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MUSKMELON or CANTALOUPE 



CurruRE. Sow about the last of spring or the 

 first of summer, in hills of light, rich, sandy soil, 

 1 inch deep, 4 feet apart, allowing but three plants 

 to grow in each hill. After they have grown about 

 a foot long, pinch off the points of shoots, which 

 causes the vines not only to become stronger, but 

 makes them produce lateral branches that prove 

 more productive and mature the fruit earlier. It 

 should not be grown near squashes, cucumbers, or 

 pumpkins, as the flavor will be affected in con- 

 sequence. Sow 1 ounce to 50 hills, 2 pounds an acre. 



SALMON-FLESHED 



Banana. (98 days.) Smooth, banana- 

 shaped fruit, 15 to 20 inches by 5 inches, 

 weighting 6 to 7 pounds, and of delicious 

 banana-like flavor. Good for late planting. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 1/4 lb. 30 cts.; 

 lb. $1; 5 lbs. $4.50. 



Bender's Surprise. (94 days.) Fruit ob- 

 long, 8 by 6 inches, with ends rounded, 

 and weighing 7 pounds. Skin hard, green- 

 ish yellow, distinctly ribbed, with coarse 

 netting; delicious flavor. Can be shipped. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; lb. 30 cts.; 

 lb. $1; 5 lbs. $4.50. 



Emerald Gem. (85 days.) A good early 

 variety for home and market gardens. 

 Fruit rounded, 4}^ by 5}4 inches, flattened 

 at ends, distinctly ribbed and slightly 

 netted; small seed-cavity; very sweet; 

 weight 2 pounds. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 

 cts.; V4 lb. 30 cts.; lb. $1; 5 lbs. $4.50. 



Hale's Best. (80 days.) Fruit oval, 6^^ by 

 5 inches, indistinctly ribbed but heavily 

 netted, weighing 3 to 4 pounds. Flesh 

 thick, sweet, and of fine flavor. Planted 

 extensively for early shipping. Pkt. 10 

 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 1/4 lb- 30 cts.; lb. $1; 

 5 lbs. $4.50. 



Hearts of Gold or Hoodoo. (94 days.) 

 Fine for market gardens and shipping. 

 Fruit round, 6 by 6 inches, weighing 2 

 pounds; distinctly ribbed, and covered 

 with fine gray netting. Flesh thick, deep, 

 sweet, and juicy. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 

 cts.; 14 lb. 30 cts.; lb. $1; 5 lbs. $4.50. 



Pride of Wisconsin. (90 days.) A pink- 

 fleshed varietj' 6J4 by 6 inches, weight 

 3% lbs. Recently introduced and 

 most attractive. The rind is hard, 

 light green to yellow. Very desirable 

 for shipping, home gardens and market. 

 An improvement over honey or sugar 

 rock, and is becoming increasingly 

 popular. The flavor is delicious. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; V4 lb. 35 

 cts.; lb. $1.25; 5 lbs. $5.50. 



GREEN-FLESHED 



Acme or Baltimore Nutmeg. (90 days.) 



Oblong, densely netted and ribbed fruit, 



75^2 by 5 inches, weighing Sj/n pounds. 



Very popular with market gardeners. 



Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; lb- 30 cts.; 



lb. $1; 5 lbs. $4.50. 

 Anne Arundel. (84 days.) Fruits oblong, 



deeply netted, 7 by 11 inches, with green 



flesh of fine flavor. Fine for market or 



home use. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; V4 lb. 



30 cts.; lb. $1; 5 lbs. $4.50. 

 Bottomly. (87 days.) Fruits round, 6 by 8 



inches, prominently ribbed, and well 



netted. The green flesh has a spicy flavor. 



Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Vi lb. 30 cts.; 



lb. $1; 5 lbs. $4.50. 



Honey BaU. (105 days.) Fruit 5 by 4^ 

 inches, weight 3 pounds. A fall or 

 winter variety. Keeps well and is an 

 excellent shipper. The fruit is white 

 with heavy netting and hard rind. 

 Flesh thick green with sweet spicy 

 flavor. Very popular. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 oz. 20 cts.; 1/4 lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1.25; 

 5 lbs. $5.50. 



Green Honeydew. (112 days.) A winter or 

 fall variety with fruit 9 by 8J/^ inches. 

 Surface smooth and hard, with practically 

 no netting. Beautiful green flesh, thick, 

 juicy and tender. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 

 cts.; V4 lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1.25; 51bs.$5.50. 



Cantaloupe 



Jasper. (80 days.) One of the largest round 

 melons grown, the fruit being 10 inches in 

 diameter, with green flesh of fine flavor, 

 tinted orange at center. Seven or 8 melons 

 will fill a half-bushel basket. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 oz. 20 cts.; 1/4 lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1.25; 5 

 lbs. $5.50. 



Knight. (75 days.) Fruit 5}4 by 5 inches, 

 oval, well ribbed and netted, with green 

 flesh, shaded orange at center. Fine for 

 home and shipping. One of the earliest, 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Vi lb. 30 cts.; 

 lb. $1; 5 lbs. $4.50. 



Long John. (85 days.) Fruits 7 by 12 

 inches; oblong, deeply netted and ribbed, 

 with thick green flesh of fine flavor, and 

 small seed-cavity. A good shipper. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; lb. 35 cts.; 

 lb. $1.25; 5 lbs. $5.50. 



Rocky Ford Gold Lined. (92 days.) Fruit 

 by 5 inches, nearly round, with no 

 ribs, and heavily covered with netting. 

 Flesh deep, juicy, tender, and sweet. A 

 very popular melon for home and market. 

 Weighs 21-4 pounds. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 

 15 cts.; 1/4 lb. 30 cts.; lb. $1; 5 lbs. $4.50. 



MUSHROOM SPAWN 



CTLTtTRE. Select fresh horse-manure, with straw 

 bedding and put in a flat pile, covering with 2 to 

 3 inches of good soil. In the course of 3 to 4 days, 

 turn over and mix thoroughly. Moisten with water, 

 pile up. and cover again with soil and allow the 

 pile to heat. Turn again in 5 to 6 days. Put this 

 mixture on floor about 8 inches deep in beds the 

 size desired, and pack down with shovel. When 

 the heat rises to 100 degrees, wait until it recedes 

 to about 70, then place the spawn. Keep moist. 

 Make your bed in cellar, shed, pit, or some building 

 that can be darkened. 



Mushroom Spawn. (40 to 60 days.) Our 

 bricks produce the best creamy white fine- 

 flavored Mushrooms. Cake 25 cts.; 10 

 cakes $2.25. 



MUSTARD 



Cttlttjiib. Seed may be sown as soon as ground 

 can be worked in spring. H inch deep, in rows 

 18 inches apart and thinned to 6 to 8 inches in rows. 

 Sow 1 ounce to 100 feet, 4 to 5 pounds an acre. 



Ostrich Plume or Fordhook Fancy. Very 

 dark green, plume-like leaves of tender 

 quality and fine flavor. Oz. 10 cts.; Vi lb. 

 20 cts.; 1/2 lb. 30 cts.; lb. 50 cts. 



Southern Giant Curled. Highly esteemed 

 in the South where the seed is sown in the 

 fall and used in the spring as a salad. Our 

 stock is the true curled leaf and produces 

 plants 2 feet high and of great breadth, 

 forming enormous bunches. Oz. 10 cts..' 

 Vi lb. 20 cts.; 1/2 lb. 30 cts.; lb. 50 cts. 



White Mustard Seed. For pickles. Oz.lO 

 cts.; 1/4 lb. 20 cts.; 1/2 lb- 30 cts.; lb. i 

 cts. 



NASTURTIUM 



CuLTXTRE. Plant in May, the climbing varieties 

 to cover arbor or fence, and the dwarf for beds or 

 hanging-baskets. The leaves are used for salad, 

 and the seeds, when soft enough to be penetrated 

 by the nail, for pickles. 



Dwarf Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 



V4 lb. 30 cts.; 1/2 lb. 50 cts.; lb. 90 cts. 

 Tall Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; V4 



lb. 30 cts.; 1/2 lb. 50 cts.; lb. 90 cts. 



See page 13 for other varieties. 



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