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M ELON (WATER)-C'o>Um!(€fZ. 



Black Spanish. Solid, very tiiiti 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, Inna:, 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 e.xcellent shipping sort. 

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

 nassed for productiveness. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 35 cts., 

 lb. $2.00. 



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Mountain Sweet. 



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

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

 15 cts., lb. $1.00. 



Noantain Sprout. A large, long striped variety, dark- 

 green skin, red-fleshed, of good quality. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 15 cts., lb. $1.00. 



Striped (>ipsy, or Rattlesnake, kn early variety; 

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

 thin, flesli 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 tlie 

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



Citron. For preservingonly ; small, round, flesh whiteand 

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



Mushrooms. 



MUSHROOMS. 



Chawpignonhrot, Ger. Chnmpignnn, Fr. Seta b HueviLS 

 de IJonijos, 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 i)asture 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 indies 

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

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

 about 2 inches square and G 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 



MUSHROOM S— Continued. 

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

 perature of 100 degrees. A bed 'A to 4 feet wide is best. 

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

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



MUSTARD. 



Senf, Ger. lloutarde, Fr. Mostaza, Sp. 

 A small pungent salad used with Cress ; the seed is also 

 used for flavoring pickles, pepjier 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 foot apai't, and thin out when 

 3 inches high. 



White, or Yellow. For salads and flavoring jnir- 



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

 Black, or Brown. More {lungent than the white. 



Oz. 10 cts., lb. 50 cts. 

 Chinese. Leaves twice the size of the white, more 

 succulent, deeper green, flavor sweet and jmngent, 

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



NASTURTIUM. 



(Indian Cress.) 



Indianische Kresse, oder Kapiiziner, Ger. Cnpiicien 

 grande, Fr. Capuchhia 6 Berru Indio, 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 orantre-colored and used for garnishing, the leaves for 

 mi.xing with salads. Sow early in the spring in drills 

 about 1 inch deep, in li.srht, 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., J lb. 75 cts. 



lMPRf\rD DwAur Okra. 



OKRA. 



(Gombo.) 



Essharer Hibiscus, GwR. Gombo, Fr. Quimbo^nbo, Sp. 

 This vegetable is becoming extensively grown. The 

 long young pods of this jilant are used in soujis, stews, etc., 

 to which they impart a rich flavor and are considered nu- 

 tritious. Sow the seeds thickly in rich ground i^bout the 

 middle of May, or when the ground has become warm, in 

 drills 3 feet apart and 1 inch deep, thin out to 10 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., i lb. 30 cts. 

 Improved Dwarf. This new early variety has long 

 green slender pods, very jiroductive, and only grows 

 14 inches high. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., i lb. 50 cts. 



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. 



