SELECTED VEGETABLE SEEDS 
All seeds up to and including 1 1b. shipped by mail postpaid. 
MUSKMELON 
Plant in hills 4 to 6 feet apart when 
the weather is warm, thinning to 3 plants 
-to athill. Rich soil is needed. An ounce 
plants 50 hills. 1/3 oz. 15c; oz. 35c; 1% Ih. 
$1.00; lb. $3.00. 
Bender (Bender’s Surprise). 
Deep orange flesh is thick and deli- 
ciously flavored; rind is light green 
changing to golden when ripe, heavily 
ribbed and netted. Melons are uniformly 
large, often weigh 8 to 10 pounds; 
Superior shipper. 
Hale’s Best. 85 days. WParliest of all 
melons. Oval in shape with heavy net- 
ting and ribs; very small seed cavity. 
Hearts of Gold. 90 days. Firm orange 
flesh of fine flavor. Fruit is nearly 
round with thin hard rind covered with 
, fine gray netting, Exceedingly produc- 
tive; splendid shipper. 
Honey Rock (Sugar Rock). 93 days. Won- 
derfully sweet melon with thick orange 
flesh and distinctive flavor, suggesting 
the Honeydew. Heavy producer of me- 
dium-size, oval fruits, not ribbed. 
Ob cay S. 
New Yorker. Extra thick soft-textured 
flesh. Large, attractive fruit; outstand- 
ing flavor. Excellent shipper, 
Pride of Wisconsin. 90 days. Gray rind 
With distinct netting and faint ribs; 
small triangular seed cavity. Thick, 
very sweet orange flesh. Good shipper. 
WATERMELON 
Grown like Muskmelon except that hills 
need to be 8 to 10 feet apart. 1%4 oz. 10c; 
oz. 20c; %4 Ib. 60c; lb. $1.75 (except 
Icebox). 
Cole’s Early. 77 days. Early and hardy. 
Very sweet, deep pink. flesh; medium 
size, nearly round; dark green striped 
lighter. 
Halbert’s Honey. 82 days. Good home 
variety. Long fruit with blunt ends; 
very dark, green thin rind. Rich crim- 
son flesh of superb flavor. 
Improved Kleckly Sweet, No. 6. 85 days. 
Dark green rind, bright red flesh and 
large white seeds. Weight about 35 
pounds; length about 20 inches. Strong 
grower, covering ground with fruit. 
Tom Watson. 90 days. One of the largest 
melons, 18 to 20 inches long and 10 to 
12 thick; weight from 40 to 50 pounds. 
Firm, sweet, deep red flesh; superior 
quality. 
Icebox. 70 days. Only slightly larger 
than a large Muskmelon. 
prolific early maturing. 
apartment-size icebox. 
35c; 1% lb. 85c; lb. $2.50. 
- PARSNIPS 
Sow early in spring and thin to 2 
inches apart’ in rows. Roots may be left 
in the ground over winter. Ounce plants 
ted flesh; 
Easily fits into 
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150 feet. 
Hollow Crown (Long Smooth). 95 days. 
Long sweet white roots of excellent 
qualitq. 1/3 oz. 10c; oz, 20c; %4 Ib. 45c; 
lb. $1.25. 
OKRA 
Ounce plants 50 feet of row. 
White Velvet. 60 days. Free from spines. 
Light green, tender pods. %4 oz. 10c; oz. 
20c; % lb. 50c, 
Larger quantities by express collect. 
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ONION SETS 
YELLOW WHITE 
By Mail Postpaid, Pt. 20c; qt- 35c. Not 
Postpaid, we will bill for postage. 1 Peck 
(8 lbs.) $1.50; 1 bu. (32 lbs.) $5.00. 
Prices subject to change. 
ONIONS 
Sow seed as early as possible in spring 
in drills a foot apart; thin to 3 inches 
apart in the drill. Onions need a rich, 
loamy soil. Ounce plants 100 feet of row. 
Y% 0Z. 15c; oz. 45c; 1% lb. $1.30; lb. $4.00. 
(Except Asgrow Y42.) 
Write for Quantity Prices 
Allen’s Selected Ohio Yellow Globe Dan- 
vers. 110 days. This is our specialty. 
Hundreds of carloads of this variety 
are shipped from this section each sea- 
son. Considered by buyers to be the 
truest Globe Danvers type. Best keeper 
in any section. 
Hybrid Asgrow Y42. Yellow sweet Span- 
ish type but earlier and larger. Mild 
medium firm flesh. Yield is much higher 
than any standard varieties of onion. 
% 0zZ. 30c; oz. $1.00; 14 lb. $3.00; lb, 
$10.00. 
White Sweet Spanish. 110 days. A large, 
mild white variety that keeps well. 
Prizetaker. 100 days. Largest onion 
grown, weighs up to 6 lbs. Perfectly 
round, light yellow with pure white 
flesh; mild flavor, solid. 
White Globe Southport. 110 days. White 
globe onion, mild and good. Thin papery 
skin. 
Yellow Globe Southport. 115 days, Good 
mild onion, fine for market. 
Red Globe Southport. 110 days. Same as 
above, but red, 
‘White Silverskin. 100 days. Delicate 
mild flavor; pure white, flat and well 
formed. Ripens early and keeps well. 
Parsnips 
RADISHES 
Sow at intervals of 2 weeks, beginning 
in early spring. An ounce plants 100 feet 
of row. % oz. 10c; oz. 15c; %4 lb. 40c; 
lb. $1.15. 
Early Scarlet Globe. 24 days. Early, 
round, bright scarlet. Small top, tender 
and delicious. 
Fine oval 
crisp and 
French Breakfast. 25 days. 
Shape; white-tipped; mild, 
tender, 
Icicle. 27 days. Pure white, guite large, 
long and crisp. 
Long Scarlet Short Top. 26 days. Stand- 
ard long red Radish straight and 
smooth, growing partly above ground. 
Sparkler. 25 days. Globular, rosy carmine 
roots with long white tip. Top is very 
short. 
Mixed Radish Seed. Contains all varieties. 
New Zea 
SPINACH 
Plant in rows and thin to 4 inches. Sow 
every two weeks until hot weather. An 
ounce will plant 100 feet of row. 
% oz. 10c; oz. 15c; % Ih. 35c; lb. 95c; 
except where noted. 
America (New). Leaves 
erumpled and thick, 
well. 
Bloomsdale Long Standing. 45 
Crumpled dark green leaves. 
ing. 
Giant Nobel (Giant Thick Leaved). 43 
days. Plants large, vigorous and Spread- 
ing; slow to form seed Stalks; ex- 
tremely heavy yielder. Leaves very 
large, thick, smooth with rounded tips. 
New Zealand (Tetragonia expansa). 
days. Strong-growing Summer variety 
Young branches and leaves can be 
gathered at any time. % oz. 10c; oz. 20c: 
1% Ib. 60c; lb, $1.50. ; 
dark green 
Withstands heat 
days. 
Long last- 
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