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J) RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEDS: 
Melon @ cau, FR. 
WATERMELONS 
Zandia, SP. 
One ounce for 30 hills; four to five pounds for an acre 
CULTURE.—See directions given under Muskmelons. Watermelons, however, are slightly less. subject to ‘‘*bug’’ depre- 
dation and disease attacks than Muskmelons. 
‘in the use of such mixtures is advisable. 
Yellow Ice Cream. (See Specialties, page 8.) Pkt., 10 
cts.; oz., 25 cts.; $ lb., 70 cts.; lb., $2.25. 
Harris’ Earliest. This excellent Watermelon grows rather 
large for an early variety, slightly oval in shape, skin mottled 
light and dark green. It is uniform in size and shape; the 
flesh is solid, bright red, very tender and sweet. Pkt., 10 
, ¢ts.; oz., 20 cts.; $ lb., 50 cts.; Ib., $1.75. 
Cole’s Early. An early variety. Large heart, flesh of fine 
texture and good flavor. Rind thin. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 
cls.; $ lb., 50 cts.; lb.; $1.75. 
Blue Gem, or Iceberg. (See cut.) An excellent variety, 
which is similar in shape to the well-known Kolb’s Gem, but 
has darker skin. The Melons grow to large size. The heart 
is large, and flesh, a beautiful shade of pink, darker than 
Kolb’s Gem, extends close to the outer skin and is of sweet 
flavor. |Pkt., 10 cts. ; 0oz., 20 cts.; 4 lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.75. 
Kolb Gem. Of a delicious sugary flavor, bright red flesh. 
Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 4 Ib., 45 cts.; lb., $1.50. 
Florida Favorite. Of medium size, striped alternately light 
and dark green, flesh deep red, crisp and sweet. Pkt., 5 cts.; 
oz., 15 cts.; + lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.50. 
Dixie. A cross of Kolb Gem and old-fashioned Mountain 
Sweet, surpassing the former in earliness, productiveness and 
shipping qualities, and fully equaling the laiter in quality. 
Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 4 lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.50. 
Alabama Sweet. A large and attractive Melon which is 
oblong in shape, early in maturing, and very sweet. Pkt., 
5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 4 lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.50 
Ice Cream. Skin mottled gray, flesh pink. Very solid and 
sweet. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; $ lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.50. 
Dark Icing. Very solid, rind thin, and highly prized as a 
shipper. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; $ lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.50. 
Mammoth Ironclad. Large size, solid and delicious flavor. 
Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; } lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.50. 
Monte Cristo, or Kleckley Sweets. Very large, oval 
shape, skin dark green and somewhat mottled. The rind is 
thin, but hard, and the flesh is extremely sweet. Pkt., 10 
cts.; oz., 20 cts.; 4 lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.75. 
At the same time they are more easily hurt by strong spray mixtures, and caution 
Tom Watson. (See cut.) A large oblong Melon, the skin 
of which is dark green, with netting all over. It originated 
in Georgia, a State noted for producing fine Watermelons, 
and this new variety is a good example of what a first-class 
Watermelon should be. The rind is thin, but tough, and the 
flesh a bright, attractive red color, of a delicious, sweet and 
satisfying flavor, Its appearance and quality strongly recom- 
mend it both for home use and for market. Pkt., 10 cts.; 
oz., 20 cts.; } lb., 50 cts.; Ib., $1.75. 
Sweet=Heart. Vine vigorous and productive. Oval shape, 
‘flesh bright red, solid and very tender, melting and sweet. 
Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; } lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.50. 
Colorado Preserving Citron. Excellent for making pre- 
serves. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 20 cts.; 4 Ib., 50 cts.; lb., $1.75. 
MARTYNIA 
Culture.—The seedpods are used for pickling when gath- 
ered young and tender. Sown in open ground in May in hills 
8 feet apart each way, or in a hotbed, and afterwards trans- 
planted. If once planted in the garden voluntary plants are 
likely to spring up the following year from scattered seeds. 
Martynia Proboscidea. Large size, with long horns. Pkt., 
10 cts.; oz., 40 cts.; ¢ Ib., $1.10.; 1b., $4.00. 
Moutarde, FR. MUSTARD Mostazo, Sp. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill 
Culture. A small, pungent salad used like 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. 
Successive sowings can be made every week or two. To grow 
seed, sow in April, in rows 1 foot apart, and thin out to 3 inches 
apart when 2 inches high. 
White London. Leaves dark green, small and smooth. PKt., 
5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; $ lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00. 
Chinese. Large, light green leaves, frilled at edge. Pkt., 
5 cts.; oz,, 15 cts.; ¢ lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.20. 
