Watermelons, Mushrooms, Etc, 12 
WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 
SEEDSMEN, NEW YORK 
Ta.EI.01S, WATER, continued. 
White'Seeded Ice Cream. Very early; red flesh. Pkt. 5 cts., 
i>z. 10 cts., 5<lb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts. 
Dixie. A melon of excellent quality ; extremely sweet, juicy and 
; tender; very early,hardy 
and productive. Pkt. 
5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 5ilb. 
20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 
^ Caban Queen. 
Solid and heavy ; skin 
marked regularly ; ex- 
cellent quality ; early. 
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. ID cts., 
%lh. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts. 
Black Spanish. 
targe, roundish, nearly 
black ; dark red flesh ; 
early. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 
IOC, Klb. 20c., lb. 50C. 
»" Mountain Sweet. 
An old and reliable sort ; 
flesh red; late. Pkt. 
5 cts., oz. 10 Cts., KIb. 
20 cts., lb. 50 cts. 
»' Florida Favorite. 
A superb strain ; im- 
provement on Rattle- 
snake ; intermediate. 
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 
Hlh. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts. 
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. 
5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 
^ Gipsy, or Rattlesnake. A large, striped variety of oblong shape ; 
flesh scarlet, and of superior quality. Pkt. 5 cts,. oz. 10 cts., }ilh. 20 
cts., lb. 60 cts. 
V Citron. For preserving. Handsome round fruit of small size, 
highly esteemed as a table preserve. Pkt. 5c., oz. loc, Klb. 20c., lb.6oc. 
Cole's Early Watermelon. 
MUSTARO. 
MouTARDE. Mostaza. ©enf. 
One ounce will sow about 80 feet of row. 
Mustard in a green state is a refreshing salad, mixed with cress, let 
tuce 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 8 cts. per pound for postage. 
^ White or Yellow. The best variety for salads ; 
the seed is also used medicinally and as a seasoning for 
pickles. Oz. 5 cts., Klb. 10 cts., lb. 30 cts. 
i Southern Giant Curled. We offer a fine strain 
of the true Curled-Leaf variety so popular in the South 
for planting in the fall to furnish an early spring salad. 
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 
NASTURTIUM. 
Capucine. Maraneula. 9?a§turtium. 
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 bor- 
der flower, while the youngseeds of either, when pickled, 
furnish an excellent substitute for capers. As soon as 
all danger of frost is past, sow the seed in drills i inch 
deep ; the tall should be grown by the side of a fence 
or supported by a trellis. 
TaU Mixed. Pkt. 5c., oz. lOc, Klb. 30c., lb. $1. 
Dwarf Mixed. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., Klb. 35c., lb. $1.25. 
For complete list of other Nastiirtiums, see Flower Seeds. 
i^R^^o? Mushroom Spawn. 
Ten pounds will spawn about 10 feet square. 
Mushroom beds may be made in a warm, dry cellar, or in any build- 
ing 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 fort- 
night 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 declined 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, the stronger 
the better, but of a loamy quality, beating it down firmly with a spade. 
The soil used for this purpose should be in a pliable condition, and not 
too wet or over-dry. Cover the bed with a foot of dried straw or hay ; 
examine once a week to see if the manure is not heated while in this 
condition ; if so, it will destroy the spawn, and necessitate spawning 
a second time. If everything goes on well, you may expect Mushrooms 
in about five or six weeks. \Vhen the soil looks dry, give a gentle 
watering with tepid water, using a rose on the watering-pot. If the beds 
are made out of doors, protect them from rain by covering them with 
shutters or sashes. Good crops of mushrooms can be obtained by spawn- 
ing the hotbeds in spring. They can also be raised in pots, boxes, or 
anything capable of keeping the materials together, and placed in a 
cellar, closet or greenhouse. We have on hand a choice lot of English 
and French spawn. 
If by mail, add 10 cts. per pound for postage. 
English Spawn. Lb. 15 cts., 8 lbs. $1. Price of larger quantities 
on application. 
French Spawn. In 3-lb. boxes, $1.25 each. 
MUSHROOM CULTURE. 
i By W. Kobinson, England's standard authority on this sub- 
J ject, giving methods of growing in houses, sheds, cellars and 
1 outdoors. Mailed for 50 cts. 
Bed of Maslirooins grown from Elliott's Sure-Crop Mushroom Spawn. 
