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FAUST'S NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES FOR 1894. 
Girardeau's New Favorite Watermelon. 
Wm. M. Girardeau, of Monticello, Florida, is justly rated the largest melon seed grower in the United States, and has 
tindoubtedly originated more good watermelons than any other man in America. The Seminole, Florida Favorite, etc., 
are among his recent introductions and largely grown in various sections of this country. Mr. Girardeau now comes out with a 
new melon, which he calls Girardeau's Favorite, and claims it to be much superior to any he has ever grown. This claim is 
backed up by numerous testimonials of persons who have tested this new melon, and all say it is one of the best and most 
productive" varieties of watermelons ever produced. It is claimed to be much superior to the popular and well-known 
Florida Favorite, not only in quality, but also in productiveness and size. 
The MonticeUo Constitution, July 8, 1893, says :— Mr. Girardeau beats the world in raising watermelons. He left at our office 
one of his Favorites that weighed 60 lbs. All who ate of it said it was the best they ever tasted. 
B. C. Williams, Monticello, Florida, says :— I had plenty of Girardeau's Favorites that weighed 75 lbs. It looked as if you 
could walk over the whole field without stepping on the ground. 
Girardeau Favorite Watermelon is a red flesh melon, tough outer sMn of pea-green color, remarkably thin rind and 
■unusually sweet, sparkling, delicious and melting. For home use or market purposes there is none better. They grow to a fine 
size, averaging 30 to 40 lbs. the field over, and always command a ready sale at a good price. Pkt., 10 cts.; 3 pkts., 25 cts.; oz., 
15 cts.; M lb- . 25 cts. ; lb., 90 cts. 
Asparagus Chicory. 
This new vegetable, which has lately been introduced 
from France, will become universally popular Avhen once 
fuUy known and rightly understood. Aside from its valu- 
able qualities as an appetizing table vegetable, it possesses 
such important medicinal properties wnich should endear 
it to the hearts of every one, especially to those having an 
exhausted constitution or weak nerves. The Aspara- 
gus Chicory is allied to the celeriac family, and can be 
grown with little trouble or care. It produces a large quan- 
tity of short stems, which, when cut, are produced again 
in a short time. The benefit derived from the use of tnese 
stems by persons troubled with stomach disease or weak 
digestion, is said to be remarkable. It has been recom- 
mended for this purpose by some of our best physicians, 
and is said by some to be a sure cute for dyspepsia. The 
leaves, when boiled, make a most delicious and wholesome 
salad. It can also be eaten raw, the same as celery, and 
is preferred by many to that delicious vegetable. When 
wanted to be' used in this way, it can be blanched and 
made very tender by simply covering the stems with straw 
or leaves. Another way practised by many is to tie the 
tops together in a bunch with a string when fully or par- 
tially grown. In this way the stems will become white 
and tender, and remain a long time in a good eating con- 
dition. It can be kept all winter in the cellar, the same 
as celery. No garden is complete without this valuable 
and most excellent medicinal plant. Pkt., 10 cts.; 3 pkts., 
25 cts.: oz., 30 ots. 
Lentz's Extra Early 
Blood Turnip Beet. 
This valuable variety originated with Mr. Henry Lentz, the 
well-known Philadelphia market gardener. It is nearly as 
early as the Egyptian and Eclipse but of larger size and of far 
superior quaUty ; in color it is a fine rich dark red. It is 
always tender and sweet, whether used young or old. The 
roots are of a neat turnip shape with smooth skin, grows a 
very small top and will produce a crop in six weeks from time 
of planting the seed. Unlike the Eclipse and Egyptian, it 
never becomes coarse and stringy. It is a perfect keeper and 
we loel sure that private planters and market gardeners alike 
will find it a splendid variety. Our seed is grown from 
selected roots onlv. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 20 cts.; lb., 
65 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, lb., 55 cts.; bush. (16 
lbs.), S6.00. 
New Sweet Corn 
FIRST OF ALL. 
The Earliest of All. Earlier than the Cory. 
The assertion that we have found a sweet corn earlier than 
the Cory, which has for so many years' held first place, will 
make all our customers desirous of trying the FIRST OF AL.L> 
Sweet Corn. For years we have been trying all new varieties 
in the hope that we would get a variety of Sweet Corn even 
earlier than the famous Cory Corn, and at last the desired 
prize has been obtained. The FIRST OF AL.L. is ready for 
the table from three days to a week earlier than the Cory, making 
it very desirable not only for family gardens but extremely 
valuable to'grow for market, where the earliest corn always 
brings by far the highest prices. The ears, which are of 
medium size, are well filled with large grains to the very tip. 
A large number of the ears contain 10 to 12 rows, while ears of 
the Cory Corn generally have only 8 rows. In habit of growth 
it is rather dwarfer than the Cory, although similar in appear- 
ance, but superior in quality, tender au^ sweet. Per pkt., 10 
cts.; pint, 20 cts.; quart, 35 cts., pfetpaid. By express or 
freight, quart, 25 cts.; peck, $1.25; bush., $4.50. 
California 
Cream Butter Lettuce. 
A very distinct variety, forms round, solid heads, which out- 
side are of a medium green, slightly marked with small brown 
spots ; within, the leaves are of a very rich, cream-yellow color, 
most refreshing in appearance and particularly rich and but- 
tery to the taste. It is medium early and one of the best 
summer varieties of head lettuce we have ever seen. It is a 
black-seeded variety, and the heads are so solid that, generally, 
they have to be cut before any seed stalk can make its appear- 
ance. The heads are of good size and very tender. Per pkt. ^ 
5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; yi lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.50. 
Grand Rapids Lettuce. 
At Grand Rapids, Mich., there are many greenhouses used for 
forcing this Lettuce in -winter, and the growers have obtained 
the highest prices in the markets of all the cities to which they 
have shipped. Of superior quality and beautiful appearance, 
the Grand Rapids Lettuce is a strong grower, free from rot, 
and keeps crisp and tender without Avilting, Avhen exposed 
for sale, longer than any other forcing Lettuce. It is also a 
desirable varietv for early spring sowing in the open ground. 
While not making solid heads, the bunches of leaves are very- 
attractive. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; % lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.50. 
