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Dixie Water Melon. 



DIXIE 

 l^ATER MEI.ON. 



A new Soullieni vaiiety, a cross be- 

 tween the Kolb Gem nnd old-fash- 

 ioned Mountain Sweet, surpassing the 

 former in earliness, productiveness 

 and shipping qualities, and fullv 

 equalling the latter in quality and. 

 fuie flavor. It has a remarkably hard 

 but very thin rind, and will l<eep 

 longer than any other variety. Pkt. 

 5 CIS., oz. 10 cts., \ lb. .% cts., II). 

 90 cts. 



White Gem. A new round 

 white-skinned variety, somewhat re- 

 sembling the Russian Volga, but 

 said to have originated in China. 

 It is extremely hardy and produc- 

 tive, and thrives well in our climate ; 

 flesh pink and of delicious flavor, 

 rind thin, but very tough and hard. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., ]- lb. 40 cts. 



MUSTARD. 



Senf, Ger. Motitarde, Fr. Mostaza, Sp. 



A small pungent salad used with Cress; the seed is also used 

 for flavoring pickles, pepper sauce, etc. For salads sow 

 thickly, in shallow drills 6 inches apart, or in frames or boxes 

 during the winter, where frost can be partially excluded ; cut 

 when about 2 inches high. For a crop of seed sow in April, 

 in drills 1 foot apart, and thin out when 3 inches high. 



White, or Yellow. For salads and flavoring 

 purposes. Oz. 5 cts., \ lb. 10 cts., lb. 30 cts. 



Chiiiese. Leaves twice the size of the white, more 

 succulent, deeper green, flavor sweet and pun- 

 gent, and preferable as a salad. 



Oz. 10 cts., \ lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. 



MUSHROOMS. 



The cultivation of this valuable and most nutritious 

 esculent is greatly on the increase. The best results 

 have been obtained by the use of our Superior English 

 Mushroom Spawn, which is largely used by the most 

 successful growers around Philadelphia. Full and 

 explicit instructions are contained in our circular 

 " How to Grow Mushrooms Successfully," which we 

 will mail free on application. 



Best English Milltrack Spawn, 



10 lbs. SI. 20, 25 lbs. §2.75, 50 lbs. $5.0<->. 

 Per brick 15 cts., by mail 25 cts. 

 French Spawn in 3 lb. boxes $1.25. 



NASTURTIUM. 



(Indian Cress.) 



Indianische Kresse, oder Kapuziner, Ger. Capucien 

 grande, Fr. Capiichina 6 Berro India, Sp. 



Cultivated both for use and ornament. The seed 

 pods, which resemble capers, are gathered while green 

 and tender for pickling, and the leaves are used for 

 mixing with salads. Sow early in the spring, in drills 

 about 1 inch deep, in light rich soil, when all danger 

 of frost is over; train the Tall on brush, trellises, or 

 fences, and grow the Dwarf in beds. The flowers are 

 very beautiful and of varying shades of yellow, brown, 

 orange and scarlet. 



Tall Mixed. The most profitable pickling variety. 



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., \ lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 

 Dw^arf. Beautiful colors ; mixed. 



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., \ lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 



MARTYNIA. 



The seed pods are used for pickling, when gathered young 

 and tender. Sow the seed in the open ground in May, in hills 

 3 feet apart each way, or in a hot-bed, and afterwards trans- 

 plant. The flowers are borne freely, and the peculiar shape of 

 the pods makes it an attractive plant even for the flower 

 garden. 



Martynia Proboscidea. Flowers light blue. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., ]i lb. §1.00, lb. $3.00. 



Mushrooms as Grown at the Model 

 Supplied 



Farm, 

 BY Us. 



PhILADELI HIA, FROM SpAWN 



Mushrooms, How to Grow Them, by Wm. Falconer, postpaid. $1.50. Mushroom Culture (Robinson), postpaid, 50 cts. 



