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VEGETABLE SEED SPECIALTIES- ^ 



CoLE's Early Watermelon. 



Ripens Delicious Melons in Northern States, Where Melons Never 

 M^^■"•pf^ Before — =^ 



Just as Valuable for Middle and Southern States, Ripening Melons 

 W(»pk< Before Any Other.= 



COLE'S EARLY is the finest Watermelon for the family 

 garden. People, particularly in our Northern States, can 

 now enjov, from the beginning to the close of the season, 

 most dehcious" Watermelons, for COLE'S EARLY is not only 

 the earliest variety in cultivation, but it continues to bear 

 throughout the season. The beautiful bright red flesh is crisp 

 and of delicate texture — granulated, cool and sparkling. In 

 flavor it is lusciously sweet and refreshing. The Melons are 

 not large, seldom over 12 inches in length by 9 inches in 

 diameter, but what they lack in size is more than made up in 

 number and solidity. The heart is large, there is httle or no 

 cavity, and very few seeds — all solid flesh, the quality of which 

 is sustained clear to the rind. It can be grown successfully 

 over a larger latitude than any other Watermelon, and it will 

 mature large crops in Northern States when the season is as 

 loner as that of New York. (See cm^)' 10c. pkt., 15c. oz., 35c. 

 \ lb., $1.00 lb. 



WHAT ONE CUSTOMER THINKS OF IT : 



" The seasons in this portion of northern New York State are as late ami 

 unfavorable for growing watermelons as anywhere in our land, as early frosts 

 vsually prevent them from ripening. Moved by the description in your catalogue, 

 but having no hope of success, I planted six hills of Cole's Early Watermelon, 

 which produced perfectly ripened melons weighing, from 10 to 17 pounds each, and 

 one weighing 29 pounds, before the frost came, September 26th. These melons, 

 in ripeness and eating qualities, equalled the best Southern melons. 1 ou should 

 add these words to your catalogue description : ' Cole's Early Watermelon will 





COLES EARLT WATERMELON. 



MUSHROOM SPAWN. 



VIRGIN SPAWN 



for having provided 

 Potsdam, N. Y. 



LARGE WHITE FRENCH ^=^ 



its Sterilized Medium being freed from other types, as 

 well as Bacterial Enemies, reduces the possibilities of 

 failure and aids in insuring a bountiful yield of the Larg- 

 est, Handsomest and most Luscious Mushrooms known. 



MUSHROO^M SPAWN propagated continuously by the ordinary 

 method usually degenerates, giving decreasing yields of inferior 

 Mushrooms. Some growers, in their efforts to overcome this de- 

 terioration, procure spores from chance-grown Mushrooms in field 

 or farmyard, but these, on account of the diversity of varieties, 

 their consequent varied merits and values, seldom prove satis- 

 factory'. This new spawn is produced bj- a new method direct from 

 virgin spores secured from the finest type of healthy, large, white 

 French ilushrooms. These being propagated in a sterilized me- 

 dium insure freedom from inferior types as well as the bacterial 

 enemies so often prevalent in ordinary' spa'R-n. Virgin Mushroom 

 Spawn is sold in compressed tablets measuring 3ix2ixli inches, 

 to be split into four portions, each portion to be planted ten to 

 twelve inches apart. Full cultural instructions for Virgin Spawn 

 to every purchaser , which should be carefully followed. (See cut.) 

 Price of tablets, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz., delivered in the U. S. 



AMERICAN "PURE CULTURE" MUSHROOM 



SPAWN. 



Recent discoveries in the production of Mushroom Spawn 

 enable pure cultxires to be taken direct from selected specimens 

 of specific varieties, thus allowing us to offer spawn from improved, 

 pedigree mushrooms — the prolific, large, round, well shaped, 

 creamj'-white kind of such sui^passing flavor. SpaTi\'n of this 

 character insures a greater yield of more uniform and marketable 

 product than spawn "run" from hit-and-miss, large, small and 

 unevenly shaped and colored varieties of mushrooms. 



Another merit of this American Spa\\m is in its being produced 

 from acclimatized mushrooms, which fact speaks for itself. It is 

 sold in bricks measuring about SJxoJxli inches. Each brick 

 weighs from ] J to 1 i lbs. , sufficient to spawn an area of 9 square 

 feet. (Sec cut.) 



Price, purchaser pajang carriage, per lb. 20c., S lbs. for $1.30, 

 per 100 lbs. $14.00. If wanted by mail, add loc. per lb. for postage. 



Our leaflet— Mushroom Culture— thoroughly up-to-date, free to Customers on application. 



