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MUSKMELON 
or Cantaloupe 
Sow the seed after the soil has warmed up in hills 5 to 6 feet 
apart, digging the soil to a depth of a foot.and mixing in plenty of 
manure or fertilizer with the bottom soil. No more than 3 or 4 
strong plants should be left in each hill. Since Muskmelons re- 
quire a long growing season, it is a good plan to start the seed in a 
hotbed or box indoors, using dirt bands or pots, and setting them 
in the garden after the soil has become warm. 
An ounce of seed will plant about 50 hills; 
2 to 3 pounds will plant an acre 
Emerald Gem. % 85 days. An early, prolific melon. The fruits 
are small, decidedly flattened and deeply ribbed; the skin is 
dark green and the flesh is unusually deep and solid, bright 
orange in color clear to the rind, and of remarkably fine quality. 
Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 1b. 90 cts., Ib. $2.50. 
Extra-Early Hackensack. 80 days. A large, round melon, 
slightly flattened at the ends. The skin is ribbed and netted; 
the flesh is thick, light green in color, and of good quality. Pkt. 
10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 4lb. 90 cts., Ib. $2.50. 
Honey Dew. 110 days. The fruits are very large, with thin, hard, 
smooth, pale green rind and thick green flesh which remains 
firm and crisp for a long time. Juicy and tender. Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. 30 cts., 4lb. 90 cts., Ib. $2.50. 
Honey Rock. 85 days. Skin gray-green, covered with coarse, 
sparse netting. Flesh orange-salmon, thick and juicy, with 
very fine flavor. Good for home use and local early markets. 
Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 4b. 90 cts., lb. $2.50. 
Imperial. *% 90 days. Netted yellow fruit with orange flesh. A 
fine cropper, even in hot, dry seasons. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 
Yb. 90 cts., Ib. $2.50. 
Osage, or Miller’s Cream. 95 days. The fruits are large, slightly 
elongated, with lightly netted dark green skin and thick, firm, 
orange flesh. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 14lb. 90 cts., lb. $2.50. 
Rocky Ford. 90 days. The fruits are medium small, oval in 
shape, slightly ribbed and covered with a coarse, gray netting. 
Flesh green and remarkably sweet. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 
Vb. 90 cts., Ib. $2.50. 
Tip-Top. % 90 days. Probably the most dependable melon for 
this region. Medium early and productive, bearing large, round, 
ribbed and netted fruits with thick, sweet, orange flesh. Pkt. 
10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 41b. 90 cts., Ib. $2.50. 
MUSHROOMS 
Anyone who has a cellar or dark room where the temperature 
can be kept at from 50 to 60 degrees, can grow Mushrooms of 
surpassing tenderness and flavor. We furnish special printed 
directions free with each order, or for 25 cents we will send, post- 
paid, an illustrated booklet on Mushroom culture which gives 
the latest improved methods of growing as well as full instructions 
for preparing for market and recipes for cooking. 
Spore-Culture Mushroom Spawn, Northern-Grown. Pure 
and vigorous. In the form of compressed bricks, each of which 
will plant about 16 square feet of bed. Brick 40 cts., 10 bricks 
$3.50, 50 bricks $15.00, 100 bricks $28.00. 
’_ LEEK 
Sow the seed in shallow drills early in the spring and when the 
plants are about 5 inches high, transplant them 6 to 8 inches 
apart in rows, and cultivate frequently. At the time of trans- 
planting it is a good plan to cut back the plants a third. The 
stalks are best when blanched by drawing earth up around them. 
An ounce of seed will sow 300 feet of row; 2 pounds 
will produce sufficient plants for an acre 
Large London Flag. 140 days. The hardiest and most generally 
cultivated variety. Broad stalks of strong flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. $1.00, M4lb. $3.00. 
Musselburg. 140 days. Grows larger and is milder in flavor than 
the preceding. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. $1.00, 4b. $3.00. 

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WATERMELON 
In general, Watermelons require the same treatment as musk- 
melons. It is not safe to sow seed outdoors until the last of May. 
Prepare the hills carefully, spacing them 6 to 8 feet apart and 
digging them deep, mixing in each a couple of shovelfuls of ma- 
nure or a little commercial fertilizer. Thin to 2 or 3 plants in each 
hill. Water freely in dry spells. 
An ounce will plant about 20 hills; 4 pounds will plant an acre 
Cole’s Early. % 80 days. The best variety for home-gardens. 
Fruits medium size, almost round, with alternate dark and 
light green stripes. Flesh rich red, firm, fine grained and of good 
sweet flavor. Seeds black. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 4b. 90 cts., 
Ib. $2.50. 
Kleckley Sweets. 85 days. The fruits grow about 20 inches long 
and 10 inches in diameter, with thin green rind and Lright scar- 
let flesh. White seeds. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 14lb. 90 cts., 
Ib. $2.50. 
Sweetheart. % 85 days. Large, heavy fruits, nearly round, with 
a thick, mottled light and dark green rind and firm red flesh. 
Black seeds. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 14lb. 90 cts., Ib. $2.50. 
Tom Watson. 95 days. Fruits 24 inches long and about 12 
inches in diameter, with a thin, tough, mottled green rind and 
rich red flesh of good quality. Brown seeds. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 
30 cts., 4lb. 90 cts., lb. $2.50. 
CITRON 
A form of melon used only for preserving, as the flesh is not 
edible when raw, Citrons are grown in the same way as water- 
melons; they are prolific and not so particular as to soil. Home- 
preserved Citron is much superior to that handled in the stores 
in a dried or candied form. 
Green-Seeded. 90 days. Also called ‘Colorado Preserving.” 
Fruits large and oblong. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 14lb. 90 cts., 
Ib. $2.50. 
Red-Seeded. 90 days. Flesh firm, with comparatively few seeds. 
Fruits round. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 14lb. 90 cts., lb. $2.50. 
MUSTARD 
The young, tender leaves make piquant salads and are delicious » 
as well as healthful as boiled “‘greens.’’ Seed can be sown any time 
from April 1 to the middle of August. Sow thinly in shallow drills 
12 to 15 inches apart. Mustard can also be forced in frames or 
in the greenhouse during winter. 
An ounce of seed will sow about 200 feet of drill 
Fordhook Fancy. 40 days. A dark green variety of robust 
growth, more curled on the edges than any other sort. Pkt. 
10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4b. 40 cts., Ib. $1.25. 
Southern Giant Long Standing. % 35 days. The plants grow 
2 to 3 feet high, producing quantities of broad, succulent leaves 
which are handsomely curled and fringed. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 
cts., 4lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 
Spinach Mustard, Tendergreen. 30 days. A rapid-growing 
Mustard with narrow, thick, dark green leaves. Has a delicious 
spinach flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., Mlb. 75 cts., lb. $2.00. 
OKRA or GUMBO 
Grown for its seed-pods, which are pickled when young, before 
they get tough, and used for flavoring and thickening soups. 
Sow late in May, in drills about an inch deep and 2) feet apart 
and thin out to about 1 foot apart in the row. For an early crop, 
start seed in the hotbed late in March. 
One ounce will sow about 100 feet of row; 
8 pounds will sow an acre 
White Velvet. 65 days. An early, low-growing variety. Pods of 
medium size; light green. Very productive. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 
20 cts., 14lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50. 
Long Green. *% 60 days. A tall-growing variety which bears 
quantities of deep green pods that average 6 to 7 inches in length 
at the edible stage. Slow to ripen. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 
Ylb. 50 cts., Ib. $1.50. 
