SATEX SEED COMPANY — SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 15 
——- 

CANTELOPE (Continued) 
TEXAS RESISTANT No. 1 — 85 days. The 
new Aphis and Downy Mildew Resistant melon 
developed at Winter Haven Experiment Sta- 
tion by Dr. S. S. Ivanoff. So highly resistant 
to both these scourges that No. 1 will yield 
a normal harvest when other varieties are 
dead and gone, and dusting becomes unneces- 
sary. The fruits are 5 to 6 inches by 4% to 
514 inches, with moderate netting, making it a 
-_ good shipper. The flesh is rich salmon color, 
sweet, and of firm texture. Seed cavity small 
with relatively few seeds. The yield is pro- 
lific, sometimes over 500 ungraded bushels 
per acre. Try it —- you won’t be disappointedj 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 35c¢; Ib. $3.50, postpaid. 
™ ® CASARA @ 
CASABA-GOLDEN BEAUTY— 110 days— 
Golden Beauty is bright yellow, about glob- 
ular, with wrinkled skin, slightly pointed at 
stem end. The fruits are about 6 to 8 inches in 
diameter, the flesh pure white and very 
thick. Pkt. 5¢; 0z. 20¢; 14 Ib. 65¢; Ib. $2.00, 
postpaid. 

(SWEET) 
CULTURE — It is well to wait until the 
ground is warm before planting sweet. corn 
as it is more susceptible to cold than field corn. 
Plant in rows 21% to 3 feet apart. Planting 2 
to 3 kernels every 12 inches in the row. Plant 
about 2 inches deep. When about 10 inches 
high destroy all but the strongest stalk in 
each hill. Cultivate regularly. The first culti- 
vation should be fairly deep, but later as the 
roots develop some of these will gradually 
come nearer to the surface and cultivation 
should be more shallow. Soil should be hilled 
up to corn and all side shoots or suckers re- 
moved. 
% pound corn plants 100 foot row, 7 to 10 
Ibs. per acre. 
EXTRA 
EARLY A- 
DAMS. — -75 
days — This 
is not a Su- 
gar Corn, but 
is earlier. The 
ears are short, 
12-rowed, and 
while in con- 
dition for 
roasting can- 
not be told 
from Sugar 
Corn. It will 
stand earlier 
planting than 
Sweet Corn 
and is a fa- 
vorite wher 
ever worms 
work badly on 
early corn. 
Pkt. 10c; Ib. 
30c, postpaid. 
GOLDEN 
BANTAM — 
80 days — 
Early; golden 
yellow in co- 
lor and of 
highest quali- 
ty. Ears 6 to 
7 inches long, 
8-rowed, bear- 
ing from 2 to 
4 ears to a 
stalk. 
Pkt. 
40¢, 
10c; Ib. 
postpaid. 

Golden Bantam 
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN — 90 days — 
An especially fine quality corn, cob small, 
white and densely covered with long, slender, 
white grains without row formation. 
Pkt. 10¢; tb 40¢; postpaid. 
TRUCKERS’ FAVORITE — 85 days — A 
splendid early white corn, coming in directly 
after Adams Early but much larger. Has a 
deep white soft grain. J 
Pkt. 10c; ib. 30c, postpaid. 
STOWELL’S EVERGREEN — 95 days — A 
standard main crop variety, much used for 
home garden, market and canning. Hardy 
and productive, very tender and sugary, re- 
maining a long time in condition suitable for 
boiling. Pkt. 10¢; tb 40¢, postpaid. 
GOLDEN CROSS BANTAM (Hybrid) — 
85 days. — Extremely uniform in plant and 
ear characteristics and in maturity. Highly 
resistant to bacterial wilt. Now the most 
extensively used hybrid. Stalk sturdy and 
upright. Ears 10-14 rowed 8 inches long. 
Kernels rich yellow in color, medium in 
width andd depth. Pkt. 10¢; tb 55¢ postpaid. 
IOANA (Hybrid) — 87 days. Bronze Medal, 
All America Selections 1939. An attractive 
yellow variety, highly resistant to wilt. Plants 
tall and sturdy. Ears 714’’-8’’ long, 12-14 row- 
ed, cylindrical; well filled with medium-nar- 
row. light yellow kernels. So well adapted 
to the south, Ioana is now a leading market 
variety in the Rio Grande Valley. 
Pkt. 10c; Ib. 55c, postpaid. 
CUCUMBER 
CULTURE — Planting should be delayed 
until all danger of frost is past. Soil for 
planting should be warm, moist and _ loose. 
Cover seed about 1% inch. Plant in hills 3 to 
4. feet apart, 5 or 6 seeds to the hill. When 
6 inches tall, thin to 3 plants to the hill. 
One ounce will plant 100 hills or 2 pounds 
to the acre. 
IMPROVED CHICAGO PICKLING — 59 
days — Meets the most exacting requirements 
of critical pickle makers. Vines healthy and 
very productive. Fruit the right size, shape, 
color and quality. 
Pkt. 5¢; oz. 20¢; %4 Ib. 65¢; Ib. $2.00, postpaid. 
STAY GREEN — 55 days — ‘“‘Stay-Green”’ 
is the earliest of the White Spine type; fruit 
7 to 8 inches long, cylindrical in shape. Color 
a beautiful dark green from stem to blossom 
and, which is retained longer than any variety 
we know of. Vigorous grower, enormous 
yielder, shipping quality unexcelled, and al- 
ways commands the highest market price. 
Pkt. 5¢; oz. 20¢; %4 Ib. 65¢; Ib. $2.00, postpaid. 

STRAIGHT EIGHT — 65 days — Produces 
symmetrical, almost cylindrical fruits, well 
rounded at both ends, quite straight, regularly 
8 inches in length and from 1°4 to 2 inches 
in diameter. Deep green color; usually free 
from objectionable pale striping and tipping. 
Pkt. 5¢; oz. 25¢; %4 Ib. 75¢; Ib. $2.25, post- 
paid. 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN — 70 days — 
Uniform in size, straight, smooth; deep green 
in color and a great favorite for slicing. 
Pkt. 5¢; oz. 20¢; % Ib. 65¢; Ib. $2.00, postpaid. 
EARLY FORTUNE — 65 days — Early, 
good dark color and prolific. Fruits average 
about 10 inches. 
Pkt. 5¢; oz. 20¢; %4 Ib. 60¢; Ib. $1.75, postpaid. 
COLORADO — 60 days — A beautifully 
long, slender, dark green cucumber of ex- 
cellent shape and intense dark color which is 
maintained longer than in any other variety. 
Fruit is inclined to taper, especially at stem 
end. Seeds form late in season and are few. 
Pkt. 5¢; oz. 25¢; 14 Ib. 75¢; Ib. $2.25, postpaid. 
MARKETER — 65 days. A new early market 
variety. Vines very vigorous and _ prolific; 
fruits, 734 by 214 inches, slightly tapered to 
each end, very dark green in color. Notably 
uniform and trim in appearance. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 25c; Ib. $2.25, postpaid. 
GHERKIN — 60 days. Not a true cucumber, 
but greatly used for very small pickles, es- 
pecially sweet. Fruits are pale green, covered 
with prickly spines; oval and uniform. Pkt. 
5c; oz. 25c; Ib. $2.25, postpaid. 
Dill — Used for seasoning. Pkt. 5c; oz. 
20c, postpaid. 


Black Beauty 
EGG PLANT 
CULTURE — Egg Plant seed germinates 
slowly and should be started in hot beds in 
February. Set the plants in open ground in 
April and May. Space the young plants 2% 
to 3 feet apart in rows. One ounce of seed 
will produce 1,500 plants or more, a quarter 
pound of seed sufficient for an acre. 
IMPROVED LARGE PURPLE (Spineless) 
— 83 days — This variety is a genuine favorite 
both for market and home garden. The plant 
is spineless, large and spreading, with light 
green foliage. It usually produces 4 to 6 
large, oval fruits of a splendid dark purple 
color. The vigor and productiveness and fine 
quality of the fruit makes it a most profit- 
able variety for market gardening. 
See 5¢; oz. 65¢; %4 Ib. $2.00; Ib. $6.00, post- 
paid. 
BLACK BEAUTY — 81 days — Rich dark 
purple, large and symmetrical, maturing a 
little earlier than our Improved Large Purple, 
but usually not quite as large. Very desirable 
for the market, as the fruit holds its color for 
a long time. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 65c; %4 Ib. $2.00; Ib. $6.00, post- 
paid. 
FORT MYERS MARKET — 85 days, pos- 
. sesses the characteristics of both Florida High- 
Bush and Black Beauty. 
are oval in shape and of a beautiful, rich, 
lustrous, purplish black color. Very prod- 
uctive, extremely early, hardy. 
Pkt. 5¢; 0z. 65¢; % Ib. $2.00; Ib. $6.00, post- 
CULTURE — One of the most piquant and 
tasty salads grown; makes a beautiful gar- 
nish, and is splendid for greens. Sow from 
August, in rows 18 inches apart, covering 
seed firmly with 14 inch of soil. Thin plants 
to 10 to 12 inches in the row. One ounce will 
sow 100 feet of row; 2 to 3 pounds for an 
acre. 
The oblong fruits 
LARGE GREEN CURLED — 95 days — 
Has very curly leaves, the mid-ribs being 
white and whitish, an) the outer edges very 
“much indented and crested. <A very attractive 
plant and one of the best varieties. 
Pkt. 5¢; oz. 15¢; %4 Tb 50¢; Ib $1.50 postpaid. 
EVER WHITE CURLED — 100 days — The 
plants are moderately dense, with divided 
leaves, which are very light yellowish green 
in color, even the outer ones being very light. 
This variety blanches readily to an attractive 
creamy white. 
Pkt. 5¢; oz. 15¢; %4 Th 50¢; Tb $1.50, postpaid. 
ARASAN — THE PERFECT DISIN- 
FECTANT FOR MOST GARDEN 
SEEDS. 
