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Schell’s Strain Kleckley Sweets Watermelon 
WATERMELONS 
(For culture see under Cantaloupes) 
As a crop for market, you will find 
Kleckley Sweets. it one of the most profitable, and 
for the home-garden too. True oblong shape, dark green rind, 
and rich red flesh, v. hich is sweet and luscious. Ready in about 
87 days from planting. Plant an acre this year—four pounds of 
seed will do it and costs but $9. Pkt. 10 cts.3; oz. 35 cts.; 
Alb. 90 cts.; Ib. $2.50; 4 Ibs. $9. 
This 
Striped Klondike No. 11. 2) oo? %entaine a ven 
high content of sugar and thus has a most delicious flavor. The 
rind is thin but strong, the flesh solid bright red. Averages 30 
pounds. Long-oval, heavily mottled and striped. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 30 cts.; 4Ib. 75 cts.; Ib. $2.25. 
90 days. The 
Schell’s Strain Tom Watson. °°,,¢avs. | Te 
long, 18 to 24 inches long and 10 to 14 inches in diameter, 
averaging forty to sixty pounds each. The flesh is a deep red, 
of the most delicious quality and extends close to the rind. 
Rind dark green and very strong. Very popular on all markets. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; 141b. 90 cts.; Ib. $2.25. 
Hawkesbury. op Rata s melon, allowing them to 
grown on land previously planted to 
melons. Shape long, tapers slightly, skin light gray with fine 
green veining. Flesh bright rich red, very sweet, average size 
35 pounds. 85 days. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; 14]Jb. 75 cts.; 
Ib. $2.25. 
HALBERT HONEY. 85 days. The fruits are long, blunt at 
both ends; skin a rich, glossy green; the flesh a beautiful crim- 
son. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; 141b. 75 cts.; Ib. $2.25. 
THURMOND GREY. 90 days. Try this splendid variety. 
The melons are very large, oblong, of greenish gray color out- 
side. The flesh is rich red and of delicious flavor. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
3 to 4 lbs 
per acre 
90 days. new 


Dixie Queen, another fine melon. 
Schell s Strain “Dixie Queen.” 3.3hy non 
: quality melon, 
medium large, almost round. Weight 40 to 50 lbs., few seeds. 
The flesh is very richly colored, very sweet, juicy and of 
delicious flavor. It ripens right close up to the strong rind 
which doesn’t break in shipping. Our strain of Dixie Queen has 
yielded twice as many melons per acre as some of the other va- 
rieties. Every gardener and farmer can grow them successfully 
on any good soil, and very profitably too. 1 ounce for 50 hills; 
3 lbs. per acre. Plant anacre. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; 2 ozs. 
60 cts.; 14Ib. 95 cts.; Ib. $2.90; 5 Ibs. $12.50. 
Stone Mountain or ‘‘Dixie Belle.” 90 days. Round, 
- smooth, green skin, flesh beautiful 
deep crimson. Averages about 45 pounds. One of the finest 
melons for the home-garden and for market. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 30 cts.; 14Ib. 75 cts.; Ib. $2.25; 5 lbs. $10. 
Wondermelon. A fine melon. Large, heavy; oblong; 
even dark green skin; rather thin rind; 
rich bright scarlet flesh of sweetest and most delicious flavor. 
Melons 18 to 22 inches long. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; 14Ib. 
75 cts.; lb. $2.25; 5 Ibs. $10. 
Fordhook Early. 85 days. The earliest large-fruited melon; 
almost round; flesh bright red, crisp and sweet. Averages 25 
pounds. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; Mlb. 75 cts.; lb. $2.25. 
HARRIS’ EARLIEST. 80 days. One of the best extra-early 
melons; fruits are oval, dark green; flesh sweet and delicious. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; 4lb. 75 cts.; Ib. $2.25. 

oz. 30 ects.3; 14lb. 75 cts.; Ih. $2.25. 
One ounce will sow 
M USTARD a row 100 ft. long 
Tendergreen or Spinach Mustard. An excellent vegetable 
“oreens’’ rich in vitamins. Grows easily in hot or dry weather. 
It hasa delicious flavor resembling blended spinach and mus- 
tard. Start cutting the leaves when 6 to 8 inches long and 
keep cutting as they produce more leaves all season. Pkt. 
10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 4lb. 60 cts.; Ib. $1.50. 
Southern Giant Curled. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20cts.; 14lb. 50 cts.; 
Ib. $1.50. 
Fordhook Fancy. Pkt. 10cts.;0z. 25 cts.; 4lb.60cts.; lb. $1.50. 
Spinach Beet 
SWISS CHARD (cP teat Beet 
One ounce sows 50 feet of row; 70 lbs. an acre. 
SWISS CHARD is one of the finest foods you can grow. It 
is the ‘‘number one” of all the green leafy foods. It keeps giving 
you a continuous supply from spring until frost. Keep cutting 
from 2 to 3 inches above the ground and new leaves will con- 
tinue to grow up. It is cooked and served like spinach but has 
its own distinct flavor and is rich in Vitamin A. Be sure to plant 
a row or two. Good for canning, too. The midrib is also fine 
when prepared like asparagus. 55 days to table use. 
LUCULLUS (Light Green). Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; lb. | 
65 cts.; lb. $1.75. 
DARK GREEN-LEAVED or FORDHOOK GIANT. 
as above, except leaves are dark green. Price the same. 
L FEK Broad London or American Flaz. Belongs to the 
Onion family; of very fine flavor. Used in soups, for 
stews, and creamed. One ounce will sow a row 100 feet long. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 75 cts.; 4lb. $1.50; Ib. $5. 
SUNFLOWER SEED 
MAMMOTH RUSSIAN. This variety grows 8 to 10 feet high 
Same 
and has flower-heads 18 inches across. These produce a mass | 
of large striped seed which is very valuable for poultry. feed; 
in fact, it is found in all good scratch feed when available. 
And it is the best food for parrots, cardinals, and wild birds. 
Buy it to grow a crop or buy it for food for birds. 
Lb. 50 cts.; 3 Ibs. $1.35; 5 Ibs. $2.10; 10 Ibs. $4, postpaid. 


ALSO CALLED 
OKRA (°"cumzo 
The pods are sliced when young and tender and used in 
soups and stews and for winter use, slice when young, string 
them and hang in the shade to dry, and they may be pickled 
like Cucumbers or canned. It has long been a favorite dish in 
the South. Try it. Sow as soon as ground is warm, in rows 2 
feet apart. When plants are 6 inches high, thin to 12 inches 
apart in the rows. One ounce sows 50-foot row. 
Perkins Mammoth Long Green. 64 days. Grows about 4 
feet, dark green, tender pods. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 14lb. 
60 cts.; lb. $1.50. 
White Velvet. 60 days. Pods light green, almost white. Pkt. 
10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 4lb. 60 cts.; Ib. $1.50. 
DANDELION. One ounce will sow a row 200 feet long. 
Sow early in spring; leaves will be fit to cut in 60 to 70 days. 
Improved Large-Leaved or Cabbaging. Pkt. 15 cts.3; Moz. 
50 cts.; oz. 95 cts.; 41b. $3.50; Ib. $12. 

Okra, Perkins Mammoth Long Green 
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