WATER MELON, MUSHROOM SPAWN, ETC. 
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Holmes Seed Company, Harrisburg, Pa. 
GENERAL 
LIST OF 
Vegetable Seeds 
JONES' JUMBO WATER MELON 
MELON, WATER. {1 oz. for 30 hills; It to 5 lbs. in hills for an acre.) 
Fordhook Early. Very early; good size; medium green, red flesh,. . . 
Jones' Jumbo. Round, large size; dark green skin; good quality 
Dark Icing. Early, round, solid, with, thin dark green skin; of 
superior quality 
Light Icing, or Ice Rind. Round in form like the above; flesh of 
fine quality : 
Gray Monarch, or Long White Icing. Very large, long; crimson 
flesh 
Black Boulder. Large, round; skin dark green; tough; red flesh; 
fine quality . . 
Delaware. Oblong; striped; rind tough; delicious red flesh 
Phinney's Early Oval. Mottled light green; large, oval, heavy; red 
flesh ; fine shipper. ' 
Mclver's Wonderful Sugar. Resembles Old Rattlesnake; superior 
quality 
Mammoth Ironclad. Long, striped; very large, late; red flesh; good 
shipper 
Ice Cream, or Peerless. Very early; red flesh of fine quality; 
white seed 
Cuban Queen. Early, solid, heavy; skin striped dark and light green. 
Dixie. Large; dark green; fine shipper; solid red flesh; popular 
South - 
Mountain Sweet. Old and reliable sort; flesh red; extra fine quality 
Kolb Gem. Very large; flesh red, a good shipping sort; popular in 
the South 
Ferry's Iceberg, or Blue Gem. A blue Kolb Gem, better quality; 
more desirable for shipping 
Florida Favorite. A superior strain ; large, oblong, striped; luscious; 
red flesh 
Kentucky Wonder. Very large; dark green; light crimson flesh of 
good flavor 
Gypsy, or Georgia Rattlesnake. Oblong, dark and striped; bright 
red flesh 
Naboo. A distinct variety; excellent in quality 
Red-Seeded Vaucluse. (Kentucky Wonder.) Medium size, oblong; 
rich red flesh . 
Colorado Preserving Citron. (Green seed.) Also called Apple Pie 
Sweet Heart. Mottled light green; large, oval, heavy; red flesh; fine 
shipper 
Kleckley Sweets. The finest melon yet introduced for home growing 
and table use. Not a good shipper, but for home consumption cannot 
be excelled 
Harris Earliest. Sweet, luscious and of the highest flavor; an ex- 
cellent shipping variety. (See special description.) 
Black Diamond. Large, round; skin dark green; tough; red flesh 
Triumph. Crossed between Duke June and Kolb's Gem, dark green 
color and an excellent shipper , 
MUSTARD. 
Black or Brown. Large; succulent leaves, pleasantly pungent 
White London. The leaves are generally used while quite young in 
salads and for garnishing. Successive sowings furnish a continuous 
supply 
Giant Southern Curled. A favorite in the South, where it is sown in 
the fall for spring salad t 
MUSHROOM SPAWN. 
English. The culture of Mushrooms is easy if you plant fresh and 
thoroughly reliable spawn. They can be grown in the cellar, in 
sheds, in hotbeds, or in the open air English spawn is best. It comes 
in bricks weighing about a pound each. A single brick will plant a 
bed 2x6 feet. Special prices will be quoted on lots of more than 100 
pounds By mail, postpaid, one brick, 25 cts 
Delivered free in the United States unless otherwise rioted. 
NASTURTIUM, or INDIAN CRESS. The seed pods, gathered green, 
are delicious pickled and used for seasoning like capers. 
Tall or Large. Climber, 10 ft. high, ornamental flowers, large seeds . 
Dwarf. A trailer, requiring no support; smaller but more profuse 
OKRA, or GUMBO. The pods sliced are esteemed, for soups, stews, 
etc., and whether used green or dried, must be gathered when young. 
White Velvet. Large, round, smooth pods; never ridged; prolific 
Dwarf Prolific. Of dwarf, stocky growth, very early and prolific 
Lady Finger. Long, slender pale green pods, very tender 
PRICES 
Delivered free in the U. S. 
(unless otherwise noted) 
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By express 
25 lbs. 
50 lbs. 
$5 00 
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10c 
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If ordered by Freight or Express deduct io cents per pound from the above prices 
