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MELON, WATEK— Continwd. 



arten and Gold. The flesh is a beautiful golden orange 

 color, and in flavor is said to surpass any of the red- 

 fleshed sorts. Per pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 10 cts. ; % lb., 20 

 cts. ; lb. , 60 cts. 



EOLB QEM. 



Ruby Gold. Delicious flavor. One of the juciest melons ever 

 grown. Per pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 10 cts. ; V^ lb., 20 cts. ; lb., 

 60 cts. 



1 The Boss. This new melon has a very dark skin, slightly 

 ribbed, and is long in shape. It is very heavy for its 

 size, which, however, is not large; flesh solid, red and 

 sugary. By many this melon is very highly esteemed. 

 Per pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 10 cts. ; % lb., 20 cts, ; lb., 60 cts. 



I Pride of Georgia. A new Southern variety, with a hard rind, 

 which makes it valuable for shipping; melons round, 

 striped light and dark green ; uniformly of fair market 

 size ; flesh bright red. Ripens up well, and is of 

 excellent quality. Per pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 10 cts. ; \ lb., 

 20 cts.; lb,, 60 cts. 



MUSHROOM SPAWN. 



German, Champigonbrut. — French, Champig- 

 non. — Spanish, Seta. 

 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 dur- 

 ing the summer and fall months. Having 

 procured the Spawn, the next thing to be 

 attended to is to make preparation 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 been 

 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 sufiiciently 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 reliable 



Mountain Sprout. A large, long variety, striped skin, flesh 



red, of superior quality. Per pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 10 eta,; 



i lb., 20 cts. ; lb., 60 cts. 

 Jordan's Grey Monarch. The largest melon grown ; crimson 



flesh; excellent quality and one of the best shippers. 



Per pkt,, 5 cts. ; oz., 10 cts. ; % lb., 25 cts. ; lb., 70 cts. 



Mammoth Ironclad. A large fine melon of excellent quality 

 and good flavor; flesh of dainty red color, and more 

 chrystaline than the Cuban Queen; a splendid keeper 

 and shipper. Per pkt. , 5 cts. ; oz. , 10 cts. ; }^ lb. , 20 cts. ; 

 lb., 60 cts. 



Mountain Sweet, An old favorite; form rather long, color 

 dark green; seeds dark; a very solid melon, sweet and 

 crisp; a safe variety for northern growing. Per pkt., 

 5 cts. ;- oz., 10 cts. ; ^ lb., 20 cts. ; lb., 60 cts. 



Kolb Gem, or American Champion. The skin of this variety 

 is dark green marbled with lighter shades ; shape 

 slightly oval ; size large and remarkably uniform ; rind 

 very thin, yet so remarkably firm and tenacious that it 

 bears transportation without breakage and injury ; flesh 

 tender, melting and of unsurpassed quality. Per4)kt., 

 5 cts. ; oz., 10 ets. ; % lb., 20 cts. ; lb., 60 cts. 



Ice Cream. White seeded. Fruit, round, of medium, size,, 

 skin pale green, flesh scarlet, crisp and delicious. Pe» 

 pkt., 5 cts, ; oz., 10 cts. ; %]h., 80, cts. ; lb.,. 6Q cts. 



Southern Rattlesnake, or Gypsy. A uery large, striped va- 

 riety of oblong shape ; flesh scarlet and of superior . 

 quality. Per pkt. , 5 cts. ; oz. , 10 cts. ; ^ lb. ; 20 cts. ; 

 60 cts. 



Citron for Preserving. Is used for preserves only; is very 

 hardy and productive. Per pkt., 5 cts. ; oz;, 10 cts., % 

 lb., 20 cts. ; lb., 60 cts. 



The following sorts we furnish at the uniform price of, 

 pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 10 cts. ; % lb., 20 cts. ; lb., 60 cts. 



Vick's Early, Dixie, Golden Honey, New Jones, Gerardeau's 



Favorite, Cuban Queen, Phinney's Early, Black 



Spanish, Scaly Bark, Dark Icing. 



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 wiU» 

 destroy the Spawn, which will require spawning a -S.econd.; 



