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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— WHOLESALE CATALOGUE. 



MUSK MELONS.-Continued. 



JENNY LINT). This is the earliest market variety. The fruit is 



small, round-fiat in shape, deeply but evenly ribbed, 



of a most attractive greenish-gold- color when ripe. It is safe to- 

 say that its flavor is unsurpassed, by any. It is an enormous cropper 

 and bears for a long time. (See cut.) 10c. oz., 25c. \ lb., 70c. lb. 



NETTED GEM. One of the earliest varieties, generally coming 



into the New York markets right after Jennv 



Lind. Our stock is unsurpassed in purity and is selected to an 

 oval type which has proved of great advantage. It is very uniform 

 in size, beautifully netted, flesh deep, fairly solid, but deliciously 

 melting in character. The color of flesh is rich green. It is very 

 productive, and a grand sort. 10c. oz., 20c. J lb., 55c. lb. 



WATER MELONS. 



COLE'S EARLY. A most delicious and productive variety, 



succeeding in Northern States where mel- 

 ons never ripened before; it is just as valuable for Middle and 

 Southern States, ripening weeks before other varieties are fit 

 to gather. The melons are not large, seldom over 12 inches 

 long by 9 inches in diameter, but make up for lack of size by 

 bearing prolifically throughout the season. Flesh bright red 

 and luscious, cool, sparkling and sweet. {See cut.) 10c. oz.„ 

 25c. i lb., 75c. lb. 



KOLB'S GEM. A short, thick, very large Melon, dark green, 



marbled lighter; flesh red, quality fair. As 



a shipper it has hardly an equal. Largely grown, particularly 

 in the South, for shipment to Northern markets. 10c. oz., 20c. 

 i lb., 50c. lb. 



SWEET HEART. A thick, oval Melon, light green, mottled 



with thin, tough rind; flesh light red, 



solid, of fine quality and flavor. It is early, making a grand 

 second to Cole's Early; stands shipping well, is an excellent 

 keeper and improves in quality after ripening. 10c. oz., 20c. 

 I lb., 60c. lb. 



For Our Complete List of Water Melons see page 40. 



COLES EARLY WATER MELON. 



HENDERSON'S SUPERIOR ENGLISH 



MUSHROOM SPAWN. 



Mushrooms may be grown by any one having a. 

 supply of fresh horse manure and a tight shed or 

 cellar, or under a greenhouse bench where a tempera- 

 ture of 50 to 60 degrees can be evenly maintained. 

 They are a most profitable crop when successfully 

 grown, and the American market is the best in the 

 world for this most delicious of foods. Frequent im- 

 portations of our Superior English Spawn insure its 

 being fresh and the " mycelium " alive. It comes 

 in bricks weighing about 1-J lbs.; enough to plant a 

 bed about 9 square feet. (See cut.) 10c. lb.; 50 lbs., 

 $3.75; 100 lbs., $7.00. 



" Your English Mushroom Spawn shipped to me in January hat 

 produced a fine crop." 



E. E. SLOCUM, East Providence, R. I. 



" Your Mushroom Spawn last year was A 1." 



W. A. WOOD. Hoosick Fails, N. Y 



Our Leaflet, " How to Grow Mushrooms," given tojcustomers Free when asked for. 



