. Dreer's garden book for 1942. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Honey Cream Watermelon 541 Honey Cream (-\ew) 85 days. A delicious new extra-earlj' melon with cream yellow flesh of honey sweetness. Has attractive round light green fruits with darker stripings. Tlie best of the yellow watermelons. Very prolific. Pkt. lOr; oz. 20c; 1 lb. 60c; lb. $ Watermelons Melon d'eaii, Fr. Sandia, Sp. Cocomero, WasserMelone,G'E'R. One ounce for 30 hills; four to five pound
. Dreer's garden book for 1942. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Honey Cream Watermelon 541 Honey Cream (-\ew) 85 days. A delicious new extra-earlj' melon with cream yellow flesh of honey sweetness. Has attractive round light green fruits with darker stripings. Tlie best of the yellow watermelons. Very prolific. Pkt. lOr; oz. 20c; 1 lb. 60c; lb. $ Watermelons Melon d'eaii, Fr. Sandia, Sp. Cocomero, WasserMelone,G'E'R. One ounce for 30 hills; four to five pounds per acre. Sow after the middle of May in hills 6 feet apart. Place 6 to 8 seeds in a circle in each hill and cover i inch deep. They thrive in a light, rich, sandy, warm soil. 546 Improved Kleckley Sweets or Wondermelon. 85 days. .\ fine strain with fruits averaging 18 to 20 inches long. Of oblong shape with glossy dark green skin and brilliant scarlet flesh. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; \ lb. 45c: lb. $ 547 Stone Mountain. 90 days. .\ large, nearly round melon with dark green rind and very solid, sweet, scarlet flesh. Contains few seeds. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; \ lb. 40c: lb. 538 Dixie Queen. 85 days. Large, nearly round with sweet, deep red flesh. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; \ lb. 65c: lb. Kale-Borecole Sow from May to June one-half inch deep in drills about 1} feet apart and cul- tivate like cabbage. One ounce produces about 2000 plants. Leek 438 Dreer's Prizetaker. 150 days. .\ large variety with thick, long, pure while stems. \'ery mild and tender, splendid for flavoring soups, stews, etc., and for mi.\ed salads. Sow J inch deep in early spring in rows 1 foot apart and thin to 6 inches in the row. Pkt. 20c; i oz. 55c; oz. $ Martynia Unicorn Plant 485 Proboscidea. An interesting and showy large plant with long cur- iouslj' shaped curved pods which are used while young for pickling in vinegar or in making mixed pickles. A verj- showy plant with large purple Gloxinia- like
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