Tri-State’s Cabbage 
Cuttrure. For an early crop, plant the seed indoors and 
transplant about the middle of March to April. Set them 
18 inches apart in rows 2 feet apart. For a late crop, sow 
seed in May or June and transplant in July. 1 oz. produces 
about 3000 plants; 4 ozs. plants an acre. 
CABBAGE, Big Norfolk Wakefield 
BIG NORFOLK WAKEFIELD. 71 days. Head 
broad, heart shaped, 8 inches long, 7 inches broad at 
base. Used extensively on Eastern Shore area. A 
heavy-yielding, wintering-over type for the South. 
PENN STATE BALLHEAD. 105 days. Heads 
flattened, globe shaped, 8 to 9 inches across, 6 to 7 
inches deep and average 8 pounds. Excellent for 
fall market or winter storage as it retains its deep 
green color. Our strain is produced from stock seed 
grown at Penn State College. 
FERRY’S ROUND DUTCH. 71 days. Plants small 
and compact; stem short. Heads almost ball shaped, 
commonly 7 to 8 inches in diameter, 6 inches deep 
and average 5 pounds. Splendid for home and market 
gardeners. Used in some sections as a wintering- 
over Cabbage. 
Chinese Cabbage 
CuttureE. Plant the seed for either an early or a late crop; 
avoid hot weather. Sow where it is to grow and thin the 
plants to 14 inches apart in rows 2 feet apart. 1 oz. plants 
400 ft. of row; 2 lbs. an acre. 
CHIHLI. 75 days. Early and sure heading. Heads 
18 to 20 inches tall, 4 inches thick, tapered to the 
tip. Firm, pure white inside, crisp and tender. 
MICHIHLI. 70 days. The surest-heading strain of 
Chinese Cabbage we have ever known. Outstanding 
uniformity makes this a great improvement over 
the former strains of the Chihli type. Foliage dark 
green; heads 4 inches thick, 18 to 20 inches tall, 
tapered near tip; firm, well blanched, crisp and 
tender. 
Cantaloupes 
CuLtTuRE. Warm sandy soil is preferable. Seed is mostly 
drilled in hills 6 to 8 feet apart. Thin to about 1 foot apart. 
1 oz. plants 75 hills; 3 to 6 lbs. an acre. 
DELICIOUS. 86 days. Creamy green melons 6 to 
61% inches in diameter and 61% to 7 inches long, 
moderately ribbed and closely netted. Flesh is 
bright orange, sweet and delicious. For home and 
local markets; not suitable for long-distance ship- 
ping. Melons weigh about 5 pounds. 
SCHOON’S HARD SHELL. 90 days. This melon 
is especially valuable because of its hard, firm shell, 
which makes it desirable for shipping. Melons better 
than average size, deeply ribbed and covered with 
coarse netting. Skin yellow; flesh salmon colored, 
sweet and of medium fine grain. 
HALE’S BEST NO. 936. 83 days. A shipping melon, 
nearly round, with a solid high net and very uniform in 
size and shape. Size slightly larger than Hale’s Best 
No. 36. Seed cavity small. Flesh salmon-orange, 
firm sweet and spicy. 
FORDHOOK JUMBO. 88 days. An _ improved 
strain of the old-fashioned Fordhook. The flesh is 
bright orange, medium thick, fairly firm, sweet and 
spicy. The melons weigh 3 to 5 pounds. 
PRIDE OF WISCONSIN. 90 days. A popular va- 
riety in New Jersey and on the eastern shore of 
Maryland and Delaware. Melons oval, weighing 3 
to 4 pounds. Rind pearly gray, slightly ribbed, with 
sparse coarse netting. Flesh orange colored and un- 
usually thick. Seed cavity small. Fine flavor and a 
very good shipper. 
CANTALOUPE, 
Pride of Wisconsin 
10 TRI-STATE SEED COMPANY, Ine. 
PHILADELPHIA 6, PA. 
