Vegetable Seeds Letherman’s 
WATERMELONS 
Plant late May or June. 1 oz. plants 25 hills 
Watermelons do best on light, sandy, well- 
drained soil which warms up early. The hills should 
be 6 to 8 feet apart. Plant 10 to 15 seeds to each 
hill. Plant when soil is warm and thin out to 3 of 
the strongest plants to the hill. 
Note that with descriptions we give number of 
days required to grow edible melons. In the vicinity 
of Canton it is safe to select the earlier varieties 
that mature in 85 days or less. For the earliest crops 
start seed indoors in pots or berry baskets. 
New Hampshire Midget 
Midget is the finest of the small “‘ice box’’ melons. 
It is primarily for Northern gardens, where earliness 
is necessary. Midget is not only early, but is very 
prolific. The fruits average 6 inches through and 
weigh up to 6 lbs. The rind is thin and the red 
flesh is of excellent flavor. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 40c, 14 Ib. $1.20, Ib. $3.60. Dixie Queen 
Rhode Island Red Dixie Queen. 85 days. Fruits weigh 30-40 pounds, 
: and more round than oval, light green with dark 
A new variety maturing early, 75 days, and of stripes. Flesh is bright red, crisp and sweet. 
medium size, so nice for home gardens. It is the 
shape and coloring of Dixie Queen also with the | Early Kansas. 80 days. Produces large fruits (30- 
tough rind of that variety. Melons run 8 to 12 lbs. 35 Ibs.) for an early variety and is a heavy yielder 
double the weight of New Hampshire Midget. of nearly round, striped fruits. The bright red 
The flesh is red, crisp of excellent flavor. flesh is of fine flavor. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 40c, 1/4 Ib. $1.20, lb. $3.60. Kleckley’s Sweet Improved. 85 days. Unexcelled 
for home garden. A large, yet early, long, deep 
Cole's Early. 75 days. Our earliest melon. Medium green melon of superb quality. 
size, striped, oval fruits. 
: ' Winter King and Queen. 90 days. This novel melon 
Congo. 90 days. Anthracnose resistant. Fruits are will keep several weeks if properly stored. Flesh 
large, semi-long, dark green with darker stripes. is crisp and sweet. Fruits round, pale yellowish 
Flesh is firm, bright red and sweet. green faintly striped. 
Prices All Varieties Except as Noted—Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, 14 Ib. 90c, Ib. $2.75. 
OKRA or GUMBO 
1 ounce will sow 50 ft. of row 
Clemson Spineless. Very uniform, rich green, 
long podded spineless strain. Plants medium 
height. 
Dwarf Green Perkins Spineless. 50 days. Early 
and prolific dwarf variety with large dark 
green pods. 
Either Variety—Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, 14 Ib. 50c, 
Ib. $1.50. 
Pickle and Melon Dust 
Protects vine crops from Insects and Disease. 
Use it on your melons. @lcauGlemson's Spineless “ 
ONION SETS PEANUTS 
Vallone White GoldentGloce Improved Virginia Jumbo. A large prolific and 
easily grown variety. 
ore ee cal yours early. Onion Plants | Improved Spanish. A rather small early variety, of 
also available in Spring. superior sweetness and flavor. 
ONION SEED—See next page. Either—Pkt. 15c, 14 Ib. 40c, Ib. 70c. 
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