
ST. LOUIS SEED COMPANY—"Pure and Sure” Seeds 


Early Kansas 
WATERMELONS 
The requirements for raising watermelons are 
practically the same as for muskmelons except 
that the vines are more spreading. Plant 8 ft. 
apart each way. 
DIXIE QUEEN. Flesh bright red and very sweet, 
rind thin; outer skin light green striped with 
dark greeen. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; 14 Ib., 85c; Ib., $2.75. 
EARLY KANSAS. An exceptionally vigorous 
grower and heavy producer of unusually fine 
fruits. Oval in shape, medium size, thin rind, 
light green with dark irregular stripes. Flesh 
deep red. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; 14 Ib., 65c; Ib., $2.00. 
IMPROVED KLECKLEY SWEET. This is con- 
sidered the sweetest of the large melons. Par- 
ticularly adapted for home garden. Is oblong 
in shape, about 22 inches long and 12 inches in 
diameter. Rind dark green in color. The flesh 
is bright scarlet. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 15¢; 14 Ib., 50c; Ib., $1.75. 
STONE MOUNTAIN (or Dixie Belle.) Rich dark 
green in color with scarlet flesh that is excep- 
tionally sweet. Very few seea are found in this 
melon. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; 14 Ib., 65c; Ib., $2.00. 
TOM WATSON. The rind is dark blue-green; the 
flesh is deep red and very sweet. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 15c; 14 Ib., 50c; Ib., $1.75. 
Watermelon seed for tea. 
Per Ib., 50c. 
MUSHROOMS 
Mushrooms may be 
grown in a cellar, cave, 
hotbed, or under benches 
in greenhouse, in fact most 
anywhere where conditions 
of temperature and mois- 
ture are favorable or can 
be controlled. 
We can supply fresh, 
pure culture spawn in 
brick form. Weight about 
20 ounces. A brick is suffi- 
cient to spawn ten square 
feet of bed. 
Per brick, 30c; 5 bricks, $1.25. 
By mail add 5c per brick for postage. 

MUSTARD 
One ounce will sow 40 feet of drill. 
Mustard runs to seed quickly, so that succes- 
sive plantings are necessary for a continuous 
supply. 
BLACK MUSTARD. The leaves are broad, 
smooth and often 12 inches long. Color deep 
green. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 15c; 14 Ib., 35c; Ib., 90c. 
FLORIDA BROAD LEAF. Upright plants. Leaves 
exceptionally large, slightly crumpled and thick. 
Thick white midrib. A quick growing variety. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 15c; 14 Ib., 35c; Ib., 90c. 
LONG STANDING CURLED. The leaves of this 
variety are closely curled and finely fringed. A 
little slower growing than the frilled varieties 
but longer standing. 
Pkt., 10¢; 0z., 15¢e; 14 lb., 35c; Ib., 90c. 
SOUTHERN GIANT CURLED. The leaves are 
large, light green with a tinge of yellow, and 
much crimped and frilled at the edges. The 
plant is upright or slightly spreading in growth. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 15c; 14 Ib., 35c; Ib., 90c. 
OKRA 
Pods should be used when 1 to 3 inches long. 
Seed should not be planted until ground is warm. 
Sow in rows 2% ft. apart, cover 1 inch, thin plants 
to 11% ft. apart. 
CLEMSON SPINELESS. A very uniform spine- 
less strain of the Perkins long-podded type. 
Plant has less foliage than Perkins; pods rich 
green, straight, ridged. A valuable introduction 
for commercial or garden crops. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 15c; 14 Ib., 30c; Ib., $1.00. 
DWARF GREEN. An extra early maturing va- 
riety. Very productive. Plants are more dwarf 
in habit of growth than those of other varieties. 
Pods short, deep green. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 4 Ib., 30c; Ib., $1.00. 
WHITE VELVET. Height of stalk about 31% feet, 
pods greenish white, unusually long, often 10 
inches. Perfectly smooth. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 15c; 14 Ib., 30c; Ib., $1.00. 

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