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DREERS RELIABLE SEEDS 



WATER MELONS— ^''''««'^"' 



Cuban Queen. One of the largest varieties, ripening to 

 the very centre, heavy cropisev, flesh bright red, tender 

 and melting, luscious, crisp, and verv sugarv. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., i lb. JO ets. 



KoLB Gem Water Melon. 



Kolb Gem. This Melon grows to a very large size and 



is an excellent shipper. Of a delicious sugary tiavor, 



bright red flesh, iirm and solid. 



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., i lb. 40 cts. 

 Mountain Sweet. Early, large, oblong, dark green, 



thin rind, flesh red, solid, rich and sweet. 



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., \ lb. 30 cts. 



Ikon Clad \\\\tek Melon. 



Iron Clad. Of largesize, and very solid. The rind, though 

 quite thin, is remarkably strong, thus rendering it an 

 excellent shipping sort. It is of a most delicious flavor, 

 and is not surpassed for |)roductiveness. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., ^ lb. 40 cts. 



Orange. Flesh red, tender and sweet, separating from 

 the rind like an orange. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., \ lb. 

 40 cts. 



Pride of Georgia. Dark green; oval, and attains a 

 large size ; flesh deep red, crisp and sweet. A good 

 shipper. Pkt. 5 ct-s., oz. 15 cts., \ lb. 40 cts. 



Scaly Bark. A very large oblong variety, with a dark 

 tough rind, which has a peculiar scaly appearance, 

 crimson flesh, very solid, remarkably sweet, and an 

 excellent keeper. 'Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., i lb. 40 cts. 



Striped Gipsy, or Rattlesnake. An earlv variety; 

 large, oblong, skin green, mottled and striped, rind 

 thin, flesh crimson, sweet and fine flavored. One 

 of the best shipping sorts. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 

 i lb. 40 ets. 



Volga. A Russian Melon, of excellent quality, per- 

 fectly globular in shape, very jiroductive, attaining an 

 average weight of 15 pounds. For private use it 

 should be grown largely, as it is of fine flavor and 

 attractive appearance. The seeds are verv small and 

 few in number. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., \\h. 60 cts. 



Volga Water Melon, 



Colorado Preserving Citron. This variety combines 

 all the best characteristics of a preserving Melon, and 

 often attains a weight of 20 lbs. ; flesh white and verv 

 firm. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., i lb. 50 cts. 



Citron. For preserving only; small, round, flesh white 

 and solid, with red seeds. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., \ lb. 

 40 cts. 



MUSTARD. 



5«n/, Ger. Moutarde, Fb. Mostaza, Sp. 



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

 used for flavoring pickles, pei)per sauce, etc. For salads 

 sow thickl}-, 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 purjjoses. 

 Oz. 10 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



Black, or BroAvn. More pungent than the white. Oz. 

 10 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



Chinese. Leaves twice the size of the white, more suc- 

 culent, deeper green, flavor sweet and pungent, and 

 preferable as a salad. Oz. 10 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



NASTURTIUM. 



(Indian Cress.) 



Indianische Kresse, oder Kapuziner, Ger. Capticien 

 (jrande, Fr. Capuchina b Berro India, Sp. 

 Cultivated both for use and ornament. The seed pods, 

 which resemble capers, are gathered while green and tender 

 for pickling. The flowers are of beautiful colors 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. 

 Tall Orange. The most profitable pickling variety. 



Pkt. 5 ets., oz. 20 cts., i lb. 50 cts. 

 Dwarf. Beautiful colors ; mixed. Pkt. 5 ets., oz. 25 cts., 



i lb. 60 cts^ 



SPECIAL PRICES ON MELON SEED IN LOTS OF 5 POUNDS AND UPWARDS. 



