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_ Splendid for home 
veins. Rind tender; flesh rich 
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atermelons 
HALBERT HONEY 
85 Days—A fine, large prolific 
melon second in popularity to 
the Kleckley’s Sweet and just as 
luscious and sweet in flavor. 
use and 
nearby markets. Fruits 30 to 
35 lbs., cylindrical with blunt 
ends, dark glossy green with fine . 
red, extending clear to the rind. 
Seeds white with black tips. 
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f BLACKLEE, WILT-RESISTANT 
90 Days—A highly resistant melon to fusarium 
wilt. Good shipper. Fruits 40 lbs., medium long, 
dark green. Flesh deep red, sweet and juicy. Seeds 
black. 
COLE’S EARLY OR HARRIS’ EARLIEST 
80 Days—An extra early variety and a great favor- 
ite in the North and one of the finest for family 
use or the home market. Fruits small size, 15 lbs., 
short, nearly round, dark green striped irregularly 
with a lighter shade; rind tender. Flesh light red, 
sweet and delicious. Seeds black. 
- "FLORIDA FAVORITE 
85 Days—A fine melon for the horne market trade. 
Fruits large, 25 lbs., long with round ends, Light 
green with mottled stripes of dark green; rind 
fairly tough. Flesh dark red, crisp and sweet. Seeds 
white, on 
EARLY KANSAS 
80 Days—A fine shipper. Fruits nearly round, 40 
Ibs., light green with wavy stripes. Flesh red, sweet 
and tender. Seeds reddish brown. 


Improved Kleckley’s 
Sweet Watermelon 
IMPROVED KLECKLEY’S SWEET OR WONDER 
85 Days—The Kleckley’s Sweet outsells all other 
varieties for home and local market gardeners. 
Fruits large, 30 to 50 lbs., long with round ends, 
very dark green with faint ribbing. Flesh deep red, 
sparkling and crisp, juicy and very sweet to the 
rind, Seeds white. 
Y¥ LEESBURG, WILT-RESISTANT 
90 Days—Similar to Kleckley’s Sweet but shorter 
with blockier ends. Rind a shade lighter in color and 
much tougher; flesh deep, rose-pink, resistant to 
‘ white heart; extremely sweet. Seeds white. 
GOLDEN HONEY 
85 Days—Delicious yellow flesh and unusual sugary 
flavor. Fruits nearly round, 20 Ibs., light green with 
mottled darker green stripes. Seeds brown. 
GREEN SEEDED CITRON 
95 Days—Used exclusively for preserving. Fruits 
round, 10 lIbs., striped alternately with dark and 
light green. Flesh clear white and very solid. Seeds 
glossy olive. green, 

Herbs — Aromatic, Medicinal, and Kitchen 
Herbs take but little room in the garden. They are 
valuable in flavoring, for the fragrance they impart 
to the home and for the ornamental qualities of 
some varieties when used in the flower garden, 
Culture—Plant in rich, mellow soil early in the 
Spring in very shallow drills 1 ft. apart and thin 
out or transplant to 6 ins. apart in the row. The 
varieties used in dry form should be cut on a dry 
day before they have come into full bloom. Tie in 
bunches and hang in the shade. Dry quickly, bottle 
or pack tightly in boxes with the air entirely ex- 
cluded. 
ANISE. Annual. 14 to 16 ins. Seeds used for flavor- 
ing bread, cakes, cordials and garnishing. 
BASIL, SWEET. Annual. 1 ft. Leaves used for sea- 
soning, salads, soups and fruit drinks. 
‘BORAGE. Annual. 1% ft. Leaves used for garnish- 
ing and cordials, Also cut flowers. 
CARAWAY. Biennial. 2 ft. Seed used for flavoring 
bread, pastry, baked fruits and liquers. 
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CHERVIL. Curled. Annual. 1 ft. Leaves used for 
seasoning. 
CHIVES. Perennial. 6 ins. Leaves of onion-like 
flavor used for salads, soups and stews. 
CORIANDER. Annual. 2 ft. Seeds used for flavor- 
ing candy, medicine and cordials. 
DILL, MAMMOTH. Annual. 2 to 3 ft. Seeds and 
leaves used for dill pickles and dill sauce. 
FENNEL, SWEET. Biennial. 3 to 4 ft. Edible stalks 
like celery. Leaves for flavoring sauce and soups. 
Seeds to flavor candy and medicine. 
MARJORAM, SWEET. Perennial. 2 ft. Leaves used 
for seasoning salads, soups and poultry dressings. 
SAGE. Perennial. 1 ft. Leaves used for seasoning 
meats and poultry dressings, 
SAVORY, SUMMER. Annual. 10 ins. Leaves and 
shoots used in salads and for flavoring dressings, 
soups, stews, snap beans, ete, 
THYME. Perennial. 10 in. Leaves used in combina- 
tion with other herbs for seasoning meat, gravy, 
fillings, etc. 
