1 O27) LWad 
Plant 50 hills. 
MUSKMELON OR CANTELOUPE = <\"°."." 
hills per acre. 
“YOU WILL ENJOY EATING” 
CULTURE — A rich, deep sandy loam, well worked and highly manured with old rotten compost, is of 
the first importance. 
PANSCCUS tO a illecanc. thins tor 3: sO 4. plants: 
Plant when all danger of frost is over, in hills 5 to 6 feet apart each way; 8 to 
When they have 4 or 5 rough leaves pinch off the 
end of the main shoot, which will cause the later branches to put forth fruit sooner. 
THE FOUR BEST MUSKMELONS FOR MONTANA AND THE NORTHWEST 
SALMON FLESHED VARIETIES 
HONEY ROCK or SUGAR ROCK—Salmon fleshed, 
of medium size with remarkably thick flesh, 
skin roughly netted and of a Grey Green color. 
85 days. 
Pkt 10¢c. O24 35¢. % Ib S5ec. Lb $2.50. 
HALE’S BEST, EXTRA 
EARLY—tThis variety 
has become popular 
because of its extreme 
earliness. It is Sal- 
mon fleshed of excep- 
tional thickness. The 
shape is oval. Average 
size is 8x44 inches 
with very heavy net- 
ting, very valuable, as 
it leads the list in ear- 
liness. 85 days. 
PKt 15¢e. O24 35ce. 
Yb 90c. Lb $2.75. 
OKRA or GUMBO 
Gis Oere COE emits: Os 
drill —8 lbs. to acre) 
The long tender pods 
are delicious when cooked in soups. It can be 
boiled and served like Peas or Beans. Gather pods 
when young, as they are then very tender. 
Hale’s Best 
(Vhe earliest maturing 
of all Muskmelons) 
DWARF GREEN — An early dwarf prolific variety 
with thick green pods. 52 days. 
PKt 10e. O24 25c. % Ib Sd5e. 
WHITE VELVET — Very tender pods, long smooth 
and white. 60 days. Pkt 10¢c. Oz 25¢. % Ib 8S5e. 
MUSTARD GREENS 
May be eaten as a salad or cooked for “greens.” 
(1 oz. to 100 feet of row — 2 to 3 lbs. to the acre) 
SOUTHERN GIANT CURLED—Large variety, form- 
ing great mass of beautiful leaves, ruffled and 
finely curled on edges; used for salad. 35 days. 
Pkt 10c. Oz 20c. % Ib 45e. 
EE WATERMELONS 
(1 oz. for 30 hills —4 to 5 lbs. per acre) 
GREEN FLESHED VARIETIES 
EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK — Fruit is round, 
heavily ribbed; skin light green. Of delicious 
flavor. The earliest of all large netted Melons. 
70 days. Pkt 10c. Oz 30¢c. \% Ib 75c. Lb $2.50. 
NETTED GEM —“Also Known as Rockyford’—The 
flesh is Green and so sweet that it may be eaten 
close to the rind. Solid fruits weigh about 1% 
lbs. each, round. 80 days. 
PKt 10c. O4 35¢e. 4% Ib SS5e. Lb $2.50. 
MUSKMELON COLLECTION 
Vhis collection 
contains one packet each 
Hale’s Best, Honey Rock, Netted Gem 
(Value 30c.) FOR 25¢ POSTPAID. 
MUSHROOM SPAWN 
Grow Your Own Mushrooms 
Practically no capital is re- 
quired in the Mushroom busi- 
ness, and the profits are most 
satisfactory. All that is re- 
quired to grow Mushrooms is 
almost any building or cellar, 
some manure, loam and last 
and above all, good Spawn. 
Our Pure Culture Mushroom 
Spawn. ised Ull-ofsnvizor, -the 
kind used by the best com- 
mercial growers of the United 
One brick to ten square feet. Leaflet — 
States. 
“How to Grow Mushrooms” — free on request. 
60c,. 
American Grown Pure Spawn — Per Brick 
5 bricks $2.85. 10 bricks $5.50. Postpaid. 
By express, 15 bricks or more at 40¢ each. 
HOTKAPS—An Individual 
Nutaae Hothouse for Every Plant! 
SEE PAGE 74 
The hills should be dug about 2 feet square, 2 inches deep and half filled with well-rotted fertilizer, 
which must be thoroughly mixed with the soil. 
well up, thin out to three, and pinch the ends of the growing shoots to induce early fruiting. 
Plant in May, 10 seeds to a hill, and when the plants are 
Some of 
the sweetest and best Melons we have seen were produced in the latitude of 45 degrees north; conse- 
quently, while the Watermelon is a tropical fruit, yet our Northern friends can grow them successfully. 
KLECKLY SWEET or MONTE CRISTO — This is a 
very popular Watermelon. Dark Green skin, thin 
rind; flesh bright scarlet; solid, very sweet and 
erisp. Pkt 10c. Ov 25¢. \% Ib 75e. Lb $2.50. 
EARLY NORTHERN SWEET — Has matured fruit 
in our Northern States and in Canada. The 
fruits are small, 10 to 12 pounds, round, dark 
green. The flesh ‘is bright. Pink,. tender. and 
sweet. 70 days. Pkt 10c. Oz 25¢. 4 Ib 75e. Lb $2.50. 
STONE MOUNTAIN or DIXIE BELLE — Is medium 
dark green, round and of excellent quality. Flesh 
deep Crimson. very solid. 88 days. 
Pkt 10c. Oz 25c. % Ib 75c. Lb $2.50. 
FORDHOOK EARLY —One of the earliest large- 
fruited Melons. Skin dark green, with stripes of 
lighter Green. Flesh bright red, crisp and sweet, 
and of splendid quality. 90 days. 
Pkt 10c. Ov 25¢c. ™% Ib 7W5e. Lb $2.50. 
COLES EARLY—ALSO KNOWN AS HARRIS KAR- 
LIEST — Owing to its extreme earliness it is 
grown in the Northern States, where it is a 
favorite. We have known this Melon to mature 
as far north as Canada. It is the second earliest 
Watermelon on the market and the sweetest. 70 
days. Pkt i5¢. Oz 25ce. \% Ib T5e. Lb $2.50. 
WATERMELON 
NEW HAMPSHIRE or MIDGET 
“All American Winner” 
A new very 
early matur- 
ine sm aia 
ice box. size, 
rapidly gain- 
ing popular- 
ity, globular 
to a slightly 
oval shape. 
Tow sh thin 
skin, medium 
green with 
dark green 
stripes. Firm 
Red Flesh, 
fine grained, 
excellent 
sweet flavor. 
5 to 6 lbs. The 
i ss of earliest Wa- 
New Hampshire or Midget termelon 
known. 65 days. Pkt 15e. Oz 45¢. 4% Ib $1.50. Lb $5.00. 
CITRON—RED SEEDED—For Preserves — A small 
round Melon used for making preserves. 100 days. 
Pkt 10c. Oz 25¢c. % Ib $1.50. Lb $5.00. 
MORE FOR SO MUCH LESS. GROW YOUR OWN VEGETABLES. 
Of all Vegetable Fruits, the Melons are the most delicious, 
Be sure to plant some melons in your garden. 
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