Allens Seeds are 
Norfolk, Va, 
Allen Seed Company 
Geneva, Ohio 
Would you kindly send me your 
spring catalogs, for garden seeds, 
flowers and shrubs? We ordered our 
garden seeds from your company last 
year and we would like to reorder 
this year, as they were so much bet- 
ter than any we have used, 
Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Zothner 
MUSKMELON 
Plant in hills 4 to 6 feet apart when the 
weather is warm, thinning to three plants 
to a hill. Rich soil is needed. An ounce 
plants 50 hills. 
¥% oz. 10c; 0z. 15c; % lb. 40c; lb. $1.25 
Bender (Bender’s Surprise). 95 days. A very 
popular melon in eastern markets. Flesh 
is deep orange, thick, and deliciously 
flavored; rind is light green changing to 
golden when ripe, heavily ribbed and 
netted. The melons are uniformly large, 
often weighing from 8 to 10 pounds, with 
superior shipping and keeping qualities. 
Hale’s Best, 85 days. One of the earliest of 
all melons, Fruit is oval in shape with 
heavy netting and ribs and very small 
seed cavity, The popularity of Hale’s Best 
is due not only to its earliness but par- 
ticularly to the sweet flavor of its beau- 
tiful salmon flesh. 
Hearts of Gold. 90 days. Firm orange flesh 
of fine flavor. Fruit is nearly round, with 
thin hard rind covered with fine gray 
netting. Hxceedingly productive; splendid 
shipper. Try this for home and market 
gardens. Michigan growers get a higher 
price for it in city markets than for any 
other melon, 
Honey Rock (Sugar Rock). 93 days. A won- 
dertully sweet melon with thick orange 
flesh and a distinctive flavor, suggesting 
the Honeydew. A heavy producer of oval 
fruits of medium size, not ribbed. An ex- 
cellent home-garden variety. 
Lake Champlain. 82 days. A new variety 
_ that has proved supreme in numerous 
widely separated tests for hardiness, 
earliness, productivity and quality. The 
melon is medium sized, intricately netted, 
moderately ribbed; the flesh is deep, very 
Sweet and melting, of a beautiful golden 
yellow color, Very vigorous, bushy plants, 
ripening all perfect fruits even under ad- 
verse conditions. 
New Yorker. Extra thick, soft-textured 
flesh. Large in size, attractive in appear- 
ance and outstanding in flavor. An ex- 
cellent shipper. 
Pride of Wisconsin. 95 days. A prime 
favorite with both home and market 
growers, Gray rind with distinet netting 
and faint ribs; small triangular seed 
cavity. Thick, very sweet, orange flesh; 
most delicious, A good shipping and mar- 
ket variety, 
See Special 
Vegetable Offer 
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Allen’s Selected Ohio 
Yellow Globe Danvers 
Proven Producers 
KOHLRABI 
(Turnip-rooted Cabbage) 
_ Sow seed in early spring in rows 18 
inches apart; thin to 8 inches apart. 
May be eaten raw or cooked. An ounce 
plants 200 feet of row. 
4 0z. 10c; 0z. 30c; %4 lb. 75c 
Early White Vienna. 55 days. Flesh 
white and tender; use before fully 
grown, 
Early Purple Vienna. 
Skin 
bluish; flesh white. 
55 days. 
Cole’s 
Early 
WATERMELON 
Grown like muskmelon except that hills 
need to be 8 to 10 feet apart. 
4% oz. 10c; oz. 15c; % 1b. 35c; lb. $1.00 
Cole’s Early. 84 days. Best for home and 
nearby markets. Early and hardy. Very 
sweet, deep pink flesh; medium size, 
nearly round, dark green striped lighter. 
Halbert’s Honey. 82 days. Another good home 
variety. Long fruits with blunt ends; very 
dark green, thin rind. Often weighs 30 
pounds or more. Rich crimson flesh of 
superb flavor. 
Icebox. Only slightly larger than a large 
Muskmelon. Red flesh; prolific, early ma- 
turing, Easily fits into an apartment-size 
icebox. 
Improved Kleckley Sweet No. 6. 95 days. A 
wilt-resistant strain developed by the lowa 
Stat College of Agriculture. Dark green 
rind, bright red flesh and large white 
seeds. The average weight is 35 pounds 
and the length about 20 inches. Very 
strong grower covering the ground with 
fruit. It does well in northern climates and 
is especially good for home use, 
Tom Watson. 90 days. One of the largest 
melons, 18 to 20 inches long and 10 to 12 
inches thick, with a record of weighing 
from 40 to 50 pounds. The tough rind 
makes it a good shipper. Its quality is as 
good as any melon grown; firm, sweet, 
deep red flesh. 
PARSLEY 
An ounce plants 200 feet of row. 
4 oz. 10c; oz, 15c; %4 1b. 50c; lb. 
1.50 e 
Champion Moss Curled. 70 days. 
Handsome curly, dark green 
leaves, 
Hamburg Rooted. 90 days. Thick, 
fleshy, edible roots 10 to 12 
inches long, used extensively 
for flavoring, 










Hearts of Gold 
ONIONS 
Sow seed as early as possible in spring in 
drills a foot apart; thin to stand 3 inches 
apart in the drill. Onions need a rich, loamy 
soil. An ounce plants 100 feet of row. 
% oz. 10c; oz. 30c; %4 lb. $1.00; lb. $3.50. 
Write for quantity prices. 
Allen’s Selected Ohio Yellow Globe Danvers. 
110 days. This is our specialty. Hundreds 
of carloads of this variety are shipped 
from this section each season, and are con- 
sidered by buyers to be the truest Globe 
Danvers type, also the best keepers in any 
section of Ohio. 
White Sweet Spanish. A large, mild white 
variety that keeps very well. 
Prizetaker. 100 days. The largest Onion 
grown, weighing up to 6 pounds. Perfectly 
round, light yellow with pure white flesh, 
mild flavor, solid. A profitable sort to grow. 
White Globe Southport. 110 days. A white 
globe onion, mild and pleasant. Thin, pa- 
pery skin. 
Yellow Globe Southport. 115 
mild Onion, fine for market. 
days. A good 
Red Globe Southport. 110 days. Same as 
above but red, 
White Silverskin. 100 days. A favorite va- 
riety, often used for pickling. Delicate, 
mild flavor; pure white; flat and well 
formed. Ripens quite early and keeps well. 
Fine for green Onions and bunching for 
market. 
Onion Sets 
Yellow White 
My Mail Postpaid: Pt. 20c; qt, 35c. 
By Express, Not Prepaid: 
Pk. (8 lbs.) $1.50; bus. (32 lbs.) $4.50. 
Write for latest prices before ordering, 
PARSNIPS 
Sow early in spring and thin to 2 inches 
apart in the row. Roots may be left in the 
ground over winter. An ounce plants 150 
feet of row. 
Hollow Crown (Long Smooth). 95 days. 
Long, sweet white roots of excellent 
quality. Very productive. '% oz. 10c; 0z, 20c; 
YY lb. 40c; lb. $1.00. 
Parsnips 
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