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WATERMELONS. 



Wasser-Melone, Ger. Melon d'Eau, Fr. Sandias 6 

 Patillas, Sp. 



Kolb Gem. 



Boss. Color dark green, flesh unusually deep scarlet, an 

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



Cuban Queen. One of the largest varieties, ripening 

 to the very centre, heavy cropper, flesh bright red, 

 tender and melting, luscious, crisp, and very sugary. 

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



Kolb Gem. An excellent shipper ; very large, deep red 

 flesh, and of excellent flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 

 i lb. 50 cts. 



Dark Icing. The flavor of this variety cannot be ex- 

 celled. It is very solid, rind very thin, and highly 

 prized as a shipper; seed white. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 

 cts., i lb. 40 cts. 



Black Spanish. Solid, very thin rind, flesh scarlet, 

 sweet and luscious ; a profitable variety for the market 

 gardener. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., i lb. 30 cts. 



Ice Cream. Of medium size, early, long, very thin 

 rind, flesh solid, scarlet, crisp, and of delicious flavor. 

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



Icing, or Ice-rind. Solid, always of good flavor and 

 thin light green rind, white-seeded. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 15 cts., i lb. 40 cts. 



Ihon Clad. 



Iron Clad. This Melon grows to a large size, and very 

 solid. The rind, though quite thin, is remarkably 

 strong, thus rendering it an excellent shipping sort. 

 It is of a most delicious sugary flavor, and is not sur- 

 passed for productiveness. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 

 1 lb. 40 cts. 



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

 rind, flesh red, solid, rich and sweet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., J lb. 30 cts. 



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

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

 shipper. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., i 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 early variety; 

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

 thin, flesh crimson, sweet and fine flavored. One 



WATERMELON ^—Continued. 

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



4(1 CtS. 



Scaly Bakk. 



Orange. Flesh red, tender and sweet, separating from the- 



rind like an orange. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., i lb. 40' 



cts. 

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



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



40 cts. 



i v lu5liroom5. 



Champignonbrot, Ger. Champignon, Yr. Seta 6 Huevas- 

 de Hongos, Sp. 



As the demand for Mushrooms is steadily increasing, it 

 is to the interest of market growers that they should pay 

 more attention to raising them, as they prove a remunera- 

 tive crop and the cost of growing is not heavy. 



Mushrooms will thrive in a dry cellar, under the benches 

 of a greenhouse, or in sheds, where the temperature can be 

 kept from 50 to 60 degrees through the winter, and can be 

 grown without much of the labor and trouble that many 

 think necessary. The materials required are a mass of 

 fresh horse-manure, which should be turned over three or 

 four times to get rid of the excessive heat, and then mixed 

 with one-third of its bulk of fresh soil or sod. Dig out a 

 foot deep of the space to contain the bed, lay some long 

 manure at the bottom, and then the prepared manure 

 and soil, a little at a time, evenly and well beaten down, 

 until it is a toot above the ground ; put a layer of good light 

 earth on this, 2 inches thick ; after a few days, when the- 



Market gardeners requiring large quantities of seed will be furnished with special prices on application. 



