20 Dreer's Garden Calendar. 



MELON, MUSK— Cantaloupe— Continued. 



Jenny Lind. The earliest, netted, of small round size, and excellent flavor...$0 5* 10 1 00 



Ixreen Citron Netted. A favorite market variety, medium size deeply 

 netted, nearly round, flesh thick, greenish, melting sweet and of delicious 

 flavor p -.rv 1 aa 



Netted Pine Apple, or Nutmeg. Of nutmeg shaped medium 'size 'flesh 



green and thick, firm, juicy, and sweet 5 10 1 00 



Hackensack, or Turk's Cap. A variety of the Green Citron "deeply 



netted, very large, productive, of excellent flavor; fine for market 5 15 1 25 



White Japan. An early variety of medium size, round, skin and flesh creamy- 

 white; orange centre, and of fine flavor 5 15 1 25 



Prescott. A French variety of merit; fruit large, round, deeply lobed "flesh 



of a rich orange color, sweet and delicious 10 25 2 50 



Casaba, or Persian. Of extraordinary size and delicious flavor -'usual 



weight from 12 to 15 pounds ; a late oval netted variety 5 ig 125 



MELON, WATER. 



Wasser-Melone, Ger. Melon oVEau, Fr. Sandia, Span. 



The Water-melon is prized for its refreshing coolness in warm weather, and delicious sweet- 

 ness. They thrive best in a rather sandy soil, well manured, and planted in hills 8 feet apart 

 each way. Prepare the hills and treat the same as described for Musk-melons. 

 Mountain Sweet. A general favorite with the growers; early, large oblong, Pkt. Oz lb 



dark-green, thin rind, flesh red, solid, rich and sweet $0 5 10 1 00 



Mountain Sprout. A large, long striped variety, dark-green skin, red-fleshed, 



of good quality, but not as early as the Mountain Sweet 5 10 1 00 



Black Spanish. Large round, very dark-green skin, flesh red, sweet and 



delicious 5 10 1 00 



Black Italian. Resembling the Black Spanish in shape, coior, and size'; 



solid, very thin rind, flesh scarlet, sweet and luscious; a profitable variety 



for the market gardener 5 10 1 00 



Gipsy Striped. A superior early market variety ; large oblong, skin green, 



mottled and striped, rind thin, flesh crimson, sweet and fine flavored , 5 10 1 00 



Icing, OR Ice-Rind. The best water-melon; solid, good flavor, and thin rind.. 5 15 150 

 ftoe Cream. (True White Seed.) Of medium size, early, long, pale-green 



skin, very thin rind, flesh solid, scarlet, crisp, and of delicious flavor 5 15 125 



Orang-E. Of small size ; flesh red, tender and sweet, separating from the rind 



like an orange; an excellent late variety 5 15 125 



Citron. For preserving; small round, flesh white and solid, with seeds red.... 5 10 100 



MUSHROOM SPAWN. 



Champignonbrot, Ger. Champignon, Fr. Seta, Span. 



Mushroom beds are best made under cover, in a dry cellar ; under the benches of a green- 

 house, or in sheds, will do where the temperature can be kept from 50 to 60 degrees through 

 the winter. The beds should be made from November to March, according to the time they are 

 desired, as it takes about two months for them to bear. 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 pasture, well with the manure. Dig out a foot deep of the space to contain the 

 bed, lay some long manure at the bottom, and then the prepared dung 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 inches thick; after a few days when the rank heat has passed off, say to 90 

 degrees, then place the spawn in the bed in lumps about 2 inches square and G inches apart, 

 covering with light earth an inch thick ; beat it gently down all over. Cover the bed thickly 

 with straw, and if out of doors, keep off rain, and protect from the cold with mats or boards. 

 In about six to eight weeks the Mushrooms should make their appearance. Examine the bed 

 often to see that it does not get dry, and when water is given it should be at the temperature of 

 100 degrees. A bed 3 to 4 feet wide is best, and can be made any length desired ; see illustrations. 

 English Spawn. In the form of bricks Each, 25cts.; by mail, 50 cts. 



MUSTARD. 



Senf, Ger. Moutarde, Fr. Mostazo, Span. 



Used as a small salad and sometimes with Cress ; also the seed is used for flavoring pickles, 

 pepper sauce, and medicinal purposes. Sow for salad thickly, early in the spring in shallow 

 drills, and in September ; or in frames or boxes, during the winter, where frost can be partially 

 excluded. For a crop of seed sow in April, in drills 1 ft. apart, and thin out when 3 in. high. 



Pkt. Oz. lb. 



White, or Yellow. English, best for salads $0 5 5 40 



Black, OR Brown. More pungent than the white; for culinary use '.. 5 5 40 



Chinese. Larger leaves, more succulent, deeper green, flavor sweet and pungent. 5 10 1 00 



Keoiit for postage, 16 cts. per pound, or 25 cts. per quart or fraction thereof, when ordered to be sent by mail. 



