One oz. to 30 hills; 1 lb. per acre. 
- Sow when soil is warm in sandy, mod- 
erately acid, well drained, heavily 
fertilized soil, 8 to 10 seeds per hill, 
spaced 8 ft. apart. Cover seed 1 in. 
deep. Thin to 3 or 4 plants per hill. 
Cultivate as long as vine growth per- 
mits. The fruits-are ripe when they 
respond with a hollow, low sound when 
tapped with the knuckle. Unripe fruits 
have a high Hehe Keep plants pro- 
tected against insects. 
DIXIE QUEEN.. 90 days. Wilt - resistant. Un- 
beatable for home gardens, market, truckers and 
shippers. Nearly round, weighing 35 lb. or more. 
Light green, striped and blotched dark green. 
Thin. tough rind. Very sweet flesh. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 50c; %4 Ib. $1.50. 
FLORIDA GIANT. 90 days. You may know this 
as Black Diamond or Cannonball. Very large, 
50 to 60 lb., nearly round, very dark green with 
tough, hard rind. Vigorous and prolific. Firm, 
crisp, fine textured, sweet flesh. A wonderful 
shipper. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; % lb. $1.10. 
TOM WATSON. 90 days. The ideal shipping 
melon. Fruits 20 in. long, 10 in. thick, and 
weighing 80 to 40 lb. Rich deep green, indis- 
tinctly veined. Elastic, tough rind and most de- 
licious rich red flesh ripening close to the rind. 
Pkt. 10c;0z. 35c; %. Ib. 95c. 
GEORGIA RATTLESNAKE. 90 days. An excel- 
lent shipper — large, productive, and very sweet. 
- Grows 380 in. long, 10 in. thick, and weighs 30 to 
40 lbs. Light green, irregularly mottled with dark 
green stripes. Rind very tough. An old favorite. 
Pkt. 10c; 0z. 35c; % Ib. 95c. 
STONE MOUNTAIN. 90 days. Very large, near- 
ly round fruits, 17 by 14 in., and weighing 30 to 
50 lb. grown in the South. Smaller in the North. 
Dark green skin with indistinct veining. Rind 
tough enough for careful shipping. Extra sweet, 
bright crimson flesh. One of the best for every 
_purpose. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; % Ib. 95c. 
Improved Kleckley’s Sweet 
IMPROVED KLECKLEY’S SWEET or WONDER. 
85 days. Outsells all others for home and local 
market use. There is none finer but the rind is 
too thin for distant shipping. Dark bluish green 
fruits with faint ribbing, 24 in. long and 12 in. 
thick. Crisp, smooth, deliciously sweet, bright 
scarlet flesh. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 8bc7. 44 Ib, 95e. 
IRISH GRAY. 90 days. Has large, oblong fruits 
of 30 lb. with smooth, distinctly mottled greenish- 
gray rind that is tough and hard. Very produc- 
tive and appreciated for its firm, sweet flesh of 
bright red color. A melon for every purpose. Pkt. 
10c; 0z. 35c; % Ib. 95c. 
GARRISON. 90 days. A splendid large melon for 
local markets in the South. Cylindrical white 
fruits with irregular green stripes. Sweet bright 
red flesh. Pkt..10c; oz. 45c; % Ib. $1.25. 
CONGO. 90 days. This All America selection -is 
anthracnose resistant and of choicest quality. A 
beautiful shipping melon weighing up to 50 Ib. 
Cylindrical with medium green rind, striped dark- 
er green. The flesh is fiery red and solid, crisp, 
and sweet as one would expect from a winner. 
Pkt. 10c; 0z. 50c; % lb. $1.50. 
GOLDEN HONEY. 85 days. This is by no means 
just a curiosity but a delicious and productive 
sort with frosty yellow fiesh. The nearly round 
fruits weigh 20 lb. Light with mottled darker 
green stripes. Pkt. 10c; oz. 45c; 1% Ib. $1.25. 
HERBS -Aromatic, 
ANISE. Annual; 14-16 in. Seeds used for flavor- 
ing bread, cakes, cordials, and for garnishing. 
Pkt. 10c; % OZ. 5Be; oz. $1.00; % lb. $3.00. 
BASIL, SWEET. Annual; 12 in. Leaves used for 
_ seasoning, salads, soups, and fruit drinks. Pkt. 
10c; % oz. 60c; oz. $1.10; % lb. $3.40. 
BORAGE. Annual; 18 in. Leaves used for gar- 
nishing, cucumber salad, and cordials. Showy blue 
flowers. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 55c; oz. $1.00; % lb. 
‘CARAWAY. Biennial; 2 ft. Seed used for flavor- 
ing bread, pastry, baked fruits, and liqueurs. 
Pkt. 10¢; Y oz. 85c; oz. 65¢c; %4 Ib. $1.95. 
CHERVIL. Annual; 5 in. An aromatic and pun- 
gent salad addition with bright green curly 
leaves. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 35c; oz. 60c; % Ib. $1.75. 
CHIVES. Perennial; 6 in. Mildy onion “avored 
leaves for salads, soups and stews. 10e; % 
oz. 60c; % oz. 90c; oz. $1.75. 
CORIANDER. Annual; 2 ft. Seeds used or flavor- 
ing candy, medicine, and cordials. Pst. 10c; % oz. 
40c; oz: 75c; % Ib.. $2.25. 
Medicinal, 
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DILL, MAMMOTH. Annual; 2 to 3 ft. Seeds and 
leaves used for dill pickles and dill sauce. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 30c; % Ib. 85ce. 
FENNEL, Sweet. Biennial; 3 to 4 ft. Edible stalks 
like celery. Leaves for flavoring sauce and soups. 
Seeds to flavor candy and medicine. Pkt. 10¢; 
% oz. 40c; oz. 75c; % lb. $2.25. . 
MARJORAM, SWEET. Perennial; 2 ft. Leaves. 
used for seasoning salads, soups, poultry fillings, 
etc. Pkt. 10c; % oz. $1.10; oz. $2.00; % lb. $6.00. 
ROQUETTE. Annual; 12 in. Thick, dull green 
leaves with strong, pungent flavor for “greens”. 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 55c; oz. $1.00; % Ib. $3.00. 
SAGE, Broad-Leaf. Perennial; 2 ft. Leaves for 
seasoning meats, poultry dressings, etc. Pkt. 10c; 
% oz. $1.10; oz. $2.00; % lb. $6.00. 
SAVORY, SUMMER. Annual; 10 in. Leaves and 
shoots used in salads, soups, stews, snap beans, 
etc. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 60c; 07. $1.103%4 ‘Ibs $3; 40. 
THYME, BROAD-LEAVED ENGLISH.  Peren- 
nial; 10 in. Leaves added to others for flavoring 
meats, gravy, filling, etc. Pkt. 10c; % oz. $1.00; 
oz. $2.25; % Ib. $5.75. 
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