New Selective WEED KILLERS, New War-borne INSECTICIDES. 

LEEK 
Mild onion-like plants served boiled. Sow in 
early spring outdoors and thin to 6 inches (or trans- 
plant them) in trenches 6 inches deep, in rich soil, 
15 inches from trench to trench. Fill the trenches 
as the plants grow, and later draw soil up to them. 
You will have fine, large, blanched Leeks a half- 
foot long, which may be stored all winter in sand. 
One ounce will plant about 100 feet of drill or 
yield over 1000 seedlings for transplanting. About 
18 weeks from seeding to edible stage. 
Vitamin F, fair; copper, outstanding; phos- 
phorus, good. 
507 Exhibition. Preferred for vegetable 
shows. Pkt. 25 cts., 3 pkts. 60 cts., 6 pkts. 
$1.10., oz. $2.25. $ 
506 Elephant. An extra-long and extra- 
thick variety of superior quality. Pkt. 
20 cts., 3 pkts. 50 cts., oz. $1.25. 
508 Large American Flag. Widely used 
for both family and market. Pkt. 15 cts., 
3 pkts. 40 cts., oz. $1, Mlb. $3. 
509 Musselburgh. Hardy variety of extra- 
large size. The leaves are dark green. 
Edible stem is 6 to 8 inches Jong and 3 
inches in diameter. Pkt. 20 cts., 3 pkts. 
50 cts., oz. $1.25, Wlb. $3.50. 

Mushrooms propagated in sterile bottles, 
removed, dried, and packed in cartons. 
Excluded are spores of other fungous 
growths. One quart for 35 square feet. 
Bottle Spawn, qt. $1.25, 6 qts. $6.50, 
12 qts. $12. 
Valuable for their zestful flavor. Turn fresh 
manure every day for four days; then build beds 
with it, 1 foot thick when tamped. As the internal 
temperature falls to 85 degrees, plant the spawn, 
broken into walnut-size pieces. Cover with 3 inches 
of hay for a week; remove, and spread 1 inch of soil 
in place. Keep building at 60 degrees, and moisten 
walls and floors daily. Hence average home cellar 
is unsuitable. Gathering begins in 6 weeks. 
14 Vegetable Seeds 



MUSKMELON Canzaloxpe) 
Not difficult to grow. Sow in April under Hot- 
kaps and in the open in May in hills or groups the 
size of a dinner plate and 5 feet apart each way. 
Use in each group from 8 to 10 seeds. When the 
plants have produced their rough leaves, thin out 
to 3 plants per hill. 
One ounce will plant about 80 hills. Each hill 
should produce 6 or more perfect melons. Yield 
from 12 to 16 weeks. 
Excellent source of vitamin C; good one of A and 
Bi; fair one of G. 
Green-fleshed Melons 
2A 573 Honey Gold. A new, early, and 
very handsome commercial sort; good, also, 
for the home-garden. The grapefruit-like 
melons are medium In size and very fleshy, 
because the seed-cavity is small and the 
rind very thin. Fine sweet flavor. Pkt. 
25 cts., 3 pkts. 60 cts., 6 pkts. $1.10. 
2A 574 Rocky Ford. The fruits weigh from 
144 to 1% pounds each. Thick meat, 
green in color, fine in flavor, with thin rind; 
skin light green, ribbed and heavily netted, 
ripening to a golden yellow. Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. 40 cts., Yb. $1, Ib. $3. 
2A 570 Cassaba. True winter melons. Pkt. 
15 cts., oz. 50 cts., Yb. $1.35, Ib. $3.50. 
2A 572 Honeydew (Cassaba). Pkt. 15 cts., 
oz. 45 cts., 4lb. $1.25, Ib. $3.25. 
575 ‘10/25’? Salmon Tint. Pkt. 15 cts., 
oz. 45 cts., Ylb. $1.25, Ib. $3.25. 
FORCING MELONS 
For raising in a heated greenhouse or hot- 
bed. Not easy; of interest mostly to the 
expert. When skilfully grown, they are large, 
flavor exquisite. Seed is imported. 
2A 578 Blenheim Orange. Scarlet flesh. 
2A 579 Ringleader. Green flesh. 
Above 2, pkt. $1, 3 pkts. $2.75 
MUSTARD 
Sow in spring, in drills 12 inches apart; thin to 6 
inches. The first two varieties are used for healthful 
boiled “‘greens,” and are, possibly, the quickest 
garden crop; gather leaves when they are young, and 
discard the stems. Seedlings of White London are 
used for sandwich material. 
A healthful vegetable. Vitamins B,, good; C,G 
and phosphorus, excellent. Calcium and iron, 
outstanding. 
2A 581 Giant Southern Curled. The broad 
succulent leaves are frilled. 3 ft. Pkt. 
10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 4b. 75 cts., Ib. $1.65. 
2A 582 White London. Often raised in- 
doors; broadcast seed on fine soil and press 
slightly—don’t cover. Also grown on 
cloth kept moist. Ready in about 10 days. 
Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 45 cts., 4lb. $1.25, Ib. $3. 
2A 583 Mustard Spinach (Tendergreen). 
See description on page 21. Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. 30 cts., 4lb. 80 cts., Ib. $1.75. 


Old Chinese Proverb 
To be happy for an hour, drink wine. 
To be happy for three days, get married. 
To be happy for eight days, kill your pig 
and eat it. But if you wish to be happy 
forever, BECOME A GARDENER. 
Told over WOR and allied radio sta- 
tions by The Answer Man. 
You may be surprised at the ease with which Melons are grown. Mix 3 teacup- 
fuls of General Garden Fertilizer with the soil under: each hill before sowing 


See pages 99 
and 100 

Bender’s Surprise Muskmelon 
Orange-fleshed Melons 
2A 560 Bender’s Surprise. An _ almost 
round melon of medium size, with very 
thick, sweet, pink flesh of luscious, melting 
quality. The dark green, heavily netted 
skin ripens to an attractive gold. Pkt. 15 
cts., oz. 45 cts., W4lb. $1.25, Ib. $3.25. 
2A 564 Iroquois. A new melon, similar to 
Bender’s Surprise, but it is not quite so 
early; nor is it as large, and its shape is 
more oval. But the flesh ts thicker, a deeper 
and richer color and of the best flavor 
possible, with a delightful aroma. Pkt. 
25 cts., oz. 60 cts., Yb. $1.80. 
2A 562 Hale’s Best. Most superior melon 
of the Rocky Ford type; oval shape. Quick 
to produce its fruits; flesh is salmon-orange, 
sweet, and of fine quality. Pkt. 15 cts., 
oz. 45 cts., lb. $1.25, Ib. $3.25. 
2A 565 Selected Emerald Gem. The skin 
is a rich deep green, and smooth; flesh sal- 
mon color and of delicious flavor. A very 
early and prolific variety. Pkt. 15 cts., 
oz. 50 cts., 4b. $1.35, Ib. $3.50. 
2A 561 Golden Delicious. Remarkable 
speed from seeding to yield. Pkt. 15 cts., 
oz. 45 cts., Yb. $1.25, Ib. $3.25. 
563 Hearts of Gold (Hoodoo). Pkt. 15 cts., 
oz. 45 cts., Ib. $1.25, Ib. $3.25. 
OKRA or GUMBO 
Adds a mucilaginous quality and a piquancy to 
soups; may be served alone as a pleasing vegetable. 
Young pods only are used; when old they have no 
value. Ready about 9 weeks after sowing. 
Sow in Iate May im drills 1 inch deep and 2% feet 
apart; thin to 12 inches. 
One ounce will plant about 100 feet of drill. 
2A 590 Clemson Spineless. A new and 
improved sort, almost spineless and of ex- 
cellent quality. For both the home and 
market garden, and for canning. Pkt. 
10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 14Ib. 85 cts., Ib. $2. 
2A 592 Long Green. Long ribbed pods. 
Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., Ib. 65 cts., Ib. 
$1.50. ‘ 
2A 594 White Velvet. Pods are round, 
smooth and white; superior flavor. Pkt. 
10 cts., oz. 25 cts., Yb. 65 cts., Ib. $1.50. 
2A 591 Dwarf Green. Short, deep green 
pods. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., 1b. 65 cts., 
Ib. $1.50. : ae or 

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