‘Tri-State’s Turnip 
CULIURE. Sow for either an early spring crop or a fall crop. Plant in rows 18 inches apart, and thin to 3 to 4 inches 
apart. Rutabagas need 6 to 8 inches. 1 oz. plants 300 ft. of row: 1 lb. an acre. 
PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE. 55 days. The 
leading Turnip—one of the best and the most popular. 
It serves for every purpose whether in the home or 
market garden or for shipping and storage. Tops 
medium large, dark green, erect, compact and used 
extensively for Turnip greens. Roots 2 to 4 inches 
in diameter, globe shaped, upper portion bright 
purplish red and pure white below; small tap root. 
Flesh white and tender. 
GOLDEN BALL. 60 days. Tops small, cut-leaved; 
roots globular, commonly 4 inches in diameter; skin 
smooth, orange-yellow; flesh yellow, firm and of 
delicious flavor. Grows quickly and is a good keeper. 

SEVEN TOP (For Turnip Greens). 45 days. Ex- 
tremely 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. Much grown for greens 
in the South. 
SHOGOIN or FOLIAGE. 42 days. This Turnip is 
grown mostly for greens. The tops grow rapidly 
and in great abundance; the foliage is nearly twice 
that of ordinary Turnips and may be used any time 
during the growing season. This variety is used a 
great deal in the South for greens. 
Tri-State’s Wilt-resistant Watermelons 
CuLTuRE. Sow in hills 6 to 8 feet apart when the soil is warm. Rich, weli-drained soil is required. 1 oz. plants 25 
to 30 hills; 4 to 5 lbs. an acre. 
Wilt is a soil-borne disease and lives in the ground for at least ten to fifteen years. The 
only remedy is to plant wilt-resistant varieties of Watermelons. 

WILT-RESISTANT DIXIE QUEEN. 82 days. 
Here is the Wilt-Resistant Dixie Queen you have 
been waiting for. Similar to Dixie Queen in every 
respect except that it is resistant to wilt. Our stock 
is desirably uniform and produces a large per- 
centage of marketable melons. Seeds white. 
BLACKLEE. 85 days. New fusarium-wilt resistant 
variety with melons of Tom Watson type but some- 
what thicker and shorter. Melons weigh 40 pounds 
or more, are long, dark green with a thin but firm 
rind, making it suitable for long-distance shipping. 
Flesh is rich red, finely grained, of good flavor and 
free from stringiness. Vines are very vigorous and 
most prolific. Seed black, medium size. 
HAWKESBURY. 85 days. Highly resistant to wilt. 
Fruits are large, weighing 25 to 40 pounds, oblong; 
light gray-green, tough rind with slight veining. 
Flesh is dark red, sweet and of good quality. A 
dependable producer. Seeds brownish black. 
5 per cent discount before April | 
when cash accompanies the order. 

WATERMELON, Hawkesbury 
TRI-STATE SEED COMPANY 
PHILADELPHIA 6, PA. 


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KLECKLEY NO. 6. 90 days. A new wilt-resistant 
melon. It is of the same type as Kleckley’s Sweet 
with all its fine qualities and size, to which wilt 
resistance has been added. Especially valuable for 
market and home gardeners who have not been able 
to grow melons previously; it is widely adapted. 
To get maximum stands on infested soils delay thin- 
ning until small plants have grown past damage 
stage. Seeds creamy white with trace of brown. 
LEESBURG. 85 days. A_ wilt-resistant variety of 
Kleckley’s Sweet developed by the Florida Experi- 
ment Station. Fruits not quite so long as Kleckley’s 
Sweet and with blockier ends. Rind a shade lighter 
in color and much tougher, which makes it good for 
shipping. Flesh deep rose-pink, resistant to white 
heart, extremely sweet. Seeds white. 

WATERMELON, Leesburg 
BLACK KLECKLEY. 89 days. New early melon, 
highly resistant to both fusarium wilt and anthrac- 
nose. Skin is so dark as to appear black; rind is 
tough and flesh of excellent quality, deep red and 
very sweet. Weighs 25 to 35 pounds; mostly 
oblong. A prolific bearer. Fine for market. 
