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MELONS 
Muskmelon and Cantaloupe 
Requires long season to develop and 
is easily injured by cool weather, Be- 
fore planting, spade in liberal forkful 
of well rotted manure in each hill. 
Thin plants to 4 per hill after third 
leaf develops, and train vines in 
different directions. Cultivate as long 
as possible. On moist ground use 
shingles to hold melons off ground 
to prevent rotting. 
Hale’s Best—Flesh thick, deep salmon- 
pink, sweet and tasty. Heavily netted 
rind, with faint stripe. Small seed cav- 
iy. Outstanding variety, resistant to 
powdery mildew. Weight, 4 lbs. 86 
days. 
Hearts of Gold or Improved Hoodoo— 
Nearly round 2-lb. fruit, distinctly 
ribbed, deep green with fine grey net- 
ting. Thick, deep salmon flesh, tender 
sweet. 94 days. 
Tip Top—A home garden and _ local 
market variety. Large fruits, slightly 
oval, pale green skin, turning to yellow 
at maturity. Ribbed and slightly netted. 
Flesh bright salmon, sweet and de- 
-licious, 90 days. 
| WATERMELON 
Requires about same culture as musk- 
melon, except the vines need more 
room, Fertilize each hill liberally and 
cultivate thoroughly. 
Striped Klondike—Large long melon, 
yellowish green with dark green stripes. 
Tough rind. Scarlet, delicious flesh. 90 
days. 
Kleckley’s Sweet or Wondermelon— 
Large, cylindrical, dark bluish-green, 
with thin, tender rind. Bright red, juicy, 
sweet flesh, creamy-white seeds with 
traces of brown. 85 days. 
Green Klondike—Fruits oblong, taper- 
ing to blossom end. Solid dark green 
rind. Flesh red, very fine textured and 
sweet. Small black seds. 80 days. 
MUSTARD 
Sow as early as possible in the spring. 
Keep rows 6” to 12” apart and cover 
with soil Y2” deep. You may also sow 
seed in autumn to raise greens and 
for salads. 
Mustard Spinach or Tendergreen— 
Wholesome, quick-growing green, com- 
bining mustard and spinach flavors, 28 
days. 
Southern Giant Curled—Large, frilled 
and crumpled. Light green leaves, 35 
days. 
OKRA OR GUMBO 
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Sow in rows about 3’ apart. Cover 
seeds with about 1” of fine soil firmly 
pressed down, Thin plants 18” to 24” 
apart when they reach 3” growth. 
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Do not plant until ground is warm, as 
this is a tender, hot weather plant. 
Pick before woody fibres develop. 
Early Dwarf — Early, prolific dwarf 
growing sort. Dark green fluted, 5 to 
7-in. pointed pods, Most desirable, com- 
pact growing okra. 50 days. 
ONIONS 
Plant as soon as soil can be prepared. 
For best yield, plant on very fertile 
land—fall plowed, and thoroughly fer- 
tilized. When plants are a few inches 
tall, thin to prevent crowding—using 
the plants removed as green onions. 
Those left to become fully ripe can 
be stored for winter. Cultivate and 
hand weed every 2 weeks during 
summer, 

Yellow Sweet Spanish Onion 
Yellow Sweet Spanish—Large, globe- 
shaped, exceptionally mild and sweet— 
excellent for eating raw or boiled. 
Light yellow skin and pure white firm, 
crisp, and tasty flesh. 112 days. 
Yellow Globe Danvers — An 
shaped, straw-colored onion. White 
flesh, crisp and mild, Splendid keeper. 
110 days. 
White Queen Bunching or Pickling— 
A good Spring appetizer. Crisp and 
mild. A fine white onion for cooking 
when grown larger. 60 days. 
Red Wethersfield—Popular good keep- 
er, used extensively for sets. Medium 
large, flat bottomed bulbs: with sloping 
top. Purplish-red. Fine grained flesh, 
firm, slightly flushed with pink. 100 to 
102 days. 
PARSLEY 
Does best in rich, mellow loam, Seed 
is slow to germinate, and ts helped 
by soaking in warm water over night 
before planting. Sow early and not 
too deeply. When curled varieties are 
about 3” tall, cut off leaves. The new 
growth will be brighter and curlier. 
Champion Moss Curled—Compact, dark 
green leaves, curled and fine-cut, 70 
days. 
PARSNIP 
Plant in rich, sandy loam, thoroughly 
pulverized. Seed requires plenty of 
moisture for germination and should be 
sown early. Dig after a killing frost. 
Freezing improves parsnips, so some 
can be left in the ground all winter 
and used in spring. For storage, bury in 
dry sand. 
Hollow Crown (fr}—The most generally 
grown kind. Roots 2!/> to 3-in. thick at 
shoulder, 12 to 14-in, long, uniformly 
tapered, hollow crowned, 95 days. 
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PEAS 
Early peas need a light, warm soil; 
but general crop thrives best in mod- 
erately heavy soil. (Avoid fresh ma- 
nure and very rich or wet, mucky soil 
as this produces large growth of vine 
at the cost of quality of the peas.) 
Plant seed in rows at 2” depth. Keep 
rows 21" to 28” apart for dwarf va- 
rieties and 28” to 42” for the taller 
types. Gather crop as fast as it is fit 
to use or new pods will cease to form 
and those partly advanced will cease 
growth, 
Blue Bantam—Best of the early dwarf 
large-podded varieties. Vines 24-30 
inches tall, Long pods containing 7-8 
large, succulent peas. 62 days. 
Gradus or Prosperity—Medium green 
stocky plant. Broad, pointed single 
pods, medium green. 6 to 8 wrinkled 
tender peas in tapered pods. 60 days. 
Little Marvel (fr)—Outstanding, dwarf. 
Fine quality, large yield. Single and 
double, dark green, 3-in. pods—blunt 
plump, well filled with 7 to 8 medium 
sized, light green tender peas. 62 days. 
Tall Telephone (fr)—Large podded va- 
riety of the Telephone family. Excel- 
lent for home gardens, truckers, ship- 
ping to distant markets and for freez- 
ing; resistant to Fusarium wilt. 
Vine dark. green, coarse. 
PEPPERS 
Warm, mellow soil in sheltered loca- 
tion is best. Start under glass, Culti- 
vate regularly, drawing soil up around 
stems. When plants are 7" to 8” tall, 
hoe in light dressing of commercial 
fertilizer, Do not plant hot peppers 
near sweet; they are apt to cross, 
Sweet 
California Wonder Improved—Number 
one quality peppers, about 4in. long 
and 3!/5-in. diameter very smooth, 3 
and 4 lobed, glossy green, turning 
bright crimson when ripe. Remarkably 
thick walls, tender, sweet. 705 days. 
Chinese Giant—An extra large sweet 
pepper. Short, light-green stocky plant. 
Deep green, chunky, square ended 
fruits, changing to deep scarlet, 80 
days. 
Large Bell or Bull Nose—An early va- 
riety, popular as a pickling sort. Fruits 
2 inches in diameter and 3 inches long. 
Usually mild and sweet, occasionally 
hot on account of pungent ribs. 60 days. 
Pimento or Perfection—Best of the medi- 
um sized sweet peppers. Excellent for 
stuffing. Smooth, heart-shaped about 
3-in. long. 125 days. 
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Long Red Cayenne—The hot favorite. 
For canning, pickling, drying. Pungent 
flavored fruit, tapering and twisted. 70 
days. 
PUMPKIN 
Plant in middle of spring among corn; 
or in hills 8” apart each way, Drop 4 
seeds to a hill. If planted in hills, cul- 
tivate the same as melons and cu- 
cumbers. For winter use gather before 
frost (leave stem 3” to 4” long) and 
store in warm, dry place. 
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