PINO’S RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEDS 2\ 
Mushroom Spawn 
Snow White. The whitest of all one 
brick plants 12 sq. ft. Bricks 40c., 
5 bricks $1.75. 
Oo to 80 
Mustard °7.cr373isi 
Seay in epee drills a foot apart, cover- plants. 
ing the seeds about a half inch deep. For Delicious. New and earl ; 
: 4 y strain of 
succession sow every few weeks. The Bender’s Surprise, slightly smaller and 
young leaves are used for salad or are cut two weeks earlier. Pkt. 15c., oz. 492 
and boiled like Spinach and the seeds are 1b. $1.50.5 eke agi ay 
used for flavoring. 
Florida Broad Leaf. Large, upright 
growing plant; leaves large and thick, 
Oo to 80 hills; 2to 3 ds 
Muskmelon 0°°°°" °° series 7f 3 poun 
Prepare hills 4 to 5 feet apart each way; 
mix well with the soil in each hill a couple 
of shovelfuls of thoroughly rotted manure. 
When the weather has become warm, 
plant from 12 to 15 seeds in each hill; 
afterward thin out, leaving four good 
Bender’s Surprise. Vigorous growth, 
disease-resisting. Melons nearly round, 
bright green: smooth with toothed flesh rich orange color and remarkably 
edges, pale green midribs. Pkt. 10ce., oy flavor. Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., 
oz. 20c., 14 lb. 50ce. 4 Xb. $1.00. 
Southern Curled. Large, crumpled and Iroquois. Fruit resembles Bender’s 
frilled leaves. Plants strong and up- Surprise, but of superior quality, has 
right. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 14 Ib. 50e. coarse netting pnd thick orange flesh, 
Tendergreen. A mild-flavored mustard, nice texture and very high sugar i 
leaves long, broad and fairly smooth. content. Resistant to blight. Pkt. 15ce., Reels Den cers ene are 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 14 Ib. 50c. 
Okra 
Onions 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill; 6lbs. per acre 
A rather strong, deep, rich, loamy soil is considered most suitable 
for Onion culture. Prepare ground the previous Autumn by plowing 
or spading deeply and applying a heavy coat of well rotted barnyard 
manure. Sow seed early in Spring in shallow drills 1 foot apart, cov- 
ering with fine soil, and press down by the use of a light roller or the 
back of aspade. Thin plants to 4inches and keep free from weeds. 
Yellow Globe Danvers. Standard sort, deep, globe-shape, large size» 
Pkt. 15¢c., 146 oz. 35c., oz. 65C.; 
mild flavor and a good keeper. 
4 Ib. $2.00. 
Large Red Wethersfield. One of the most productive and longest 
keeping sorts. Large size, flat, purplish red color. Pkt. 15c., 44 oz. 
40c., oz. 75c., 14 Ib. $2.50. 
Southport White Globe. Large, globe-shape, mild flavor and firm; 
a good keeper. Always commands a high price in market. Pkt. 15c., 
lg oz. 40c., oz. 75e., 14 lb. $2.50. 
Prizetaker. Globe-shape, very large size, extremely mild flavored; 
is most satisfactory when sown early in hotbed and transplanted. 
Pkt. 15c., 14 oz. 40c., oz. 75c., 14 Ib. $2.50. 
oz. 50c., 14 Ib. $1.75. 
Emerald Gem. Early. Small, flesh deep orange, very sweet, the best and most 
popular sort for this section. Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., 14 Ib. $1.00. 
Granite State. Bronze Medal Winner. A very early, orange-fleshed netted 
melon of high quality. Vines are small and compact. Fruits average about 
5in. by 4in. Because of its extra earliness and small size this melon is recom- 
mended for this section. Pkt. 25c., 4 oz. 30c. oz. 50e. 
Rocky Ford. Medium-early variety. Fruit oval, covered with a fine netting 
flesh green, very sweet, highly flavored. Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., 14 Ib. $1.00. 
Honey Dew. Oval in shape, of good size, with a smooth lemon-tinted skin 
and keeps well. The thick, green-tinted cream flesh has a delicious sweetness 
all its own. Pkt. 15c., oz. 35e., 14 Ib. $1.25. 
One ounce to 30 hills; 
Watermelon 4 to 5 pounds peracre 
Plant in hills as for Muskmelons, treat in all respects the same except that the 
hills should be about 8 ft. apart. 
Rhode Island Red. (New for 1953). See page /5. 
New Hampshire Midget. Gold Medal Winner. A very early and prolific 
watermelon, fruit 6 in, through with strawberry-red flesh. Pkt. 15c. 
Kleckley’s Sweet. Vines vigorous, productive; flesh bright red, exceedingly 
sweet. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 14 Ib. 75c. 
King and Queen. A fine melon for this section. Fruits round with scarlet 
flesh. Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 14 Ib. $1.00. 
Okra, or Gumbo witiorSo'n. 
Sow early in May in drills 2 in. deep, setting the plants from 2 to 3 ft. apart. 
Perkins’ Mammoth Long-podded. About 3 ft. high; very early and pro- 
ductive. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 14 Ib. 65c. 
White Velvet. About 3) ft. high, early and productive. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c. 
14 Ib. 65e. 
Onion Prizetaker 
Sweet Spanish. An immense ball-shaped, light yellow variety. Mild 
flavor. Pkt. 15¢., 1% oz. 40c., oz. 75ce., 14 lb. $2.00. 
Hardy White Bunching. A profitable bunching Onion, produces 4 to 
6 shoots from a single seed. Pkt. 15c., 14 0Z. 35c., Oz. 65c. : Onion Sets 
Yellow Bermuda. An early flat Onion, straw color. Flesh white and We will have ample stock of the follow- 
mild. Pkt. 10c., %4 oz. 35c., oz. 60c., 14 Ib. $2.00. ing: White, Red, Yellow and Shallots. 
