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SWEET HEART WATER MELON. 
LONG LIGHT ICING._our stock of this sort is much bet- 
ter than that usually offered, and superior to many strains 
offered as Early Monarch, etc. The melons are uniformly 
long and large, and the flesh deep rich red and of splendid 
quality. Pkt.5cts.; Oz. 10cts.; 2 Oz.15c.; 144 Lb. 20c.; Lh. 50c. 
ROUND LIGHT ICING._Fruit medium size, round, very 
liebe green or white, mottled with slightly darker green. 
Flesh bright, light red, very sweet and tender. By many this 
is considered the best of all melons. Pkt. 5dcts.; Oz. 10cts.; 
2 Oz. 1icts.; 14 Lb. 20cts.; Lb. 50cts. 
DARK ICING._rruit large, nearly round, dark green, very 
indistinctly mottled with lighter shade. Flesh very rich, 
bright red. Repeated trials have demonstrated that our 
stocks of the Icing varieties are much superior to those gen- 
erally offered, each sort being distinct and showing the type 
well, instead of being like many of the Icing stocks, a mere 
mixture of white seeded sorts. Pkt. 5cts.; Oz.10cts.; 2 Oz. 
15cts.; 14 Lb. 20cts.; Lb. 50cts. 
ICE CREAM._ Medium size, with scarlet flesh and very 
sweet; a good variety for main crop. Pkt. dcts.; Oz. 10cts.; 
2 Oz. 15cts.; 14 Lb. 20cts.; Lb. 50cts. 
ATER MEBLONS— 
© 4, VONTINUED 
SWEET EART 
This Melon was 
Introduced by us in 1894. 
It Has No Equal as a 
Shipping Melon to 
Distant Markets. 
Vine vigorous and productive, ripening its 
fruit early. Fruit large, oval, very heavy, 
uniformly mottled light and very light green. 
Rind thin but firm. Flesh bright red, firm, 
solid but very tender, melting and sweet. 
Fruit remains 
— IN CONDITION 
FOR USE 
LONGER THAN 
ANY OTHER MELON. 
Each season we have improved this melon 
by careful selection, and feel perfectly satis- 
fied our stock of this variety is superior to any 
other. This variety is not only a good keeper, 
but it improves in quality for a long time 
after ripening. Seeds dark gray. Get your 
supply from headquarters. Pkt.5cts.; Oz. 
10 cts.; 2 Oz. 15cts.; 14 Lb. 20 cts.; Lb. 60cets. 
MOUNTAIN SWEET._« large, oval variety; rind green; 
flesh scarlet and quite solid to the center, very sweet and 
delicious. This is an old standard sort and one of the best 
for the home garden. Pkt. dcts.; Oz. 10cts.; 2 Oz. 15cts.; 
14 Lb. 20cts.; Lb. 50cts. 
ORANGE. An oval melon, skin 
green; flesh scarlet, of good quality, 
and is peculiar, in that the flesh may 
be easily separated from the rind like 
that of an orange. Pkt. idcts.; 
Oz. 10cts.; 2 Oz. 15cts.; 14 Lb. 25cts.; 
Lb. 75cts. 
CITRON._.Grows uniformly round 
and smooth,striped and marbled with 
light green. Flesh white and solid; 
seeds red. It should be borne in 
mind that this variety is not used 
for eating in the raw state, but for 
preserves, pickles, etc. Pkt. 5cts.; 
Oz. 10cts.; 2 Oz. 15cts.; 14 Lb. 20cts.; 
Lb. 60cts. 
CITRON. 
made into beds the size required, eight inches deep. See to it that 
the bed is packed very solidly 
and evenly. In this bed plant 
Mushrooms can be grown in cellars, in sheds, in hot-beds or some- 
af times in open air. Fermenting horse manure at a temperature of 
about 70 degrees, mixed with an equal weight of fresh sod loam, is 
The Mushroom is an 
edible fungus of a white color, 
changing to brown when old. 
The gills are loose, of pinkish- 
red, changing to liver color. 
It produces no seed, but in- 
stead, a white, fibrous sub- 
stance in broken threads, 
called spawn, which is pre- 
served in horse manure, being 
pressed in the form of bricks. 
Thus prepared it will retain 
its vitality for years. 
MUSHROOMS, 
the broken pieces of spawn six 
whole with two inches of light. 
soil, and protect from cold and 
rain One brick will plant eight 
to tensquare feet of bed. The 
mushrooms will appear in 
about six weeks. Water spar- 
ingly and with lukewarm 
water. 
English Mushroom Spawn, 
in bricks, 30cts. Lb., prepaid. 
French Mushroom Spawn, 
3 lb. boxes, $1.75 each, prepaid. 
inches apart, covering the - 
