Purple Top White Globe. Table size, 55 
days; full size 70 days. The standard 
home, market garden and shipping sort 
for table use and splendid for field cul- 
ture. Tops medium large, compact, strap 
leaved. Roots globular, smooth, bright 
purplish-red above, white below; become 
5 to 6 inches in diameter; flesh white, 
firm, fine grained and tender when 
young. Pkt. 10c. 
Seven Top, for Turnip Greens. Standard 
extremely hardy foliage turnip for table 
and forage use. Root woody and inedible; 
crown sends up numerous leafy shoots 
which are excellent for greens and for 
stock to graze on. Pkt. 10c. 
Shogoin. A new, extremely useful sort. 
It is quick growing and supplies large 
edible strap leaves as well as smooth 
globular roots of superior quality. Al- 
ready popular as a dual purpose variety; 
also very desirable because of its re- 
sistance to aphis or plant lice. Pkt. 10e. 
Snowball. A very attractive medium 
size turnip of outstanding quality. Roots 
round, clear white both interior and ex- 
terior. Flesh fine grained, sweet and 
tender. Table size, 40 days. Pkt. 10c. 
White Egg. Fine for home and market 
garden. Tops erect, fairly compact; cut- 
leaved. Roots white, smooth, grow one- 
half above ground, egg-shaped, become 
3 inches long and 2% inches through. 
Flesh firm, white, fine grained, sweet 
and tender. Table size 55 days.. Pkt. 10e. 
Yellow Fleshed Variety 
Orange Jelly or Golden Ball. Table size, 
60 days. Splendid for table use. Tops 
small, cut-leaved. Roots globular, com- 
monly 4 inches ‘in diameter; skin smooth, 
orange-yellow; flesh yellow, firm, fine 
grained and of good quality. Pkt. 10c. 
Turnips 

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WATERMELON 
A light, sandy soil, with good exposure 
to the sun is the best for watermelons. 
It should be prepared deep, but receive 
shallow cultivation. Hoe often and thor- 
oughly. To get good, strong vines early 
in the season, form large, well-drained 
hills of earth, made very rich, about 8 
feet apart. In these plant the seed as 
soon as the ground is warm and dry, 
Protect 
young plants from insects. One ounce to 
30 hills, 2 lbs. to acre. When the plants 
are about 4 inches high thin out, leav- 
dropping 6 seeds in the hills. 
ing only four of the strongest plants to 
each hill. 
Angeleno. Medium early. Very popular 
home and market garden sort in Cali- 
fornia. Fruits medium to large; round, 
with blocky ends; very dark green; with 
strong rind; stand shipping well; flesh 
bright red, firm, of splendid quality; 
seeds black. Pkt. 10c. 
Chilian. 
and market garden variety; very popu- 
Medium early. Splendid home 
lar on the Pacific Coast. Fruits medium 
small, round, medium green with dark 
flesh bright red, of splendid 
quality; seeds black. There is a white 
stripes; 
seeded strain which is very similar. Pkt. 
10¢e. 
Florida Favorite. Medium early. Stand- 
ard home, market garden and shipping 
sort in the South. Fruits large, uniform, 
oblong; light green with dark striping; 
rind tough; flesh bright red, of high 
quality; seeds white. Pkt. 10e. 

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Georgia Rattlesnake (Gypsy). Main cro x 
Standard home and market garden sort — 
in the South; extensively grown for ship- 
ment. Fruits large, long, cylindrical, 
light green alternating with narrow, 
very dark green stripes; rind very tough; 
flesh rich scarlet red, of high quality; — 
seeds clouded white with brownish mark- 
ing. Pkt. 10c. 
Kleckley’s Sweets or Monte Cristo. Early. 
The most popular home garden sort; 
because of the thin, brittle rind it is not 
suitable for shipping. Fruits large, ob- 
long, very dark green; flesh bright red, 
erisp, exceedingly sweet; seeds white. 
Very similar to Halbert Honey. Pkt. 10c. 
Klondike. Early. Unsurpassed in qual- 
ity. Widely used in home and market 
gardens in California and increasingly in 
demand for shipping. Fruits oblong, 
with shallow ribs; pure green; flesh 
bright red, very sweet; seeds very small. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Striped Klondike. The new Klondike 
created such a sensation last year. Has 
all the excellent qualities of the old 
Klondike plus many new ones. A tougher 
rind, does not sunburn, better shipper, 
no white streaks in the heart. It brought 
a premium wherever offered last year. 
Pkt. 10ce. 
Tom Watson. Main crop. The most 
widely grown melon for shipping; also 
splendid and popular for home and mar- 
ket garden use. Fruits very large, ob- 
long, cylindrical, symmetrical, dark 
green with fine veinings of very dark 
green; rind very tough; flesh bright, 
deep red, cris pand sweet; seeds brown- 
ish. Pkt. 10c. 

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Watermelon 
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