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MUSKMELON 
MUSKMELON 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 3 to 4 lbs. per acre 
Where summers are short sow in pots 
indoors, planting out in rich, well ma- 
nured soil when danger of frost is over. 
Cranshaw. (96 days.) A thick-fleshed 
melon with salmon color inside, golden 
green outside. Round at base, stem end 
pointed. Weighs 7 to 8 pounds. 
Hale’s Best Improved No. 36. (80 days.) 
Fruits slightly oval, weight 3 to 4 pounds. 
Flesh exceptionally thick, deep salmon in 
color, sweet, aromatic and of very fine 
quality. Uniform in shape. 
Hale’s Best, Jumbo Strain. An outstand- 
ing shipping variety. Fruits slightly 
oval, uniform. Flesh exceptionally thick, 
deep salmon in color; sweet, and of very 
fine quality. Has a delightful aroma. 
Ripe in 75-80 days. 
Hearts of Gold. (100 days.) This popular 
medium sized melon follows the earlier 
varieties. It is fine to plant for succes- 
sion as it ripens in about 100 days. The 
fruits are 5 to 6 inches in diameter. The 
smooth orange salmon flesh is exception- 
ally thick and fine flavored. 
Imperial No. 45. (87 days.) Extensively 
used because of resistance to downy mil- 
dew. Similar to Hale’s Best but only 
faintly ribbed. An exceptionally good 
shipper. 
Imperial No. 4-50. Same as above, but 
larger in size. 
Rocky Ford or Netted Gem. (92 days.) 
Fruits are small with rather large seed 
cavity, nearly round; no ribs, and heavily 
covered with hard gray netting. Flesh 
thick, green in color with gold tinge at 
the center. Juicy, spicy, and of good 
quality. 
PERSIAN MELON 
OTHER MELONS 
Casaba. (110: days.) The casaba is a melon 
for the late season after the muskmelons 
are past. Fruits are medium, large, globe 
shaped, weigh 6 pounds; outer color 
golden yellow, surface wrinkled. Flesh 
white, luscious and spicy. 
Honey Dew. (112 days.) A very fine 
melon. Fruits large globular, weight 5 
to 6 pounds. Surface is smooth, hard, with 
practically no netting, creamy white. 
Flesh light emerald green, thick, ripen- 
ing to the rind; juicy and tender, with a 
distinct sweetness not found in other 
melons. 
Persian. (115 days.) A late,, slow grow- 
ing variety. Fruits globular; rind very 
dark green, netting fine but sparse. Flesh 
thick, orange-pink in color. Of a distinct 
and delicious flavor. 
MUSTARD 
1% oz. to 100 ft., 4 lbs. per acre 
Make successive sowings in open from 
early spring to midsummer. 
Southern Giant Curled. The leaves are 
large, light green with a tinge of yellow, 
and much crumpled and frilled at the 
edges. The plant is upright or slightly 
spreading in growth. This variety is 
valued in the South for its vigor, hardi- 
ness, and good quality. 
Mustard Spinach or Tendergreen. Strictly 
speaking it is not a variety of mustard. 
A quick growing plant from the Orient. 
Leaves oblong, broad, fairly smooth with 
light green center ribs. Slow to seed, re- 
sistant to heat and drought. The flavor 
combines that of spinach and mustard. 
OKRA or GUMBO 
2 oz. to 100 ft., 8 to 10 Ibs. per acre 
Sow seed early in May, in rows 3 feet 
apart and 2 inches deep. As plants ap- 
pear, thin out to about 1 foot apart. 
Improved Dwart Green. Early. Short, 
thick pods. 
Perkins Mammoth Long Pod. Standard 
medium early sort for home, market gar- 
den and canning. Plants 4 to 5 feet tall; 
pods dark green, fleshy, tender; become 
7 to 8 inches long, 1% inches in diameter. 
Distinctly ribbed and tapered. 
PARSLEY 
¥% oz. to 100 ft., 3 to 4 lbs. per acre 
Grows best in rich mellow soil and 
should be sown as early as possible in 
spring. 
Extra Triple Curled (Moss Curled). This 
vigorous compact grower is one of the 
most popular varieties because of its deep 
green color and tightly curled leaves that 
look like moss. It is unusually decorative. 
PARSNIP 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 3 to 4 lbs. per acre 
Sow in deeply worked, manured soil. 
Harris Model. An especially smooth 
parsnip free from side roots, with a very 
well proportioned shoulder uniformly 
tapered to the tip. Very tender and good 
flavor. 
ONIONS 
ONION, 
SWEET SPANISH 
% oz. to 100 ft., 3 to 4 Ibs. per acre 
As early as soil can be worked in 
spring, sow the seeds thinly in drills 1 
foot apart, and cover lightly, later thin- 
ning out to about 6 inches apart in the 
row. The soil must be well fertilized and 
be made very friable. In hot weather, 
water frequently. 
Crystal Wax Bermuda. Medium size, 
pure, waxy white. One of mildest sorts 
grown. Good bunching onion. 
Southport White Globe. White winter 
onion. A heavy yielder and large size. 
Good keeper either in the field or storage. 
Silvery white in color, globe ‘shaped. 
Strong flavor. 
Utah Sweet Spanish. A large, globe 
shaped brown onion, weighing 1 to 3 
pounds. Small tops. Flesh mild and 
sweet. Good for slicing. Most popular 
marketing onion. (Fz.) 
White Portugal, or Silverskin. A good 
second early white flat onion. It should 
be planted any time from November Ist 
until April Ist. It is a good keeper and 
desired for shipping. Fine for pickling. 
White Sweet Spanish. (112 days.) A very 
large onion with pure white flesh, similar 
to the Yellow Sweet Spanish. A good 
keeper. Globular with small neck. 
Yellow Globe Danvers. An outstanding 
variety. Dependable, medium late, hardy, 
and excellent keeper; used for shipping 
and storage. Bulbs medium size, spheri- 
eal, clear yellow, firm and solid with 
tough, clinging skins. Flesh white. 
ONION SETS 
Sets are northern grown, hardy, care- 
fully cleaned, graded and packed. Pro- 
duced for western conditions. Plant onion 
sets deep for green onions and shallow 
for dry onions. 1 lb. to 50 ft. 
GARLIC SETS 
(In about 110 days.) Garlic is grown by 
planting the small bulbs in rows, 4 inches 
apart in the row. Cover the bulbs with 
one inch of soil. When the tops turn 
yellow, lift the bulbs and dry in the 
shade. To keep for the winter, hang in 
strings in a dry basement. 
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