‘Tri-State’s Turnip 
CuLtureE. Sow for either an early spring crop or a fall crop. 
Plant in rows 18 inches apart, and thin to 3 to 4 inches 
apart. Rutabagas need 6 to 8 inches. 1 oz. plants 300 ft. of row; 1 lb. an acre. 
PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE. 55 days. The 
leading Turnip—one of the best and the most popular. 
It serves for every purpose whether in the home or 
market garden or for shipping and storage. Tops 
medium large, dark green, erect, compact and used 
extensively for Turnip greens. Roots 2 to 4 inches 
in diameter, globe shaped, upper portion bright 
purplish red and pure white below; small tap root. 
Flesh white and tender. 
SEVEN TOP. (For Turnip Greens). 45 days. Ex- 
tremely hardy foliage Turnip for table and forage 
use. Root woody and inedible; crown sends up 
numerous leafy shoots which are excellent for greens 
and for stock to graze on. Much grown for greens 
in the South. 
RUTABAGAS 
American 
Purple Top 
POMERANIAN WHITE GLOBE. 75 days. A large, 
late, flattened globe-shaped Turnip with white skin. 
It is best for table use when young and measuring 
about 4 inches across. It is also good for stock and 
will reach an enormous size on good rich soil. Grows 
to a length of about 4 inches and often weighs as 
much as 10 pounds. Large, dark green leaves. 
Tri-State’s Rutabagas 
AMERICAN PURPLE TOP. 90 days. An excellent 
variety for home or market garden and for shipping 
or storage. Roots are large, globular, small crowned, 
yellow in color with purple top; flesh tender, crisp 
and fine textured. 
PENNSYLVANIA. 85 days. This variety of Ruta- 
baga is the famous Bucks County type. The roots 
are globe shaped, with yellow skin and purple crown 
and practically neckless. Our seed of Pennsylvania 
Rutabaga is especially grown for us in Bucks County. 
We know the importance of good seed and 
of care in its production, handling and ship- 
ment. Realizing this importance, you may be 
sure that you will receive from us only the 
very finest seed it is possible to produce. 
> per cent discount before April 1 
when cash accompanies the order. 
Tri-State’s Wilt-resistant Watermelons 
CuLtTuRE. Sow in hills 6 to 8 feet apart when the soil is warm. Rich, well-drained soil is required. 1 oz. plants 25 
to 30 hills; 4 to 5 lbs. an acre. 
Wilt is a soil-borne disease and lives in the ground for at least ten to fifteen years. The 
only remedy is to plant wilt-resistant varieties of Watermelons. 
WILT-RESISTANT DIXIE QUEEN. 82 days. 
Similar to Dixie Queen except that it is resistant to 
wilt. Our stock is desirably uniform and produces a 
large percentage of marketable melons. Seeds white. 
BLACKLEE. 85 days. New fusarium-wilt resistant 
variety with melons of Tom Watson type but some- 
what thicker and shorter. Melons weigh 40 pounds 
or more, are long, dark green with a thin but firm 
rind, making it suitable for long-distance shipping. 
Flesh is rich red, finely grained, of good flavor and 
free from stringiness. Vines are very vigorous and 
most prolific. Seed black, medium size. 
HAWKESBURY. 85 days. Highly resistant to wilt. 
Fruits are large, weighing 25 to 40 pounds, oblong; 
light gray-green, tough rind with slight veining. 
Flesh is dark red, sweet. Seeds brownish black. 
TRI-STATE SEED COMPANY, Inc. 29 
PHILADELPHIA 6, PA. 
KLECKLEY NO. 6. 90 days. A new wilt-resistant 
melon. It is of the same type as Kleckley’s Sweet 
with all its fine qualities and size, to which wilt 
resistance has been added. Especially valuable for 
market and home gardeners who have not been able 
to grow melons previously; it is widely adapted. 
To get maximum stands on infested soils delay thin- 
ning until small plants have grown past damage 
stage. Seeds creamy white with trace of brown. 
LEESBURG. 85 days. A  wilt-resistant variety of 
Kleckley’s Sweet developed by the Florida Experi- 
ment Station. Fruits not quite so long as Kleckley’s 
Sweet and with blockier ends. Rind a shade lighter 
in color and much tougher, which makes it good for 
shipping. Flesh deep rose-pink, resistant to white 
heart, extremely sweet. Seeds white. 
