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MELON (Cucumis melo). 
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Gilbert’s Impi^ved Victory of Bath- 
green-flcsned variety, free Bettor ... 
Blenheim Orange — A firet-class soarlet-fleshed 
Melon of delicious flavour 
Eastnor Castle— Elesh deep green colour, very 
prolific, rich flavour. 
Hero of Lockinge — Handsome fruit, skin rich 
golden colour, regularly netted with white. Flesh 
almost white, delicious and melting in flavour ; 
very early, and a popular variety for exhibition 
Read’s- Scarlet Flesh — One of the most exquisite 
flavoured Melons in cultivation, beautifully netted 
Beech wood Green Flesh — An excellent variety ... 
Munro’s Little Heath— Easily cultivated, very 
prolific, and one of the hardiest. The flesh is 
scarlet 
William Tillery — An exquisite green-fleshed variety 
of the richest flavour 
Colston Bassett 
Dell’s Hybrid ... 
Duke of Edinburgh 
Heckfleld Hybrid 
A. F. Barron— Fruit large, and not coarse; delicious flavour 
Queen Anne’s Pocket 
Golden Perfection — The best and earliest Melon for frame or pit culture ; good flavour 
Hero of Bath 
Golden Conqueror — Splendid variety ; rich flavour and good cropper ... 
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CULTURE. — Similar to that of the Cucumber. •' 
Per pkt. — s. d. 
The Countess — A good constitution, medium size, free setter, distinctly netted. 'The fruit 
is yeilow in colour, thin in the skin, thick in the flesh, which is nearly white, tender, 
juicy, and pleasantly flavoured ... 1 0 
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CANNELL & SONS’ 
PERFECT MUSHROOM SPAWN. 
Having every facility, and to bo quite sure that nothing but the best shall come from us, we 
collect samples from all sources where manufactured, immediately test which is the best, and 
))urchase largely ; consequently, all our customers succeed, most of them far above their expectations. 
At this moment we have a large stock, and beyond all question the finest ever offered. 
Per brick, Gd.; per peck, Is. (!</. ; per bushel, 5s. 
A Practical Treatise on the Cultivation of Mushrooms, by J. Wright, F.R.H.S., 
price Is., post free Is. 2d. 
I Mr. K. Gilueut, The Gardens, Burghley, Ptainford, November V2th, 1890. 
I like the look of your Mushroom Spawn. Send me two more bushels at once. [From such 
j a practical man as Mr. Gilbert these words speak volumes.] 
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