WATER MELON. MUSHROOM SPAWN, ETC. 



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Holmes Seed Company, Harrisburg, Pa, 



GENERAL 

 LIST OF 



Vegetable Seeds 



JONES' JUMBO WATER MELON 



--CGLISH MUSHROOMS 



MELON, WATER. (1 oz. for 30 hills; kto5 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 Yaucluse. (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 



BUSTARD. i 



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 



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 noted. 



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 iho U. S. 

 (unless otherwise nGted) 



Pkt. 



Oz. 





Lb. 



5c 



10c 



25c 



$0 75 



5c 



10c 



30c 



90 



5c 



10c 



20c 



CO 



5c 



lOc 



20c 



60 



5c 



10c 



25c 



75 



5 c 



lOc 



25g 



75 



5c 



IGc 



25c 



75 



5c 



10c 



20c 



60 



5c 



10c 



25c 



75 



5c 



10c 



20c 



60 



5c 



10c 



20c 



60 



5c 



10c 



20c 



65 



5c 



10c 



20c 



65 



5c 



10c 



20c 



60 



5c 



10c 



20c 



60 



5c 



10c 



25c 



80 



5c 



10c 



20c 



05 



5c 



10c 



20c 



60 



5c 



10c 



20c 



60 



5c 



10c 



25c 



75 



5c 



10c 



20c 



60 



5c 



10c 



25c 



75 



5c 



10c 



20c 



00 



5c 



10c 



25c 



75 



10c 



20c 



50c 



1 50 



5c 



10c 



25c 



65 



5c 



10c 



25g 



75 



5c 



10c 



20c 



50 





5c 



15c 



40 



5c 



10c 



20c 



50 



By express 



25 lbs. 



50 lbs. 



$5 GO 



Pkt. Oz. %lb. Lb, 



10c 

 10c 



10c 

 10c 

 ICc 



25c 

 25g 



25c 



2Cc 



"reight or Express deduct lo cents per pound from the above prices 



