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Musk Melon 
Melons thrive best in a moderately enriched, 
light soil. The hills should be six feet apart 
each way. After all danger of frost is past, 
plant twelve or fifteen seeds in each hill, and 
when well up thin out to three or four plants. 
One ounce to 60 hills; 2 to 3 pounds for an 
acre. 
Bender’s Surprise. Very popular variety in the 
East. A very delicious, large, salmon fleshed 
melon with superior shipping and keeping 
qualities. Medium early. Prices: Pkt., 10c.; 
Oz., 15c.; ^ lb., 50c 
Emerald Gem. Medium size; flesh rich salmon, 
of delicious flavor and superior quality; early 
and prolific. Prices: Pkt., 10c.; Oz., 15c.; 
U lb., 50c. 
HONEY DEW. The delicious, honey-like flavor 
of this new melon met with instantaneous 
public favor and created a sensation wherever 
used. The fruit is good size, weighing eight 
to ten pounds; light-colored, smooth skin; 
thick, light green flesh. Prices: Pkt., 10c.; 
Oz., 20c.; lb., 75c. 
Large Round Yellow Cantaloupe. Flesh reddish- 
orange, sweet and of good flavor; an early 
and productive variety. Prices: Pkt., 10c.; 
Oz., 15c.; lb., 50c. 
Rocky Ford. Flesh green; medium size; oval 
shaped. Prices: Pkt., 10c.; Oz., 15c.; 
lb., 50c. 
Water Melon 
Plant in hills eight feet apart and cultivate 
same as musk melon. 
One ounce for 30 hills; 4 to 5 pounds to the 
acre. 
Citron. The standard variety for preserves. 
Prices: Pkt., 10c.; Oz., 15c.; }4 lb., 35c. 
Cole’s Early. An extra good variety for growing 
in the Northern States, as it matures early. 
Large heart, flesh of fine texture and good fla- 
Mushroom 
Spawn 
Mushrooms may be 
grown in a warm cellar or 
shed in winter, or in the 
open air in summer. Take 
partially dry, fresh horse 
manure and lay it in a heap 
to ferment; turn and mix 
it well every few days, and 
when well fermented it may 
be made into a bed, mixing 
it well together and beating 
or treading it firmly. Use 
a thermometer to thrust in¬ 
to the bed, and note the 
temperature. When the 
heat has partially subsided, 
leaving a temperature of 
70° to 80°, put in the 
spawn, which may be in¬ 
serted in pieces the size of a walnut, about two 
inches deep and six inches apart. After about 
two weeks, cover with fresh soil about two 
inches deep and beat it down evenly and firmly. 
Finish off with a covering of clean straw or hay 
about a foot thick. If the temperature is right, 
mushrooms will begin to come up in about six 
to eight weeks, and the bed will continue bearing 
vor, rind thin. Prices: Pkt., 10c.; Oz., 15c.; *4 
lb., 50c. 
Mountain Sweet. An old and reliable sort; flesh 
red. Prices: Pkt., 10c.; Oz., 15c.; *4 lb., 35c. 
Peerless or Ice Cream. Very early, of medium 
size and one of the best for growing in the 
North. A short oblong in form; rind thin, 
light green, mottled and finely veined with a 
darker shade; flesh bright scarlet and very 
sweet; seeds white. Prices: Pkt., 10c.; Oz., 
15c.; ^4 lb., 35c. 
for about a month. One pound of spawn is suf¬ 
ficient for a bed 2x6 feet. 
Pure Culture Brick Spawn. No. 9 white, per 
brick, 40c.; per five bricks, $1.50. 
By mail, add 10 cts. per lb. for postage, and 
for larger shipments by mail, see rates on page 2 
of cover. 
Mustard 
A pungent salad used with cress. The seed is 
used for flavoring pickles, etc. Sow in May 
thickly in rows and cut when two or three inches 
high. 
One ounce to 40 feet of drill. 
Brown. More pungent in flavor than the white. 
Prices: Pkt., 10c.; Oz., 15c.; *4 lb., 40c.; Lb., 
$1.25. 
White London. Mild flavor. Best for salads. 
Prices: Pkt., 10c.; Oz., 15c.; J4 lb., 40c.; 
Lb., $1.25. 
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