Watermelons, Mushrooms, Etc. 



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W^M. ELLIOTT & SONS 



SEEDSMEN, NEW YORK 



Cole's Early Watermelon. 



MEI.O^, ^VAXER, continued. 



V^ White-Seeded Ice Cream. Very early; red flesh. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 15 cts., Klb. 50 cts., lb. $1.25. 



''Di.xie. A melon of excellent quality ; extremely sweet, juicy and 



. tender; very early,hardy 

 and productive. Pkt. 5 

 cts., oz. 15 cts., Klb. 50 

 cts., lb. $1.25. 



t ' Cuban Queen. 



Solid and heav}-; skin 

 marked regularl)- ; e.x- 

 cellent quality; early. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 

 '41b 50 cts., lb. S1.25. 



f Black Spanish. 

 Large, roundish, nearly 

 black; dark red flesh; 

 early. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., 

 Mb. 50c., lb. $1.25. 

 J >foutain Sweet. 

 \n old and reliable sort ; 

 flesh red; late. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Klb. 50 

 ts., lb. $1.25. 



Florida Favorite. 

 \ superb strain ; im- 

 provement on Rattle- 

 snake; intermediate. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 

 Xlb. sects., lb. $1.25. 



^^ole's Early. Enormously prolific and delicate in te.xture of flesh, 

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

 of rnedium size, nearly round ; green, striped with lighter shades. Pkt. 

 5tets., oz. 15 cts., Klb. 50 cts., lb. gi.25. 



Gipsy, or Rattlesnake. A large, striped variety of oblong shape ; 

 flesh scarlet, and of superior quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Klb. socts., 

 lb. $1.25. 



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

 iKghly esteemed as a table preserve. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., ^Ib. 50 cts., 

 lb. $1.25. 



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; 

 S'the seed is also used medicinally and as a seasoning for 

 pickles. Oz. 5 cts., Klb. 10 cts., lb. 30 cts. 

 ^.' 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. 3Taraneula. ?ta§turttum. 



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 young seeds 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. 

 Tall Mixed. Pkt. 5c., oz. loc, Jilb. ^oc, lb. $1 

 Dwarf Mixed. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., Klb. 35c.,lb.Si.2s. 

 For complete list of other Nasturtiums, see Flower Seeds. 



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 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 lieen 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. When 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. 



V By W. Robinson, England's standard authority on this sub- 



Lt ject, giving methods of growing in houses, sheds, cellars and 

 outdoors. Mailed for 50 cts. 



Bed of Mttslirooins grown from Elliott's Sure-Crop Mushroom Spawn. 



