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GARDENING. 



May 



MUSK MELONS AND WATER MELONS IN 

 OKLflflOMfl. 



F. M., Eubank, writes us as follows: 

 I herewith send you seed of a very early 

 tnuskmelon which I believe you will like 

 [Seeds received Thank you.— Hi).]. It is 

 a sweet, green-fleshed melon with a 

 peculiar hickoi-y-nut flavor that I am 

 very fond of. As I have fine success grow- 

 ing melons, please don't think me egotist- 

 ical if I tell you how I treat them [On the 

 contrary, in telling us you confer a favor 

 on us.— Ed.] I select the driest and sandi- 

 est ground, dig it very deep, and enrich it 

 with well decomposed sheep manure or 

 cow manure, then raise itinto hills forthe 

 seed. And I sow late. 



The Yellow Bottom water melon is 

 something new, it will probably be intro- 

 duced as a novelty in a year or two. It 

 is the best meloii I have got hold of. I 

 send you a few seeds for trial. If you suc- 

 ceed in getting any seeds of the Muskill 

 water melon kindly let me know from 

 whom as I wish to buy some too. [We 

 have written to several Virginia firms for 

 it but without success. Our esteemed 

 friend Mr. Silas Albertson of Long Island, 

 however, has sent us some seed that he 

 himself saved from a melon of extraordi- 

 nary excellence he had eaten in Virginia, 

 and which he believes was the true 

 Muskill.— Ed.] 



PEARS. 



Many years ago I procured the Howell, 

 ( )nondoga and Swan's Orange from Mr. 

 llicks. The Howell is spoken of highly, 

 but the Onondago is better with us. [The 

 Howell bears well— nice, smooth fruit— 

 cverv year at Dosoris, but it is of poor 

 fiuafity.— Ed.] S. L. A. 



Long Island. 



steam Pumps. 



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and DEEP WELLS. 



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Green Bone Cutter.- 



HING ON Earth will make Hens Lay an 

 ■LE Chicks Grow like Green Cut Boni 

 Warranted to double Edit Yield 



and 



V> Nestle' ami, rlawn Sprinkler vCN 



ALL WHO HAVE USED II OlVb IT UNSTINTED PRAISE. 



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 of conveying a large quantity oJ water in an uniform spray. For forcing a 6ne, but strong spray ( 

 the under parts of the leafage of a rose bed. to dislodge insect pests, it has no competitor. For utilit 

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W. C. EGAN. 



? garden, simplicity and strength of c 



Price $i.oo, prepaid. Try one. You will find it the most useful garden appliani 

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FLOWERS, 



like everything else that lives, 

 MUST BE FED 



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HORTICULTURAL 

 MANURE .... 



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 in 1. 2^ and .5 lb. tins. 



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 ill send you a sample free, or enough for i 



y< 



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We have equally concentrated. 



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for Fr 



for \l 

 Give theili l 





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If you like 



GARDENING 



Please recommend 



it to your friencjs,- '^^ 



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Lawn Settees 



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GREENHOUSE 



BUILDERS should 

 read our large adver- 

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When you write an 

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 that you saw the adv. 

 in OaRDENIMQ. 



