8 SPRINGFIELD SEED COMPANY, SPRINGFIELD, MO. 
« MELONS 
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For Home Use a 
and Market... 
Hale’s Best Cantaloupe 
ICE BOX WATERMELON 
_ A very early and hardy melon measur- 
ing about 6 inches in diameter. Flesh is 
red and of very excellent flavor. Rind 
dark green with faint striping. Will go 
into refrigerator without cutting. PkKt., 
JOG sHOZ:.a20Ge 
i CONGO 
Winner of All-America Bronze Medal 
for 1949. This watermelon is resistant to 
anthracnose, very prolific, large in size 
with tough rind. Flesh sweet and has a 
fiery red heart. Pkt., 20c. 
BLACKLEE 
A variety that is wilt-resistant, oval 
shaped and smooth. Flesh brilliant red 
and seeds black. Cuts solid, of fine tex- 
ture, slightly crisp, very sweet. Its dark 
green colored rind is very hard and tough, 
making it a good keeper, well suited for 
home use. 30 to 35 pounds. PkKt., 10c; 
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WATERMELONS 
Pkt. Oz. 
10c 15¢ 
Except as Noted. 
CULTURE—Treat as for muskmelons, 
but give more room, 10 to 12 feet apart 
each way. Watermelons require a fertile 
soil and respond well to Vigoro. Mix one 
level tablespoonful of Vigoro thoroughly 
with soil in each hill before planting 
seeds. When melons are the size of jelly 
beans apply one level tablespoonful of 
Vigoro around each plant about 6 inches 
from stems, keeping it off leaves and 
stems. 1 oz. of seed plants 20 hills; 4 Ibs. 
per acre. Plant early in May or for later 
use, in June. 
DIXIE QUEEN. A leader for home gar- 
dens, local markets, and for shipping. 
Fruits nearly round with light and dark 
green stripes; thin, tough rind; flesh deep 
searlet, crisp and sweet. Medium to large 
size, and very uniform. The few seeds 
are white. 
IRISH GRAY. Free from hard centers 
and strings, very firm, and does not 
break when sliced. Matures in about 90 
epee Greenish gray color; does not sun- 
urn. 
TOM WATSON. Immensely popular be- 
cause there is delicious sweetness. The 
flesh is rich red, crisp and tenderly melt- 
ing. Reaches the size of 24 to 28 inches 
in length, and 12 to 14 inches in diameter. 
It has a mottled, dark green rind, thin, 
but tough enough to stand shipping. 
HALBERT HONEY. The melons are ob- 
long in form, skin is smooth, of dark 
green color, thin, and rather brittle; on 
this account the melons do not stand 
shipping well. But for home use, they 
are excellent. 
KLECKLEY SWEET. Well named, for 
the flesh of, this melon is sweet as honey. 
The rind is dark green, and only about 
one-half inch thick. Seeds are white, ly- 
ing close to the rind, leaving a large 
solid heart. 
SWEETHEART. Vine vigorous and pro- 
ductive. Fruit large, rounded or slightly 
oblong; skin pale green, with bands of 
deeper color, flesh red, melting and very 
sweet. 
STONE MOUNTAIN. A very fine melon, 
especially popular in the southern states, 
where the fruits frequently weigh 50 to 
80 pounds. The flesh is solid, bright 
scarlet in color, has few seeds, and is 
very sweet. 
BLACK DIAMOND or CANNONBALL. 
The largest melon of good quality. Good 
for shipping and for home gardens. Dark 
green, solid pink flesh. Vigorous and pro- 
ductive. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c. 
GOLDEN HONEY. The best of the yel- 
low fleshed melons. It is oblong in shape 
and the average weight is 20 pounds. The 
rind is dark green with irregular stripes 
of darker green. Edible in 90 days. 
For dusting 
melons and 
cucumbers 
use 
ROTENONE 
DUST 
MUSKMELONS 
Pkt. Oz. VY, Lb. 
10c 20c 60c 
CULTURE—Muskmelons grow best in 
light soil. Plant in hills about 6 feet apart 
after mixing one level tablespoonful of 
Vigoro thoroughly with soil in each hill. 
Sow about a dozen seeds in every hill 
early in May, and when started, thin out 
to 3 or 4 of the strongest plants. 
ROCKY FORD. 95 Days. This is the 
most popular of the basket melons; oval, 
light ribbed, densely covered with coarse 
green netting, flesh thick, green and 
sweet, highly flavored. 
HEARTS OF GOLD 90 Days. Fruit 
round, with tendency to heart. shape, 
flesh very thick, deep salmon color and 
of high quality. 
HACKENSACK. 95 Days. Fruit large, 
round, flattened at the ends, deeply and 
irregularly ribbed, coarsely and heavily 
netted; flesh green, thick and of fine 
quality. 
BANANA CANTALOUPE. 100 Days. 
Shaped somewhat as name _ indicates; 
grows about 24% feet long; flesh deep 
salmon color. 
HALE’S BEST. 85 Days. Early; are 
oval in shape, about 6 in. long by 4% in. 
in diameter, with heavy netting and fairly 
distinct ribbing. Flesh exceptionally thick 
and deep salmon in color. 
GOLDEN DELIGHT MUSK. 
MELON. Merits a 1952 Bronze 
Medal. Fruits are elongated, 
4 to 5 by 5 to 7 inches with 
salmon or orange thick flesh. 
Tapering somewhat at blossom end with 
wide, shallow ribs. Pkt., 25c. 
OKRA or GUMBO 
Pkt. Oz. Y% Lb. 
10c 15c 40c 
CULTURE—Sow after soil is warm in 
rows 3 feet apart, 18 inches apart in the 
row. The pods are used for soups and 
stews. The pods should be gathered 
while still young and tender, before the 
woody fiber develops. 
CLEMSON SPINELESS. 55 Days. Simi- 
lar to Dwarf Long Pod; a little taller 
bush, having longer and darker pod. 
DWARF GREEN PROLIFIC. 50 Days. 
2% to 3 ft. tall. A dwarf, compact plant 
with many branches. Pads long, deep 
green, slightly corrugated and very thick- 
ly set on the plant; fine quality. Very 
productive. 
LONG GREEN. Very early and produc- 
tive. Plant 3 feet high; pods bright 
green, 74% inches long, straight, slender, 
pointed and slightly corrugated; a desir- 
able market variety. 
WHITE VELVET. Grows 3% feet high; 
is early and productive. Pods are creamy 
white, long, smooth, slender, and tender. 
LOUISIANA GREEN. 55 days. A round 
podded, green, spineless Okra. Very pro- 
lific and stays tender over a long period. 
Pods measuring 6 to 7 inches long. 
FEEO WITH 
VIGORO 
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