a FOVAL OURED DY? SEEDS 
to a sweet, spicy flavor. The oval fruits show 
a dark green exterior, ribbed and with a light 
netting; interior flesh is thick, of an orange- 
salmon color. Melons weigh around 5% pounds 
and should average around 7 by 6 inches. 
PRIDE OF WISCONSIN, QUEEN OF 
COLORADO, WAYSIDE MARKET (90 to 95 
days)—The oval fruits show a hard, pearly- 
gray skin, barely ribbed with sparse, coarse 
netting; inside flesh a solid orange. Fruits 
should weigh about 3 to 4 pounds and meas- 
ure 6% by 6 inches. A fine, sweet flavor 
recommends for home and market gardens. 
ROCKY FORD, NETTED GEM, EDEN 
GEM (92 days)—This small rounded melon 
is the original Rocky Ford cantaloupe. It 
weighs around 21% pounds and measures about 
54% by 4% to 5 inches. The exterior shows 
a heavy netting with faint ribs over a dark 
green skin. Cut open the flesh is green with 
a gold tinge around the seed cavity. Once a 
popular shipper, now superseded by Hale’s 
Best types and largely planted for local 
market or in home gardens. 
ROCKY FORD GOLD LINED—Large size 
identical to Hale’s Best 36 and superior to 
original small size. 
ROCKY FORD GOLD LINED, POLLOCK’S 
10-25 (90 days)—Small size, much the same 
size as the green-fieshed Rocky Ford, weigh- 
ing about 2 pounds. Melons show nearly 
round, 5% by 5 inches, a solid heavy net 
with no ribs. Flesh is a deep salmon of fine 
texture and rich flavor. Superseded by Hale’s 
Best types except for home gardens and local 
market. 
SUGAR ROCK or HONEY ROC (85 days) 
—A good shipping melon only for short dis- 
stances and popular in certain areas. Of me- 
dium size, it measures 6 by 5% inches and 
weighs 3% to 4 pounds. The rind is tough 
and hard, with a coarse, irregular netting. A 
grey-green, it turns to a golden yellow color 
towards maturity. The flesh is a deep salmon- 
orange color, juicy, with a fine, sweet flavor. 
TIP TOP or SURPRISE (90 days)—wWhile 
an old variety, it still persists in popular favor 
in some localities. The rind shows a pale 
green, maturing to a yellowish color. Fruits 
are large dimension, 7 by 6% inches, weigh- 
ing 6% pounds, ribbed and mildly netted. 
en is thick, juicy and has a salmon-yellow 
color. 
Mustard 
We are indebted to China for our mustard 
greens as grown there and on the continent 
of Asia for forty centuries. Under the com- 
mon name Mustard, are included many species 
and varieties of the genus Brassica. The 
leaves of the cultivated kinds are among our 
most useful vegetables for salads and greens. 
The seeds as a commodity of commerce are 
used to flavor foods and as a condiment. Some 
kinds are weed pests in grain fields. Mustard 
is rich in vitamins, easy to produce and a 
valuable item in the nation’s diet. 
In garden culture mustard is planted in 
rows 15 inches apart and the plants thinned 
to about 6 inches apart in a row. An ounce 
will plant a 100-foot row and 3 pounds re- 
quired for an acre. As a rapid and succulent 
growth promotes the quality and quantity, 
the crop is greatly helped by the application 
of a nitrogen fertilizer. 
CHINESE BROAD LEAF, ELEPHANT’S 
EAR, LARGE SMOOTH LEAF (40 to 45 
days)—The plant grows about 10 inches tall 
and shows broad, smooth, slightly crumpled, 
medium-green leaves with scalloped edges. 
Tender with mild flavor, it is a favored va- 
riety. Seeds are small and a reddish-brown. 
FLORIDA BROAD LEAF (45 to 50 days) 
—Grows about 10 inches tall with large, thick, 
smooth, light green leaves, a toothed margin 
and broad greenish-white midribs. Seeds are 
a small reddish-brown. 
GIANT SOUTHERN CURLED LONG 
STANDING (45 days)—The erect plants 
grow to a height of about 10 inches. Leaves 
are large and long, curled on the edges, sur- 
face crumpled, in color a bright green. Seeds 
a reddish-brown. A standard variety with a 
mild flavor. 
TENDERGREEN, MUSTARD SPINACH, 
KOMATSUMA (35 to 40 days)—Has become 
quite a popular variety, combining the flavors 
of mustard and spinach. Plant grows rapidly 
to about 10 inches high. Leaves are broad and 
oblong, a smooth surface, with slender, creamy 
white ribs. Considered drought-resistant and 
slow bolting. Seeds are a dark reddish-brown. 
WHITE LONDON or YELLOW—A com- 
mercial sort grown mainly for seeds which 
are ground for table mustard. The dark green 
leaves are used for salads in an early stage. 
Okra or Gumbo 
Okra was introduced from North Africa 
about a hundred years ago and has long been 
a favored vegetable in Central and Southern 
localities. A well known ingredient of soups, 
pods also are gathered before the seeds are 
fully developed and cooked for the table or 
canned or dried for winter use. 
Okra does well in any fertile garden soil. 
As a warm season plant and requiring a fairly 
long growing period, it is planted as early as 
weather conditions allow. Sow in 3-foot rows, 
spacing the seeds 5 to 6 inches apart. As the 
plants become established to a height of about 
5 inches they are thinned to around 14 to 18 
inches apart in the row. A half ounce sows 
a 100-foot row and 8 pounds required to an 
acre. 
CLEMSON SPINELESS (55 to 60 days)— 
A tall, prolific type, it grows erect to 4 or 
4% feet high. Similar to Perkins Mammoth, 
but with less foliage, it bears green, spineless, 
angular, ridged, uniform pods measuring at 
maturity 6 by 1% inches. 
DWARF GREEN LONG POD (50 to 55 
days)—The erect plant grows 2% to 3% feet 
tall, bearing dark green, long, slender, tapered 
pods measuring 7 by 1% inches. 
