C. C. MORSE & CO.— SEEDS— SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. 
WATERMELONS— Continued 
and most popular 
sorts, and frequently known as GYPSY. A large oblong 
variety with decided stripes of light and deep green. 
Rind is tough, but flesh is of good quality and bright 
red; a good shipping and market melon. Pkt. 5c: oz. 
10c; y 4 lb. 25c; lb. 75c. 
K"I FY <JWFPTQ 011 MONTE CRISTO. a 
rvi^J_,V_rvl^J^ lOVV Jl-.IL, l O very desiraWe variety for 
the home garden or nearby markets. Fruit medium 
sized oval, and skin dark green; flesh bright red and 
very sweet. Skin is brittle. It is the very sweet, 
honey-like flavor that makes it especially distinct from 
all other varieties. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; y 4 lb. 25c; lb. 75c. 
MUSHROOM SPAWN 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS 
XLONDYEE, An extra sweet new watermelon. Sm 
Novelties, page 3. 
Xolb's Gem. The fruit is large, thick and oval, with flat- 
tened ends. Skin striped with light and dark green. 
Flesh bright red. The well-known Southern shipping 
variety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; y 4 lb. 25c; lb. 75c. 
Rubber Rind. A handsome new deep green watermelon, 
with an exceedingly tough, exceedingly thin rind; ob- 
long, large — often 50 to 100 lbs.; dark red, sweet flesh; 
tender. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; y 4 lb. 75c; lb. $2.50. 
TOlV/1 WATSON! The skin is a dark mottled green, 
1 V¥ .rt. 1 OUH while the flesh is a brilliant scar- 
let, and the heart is very large, with a small seed area. 
The flavor is most delicious and refreshing. Pkt. 5o; 
oz. 10c; y 4 lb. 30c; lb. $1.00. 
Ten pounds will spawn about ten feel squa 
ature can be kept at from 50 to 60 degrees, 
pasture procure good rich soil, and to even 
soil add two bushels of fresh horse manure 
e. Mi 
ire the temper- 
From some old 
bushel of this 
Of this well- 
mixed compound prepare a bed, say four feet wide. Put 
down a thin layer and pound it down hard, and go on until 
you have a bed 12 or 18 inches thick. If the manure heats 
too much it must be turned over frequently until sufficiently 
cool, otherwise it will burn out its vitality. As soon as the 
temperature of the bed falls to 70 degrees, the spawn may 
be inserted in pieces about the size of a walnut, about one 
inch deep and 10 to 12 inches apart. Cover with loamy soil 
about two inches deep and beat it down evenly and firmly. 
Finish off with a covering of clean hay about a foot thick, 
and the work is done. If the temperature is right, in six or 
eight weeks you may expect mushrooms. The beds will 
continue bearing from 20 to 30 days. After the first crop is 
gathered spread over the bed an inch of fresh soil, moisten 
with warm water and cover with hay as before. Keep the 
bed moist at all times but not soaked. The main conditions 
in mushroom growing are proper and uniform temperature 
and very rich soil. 
PURE CULTURE AMERICAN SPAWN. On account 
of the long trip from England we have abandoned 
English spawn, as our customers have had better 
results from the American spawn. Mushroom 
Spawn comes in bricks weighing about 20 ounces. 
Spawn can be sold cheaper than our prices, but 
not better. Brick 40c, postpaid; by express, 
brick 30c; 10 bricks $2.50. 
Mushrooms from Morse's Pure Guitars «p»w» 
MUSTARD 
The leaves of these varieties of mustard, as here listed, make excellent greens of sharp, pungent flavor, and are cooked the same as 
spinach or beet leaves. Sow the seed in drills early in the spring and at frequent intervals throughout the summer to secure a constant 
supply of fresh greens. Mustard is hardy and is easily grown. One ounce will sow fifty feet of row. 
Chinese. A very hardy, broad-leaved variety. Leaves are 
thick and deeply savoyed, with broad white midrib. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; y 4 lb. 20c; lb. 6O0. 
FOEDHOOK FANCY. The dark-green leaves of this variety 
are more curled on the edges than any other sort, 
making most attractive green. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; y 4 lb. 
30c; lb. 90c. 
Brown Onion Bets. Plant Sets for earliest crop 
GIANT SOUTHERN CURLED $f T % ™g et3 a 
great mass of beautiful leaves, which are ruffled and 
finely curled on the edges. Hardy, vigorous, highly 
recommended. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; y 4 lb. 20c; lb. 75c. 
White English. Light green variety; tender leaves. Seed 
light yellow and pungent. The commercial mustard 
seed is this sort. Oz. 5c; y 4 lb. 10c; lb. 30c. 
ONION SETS 
Onion Sets are miniature onion bulbs grown from seed, and 
are so formed by sowing 50 to 75 pounds of seed per acre. Good 
sets are those of very small size and well ripened. 
Plant near the surface in rows of 12 inches apart and two 
inches between the sets, using 250 pounds of sets per acre. 
When raised from sets, the onions can be used in the green 
stale or may be ripened oif for large onions, in which case they 
are fully six weeks earlier than when raised from seed. Prices 
are subject to market fluctuations as the season advances. 
Postage on Onion Sets is additional at zone rates. 
Brown or Yellow Onion Sets. Sept. to May. Lb. 20c. 
White Onion Sets. Sept. to Dec. only. Lb. 25c. 
Bermuda Sets. July and Aug. Lb. 25c. 
C AD I \C Large quantities are furnished at prevail- 
v»/\IVl-.l^ jng market prices. Lb. 25c; 10 lbs. $2.00; 
postage additional. 
CU AI I HTQ A yellow multiplying onion. Until 
OrT/A.JLiliV^ 1 »J May 1st only. Lb. 26c; postage ad- 
