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"5 Shaker Blue Watermelon 



Planters who have a market for Watermelons of an 

 immense size should by all means plant Shaker Blue. 

 It is sometimes spoken of as Jumbo, frequently weigh- 

 ing 40 to 60 pounds. It is as large as the Triumph, but 

 very much better flavored and more handsome in 

 appearance. In shape it is oval but very thick through 

 :he center, and is a comparatively good keeper. The 

 :olor is a rich, dark green, making a very attractive 

 appearance on the market. The flesh is a brilliant red, 

 having a heart of splendid quality, and the seeds are 

 white. Shaker Blue is particularly recommended for 

 home use or for nearby market purposes, but we do not 

 believe it will stand as long shipments as the Tom 

 Watson will. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., i^lb. 40 cts., lb. 

 $1.25. 



Dark Icing 



Shaker Blue Watermelon 



One of the very earliest melons under cultivation. 

 It is nearly round in shape and has a very thin, dark 

 green rind. The light red flesh is tender and of delicious 

 flavor. The seeds are white. Dark Icing, like Shaker 

 Blue, is not a particularly good shipper, and should 

 not be grown with that purpose in view. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., V4lb. 30 cts., lb. $1. 



KEY TO DISCARDED VARIETIES OF WATERMELONS 



NOT LISTED SUBSTITUTE 



Alabama Sweets 1 



G-^7or Georgia Rataesnake: ] i ! ! ! ! ! ! TOM WATSON 



Mountain Sweet J 



Black Boulder ) 



Dixie } SHAKER BLUE 



Kolb's Gem ) 



Florida Favorite GRAY MONARCH 



; ) BARK ICmG 



Mushrooms 



Mushrooms can be grown in any dark 

 room or cellar where the temperature is 

 kept at 50 to 70 degrees. From some old 

 pasture, procure good, rich soil and store it 

 away. To every bushel of this add two 

 bushels of fresh horse manure. Of this well- 

 mixed compound prepare a bed, say 4 feet 

 wide. Put down a thin layer and pound it 

 down hard, and so on till the bed is 12 to 18 

 inches thick. It soon becomes pretty hot, 

 but let the heat recede until it is 85 to 90 

 degrees. Then make holes, say a foot apart, and put in the spawn, two or three pieces as large as a walnut to 

 each hole. Cover the holes and press the soil down solid and smooth. Let the bed remain in this condition about 

 twelve days; then cover the bed with 2 inches of fresh loam, and over this put 4 .or 5 inches of hay or straw, 

 and the work is done. If the temperature is right, in six to eight weeks you may expect Mushrooms. The beds 

 will continue bearing from twenty to thirty days. After the first crop is gathered, spread over the bed an inch 

 of fresh soil, moisten with warm, water, and cover with hay as before. The main conditions in Mushroom-growing 

 are proper and uniform temperature and very rich soil. One pound of spawn is sufficient for a bed 2x6 Jeet. We 

 receive fresh Spawn several times a year from the best makers. 



of spawn from which they grow 



American Pure-Culture Spawn 



A very superior article, made in this country from carefully selected spawn, which it is claimed is much more 

 vigorous than the imported article, and will produce Mushrooms of a very superior quality and flavor. 



Price, "Standard Bricks," Pure-Culture Spawn: One brick, by mail, postpaid, 35 cts., by express, 30 cts.; 

 5 bricks, by express, $1.10; 10 bricks, $2, 25 bricks $4, 50 bricks $7, 100 bricks $13, 140 bricks (one case) $18. 



Price, "Direct Bricks," Pure-Culture Spawn. Inoculated direct from the original culture. No. 8, cream- 

 white; No. 9, white; per brick, 30 cts., postpaid 40 cts.; 5 bricks $1.40, 10 bricks $2.30, 50 bricks $10.50. 



HALF-CASE CONTAINS ABOUT 80 BRICKS; CASE ABOUT 150 BRICKS 



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