Tri-State’s Turnips 
Cutture. Sow for either an early spring crop or a fall crop. Plant in rows 18 inches apart, and thin to 3 to 4 inches 
apart. Rutabagas need 6 to 8 inches. 1 oz. plants 300 ft. of row; 1 lb. an acre. 
PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE. 55 days. The 
leading Turnip—one of the best and the most popular. 
It serves for every purpose whether in the home or 
market garden or for shipping and storage. Tops 
medium large, dark green, erect, compact and used 
extensively for Turnip greens. Roots 2 to 4 inches 
in diameter, globe shaped, upper portion bright 
purplish red and pure white below; small tap root. 
Flesh white and tender. 
SEVEN TOP. (For Turnip Greens). 45 days. Ex- 
tremely hardy foliage Turnip for table and forage 
use. Root woody and inedible; crown sends up 
numerous leafy shoots which are excellent for greens 
and for stock to graze on. Much grown for greens 
in the South. 
RUTABAGA, 
American 
Purple Top 
GOLDEN BALL. 60 days. One of the best and 
quickest maturing of all yellow Turnips. Skin is 
bright yellow; flesh golden orange, fine grained and 
sweet. Roots are globe shaped. 
EXTRA EARLY WHITE MILAN. 45 days. Roots 
3 to 4 inches in diameter, very flat, with clear white 
skin and small tap root. Flesh snow-white, tender, 
sweet. Tops are 10 to 12 inches tall, medium green; 
strap leaved with small collar. Excellent early home- 
garden and forcing type. 
Tri-State’s Rutabagas 
AMERICAN PURPLE TOP. 90 days. An excellent 
variety for home or market garden and for shipping 
or storage. Roots are large, globular, small crowned, 
yellow in color with purple top; flesh tender, crisp 
and fine textured. 
PENNSYLVANIA. 85 days. This variety of Ruta- 
baga is the famous Bucks County type. The roots 
are globe shaped, with yellow skin and purple crown 
and practically neckless. Our seed of Pennsylvania 
Rutabaga is especially grown for us in Bucks County. 
Quality will be remembered long after 
the price is forgotten. We have seen grow- 
ers who lost hundreds of dollars in crops 
because they saved a few dollars on the cost 
of the seeds. 
Tri-State’s Wilt-resistant Watermelons 
CuLtTurRE. Sow in hills 6 to 8 feet apart when the soil is warm. Rich, well-drained soil is required. 1 oz. plants 25 
to 30 hills; 4 to 5 lbs. an acre. 
Wilt is a soil-borne disease and lives in the ground for at least ten to fifteen years. The 
only remedy is to plant wilt-resistant varieties of Watermelons. 
WILT-RESISTANT DIXIE QUEEN. 82 days. 
Similar to Dixie Queen except that it is resistant to 
wilt. Large, almost round melons; skin is greenish 
ivory striped dark green. Dark red, fine-flavored 
flesh. An early variety. Our stock is desirably uni- 
form and produces a large percentage of marketable 
melons. Seeds white. 
BLACKLEE. 85 days. New fusarium-wilt resistant 
variety with melons of Tom Watson type but some- 
what thicker and shorter. Melons weigh 40 pounds 
or more, are long, dark green with a thin but firm 
rind, making it suitable for long-distance shipping. 
Flesh is rich red, finely grained, of good flavor and 
free from stringiness. Vines are very vigorous and 
most prolific. Seed black, medium size. 
Watermelons, Continued on Page 33 
WATERMELON, Hawkesbury 
HAWKESBURY. 85 days. Highly resistant to wilt. 
Fruits are large, weighing 25 to 40 pounds, oblong; 
light gray-green, tough rind with slight veining. 
Flesh is dark red, sweet. Seeds brownish black. 
32 TRI-STATE SEED COMPANY, Inc. 
PHILADELPHIA 6, PA. 
