‘Tri-State’s Cantaloupes 
Cutture. Warm sandy soil is preferable. Seed is mostly drilled in hills 6 to 8 feet apart. Thin to about 1 foot apart. 
1 oz. plants 75 hills; 3 to 6 lbs. an acre. 

HALE’S BEST NO. 36. 80 days. The vines are 
strong and hardy. Melons run very uniform, with 
little or no ribbing, heavy netting; seed cavity small. 
Flesh salmon-orange, firm, sweet and spicy. Its 
earliness, heavy yields and splendid shipping qual- 
ities all combine to make No. 36 one of the best va- 
rieties for the market gardener and commercial 
shipper. 
HALE’S BEST NO. 936. 83 days. The latest de- 
velopment of Hale’s Best. A shipping melon, nearly 
round, with a solid high net and very uniform in size 
and shape. Size slightly larger than Hale’s Best No. 
36. Seed cavity small. Flesh salmon-orange, firm, 
sweet and spicy. The No. 936 is adaptable to every 
Cantaloupe section and has become one of the lead- 
ing commercial strains. 
SCHOON’S HARD SHELL. 90 days. This melon 
is especially valuable because of its hard, firm shell, 
which makes it desirable for shipping. Melons better 
than average size, deeply ribbed and covered with 
coarse netting. Skin yellow; flesh salmon colored, 
sweet and of medium fine grain. 
CANTALOUPE, Pride of Wisconsin 
PRIDE OF WISCONSIN. 90 days. A popular va- 
riety im New Jersey and on the eastern shore of 
Maryland and Delaware. Melons oval, weighing 3 
to 4 pounds. Rind pearly gray, slightly ribbed, with 
sparse coarse netting. Flesh orange colored and un- 
usually thick. Seed cavity small. Fine flavor and a 
very good shipper. 
FORDHOOK JUMBO. 88 days. An _ improved 
strain of the old-fashioned Fordhook. The flesh is 
bright orange, medium thick, fairly firm, sweet and 
spicy. The melons weigh 3 to 5 pounds. 
HEARTS OF GOLD (Morrell’s Strain). 94 days. 
Fruits 614 to 7 inches in diameter, weighing 4 to 
5/4 pounds, globular, distinctly ribbed, with abun- 
dant fine gray netting. Skin dark green; flesh very 
thick, deep salmon-orange, firm, sweet, juicy. Simi- 
lar to regular type of Hearts of Gold but larger, 
slightly later, and a better shipper. One of the best 
Cantaloupes for the roadside stand and nearby 
markets. 
We know the importance of good seed and of care in its production, handling and ship- 
ment. Realizing this importance, you may be sure that you will receive from us only the very 
finest seed it is possible to produce. 

Celeriac 
CULTURE. Set the plants 6 inches apart in rows 2 feet 
apart. 1 oz. plants 800 ft. of row. 
ACE. 115 days. This is a new and improved strain of 
Celeriac which produces more vigorous tops and 
bulbs. Roots are larger and smoother than Giant 
Smooth Prague and the tops seem more resistant to 
blight. 
GIANT SMOOTH PRAGUE. 110 days. Turnip- 
rooted Celery. Plants are dark green with tubular 
stalks. Roots 3 to 4 inches in diameter, globular, 
fairly smooth. Bulbs used for adding celery flavor to 
soups. 
TRI-STATE SEED COMPANY 
PHILADELPHIA 6, PA. 

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Chinese Cabbage 
Cutrure. Plant the seed for either an early or a late crop; 
avoid hot weather. Sow where it is to grow and thin the 
plants to 14 inches apart in rows 2 feet apart. 1 oz. plants 
400 ft. of row; 2 lbs. an acre. 
CHIHLI. 75 days. Early and sure heading. Heads 
18 to 20 inches tall, 4 inches thick, tapered to the 
tip. Firm, pure white inside, crisp and tender. 
WONG BOK. 75 days. Heads 8 to 10 inches tall, 
broad and firm. They are well blanched, tender and 
of excellent quality. 
