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Salmon-Fleshed Muskmelons 



KED-FLESHED OSAGE, or MILLER CREAM. Osage melon is 

 a distinctive variety with a sweet, luscious flavor that makes it 

 most desirable. The flesh of Miller Cream Osage is thicker than 

 any other Osage melon, and is sweet and tender, with a rich salmon 

 color. It ripens clear to the rind. The melon is nearly round and 

 has a showy, dark green skin, highly netted, with larger bands 

 between the ribs. Seed-cavity is small, with comparatively few 

 seeds. The melons may be kept for days after ripening. The vines 

 bear profusely, setting fruit close to the hill, and continuing to 

 ripen fine melons throughout the season way to the end of the 

 vine. The melons are uniform in size, weighing about two pounds 

 apiece. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., y^lh. 30 cts., lb. $1. 



ADMIRAL TOGO. Uniform in size and markings; oval, wth very 

 thick, orange flesh of splendid quality. Rind thin, ribs quite marked 

 and covered with grayish netting. Keeps splendidly and is excellent 

 for the home table or for shipping. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., Mlb. 

 40 cts., lb. Si. 25. 



STOKES' STANDARD SAL- 

 MON-FLESHED. Strong, 

 blight-resisting vine, bearing abundantly. Beautiful, oval-shaped, 

 well-netted melons, melting and sugary with thick, sweet meat. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., }4lb. 40 cts., lb. Si. 50. 



STOKES' STAN DARDI 



New Fordhook Muskmelon 



TIP-TOP. Every melon of this variety, big or little, early or late 

 is a good one. They are sweet and juicy, with firm flesh extending 

 almost to the rind. Its appearance is attractive and it is popular 

 everywhere. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., J^'b. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 



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BURRELL'S GEM. A salmon-fleshed 

 Rocky Ford. It has all the sweetness, 



flavor and productiveness of the parent sort, with beautiful golden 

 flesh. Gardeners know that salmon-fleshed melons grow more 

 strongly and are less liable to blight than the green-fleshed sorts. 

 Burrell's Gem gives melons 6 to 7 inches long and 4^ to 5 inches 

 through. Well ribbed, fleshy and meaty, of exactly the same 

 shape as Rocky Ford. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Mlb- 4° cts., lb. 

 $1.25, postpaid; by express, lb. Si. 15, 5 lbs. Is. 



NEW FORDHOOK. A South Jersey cross between Emerald Gem 

 and Improved Jennj- Lind. It has very thick, deep flesh of a light 

 orange-color, and is sweet and tender to the rind. It ripens early, 

 grows vigorously and bears big crops. The fruits are even in size 

 and always nicely netted. A basket of them is most attractive. 

 The fruits stand shipping well and command the highest prices 

 wherever they are known. Pkt. s cts., oz. 15 cts., Jilb. 40 cts., 

 lb. Si.2S, postpaid; by express, lb. fi.io, 5 lbs. $5. 



EMERALD GEM. A small melon, with thick flesh of melting, juicy 

 quality. Skin smooth, of deep emerald-green. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 ?o cts., Jilb. so cts., lb. $1.50. 



Red-fleshed Osage, or Miller Cream Muskmelon 



MANGO MELON, or VEGETABLE PEACH. Resembles an orange 

 in shape and size. Flesh is snow-white, making splendid mangoes, 

 pickles, pies and preserves. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., }4^h. 85 cts., 

 lb. S3. 



BANANA. Shaped like a cucumber, 15 to 20 inches long, and 4 to 

 6 inches in diameter. The thick, salmon-colored flesh has a deli- 

 cious flavor, and gives out an aroma like a banana. Map}' are 

 extremely fond of this large melon, which is enormously prolific 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. IS cts.. >4lb. 50 cts., lb. Si. 50. 



MUSHROOM SPAWN 



Culture. Mushrooms can be grown in any dark room or cellar 

 where the temperature is kept at from 50 to 70 degrees. Make bed 12 

 to 18 inches thick and 4 feet wide; one-third of good, rich soil and 

 two-thirds of fresh horse manure. Pound down hard. Let it heat, and 

 when it cools to 90 degrees, plant spawn a foot apart, putting two or 

 three pieces as large as a walnut in each hole, covering 2 inches and 

 packing down. After twelve days cover bed with 2 inches of fresh 

 loam. Mushrooms appear in six to eight weeks, and continue in 

 bearing from 20 to 30 days. After the first crop is gathered, spread 

 an inch of fresh soil over the bed, moisten with warm water, and 

 cover lightly with hay for two weeks. Leaflet on culture with each 

 order, if requested. 



One pound of spawn is sufficient for a bed 2 by 6 feet 

 VIRGIN ENGLISH MILLTRACK MUSHROOM SPAWN. Made 

 by the best maker in England especially for me, and shipped fresh 

 several times a year. Has gained a high reputation among criti- 

 cal growers for its uniform good quality. It can be relied upon to 

 produce a good crop of the best mushrooms. Per brick, iJ4 ibs., 

 25 cts., postpaid; by express, brick 15 cts., 10 lbs. 80 cts., 2S lbs. 

 Si. 75, 100 lbs. S6.50, 2S0 lbs. S15, 1,000 lbs. S60. 

 AMERICAN PURE CULTURE SPAWN. Made from selected 

 spawn dec'ared to be more vigorous than imported stock and to 

 produce Mushrooms of superior quality and flavor. Price, Stan- 

 dard Bricks: i brick 3S cts., postpaid; by express, i brick 30 cts., 

 5 bricks Si. 10, 10 bricks S2, 25 bricks S4. 5° bricks S7. 100 bricks 

 S13, 140 bricks (one case) S18. Direct Bricks, inoculated direct 

 from the original culture. No. 8 (cream-white) or No. 9 (white). 

 Per brick 40 cts., postpaid; by express, S bricks. Si. 40, 10 bricks 

 I2.30, so bricks $10.50. 

 FALCONER'S "HOW TO GROW MUSHROOMS," postpaid, $1. 

 "MUSHROOM CULTURE," 43 pages and illustrations, 15 cts. . 



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