MELON-( WATER.) 

 German, Wassermelone. — French, Melon d'Eau. — Spanish, Sandia. 

 Plant in hills eight feet apart, and cultivate same as Musk-Melons. 



Per oz. %. lb. Lb. 

 Mountain Sprout, or Long Carolina. The leading market sort ; 

 fruit of the largest size, longish oval; skiu dark green, mar- 

 bled with lighter shades, red fleshed, of excellent quality 15c. $0 50 $150 



Mountain Sweet. Fruit oblong, dark green, rind thin, flesh red, 



solid and very sweet 15c. 40 100 



Black Spanish. Fruit of large size, almost round, skin dark green, 



flesh red, sweet and delicious 15c. 50 150 



Phinney's Early. Flesh deep red, of very superior quality, early 



and productive ; a valuable market variety. (See Out) 30c. 1 00 3 00 



Orange. So called from its peculiarity of the rind separating from 

 the flesh when fully ripe, flesh red, tender and sweet, of me- 

 dium quality 30c. 100 3 00 



Citron. A round handsome fruit of small size; used in the making 



of sweetmeats and preserves 20c. 60 2 00 



MARTYNIA. 



The seed pods are used to a considerable extent for pickling, when gathered green 

 and tender. Sow in the open ground in May, and transplant two feet apart. 



Per oz. \i lb. Lb. 



Martynia Proboscidea Ptr packet, 10c. 30c. $100 $3 00 



MUSHROOM SPAWN. 



Mushrooms may be grown in a warm cellar or shed in Winter, or in the open air in 

 Summer. Take partially dry, fresh horse manure, and lay it in a heap to ferment ; turn 

 and mix it well every few days, and when well and equally fermented, which will be in 

 from ten to fifteen days, it may be made into a bed four feet wide and about two feet 

 deep, mixing it well together, and beating or treading it firmly. As soon as the tem- 

 perature of the bed falls from 75 to 50 degrees, the Spawn may be inserted in pieces 

 about the size of a walnut, about two inches deep and six inches apart. Cover with 

 loamy soil about two inches deep, and beat it down evenly and firmly. Finish off with 

 a covering of clean straw or hay about a foot thick, and protect from heavy rains. 

 Water when necessary with luke-warm water, and expect Mushrooms in from four to six 

 weeks. Per pound, 15 cents ; 8 pounds, $1 00. 



MUSTARD. 



German, Senf. — French, Mbutarde. — Spanish, Mostazw. 



A pungent salad, used sometimes with Cress. Sow thickly in rows, and cut when 



about two inches high ; for use during Winter, it may be sown at intervals in boxes, in 



the green-house, or in a frame. For a crop of seeds, sow in April, in drills a foot apart, 



and thin out moderately when about three inches high. 



Per pt. Per qt. 



White London. Best for sala ds 20c. 40c- 



Brown or Black. More pungent in flavor than the white 20c. 40c. 



NASTURTIUM, or INDIAN CRESS. 



German, Indianische Kresse. — French, Capucxne Grande. — Spanish, Capuchina. 



The seeds, while young and succulent, are pickled and used as capers. The plants 

 are also highly ornamental ; the tall variety makes an excellent screen or covering for 

 unsightly places in the garden. 



Per oz. % lb. Lb. 



Tall Nasturtium 20c. $0 60 $2 00 



Dwarf " 40c. 125 4 00 



OERA OR GOMBO. 

 German, Essbarer. — French, Gombo. — Spanish, Quibomlo. 

 This vegetable is extensively grown in the Southern States; its long pods, when 

 young, are used in soups, stews, etc., and are believed to be very nutritious. It is of the 

 easiest culture, and grows freely, bearing abundantly on any ordinary garden soil. It 

 is sown at the usual time of all tender vegetables, in drills two inches deep, setting the 

 plants from two to three feet apart. 



Per oz. K lb. Lb. 



Improved Dwarf Green. Early and productive 10c. 30c. $1 00 



Long Green. Long ribbed pods 10c. 30c. 100 



