

CATALOGUE FOR THE SOUTH. 



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Larg-e Salamander. 



LASGE SALAMANDER.— A desirable 

 variety for Summer or Fall use, forming 

 very large, compact and beautiful heads 

 Color light green, stands both heat and 

 drought remarkably well; very highly 



recommended. It is undoubtedly the best 

 Summer variety, the heads will frequently 

 weigh from 2 to 3 pounds each. Packet 5c. 

 and 10c; oz., 20c; V4 lb., 50c; lb., $1.75, 

 postpaid. 



STECELEB'S FRENCH MARKET.— 



This lettuce is a great improvement on the 

 old and well-known Royal strain, forming 

 much larger and more compact heads. It 

 is very crisp,- tender and olive green in 

 color, a good shipper. Packet 5c and 10c; 

 oz., 20c; V4 lb., 50c; lb., $1.75, postpaid. 



BLACK SEEDED BIG BOSTON. — A 



beautiful lettuce; leaves a trifle smaller 

 and rather lighter shade of green with less 

 color on edges. We would say of the 

 Black-Seeded that it is a beautiful straight 

 strain of Big Boston Lettuce. The plants 

 form large but hard heads which even in 

 very wet and cold weather continue re- 

 markably sweet and crisp. The plants 

 measure twelve to fifteen inches across and 

 the solid heads from five to six inches in 

 diameter. Packet 5c and 10c; ox., 15c; 

 V 4 lb., 40c; lb., $1.50 postpaid. 



MELON — Musk or Cantaloupe. 



CULTURE. — Melons require a rich sandy loam. If the ground is not rich enough a 

 couple of shovels full of rotten manure should be mixed into each hill, which ought to be 

 from five to six feet apart; drop ten to twelve seeds, and when the plants have two or three 

 rough leaves, thin out to three or four plants. Pinch the ends of the plants to induce 

 early fruiting. Cantaloupes are cultivated very extensively in the neighborhood of New 

 Orleans; the quality is very fine and far superior to those raised in the North. Some 

 gardeners plant during February and cover with boxes, the same as described for Cu- 

 cumbers. When Melons are ripening, too much rain impairs the flavor of the fruit 

 One ounce to 100 hills; 1% pounds per acre. 



FROTSCHER'S NEW 

 ORLEANS MARKET.— 

 A large species of the 

 citron kind, extensively 

 grown for this market. 

 It is very roughly netted 

 and of luscious flavor; 

 different altogether 

 from the Northern 

 netted Citron, which is 

 earlier but not so fine in 

 flavor, and not half the 

 size of the variety 

 grown here. The New 

 Orleans Market cannot 

 be excelled by any other 

 variety in the world. In 

 a favorable season it is 

 a perfect gem. It has 

 been tried alongside of 

 varieties raised in the 

 North, such as are 

 brought out every year, 

 but none of them could 

 compare with the New 

 Orleans Market. Packet, 

 5c and 10c; oz., 20c; % 

 lb., 40c; lb., $1.25, post- 

 paid. 



NETTED NUTMEG.— 



Is of an oval shape, 

 roughly netted but not 

 attaining so lar?e a size 

 as the Netted Citron; it 

 is equally as fine in 

 flavor. Packet, 5c. and 



10c; oz., 15c; 



lb., 



40c; lb., $1.25, postpaid. 



Frotscher's New Orleans Market. 



TIP TOP. — This splendid melon has 

 "held its own" during the past dozen 

 years or more with all introductions in the 

 melon line, and no melon of which we have 

 any knowledge compares with it in uni- 

 formly good eating qualities. The testi- 

 mony of all who have used Tip Top is that 

 every melon produced, whether big or lit- 

 tle, early or late, is a good one;, sweet, 

 juicy. Its appearance on the market is 



very attractive — sells on sight. Packet 5c 

 and 10c; oz., 20c; *4 lb., 40c; lb., $1.25, 

 postpaid. 



LONG ISLAND BEAUTY.— This is one of 



the best shipping varieties, is very early, 

 of good size, green flesh, roughly netted, 

 and of luscious flavor. Besides being the 

 most beautiful it is also earliest of all. 

 Packet 5c and 10c; oz., 15c; y A lb., 40c; 

 lb., $1.25 postpaid. 



