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MELON, WATER 



Melon d'Eau.. Zandia. SBBaffermetonc. 

 One ounce will plant about 30 hills; 4 to 5 pounds is required for one acre. 



Plant in hills as directed for Muskmelons, and treat in all respects the same, 

 except that the hills should be 8 to 10 feet apart. 



If to be forwarded by mail, add at the rate of 8c. per pound for postage. 



Sweet Heart. A thick, oval Melon, light green mottled, with thin, tough rind; 

 flesh light red, solid, of fine quality and flavor. It is early. Pkt, 5c, oz. 10c, 

 J4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c 

 Kleckley Sweets. Exceedingly sweet and fine flavored; dark green skin; thin 



rind; flesh scarlet, solid and firm. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 34 lb. 25c, lb. 75c 

 Jordan Gray Monarch. Largest grown; crimson flesh; late. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 



34 lb. 25c, lb. 75c 

 Kolb's Gem. Large; bright red flesh of fine quality, and a good shipper. Pkt. 



5c, oz. 10c, J4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c 

 The Boss. Oblong, dark green; flesh deep scarlet, and rind thin. Pkt. 5c, oz. 



10c, 34 lb. 25c lb. 75c 

 White-Seeded Ice Cream. Very early; red flesh. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 34 lb. 25c, 



lb. 75c 

 Dixie. A Melon of excellent quality; extremely sweet, juicy and 

 tender; very early, hardy and productive. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 

 M lb. 25c, lb. 75c 

 Juban Queen. Solid and heavy; skin marked regularly: excel- 

 lent quality; early. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 34 lb. 25c, lb. 75c. 

 Black Spanish. Large, roundish, nearly black; dark red flesh; 



early. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 34 lb. 25c, lb. 75c 

 Mountain Sweet. An old and reliable sort; flesh red; late. Pkt. 



5c, oz. 10c, 34 lb. 25c, lb. 75c. 

 Tom Watson. Produces Melons 18 to 24 inches long by 10 to 12 

 inches in diameter, and weighing from 50 to 60 pounds; the dark 

 green rind is tough but thin and easily withstands shipment. 

 The deep red flesh extends to within three-quarters of an inch 

 of the green rind, is crisp melting and of finest flavor, Pkt. 5c, 

 oz. 15c, 34 lb. 40c. 

 Florida Favorite. A superb strain; improvement on Rattlesnake; 



intermediate. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 34 lb. 25c, lb. 75c 

 Cole's Early. Enormously prolific and delicate in texture of flesh, 

 which is bright red in color clear to the rind, which is thin and 

 brittle; of medium size, nearly round; green, striped with lighter 

 shades. Pkt, 5c, oz. 10c, 34 lb. 25c, lb. 75c 

 Gipsy, or Rattlesnake. A large, striped_varie_ty of oblong shape 



Watermelon, Cole's Early 



NASTURTIUM 



flesh scarlet, and of superior quality. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 34 lb. 

 25c, lb. 75c 

 Citron. For preserving. Handsome, round fruit of small size; 

 highly esteemed as a table preserve. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, M, lb. 

 25c, lb. 75c 



MUSTARD 



Moutarde. Mostaza. ©enf. 

 One ounce will sow about 80 feet of row. 



Mustard in a green state is a refreshing salad, mixed with cress, 

 lettuce or other salad plants. It is necessary to make frequent 

 sowings of it, as it should be cut and used in a very young state, 

 even before the first rough leaf has appeared. For early crops the 

 seed may be sown in a hotbed in March, and for general crops at 

 frequent intervals through the Spring, in drills, from 8 to 12 inches 

 apart. 



If by mail, add at the rate of 8c. per pound for postage. 



White or Yellow. The best variety for salads; the seed is also 



used medicinally and as a seasoning for pickles. 

 10c, lb. 30c 



Oz. 5c, 34 lb. 



Black. These seeds form the Mustard of commerce. Oz. 5c, lb. 30c 

 Southern Giant-Curled. Curled-Leaf variety so popular in the 



South for planting in the Fall to furnish an early Spring salad. 



Pkt, 5c, oz. 10c, 34 lb. 20c, lb. 50c 



Capucine. Maarneula. 9icif tin-hunt. 

 One ounce will sow about 20 feet of row. 

 The Nasturtium is both ornamental and useful, the tall variety 

 forming a showy and graceful climber, and the dwarf an exceedingly 

 beautiful and attractive border flower, while the young seeds of 

 either, when pickled, furnished an excellent substitute for capers. 

 As soon as all danger of frost is past, sow the seed in drills 1 inch 

 deep ; the tall should be grown by the side of a fence or supported by 

 a trellis. 



Tall Mixed. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 34 lb. 25c, lb. 75c 

 Dwarf Mixed. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 34 lb. 35c, lb. SI. 00. 



ELLIOTT'S SURE-CROP 

 MUSHROOM SPAWN 



Ten pounds will spawn about 10 feet square. 



Mushroom beds may be made in a warm, dry cellar, or in any 

 building where the frost does not penetrate, and in the open air 

 during the Summer and Fall months. Having procured the spawn, 

 the next thing to be attended to is to make preparations for the 

 beds. About a fortnight or three weeks before the beds are to be 

 made, collect a quantity of fresh horse manure without the straw; 

 place it in a heap under cover, and as it heats keep turning it over 

 once or twice a week, until the fiery heat has become exhausted, 

 which will require from ten to fourteen days' time. When the 

 manure is in a condition to be made up, lay out your bed according 

 to your requirements, say 3 feet wide, 10 feet long, and from 2 to 3 

 feet deep; beat it well down with the back of the spade as the 

 process of building goes on. When the bed has been made 

 some time, say a week or thereabouts, and the heat sufficiently de- 

 clined to a temperature of 65 or 75 degrees, the spawn may be put 

 into it. Break the spawn in pieces 2 inches square, and put 

 them .6 inches apart all over the bed, then cover the bed with 2 

 inches of rich soil. When the soil looks dry, give a gentle watering 

 with tepid water, using a rose on the watering-pot. 



If by mail, add 10c. per pound for postage. 



English Spawn. Lb. 15c, 8 lbs. $1.00. Prices of larger quantities 



on application. 

 French Spawn. In 3-lb. boxes, $1.25 each. 



MUSHROOM CULTURE 



By W. Robinson. 



England's standard authority on this subject, giving meth- 

 ods of growing in houses, sheds, cellars and outdoors. 

 Mailed for 50c 



