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J. M. Thorburn & Co. 's Catalogue of Seeds. 



Melon, Water. 



Melon d'Eau. Zandia. SBctffermelone. 

 Culture. — Treat the same as Musk Melon, except that they should be planted eieht or ten feet apart, 

 according to variety. 



950 Van Cluse lied- Seeded. 



Very early ; shape elongated, 

 stem slightly inclined to point. 

 Flesh bright crimson. One of 

 the best of recent introduc- 

 tions. Per oz., 10 cts. ; per 

 Klb., 25 cts.; per lb., 75 cts. 



966 Hungarian Honey. A very 



early sort from Hungary. 

 Fine for northern latitudes ; 

 perfectly round ; flesh bril- 

 liant red, seeds very small. 

 Per oz., 10 cts.; per Klb., 25 

 cts. ; per lb., 75 cts. 



967 Green and Gold. Golden 



orange flesh ; skin very dark 

 green ; early, and a unique 

 sort. Per oz., 10 cts.; per 

 Klb., 25 cts.; per lb., 75 cts. 



968 Jordan Gray Monarch . 



Largest melon grown ; crim- 

 son flesh, fine; late. Per oz., 

 10 cts.; per Klb.,25cts.; per 

 lb., 75 cts. 



969 Ruby Gold. A seedling of 







$0 10 



$0 25 



$0 75 



970 





10 



25 



75 



970a 





10 



25 



75 



971 





10 



25 



75 



975 



Dark Icing. Solid, with thin, dark green skin ; of superior quality ; white seed . . 



10 



25 



75 



976 



Scaly Bark. Tough but thin rind ; flesh crimson, tender and good ; ships well . . . 



10 



25 



75 



978 



Mammoth Ironclad. Long, very large, late ; red flesh ; good shipper 



10 



25 



75 



979 





10 



25 



75 



980 



Sibley Triumph. Long and very large,; bright red flesh of first-rate quality . . . . 



10 



25 



75 



981 





10 



25 



75 



983 



Dixie. A new melon of excellent quality ; very large and solid ; flesh red ; early . . 



10 



25 



75 



984 





10 



25 



75 



985 



Girardeau New Favorite, Very large, oblong ; flesh light crimson and very sweet 



10 



25 



75 



986 





10 



25 



75 



987 



Cuban Queen. Solid and heavy ; skin marked regularly ; excellent quality • • - • 



10 



25 



75 



990 



Black Spanish. Large, roundish, nearlv black ; dark red flesh ; earlv 



10 



25 



75 



996 



Ice Cream or Mountain Sweet. An old and reliable sort ; red flesh 



10 



25 



75 



997 



Jumbo. Very large ; flesh red and very sweet ; a good shipping sort 



10 



25 



75 



1000 



Florida Favorite. A superior strain ; improvement on Rattlesnake ; earlier . . 



10 



25 



75 



1003 



Goodwin Imperial. Crimson flesh, fine quality ; small, nearly round ; very early . 



15 



30 



1 00 



1025 





10 



25 



75 



1029 





10 



25 



75 



1030 





10 



25 



75 



Mustard. 



Moutarde Mostaza. Senf. 

 Culture. — Sow thickly during early spring, in shallow drills, and press the earth well down. For fall 



salad, sow in September, or in frames or boxes during winter. Per oz. ^lb. Per lb. 



1035 Black. These seeds form the Mustard of commerce So 05 So 10 $0 2.5 



1036 White London. Leaves used for salad while young ; grows very rapidly ... 05 10 25 



1038 Giant Southern Curled. Very large leaves 10 25 75 



1039 Chinese Broad-Leaved. Leaves of agreeable flavor when cooked like spinach . . 10 25 75 



1040 Tuberous-Rooted Chinese. A new sort, with turnip-like root ; used for salad . . 15 40 1 25 



Nasturtium. 



Capucine. Marancida. 3}a§turtium. 



Culture. — Sow as soon as all danger of frost is past, in drills about an inch deep. The tall kinds require 

 fences or poles on which to climb. The seeds are used in flavoring pickles, or as a substitute for Capers. 



Peroz. #lb. Per lb. I Per oz. #tb Per lb. 



1041 Tall Scarlet So 15 So 40 $1 50 I 10426 Tall Yellow $0 15 $0 40 Si 5° 



1042 Tall Orange 15 40 1 50 1043 Tall Blood-Colored ... 15 40 1 50 



1042a Tall Striped 15 40 1 50 ! 1044 Tall Mixed 15 35 1 25 



WATER MBLONS. 



Peroz. %Va. Per lb. 



