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MELON (WATER)— Continued. 



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

 sweet and luscious ; a profitable variety for the market 

 gardener. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., lb. $1.00. 



Ice Cream. Of medium size, early, Ion?, very thin 

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

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., lb. §1.00. 



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

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

 15 cts.,"lb. $1.25. 



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. 20 cts., 

 lb. $1.25. 



Mountain Sweet. 



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

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

 15 cts., lb. $1.00. 



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. 20 cts., lb. $1.50. 



Striped Gipsy, or Rattlesnake. An early 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., lb. $1.25. 



Orange. Flesh red, tenderand sweet, separating from the 

 rind like an orange. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., lb. $1.25. 



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

 solid, with red seeds. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., lb. $1.25. 



MUSHHOOMS. 



MUSHROOMS. 



Champignonbrot, Ger. Champignon, Fk. Seta 6 Uuevus 

 de Hongos, Sp. 

 Mushrooms can be grown in a dry cellar, under the 

 benches of a greenhouse, or in sheds, where the tempera- 

 ture can be kept from 50 to 60 degrees through the winter. 

 Collect fresh horse-droppings without straw, turn them 

 over three or four times to get rid of the heat, and then 

 mix one-third of fresh soil from an old pasture with the 

 prepared manure. Dig out a foot deep of the space to con- 

 tain 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 foot above the 

 ground ; put a layer of good light earth on this, 2 inches 

 thick; after a few days, when the rank heat has passed 

 off, say to 90 degrees, place the spawn in the bed in lumps 

 about 2 inches square and 6 inches apart, covering with 

 earth an inch thick ; beat it gently down all over. In 

 about 6 to 8 weeks the Mushrooms should make their ap- 

 pearance, Examine the bed often to see that it does not 



MUSHROOMS— Continued. 

 get dry, and when water is given it should be at the tem- 

 perature of 100 degrees. Make the bed 3 to 4 feet wide 

 and any length desired. If properly handled the bed will 

 remain in bearing several weeks by the addition of more 

 spawn. Care should be exercised in removing the mush- 

 rooms, that the remaining stools may not be disturbed 

 more than is necessary. The spawn we ofier is from lead- 

 ing English and continental growers, and can be relied 

 upon as fresh and genuine. 

 English Spawn. In bricks. Each 20 cts.; per doz. 



$2.00 ; by mail, prepaid, 40 cts. each. 

 French Spawn. Per lb., 45 cts., postpaid, 60 cts., in 



3 lb. boxes, per box $1.25, postpaid, $1.90. 



MUSTARD. 



Senf, Ger. Moutarde, Fr. llostazo, Sp. 

 A small pungent salad used with Cress ; the seed is 

 also used for flavoring pickles, pepper sauce, etc. For 

 salads sow thickly, 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 

 toot apart, and thin out when 3 inches high. 

 White, or Yellow. For salads and flavoring pur- 

 poses. Oz. 10 cts., lb. 50 cts. 

 Black, or Brown. More pungent than the white. 



Oz. 10 cts., lb. 50 cts. 

 Chinese. Leaves twice the size of the white, more 

 succulent, deeper green, flavor sweet and pungent, 

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



NASTURTIUM. 



(Indian Cress.) 



Indianische Kresse, oder Kapuziner, Gee. Capucien 



grande, Fr. C'apuchina 6 Berro India, Sp. 



Cultivated both for use and ornament. The seed pods 

 and foot stalks are gathered while green and tender, for 

 pickling; they resemble capers. The flowers are beau- 

 tiful orange-colored and used for garnishing, the leaves 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 the Dwarf in beds. 

 Tall Orange. The most profitable pickling variety. 



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

 Dwarf. Beautiful colors; mixed. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 

 cts., I lb. 75 cts. 



OKRA. 



(Gombo.) 



Essburer Hibiscus, GER. Gombo, Fr. Quimbombo, SP. 



This vegetable is becoming extensively grown. The 

 long young pods of this plant are used in soups, stews, etc., 

 to which they impart a 

 rich flavor and are con- 

 sidered nutritious. Sow 

 the seeds thickly in 

 rich ground about the 

 middle of May, or when 

 the ground has become 

 warm, in drills 3 feet 

 apart and 1 inch deep, 

 thin out to ten inches 

 apart in the drills. Hoe 

 often, and earth up a. 

 little to support the 

 stems. The very young 

 pods can be gathered 

 and dried for winter use. 

 Dwarf Green. Long- 

 podded, early, and 



productive. Pkt. 5 



cts., oz. 15 cts., { lb. 



30 cts. 

 Improved Dwarf. 



This early variety has 



long, green, slender 



pods, very productive, and only grows 14 inches high. 



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

 White Creole. Pods white and tender. Largely used 



by the French in Louisiana. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 



i lb. 75 cts. 



Improved Dwarf Okra. 



Postage prepaid on pkts. and ounces. On % lb. and over, remit at rate of I ct. per oz., when ordered to be sent by mail. 



