tl oz. will 
Plant 50 hills. 
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MUSKMELON OR CANTELOUPE jo. 
“YOU WILL ENJOY EATING” 
CULTURE — A rich, deep sandy loam, well worked and highly manured with old rotten compost, is of 
the first importance. 
12 seeds to a hill and thin to 3 or 4 plants. 
end of the main shoot, which will cause the later 
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 
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 10c. Oz 35ce. % Ib S35e. 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 8x41, inches 
with very heavy net- 
ting, very valuable, as 
it leads the list in ear- 
liness. 85 days. 
PKt 10c. Oz 35e. 
Y% Ib 90c. Lb $2.75. 
OKRA or GUMBO 
GS70zZ, tol 100 sft, ot 
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. 
DWARF GREEN — An early dwarf prolific variety 
with thick green pods. 52 days. 
Pkt 10c. Oz 25c. \% Ib S5e. 
WHITE VELVET — Very tender pods, long smooth 
and white. 60 days. Pkt 10c. Oz 25e. %4 Ib S5e. 
MUSTARD 
May be eaten as a salad or cooked for “preens.” 
(1 oz. to 100 feet of row —2 to 3 lbs. to the acre) 
SOUTHERN GIANT CURLED — Long Standing — 
Large variety, forming great mass of beautiful 
leaves, ruffled and finely curled on edges; used 
for salad. 35 days. 
PkKe 10c. Oz 20c. % Ib 45e. 
AAA WATERMELONS 
(1 oz. for 30 hills—4 to 5 lbs. per acre) 
Hale’s Best 
(The earliest maturing 
of all Muskmelons) 
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 30c. ™% Ib 75ec. 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 10ce. Oz 35c. % Ib S85ec. Lb $2.50. 
MUSKMELON COLLECTION 
This collection contains one packet each 
Hale’s Best, Honey Rock, Netted Gem 
(Value 30c.) FOR 25c 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 is full of vigor, the 
kind used by the best com- 
= Ss SE as =e E mercial growers of the United 
States. One brick to ten square feet. Leaflet — 
“How to Grow Mushrooms” —free on request. 
65e. 
American Grown Pure Spawn — Per Brick, 
5 bricks $2.75. 10 bricks $5.00. Postpaid. 
By express, 15 bricks or more at 40e each. 
HOTKAPS—An Individual 
Nuags Hothouse for Every Plant! 
SEE PAGE 73 
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. 
Plant in May, 10 seeds to a hill, and when the plants are 
well up, thin out to three, and pinch the ends of the growing shoots to induce early fruiting. 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 
crisp. 85 days. 
Pkt 10c. Oz 25c. % 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 25c. % Ib 75c. 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. 85 days. 
Pkt 10c. Oz 25c. % Ib 75e. Lb $2.50. 
COLES EARLY—ALSO KNOWN AS HARRIS EAR- 
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 10c. Oz 30c. 1% Ib 75e. Lb $2.50. 
WATERMELON 
NEW HAMPSHIRE or MIDGET 
“All American Winner” 
A new very 
early matur- 
ibs defen. eae aeeen eal 
ice box size, 
rapidly gain- 
ing popular- 
ity, globular 
to a slightly 
oval. shape. 
Tough thin 
skin, medium 
green with 
dark green 
stripes. Firm 
Red Flesh, 
fine grained, 
excellent 
sweet flavor. 
5 to 6 lbs. The 
New Hampshire or Midget ee repe Ab fade 
known. 65 days. Pkt 15c. Oz 45¢. 1%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 25ce. %4 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. 
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Be sure to plant some melons in your garden. 
