
CELERY—GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING 
MUSKMELONS Requires long season to 
KA * develop and is easily 
injured by frost, or even by cool weather. Before 
planting, spade in liberal forkful of fetilized peat 
moss 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 prevest rotting. One ounce will plant 
about 80 hills. Each hill should produce six or 
more perfect melons. Yield from 12 to 16 weeks. 
STAFFEL’S IMPROVED PERFECTO. 90 days. Ex- 
cellent shipping and gardener’s melon. Fruit 514 
inches long. almost round and solidly covered with 
grayish netting; no indication of ribbing. Flesh 
over-thick, colored rich deep salmon-orange. A 
fine grained, juicy, sweet and aromatic fruit. 
HALES BEST. Early, prolific and a good shipper 
about 10 % larger than the Rock Ford types. 
Flesh salmon and exceptionally sweet. 
HONEY BALL. A Honey Dew type but smaller and 
earlier than thct variety. Fruit is round, smooth 
and free from ribbing, yellowish white when ripe. 
Flesh is sweet and silyery-green in color and has 
distinct, tangy spiciness. 
NETTED GEM or ROCKY FORD. One of the most 
popular small or crate melons. A desirable med- 
ium, early sort for the home and market garden. 
Vines are vigorous and highly productive; fruit is 
oval, slightly ribbed and densely covered with fine 
netting. 
TEXAS CANNONBALL NO. 114. A green-fleshed 
melon especially adapted for home garden and 
near-by markets. Produces medium-sized melons 
in about 75 days. The fruit is round, medium in 
size, heavily netted and flesh is very solid, melt- 
ing and of superior flavor. Succeeds in soils and 
conditions where others might fail. 
All Muskmelons 5c Pkt.; 15¢ oz.; 4 Ib. 40c 
Sow in early spring and later, in 
MUSTARD. &77i:, 12 inches apart. Thin to 
6 inches. Make healthful boiled ‘’greens’’ and 
are, possibly, the quickest garden crop; gather 
leaves when they are young and discard the stems. 
FLORIDA SMOOTH LEAF. Rather. tall and up- 
right growing and produces more leaf growth 
than other varieties. Leaves are large, broad and 
comparatively smooth and have broad distinct 
midrib. 
5c. Pkt.; 10¢Oz-* 1) lb: 75c 
CHINESE. Leaves broad, oval, thick, deeply 
sayoyed and crumpled. Easily washed. 
SOUTHERN GIANT CURLED. Leaves are large, 
light green with tinge of yellow. Much crumpled 
and frrilled at edges. Plant is upright and slightly 
spreading in growth. Very popular in the south 
because it is hardy, vigorous and of superior 
quality. A great favorite with shippers and home 
gardeners. 
Pkt: 5e3 Oz, 10ce V4 7Ib> 25%" 1) Ibs 60c¢ 
LARGE SMOOTH LEAF. Large, vigorous growth; 
leaves deep green; large, thick, broad oyal with 
distinct whitish midrib; margin toothed, but not 
frilled; seeds reddish brown. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 14 Ib. 30c 
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LETTUCE—IMPERIAL NO. 847 
OKRA Do not plant until ground is warm 
. as this is a tender hot weather plant. 
Pick pods before they develop woody fibers. Okra 
adds a mucilaginous quality and a piquancy to 
soups ;may be served alone as a pleasing vege- 
table. Ready about 9 weeks after sowing. Sow 
in Spring in drills 1 inch deep and 2% feet apart; 
thin to 12 inches. One ounce will plant about 100 
feet of drill. 
WHITE VELVET. Plants 3 feet tall; pods white, 
fleshy and tender; slender, become 6-7 inches long 
and 7% inches in diameter; tapered, smooth, not 
ribbed. 
DWARF LONG GREEN POD. Prolific plants 212- 
3 feet tall; pods dark green, fleshy and tender; 
become 7-8 inches long and 1g inches in diame- 
ter, tapered near tip. 
GREEN VELVET SPINELESS. A favorite with com- 
mercial growers and canners in Texas because it 
keeps its color after canning. Height of vine 6 
feet, mature pods 614 inches long. 58 days ma- 
turity. 
All Okra: Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 1% Ib. 25¢ 
ONIONS Plant as soon as soil is work- 
* able. Spade soil deeply and 
plant in drills 1 foot apart. Rich, sandy soil, river- 
bottom loam or mukland is ideal for onions. Fall- 
plowed land, thoroughly fertilized will make good 
onion crops. 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. Cultivates and hand 
weed crop every 2 weeks during summer. One 
ounce will plant 100 feet of drill and yield 100 
to 150 pounds of food. 5 or 6 pounds of seed per 
acre. Onions take from 3 to 4 months to mature._. 
WHITE OR YELLOW BERMUDA. Best known and 
widely planted of the Bermuda yariety. Before 
we introduced our Crystal Wax this was gen- 
erally called white to distinguish it from Red 
Bermuda, altho it is a light yellow or straw color. 
This is a superior onion which gives excellent re- 
sults in this area. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz: 35c; 4 Ib. $1.25 
CRYSTAL WHITE WAX BERMUDA. Largely grown 
by shippers and truckers in southwest Texas. The 
bulbs are large and of the true Bermuda Type. 
They mature very early. the color is a beautiful 
waxey white and it is unexcelled as a market ya- 
riety of table sort. Thousands of bushels are 
shipped from Texas to northern markets every 
spring and always command highest prices. South 
Texas plantings are in September and October; 
north Texas plantings in February and March. 
Pkt. 5c; % Ib. $1.25; 1 Ib. $3.75 

ONION PLANTS 
For those who desire an early crop, either 
for market or table use. Can be set out at 
the same time you set out your cabbage 
plants. Plant in rows about 15 inches apart 
and 3 to 4 inches apart in rows. Our biggest 
seller is STAFFEL’S CRYSTAL WHITE WAX 
BERMUDA, unquestionably the best onion in 
the world and it does wonderfully around San 
Antonio. Pure white, it sells on sight in any 
market. No other onion has such clear, white 
skin, nor such mildness of flavor. READY 
DECEMBER lst. 
15c Bunch, 2 For 25c—Not Post Paid 

ONION SETS. 
READY ABOUT SEPTEMBER Ist. We carry them 
right into late spring. We will be pleased to make 
quantity quotations. 
YELLOW SETS. Set out in spring instead of sow- 
ing seed. 
35c Ib. 
WHITE SETS. Do not keep as well as Yellow but 
produce beautiful white onions earlier in the sea- 
son. 
35c Ib. 
WHITE MULTIPLYING SHALLOTS. Ready Sep- 
tember Ist to March. 
25c Ib. 
Use freely in salads, soups and 
PARSLEY. sauces. Sow early in spring in 
drills 1 foot apart and Y inch deep. Thin out 
the young plants to 4 inches. One ounce will plant 
about 150 feet of drill and yield over 150 gsod 
bunches. Ready in about 10 weeks Does best in 
rich, mellow loam. Seed is slow to germinate and 
is helped by soaking in warm water over night 
before planting. When curled varieties are about 
3” tall, cut off all leaves. The new growth will 
be brighter and better curled. 
TRIPLE MOSS CURLED. Plant compact, leaves 
dark green and so finely cut and closely curled 
as to resemble tufts of moss. Aside from its 
value for flavoring and garnishing the plant is 
decorative. One of the more productive kinds. 
PLAIN OR SINGLE LEAVED. Excellent for sea- 
soning, hardy and strong growing. 
All Parsley: Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 1%4 Ib. 30c 

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