J. MANNS & CO.’S CHOICE SEEDS. 
,@Matermelon 
A, Cultivate exactly as for Cantaloupe, except that the hijls should be 8 to 10 feet apart. 
), Kolb’s Gem.—Tne rind, though quite thin, is very tough, standing 
shipments long distances without breakagé. The flesh is bright red and of 
good flavor. It is one of the largest, most productive and best keeping Mel- 
ons grown. YY Ib., 1dc.; lb., 40c. 
¥ Sweetheart.—It has no equal as a shipping Melon. 
productive, ripening its fruit early. Fruit large, oval, very heavy, uniformly 
mottled light and very light green. Rind thin, but firm. Flesh bright red, 
firm, solid, but very tender, melting and sweet. Fruit retains its good quality 
@assermelone. 
1 oz. for 30 hills; 8 
or 4 lbs. to acre. 
Vine vigorous and 
Kolb’s Gem. 
Y, ~ Jone s.—The color of the skin 
s sO 
for a long time after ripening. ¥ Ib., 15c.; 1b., 50c. 
lid green and flesh is a very 
bright red. Very sweet and juicy. 
It grows to a very large size. Y% 
lb.y/15c.; lb., 40c. 
Cuban Queen.—Fruit me- 
dium sized to large, globular or , 
oval; skin striped light and dark £ 
green in sharp contrast ; rind me- 
dium thick, but stands shipment 
well; flesh bright red, solid, very 
crispand sugary. ¥ lb., 15c.; 1b., 
40cc 
¥ Florida Favorite.-—-A most 3 
delightful Melon, of rare sweet- 
ness; red flesh, extending close up 
to the rind, whichis hard, thin and 
mottled light and dark green. Ten 
days éarlier than Kolb’s Gem. 
Ib., P5c.; Ib., 75c. 
WV New Triumph.—This new 
Melon is a cross between the Duke 
Jones and Kolb’s Gem, having the 
handsome dark green color of the 
former and the fine shipping qualities of the latter, but infinitely superior in flavor 
either. Y% lb.,10c.; 1b., 50c. 
Orka, or Gumbo. 
10 lbs. to the acre. 
Sow in drills during April 
and May. Thin until the plants 
are 12 inches distant, and draw 
earth to the stems for support. 
The pods of this plant are 
regarded as a household ne- 
cessity inthe Southern 
States, but are not so well 
known nor so extensively 
grown as they should be in 
the North. For either cook- 
ing or drying, the pods must 
be gathered when young and 
tender, before any woody 
fibre is formed. The plants 
will also produce more freely 
and continue longer in bear- 
ing if all pods are gathered 
as soon as they are of suffi- 
cient size for use. The sur- 
plus pods may be strung on threads and hung ina cool 
place todry for winter use, or they may be used to can with 
tomatoes, to which they add a greater consistency and addi- 
tional flavoring. 
Improved Dwarf Green Prolific, or Density. 
A distinct variety, growing about 14 inches high. Grown 
in competition with the ordinary dwarf, it produces twice 
the number of pods, which are very smooth and beautiful. 
Pkg.f5c.; % lb., 15c.; lb., 40c. 
White Velvet.—Pods are large, perfectly smooth. 
Pkg., 5c.; 4 lb., 15c.; lb., 40c. 
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a 
New Tri umph. 
and grows much larger than 
Mfushrooms. 
Mushrooms can be grown in any dark room or cellar where the 
temperature can be maintained at 40° to 60°. From old pastures 
procure the soil. To a bushel of soil add two bushels of fresh 
horse manure. Of this well-mixed compound make a bed four feet 
wide. Put on a thin layer and pound it hard, until your bed is 
eight inches thick. It will become pretty hot; let the heat recede 
until it is only 85° to }0°. Make holes,a foot apart, and put in 
spawn, two or three pieces as large as a walnut in each hole. Cover 
them and press soil solid and smooth. Let the bed remain thus 
twelve days, then cover with two inches of fresh loam. Over this 
place four or five inches of hay or straw. and the work is done. 
If the temperature is right in six or eight weeks you may expect 
Mushrooms. Bed will continue bearing from twenty to thirty 
days. After the first crop is gathered spread over bed an inch of 
fresh soil, moisten with warm water and cover with hay. 
Mushroom Spawn.—Pound, 10c.; 100 lbs., $8.00; 
per brick, 15c. If sent by mail add 8c. per lb. 
Plant in drills twelve 
inches apart and 
four inches be- 
tween the 
sets. 
Per 
bush, 
Choice Yel- 
low Danvers. 
Quart. 10c....$1.40 
Choice Yel- 
low Strass- 
burg.— Quart, 
UQCe2e $1.00 
Choice White 
Silver Skin. 
Quart, 15c....$1.90 
Subject to market 
fluctuations. 
If sent by mail, 10c. 
extra per quart. 
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