark green. Early 
to ripen. Flesh scarlet, sugary and crisp. This 
melon. by reason of its rind, is not as well 
adapted for shipping as for home consumption. 
Leesburg Wilt Resistant —85 Days. Kleckley 
Sweet type. Long, dark green, uniform and 
excellent shipper. 
Stone Mountain (Dixie Bell) —90 Days. Seed 
white with black or dark brown marking. Soil 
makes a great difference in marking. One of 
the largest melons in cultivation. It is early 
for its large size. almost round, dark green 
rind, with a slightly irregular darker veining, 
slightly flattened on the ends. Solid scarlet 
flesh. It is a shy seeder. This is a fine melon for 
home and nearby trade. It is sweet, tender, and 
juicy. Too large and tender for distant ship- 
ping. Undoubtedly the most popular Melon on 
the market : 
Tom Watson—90 Days. Brown, white spotted 
seed. An even. oblong, dark green melon, finely 
marked all over with a darker green tracery 
than Kleckley Sweet and slightly longer. Flesn 
deep red, fine flavor, no core. Often weighs 50 
to 60 pounds. A good shipping type. 
Wonder (Improved Kleckley 
Sweet)—85 Days. In color 
it is like Kleckley Sweet. 
In shape it is long, weigh- 
ing sometimes up to 50 
pounds. The color of the 
seed is white and the flesh 
deep red. The texture is 
fine and the flavor is very 
superior. In reality it is an 
improved Kleckley Sweet. 
Excellent for Home and 
Market Garden. Not adap- 
ted to shipping long dis- 
tances as its skin is too 
tender. 17 x 10 inches. 
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Okra—Landreth’s 
Dwarf Stalked 
a Long Green Pod 

Two ounces will plant 100 feet; cight Ibs. per 
acre. When, ground is sufficiently warm sow im 
rows 3 ft. apart, covering seed %4 inch deep. Okra 
is used in soups and stews, Very popular in the 
South. 
Landreths’ Dwarf Stalked Long Green Pod—50 
Days. Although growing only 3 feet high this 
is a very strong, vigorous, productive grower, 
sending out many branches. Leaves and pods 
are dark green. Pods 5to7 inches long. Slender, 

Southport Red Globe 
. 
Lnidull, Onions 
One ounce will sow 150 feet of row; 5 Ibs. per 
acre for larye onions. Rows should be about 15 
inches apart. The soil should be rich and well 
drained. Sow in the early spring, covering 4% inch 
‘deep. When larye enough thin out to allow plenty 
of room for the bulbs. To produce sets, sow 60 
to. 80 lbs. per acre. Large onions can be obtained © 
from seed as well as sets. 
Red Varieties 
Red Wethersfield—110 Days. The standard red 
variety listed by us for over 100 years.-Popular 
in the East, where large crops have been grown 
many years for shipment. Bulbs are broad and 
flat. Flesh light purplish red. Excellent keeper. 
Seed used for growing Onion Sets or large 
Onions. 
Southport Red Globe—130 Days. A very desir- 
able main crop, purplish red, globe shape with 
an oblong tendency, with smooth glossy sur- 
face. A large producer and an excellent shipper 
and keeper. The most showy because of its 
bright color. 
White Varieties 
Crystal White Wax (White Bermuda)—93 Days. 
Bulbs crystal white, flat, mild and sweet. Suit- 
able for early shipping from the South. 
Southport White Globe —110 Days. A showy, 
mild flavored, Iarge, pure White Globe variety. 
Very solid, producing, a good keeper and pos- 
sibly the best for sets of all White sorts. Un- 
surpassed in uniformity. Absolutely pure white. 
Sweet Spanish White—110 Days. A_ beautiful 
pure white onion. Mild flavor. Same.as River- 
side Sweet, except the color. 3 
White Portugal (Silverskin)—100 Days. A mild, 
pleasant flavored, white, flat variety, admirable 
for family use. Used almost exclusively to pro- 
duce White Sets. Not so good a keeper as the 
Yellow or Red varieties. Bulb medium size. 
Mild flavor. Listed by us first in our 1832 
catalog. rE 
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Yellow Varieties 
Ebenezer—100 Days. Bulbs deep flat of medium 
size, dark pure yellow, very firm and hard. ~ 
corrugated, tender and of unsurpassed quality. 
Perkins Mammoth Pod—60 Days. Enormous 
pods. Plants from 4 to 5 feet, producing 20 to 
30 pods, 7-8” long. Of a beautiful, deep green 
color thin, slightly ridged, pointed and tender. 
White Velvet—60 Days. Height of stalk about 
31% feet, pods greenish white, unusually long, 
perfectly smooth. 
Popular at present for growing sets. Itisa vig- 
orous grower. Heavier yielder than Strasburg. — 
4 
Goiden Globe (Bottle Neck)—110 Days. Used for _ 
growing globe shape Sets, having excellent — 
keeping qualities and very productive. Bulbs — 
are oblong or bottle neck in shape, golden yel- 
low, hard and firm. Desirable either for market — 
or storage. ae eer et 
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