MOLEFUME 
Kills Moles. It is described on pages 132--133. Box of 6 cartridges $1.25 


LEEK 
Mild onion-like plants 
served boiled. Sow in 
early spring outdoors 
and thin to 6 inches (or 
transplant them) in 
trenches 6 inches deep, 
in rich soil, 15 inches 
from trench to trench. 
Fill the trenches as the 
plants grow, and latér 
draw soil up to them. 
You will have fine, large 
blanched Leeks a half 
foot long, which may be 
stored all winter in sand. 
One ounce will plant 
about 100 feet of drill 
or yield over 1000 seed- 
Iings for transplanting. 
About 18 weeks from 
seeding to edible stage. 
S. & W. Co.’s Ex- 
hibition. Preferred 
by exhibitors in 
vegetable competi- 
CONSE teem CuSes 
1p Ol el OZ 
$2.25. 
Elephant. An extra- 
long and extra-thick 
variety of superior 
quality. Pkt. 25 cts., Woz. $1.15, oz. $2. 
Large American Flag. On account of its 
ease of culture, Is widely used for both 
family and market. Pkt. 15 cts., Woz. 
70 cts., oz. $1.25, 14Ib. $3.50. 
Musselburgh. A very hardy variety of 
extra-large size. The leaves are fan-shaped, 
of a dark green color. The edible stem is 
6 to 8 inches long and 3 inches In diameter. 
Pkt. 20 cts., 4oz. 90 cts., oz. $1.75, Ib. $4. 
MUSHROOMS 
Valuable for their zestful flavor. Turn fresh 
manure every day for four days; then build beds 
with it, 1 foot thick when tamped. As the mternal 
temperature falls to 85 degrees, plant the spawn, 
broken into walnut-size pieces. Cover with 3 inches 
of hay for a week; remove, and spread 1 inch of soil 
in place. Keep building at 60 degrees, and moisten 
walls and floors daily. Hence average home cellar 
is unsuitable, Gathering begins in six weeks. 




Bottle Spawn. Spores from specimen Mush- 
rooms propagated in sterile bottles, re- 
moved, dried, and packed in cartons. Ex- 
cluded are spores of other fungous growths. 
One quart will spawn 35 square feet. Qt. 
$1.25, 6 qts. $6.50, 12 qts. $12. 
FORCING MELONS 
For raising in a heated greenhouse or hot- 
bed. Not easy; of interest mostly to the 
expert. When skilfully grown, they are large; 
flavor is exquisite. Seed is imported. 
Guernsey Conqueror. Green flesh, very 
sweet, light greenish yellow, rough outside 
skin. Pkt. $1.25, 3 pkts. $3.25. 
Golden Wedding. Orange flesh. Pkt. $1, 
3 pkts. $2.75. 
NEW YORK 8, N. Y.; 
MUSK MELON Cantaloupe) 
Not difficult to grow these delicious fruits. Sow 
the seed in April under Hotkaps and in the open 
air in May in hills or groups the size of a dinner plate 
and 5 feet apart each way. Use in each group from 
8 to 10 seeds. When the plants have produced their 
rough leaves, thin out to 3 plants per hill. As soon 
as the plants make their appearance above ground 
keep them dusted with Hortex or similar material 
to kill squash bugs (brown, half-inch long) and cu- 
cumber beetles (quarter inch, yellow, three black 
stripes). For borers, slit stem Jongitudinally, take 
out worm, cover section of stem with spadeful of soil. 
One ounce will plant about 80 hills. Each hill 
should produce 6 or more perfect melons. Yield in 
from 12 to 16 weeks. 
Golden or Orange-fleshed 
Iroquois. A new Melon, developed at Cor- 
nell Agricultural College. Very similar to 
Bender’s Surprise, but it is not quite so 
early; nor is it as large, and its shape is 
more oval. But the flesh is thicker, a 
deeper and richer color and of the best 
flavor possible, with a delightful aroma. 
Pkt. 25’ cts:, oz. 75 cts., 14lb. $2: 
Bender’s Surprise. An almost round melon 
of medium size, with very thick, sweet, 
pink flesh of luscious, melting quality. The 
dark green, heavily netted skin ripens to 
an attractive gold. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 50 cts., 
Ib. $1.35, Ib. $3.50. 
Hale’s Best. Most superior melon of the 
Rocky Ford type; oval shape. Quick to 
produce its fruits; the flesh is salmon- 
orange, sweet, and of fine quality. Pkt. 
15 cts., oz. 45 cts., 4Ib. $1.25, Ib. $3.25. 
Selected Emerald Gem. The skin is a rich 
deep green, and smooth; flesh salmon color 
and of delicious flavor. A very early and 
prolific variety. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 50 cts., 
ib. $1.35, Ib. $3.50. 
Hearts of Gold or Improved Hoodoo. 
Ideal shipping melon of the finest quality. 
Flesh very thick, firm, of fine texture and 
delicious flavor. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 45 cts., 
Ib. $1.25, Ib. $3.25. 
Golden Delicious. Golden! Delicious! Its 
remarkable speed from seeding to yield is 
also one of its qualities. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 
50 cts., YIb. $1.35, Ib. $3.50. 
Green-fleshed 
Honey Gold. A new, early, and very hand- 
some commercial sort; good, also, for the 
home-garden. The grapefruit-like melons 
are medium in size and very fleshy, because 
the seed-cavity is small and the rind very 
thin. Fine sweet flavor. Pkt. 25 cts., %oz. 
$1.25, oz. $2. 
Rocky Ford. The fruits weigh from 114 to 
1144 pounds each. Thick meat, green in 
color, fine in flavor, with thin rind; skin 
light green, ribbed and heavily netted, 
ripening to a golden yellow. Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. 40 cts., 14Ib. $1, Ib. $3. 
**10/25’’ Salmon Tint. The fruit is heavily 
and evenly netted, very uniform in size, 
rust-resisting, and early; the flesh is a rich 
gold in the center, shading out to emerald- 
green near the rind. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 45 cts., 
lb. $1.25, Ib. $3.25. 
Early Hackensack. An early strain of the 
one-time famous Hackensack variety. Pkt. 
10 cts., oz. 40 cts., 4Ib. $1, Ib. $2.75. 
Cassaba. They are true winter melons. Pkt. 
15 cts., oz. 50 cts., 14Ib. $1.35, Ib. $3.50. 
Cranshaw (Cassaba). Popular variety, 
often seen on the N. Y. market. Pkt. 
25 ets., 5 pkts: $1. : 
Honeydew (Cassaba). Very sweet variety. 
The flesh 1s green and very thick. Pkt. 
15 cts., oz. 45 cts., Y%Ib. $1.25, Ib. $3.25. 

You may be surprised at the ease with which Melons are grown. Mix 3 teacup- 
fuls of General Garden Fertilizer with the soil under each hill before sowing 



Mus 

kmelon 
MUSTARD 
Sow in spring, in drills 12 inches apart; thin to 6 
inches. The first two varieties are used for healthful 
boiled “greens,” and are, possibly, the quickest 
garden crop; gather leaves when they are young, and 
discard the stems. Seedlings of White London are 
used for sandwich material. 
Fordhook Fancy. Crested and cut leaves 
give it a feathered appearance. The flavor 
is Inviting. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 4b. 
75 cts., Ib. $1.65. 
Giant Southern Curled. The broad, suc- 
culent leaves are frilled. 3 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 
oz. 30 cts., 4b. 75 cts., Ib. $1.65. 
White London. Often raised indoors; broad- 
cast seed on fine soil and press in lightly— 
don’t cover. May also be grown on cloth 
kept moist. Ready in about ten days. 
Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 45 cts., Wb. $1.25, Ib. $3. 
Mustard Spinach (Tendergreen). See 
description on page 101. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 
30 cts., Yb. 90 cts., Ib. $2.25. 
Here is the vitamin and mineral rating of 
these vegetables 
LEEK. Vitamin F, fair. Copper, outstanding; phos- 
phorus, good. 
MELON. Excellent source of vitamin C; good one 
of A and Bj; fair one of G. 
MUSTARD. Vitamins B, good; C, G and phos- 
phorus, excellent. Calcium and iron, outstanding. 
Bendex’s Surprise 


bitin. 

Tendergreen Mustard Spinach 
Vegetable Seeds 95 
