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WM. C. BECKERT, ALLEGHENY, PA. 



Seminole. Oblong in shape, 

 smooth and beautiful I3' propor- 

 tioned. It is of two colors — gray 

 and light green; the latter seems 

 •to be just a darker coloring of 

 the former, and the gray color 

 greatly predominates; melons 

 of both colors are found on the 

 •same vines, exactly the same in 

 shape, size, color of seed, flavor, 

 etc. This new melon possi ^e^- 

 four qualities which will make 

 it the most popular melon ever 

 offered to the public; it is extra 

 early, extra large, enormouslv 

 productive, and of the most de- 

 licious ilavor. It is in all respect 

 a perfect melon. Pkt. 5 cts. : oz 

 10 cts.; K lb. 25 cts.; lb. 80 cts. ' 



Ice Cream or Peerless. 

 Fruit of medium size and nearlv 

 round; flesh scarlet in color, 

 ■crisp and delicious. Pkt. Sets.; 

 oz. 10 cts.; \i lb. 25 cts.; lb. 8( c. 



Cuban Queen. Grows to p. 

 very large size, often weighing * 

 80 pounds; rind thick, flesh 

 bright red ; very solid, crisp and 



good. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. lOcts. ;1^ ^ ^-'.v--4 , 



lb. 25 cts.; lb. SO cts. 



Jordan's Gray Monarch, or Long White Icing. wSkin is 

 of an attractive, mottled, very light green color, so light as 

 to nearly warrant the name white or gray. The flesh is deep 

 red in color and of very fine quality — tullj' equal to the old 

 Icing, which has long been recognized as one of the finest 

 flavored watermelons grown. In size, this new variety is 

 much larger than the old, specimens having been raised to 

 weigh GO to 70 pounds each. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; lb. 25 

 ,cts.; lb. SO cts. ^.^^^^fcfcfc^ 



Volga Melon. 



Volga. A variety of Russian origin. It does not grow 

 to a large size, rarely exceeding 15 pounds in weight, but it 

 is very productive and of most excellent quality; it is per- 

 fectly globular in form, pale green in color; the rind is very 

 hard and solid, but not thick ; flesh very sweet and luscious ; 

 a peculiar and fine melon. Pkt. 5 cts. ; oz. 10 cts. ; lb. 30 

 cts.; lb. 90 cts. 



Dark Icing, or Ice Rind. Of medium size and very pro- 

 lific; shape oblong, rind thin, flesh very solid and of the most 

 delicious flavor. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz.lOcts.; 3^ lb. 25 cts.; lb. 80 cts. 



Pride of Georgia. Ridged like an orange and oval in 

 shape; a good shipper and grows to a large size; for sweet- 

 ness, crispness and flavor it is unexcelled. Pkt. 5 cts. ; oz. 

 10 cts. ; 1^ lb. 25 cts.; lb. 80 cts. 



Hungarian Honey. A perfect gold sparlet melon, ()ark 



green in color, very sweet and luscious, and of a very rich 

 honey flavor. Flesh brilliant red, of early maturity, and 

 very productive. Pkt. 5 cts. ; oz. 10 cts. ; 3^ lb. 30 cts. ; lb. %\. 



MUSHROOM SPAWN. (Champignonbrut.) 



Any dark room, cellar or pit where the temperature can 

 be kept from 

 50° to GOO 

 will do for 

 the cultureof 

 mushrooms. 

 Gather one 

 bushel of soil 

 from some ' 

 old pasture, 

 and add to it 

 two bushels 

 of fresh horse 

 manure. 



Previous 

 to mixing, 

 the manure 

 should be 

 turned a 

 number of 

 times to get 

 rid of the 

 heat. Dig 

 out a bed to 

 the depth of 

 one foot, and 



at the bottom spread a layer of coarse manure ; then lay down 

 successive layers of the mixture until the bed is filled. 

 Pound the layers down hard as you put them in. In a few 

 days the bed will become quite hot; let the temperature 

 recede until it reaches about 90° ; then make holes 

 in the bed at a distance of one foot apart and put in each 

 two or three pieces of the spawn the size of a walnut; cover 

 the holes, pressing the soil solid. At the expiration of ten 

 days cover the whole with two inches of fresh loam. In 

 eight weeks or less the mushrooms will make their appear- 

 ance, and will continue coming for a month. When the 

 crop is gathered, spread an inch of fresh soil over the bed, 

 moisten with warm water and cover with hay or light litter. 

 Success with mushrooms greatly depends upon uniform 

 temperature. 



Mushroom Spawn. Per lb. 15 cts. ; by mail, 23 cts. per lb. 



