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WATER MELON (Cont.) 



10 lbs. 

 or more op more 

 Code Word per lb. per lb. 



KLECKLEY'S SWEETS or MONTE CRISTO melky $0.45 $0.40 



Early. The most popular home garden sort; because of the thin 

 brittle rind it is not suitable for shipping. Fruits large, oblong, 

 very dark green; flesh bright rich red, crisp, exceedingly sweet; 

 seeds white. Very similar to Halbert Honey. 



KLONDIKE, MORSE'S STRAIN melds 1.25 1.10 



Early. Unsurpassed in quaHty. Widely used in home and market 

 gardens in California and increasingly in demand for shipping. 

 Fruits oblong, with shallow ribs; pure green; flesh bright red, very 

 sweet; average weight about 25 lbs. Seeds very small. 



Round Light Icing melro .45 .40 



Medium early. Fruits medium large, roundish, Ught green faintly 

 veined with darker green; rind brittle; flesh bright Hght red; crisp 

 and sweet; seeds white. Fruits roundish and a trifle smaller, but 

 otherwise very similar to Long Light Icing. 



STONE MOUNTAIN melst .45 .40 



Main crop. Recently introduced melon of outstanding merit; ideal 

 for home and market garden; shipped North in enormous quanti- 

 ties. Fruits very large; broad oval, almost round, with blocky 

 ends; dark green with indistinct veining; rind hard and tough; 

 flesh bright red, crisp and sweet. 



Sweet Heart melba .45 .40 



Main crop. Splendid shipper and popular home and market gar- 

 den sort. Fruits very large; round to slightly oblong, with blocky 

 ends; Ught green with fine, darker veining; rind hard and tough; 

 flesh bright red, crisp and sweet ; seeds black. 



TOM WATSON melaw .45 .40 



Main crop. The most widely grown melon for shipping; also splen- 

 did and popular for home and market garden use. Fruits very 

 large; oblong. cyUndrical, symmetrical; dark green with fine vein- 

 ing of very dark green; rind very tough; flesh bright deep red, 

 crisp and sweet; seeds brownish. 



MUSHROOM SPAWN 



Spore Culture muspo (in bricks of about 1}4 lbs.) 



Mushroom is propagated by means of microscopic "spores" per brick, $0.22 



which correspond to the seeds of flowering plants. The spore cul- per 100, $18.00 



ture we offer is from a selected strain which insures uniformity 

 and is prepared in the form of bricks. 



MUSTARD 



Mustard is very widely grown for greens, particularly in the home and market gardens of the 

 South. An abundance of tender succulent leaves is available 4 to 5 weeks after sowing seed. 



lib. 



10 lbs. 



or more 



or more 



per lb. 



per lb. 



Code Word 



Chinese musch $0.30 $0.72 



Very hardy and \dgorous; leaves broad oval, thick; savoyed 

 and crumpled. ~ 



Fordhook Fancy musfy .35 .32 



(Also known as Ostrich Plume.) Vigorous, of comparatively up- 

 right habit; slow to produce seed stalks; leaves handsome, plume- 

 like; bright green; seeds reddish-brown. 



