MANGEL WURZEL 
(See Beets, Stock) 
MELONS 
Muskmelon and Cantaloupe 
Requires long season to develop and 
is easily injured by frost, or even by 
cool weather. Before planting, spade 
in liberal forkful of well rotted ma- 
nure in each’hill. Thin plants to 4 per 
hill after third leaf develops, and train 
vines in different directions. Cultivate 
as long as possible. On moist ground 
use shingles to hold melons off ground 
to prevent rotting. 
Banana—Fruits smooth and slender, 20 
inches long and 4 inches thick, resem- 
bling a banana. Flesh salmon color, 
with banana-like flavor. 90 days. 
Hale’s Best—Flesh thick, deep salmon- 
pink, sweet and tasty. Heavily netted 
rind, with faint stripe. Small seed cav- 
ity. Outstanding variety, resistant to 
powdery mildew. Weight, 4 lbs. 86 
days. 
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Hearts of Gold or Improved Hoodoo— 
Nearly round 2-lb. fruit, distinctly 
ribbed, deep green with fine grey net- 
ting. Thick, deep salmon flesh, tender 
sweet. 94 days. 
Honey Dew—The well-known green- 
fleshed melon for warm. climates. 
Smooth, ivory colored skin. Flesh is 
sweet and juicy. 112 days. 
Improved Perfecto— Roundish fruit, 
weight 2% lbs. No ribs. Completely 
covered with hard grey netting. Flesh 
is thick and salmon colored, sweet and 
juicy. 90 days. 
Rocky Ford, Golden Lined — Fruits, 
small, with rather large seed cavity. 
Nearly round, weight 24 lbs. No ribs. 
Heavily covered with hard grey net- 
ting. Flesh thick, green with gold tinge 
at center. Very juicy and spicy. Excel- 
lent quality. 92 days. 
Texas Resistant Number 1—New mil- 
dew and aphid resistant melon. Rich 
salmon-colored, firm flesh, sweet and 
slightly musky-flavored. Small seed 
cavity, with few compact seeds. Mod- 
erate netting, firm rind. 4% to 5¥% in. 
diameter. Very prolific. 
WATERMELON 
Requires about same culture as musk- 
melon, except the vines need more 
.toom. Fertilize each hill liberally and 
cultivate thoroughly. 
Cletex—Dark green, irregular mottling 
on lighter green background. Flesh red 
and sweet. Large size, cylindrical 
shape. 90 days. 
Dixie Queen—Very prolific. Bright red, 
crisp, splendid quality fibreless flesh. 
Very few small, white seeds. 85 days. 
Florida Giant or Black Diamond—A 
huge melon, growing sometimes to 
weight of 100 lbs. Oval-round with 
blunt ends, it has dark green skin and 
thick, tough rind. Flesh is of excellent 
quality, firm and red. 90 days. 
Kleckley’s Sweet or Wondermelon— 
Large, cylindrical, dark bluish-green, 
with thin, tender rind. Bright red, juicy, 
sweet flesh, creamy-white seeds with 
traces of brown. 85 days. 
Stone Mountain—Also called Dixie Belle. 
High quality shipping variety. Fruits 
very large, oval-round, blunt ends. 
Dark green, tough rind. Flesh rich 
scarlet, fine grained, sweet. Seed white 
with black tips. 90 days. 
Tom Watson—Red heart strain. Large 
fruit, uniform cylindrical, with tough, 
elastic rind, faintly veined. 90 days. 

“There ought to be a law!” 
“Yessir, there ought to be a law that 
would make everybody grow a garden! 
Considering the state the world is in 
nowadays, a law like that would be a 
wonderful thing! 
Here we all are, grumbling and growl- 
ing about food prices. And just outside 
our doors is the good earth, that can 
give us the finest of all answers to the 
situation! Here is Nature’s age-old 
weapon for fighting hunger, just wait- 
ing to be used. If only enough people 
would use this weapon, a lot of our 
worries would melt away! 
“After all, what wiser thing can a 
family do than get back to the soil for 
a part of its sustenance? 
the greatest bargain in the 
is a handful of garden seed. 
“Surely, 
world 
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—says the Old Gardener 
Here's one of those rare things that can 
still be bought for a few pennies, yet 
brings the buyer a golden return. 
"It's a mighty good thing, then, that the 
seedsman is still on the job, ready to 
sell his amazing bargains to all comers 
. and ready too, to be a friend, guide, 
and counsellor to all who buy. There 
aren't many merchants like this left in 
the modern world! 
“So here’s 
Spring: 
the all-party platform for 
“Now is the time for all good men to 
rally to the principle that 2 and 2 still 
make 4, that a man owes it to himself; 
his family, and his nation to grow food, 
grow health, and fight inflation right in 
his own back yard!” 
MUSTARD 
Sow as early as possible in the spring. 
Keep rows 6” to 12” apart and cover 
with soil 42’? deep. You may also sow 
seed in autumn to raise greens and 
for salads. 
Chinese Broadleaf—Large, oblong, 
slightly crumpled leaves, scalloped at 
edges. Medium green, vigorous plants. 
4S. days. 
Florida Broad Leaf—Vigorous, upright 
plants. Leaves large, broad and deep 
green; quick grower. 43 days. 
Mustard Spinach or Tendergreen— 
Wholesome, quick-growing green, com- 
bining mustard and spinach flavors, 28 
days. 
Southern Giant Curled—Large, frilled 
and crumpled. Light green leaves. 35 
days. 
OKRA OR GUMBO 
Sow in rows about 3/ apart. Cover 
seeds with about 1” of fine soil firmly 
pressed down. Thin plants 18” to 24” 
apart when they reach 3” growth. 
Do not plant until ground is warm, as 
this is a tender, hot weather plant. 
Pick before woody fibres develop. 
Clemson Spineless—All-America Silver 
Medal Award. Pods are rich green, 
straight, uniform, ridged and of best 
quality. 56 days. 
Dwarf Green—FEarly, prolific dwarf 
growing sort. Dark green fluted, 5 to 
7-in. pointed pods. Most desirable, com- 
pact growing okra. 50 days. 
Perkin’s Mammoth Long Pod—FEarly and 
prolific. Very tender, long pods. Deep 
green and slightly corrugated. 68 days. 
White Velvet—Early and prolific. Pods 
pale greenish-white, 6 to 7-in. long. 
Meaty, tender. Strong, tall-growing, 32 
feet in height. 62 days. 
ONIONS 
Plant as soon as soil can be prepared. 
For best yield, plant on very fertile 
land—fall plowed, and thoroughly fer- 
tilized. When plants are a few inches 
tall, thin to prevent crowding—using 
the plants removed as green onions. 
Those left to become fully ripe can 
be stored for winter. Cultivate and 
hand weed every 2 weeks during 
summer. 
Yellow Varieties 
Prizetaker—Large, globe shaped, with 
glossy, thin straw-colored skin. Coarse, 
mild flesh. Sometimes weigh as much 
as 4 lbs. each. 102 to 104 days. 
Yellow Sweet Spanish—Large, globe- 
shaped, exceptionally mild and sweet— 
excellent for eating raw or _ boiled. 
Light yellow skin and pure white, firm, 
crisp, and tasty flesh. 112 days. 
In bulk at money-saving prices.. 
Special quotations to market gardeners. 
Prices subject to change without notice. 

