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THE FRANK S. PLATT COMPANY’S 
Water-Melon. 
Culture. Plant in 
hills six or eight 
feet apart, in 
May. Select 
warm, light, dry 
ground and in 
preparing the 
hills let them be 
dug out as broad 
and deep as the 
soil will admit; 
fill at least one- 
third full of the 
best decomposed 
stable manure, 
and m i x thor¬ 
oughly with the 
soil; fill up a lit¬ 
tle above the lev- 
■el of the ground. 
Cole’s Early. A striped variety, nearly round, 
medium size; excellent quality; seed black. Price 
per pkt., 10c.; per oz., 15c.; per 14-lb., 30c.; per 
lb., 90c. 
Monte Cristo or Kleckley’s Sweets. Skin dark 
green, thin rind, flesh scarlet, very solid, firm and 
luscious; seed white. Price per pkt., 10c.; per oz., 
15c.; per J4-lb., 30c.; per lb., 90c. 
Halbert’s Honey. Large, oblong, dark green, 
medium early, very sweet, crimson flesh, white 
seeded, quality the best. Price per pkt., 10c.; per 
oz., 15c.; per j4-lb., 30c.; per lb., 90c. 
Ice Cream or Peerless. White seeded; early 
oblong; medium size; flesh sweet and tender; 
green skin, very thin rind. Price per pkt., 10c.; 
per oz., 15c.; per %-\b., 30c.; per lb., 90c. 
Klondike. A new, early, high-quality, medium 
sized melon for home or nearby market. While 
cylindrical in shape, the Klondike tapers toward 
the blossom end. Size about 10 x 16 inches; rind 
dark green; flesh deep red, free from fiber; in 
season about five days earlier than Halbert Honey. 
Price per pkt., 10c.; per oz., 15c.; per ^4-lb., 40c.; 
per lb., $1.25. 
Stone Mountain. A new melon of highest qual¬ 
ity. The fruits are nearly round, large, dark green; 
very early and productive. An exceptionally fine 
melon. Price per oz., 15c.; per % -lb., 35c.; per lb., 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Tom Watson. A large, late, long dark green 
melon with bright red flesh, brown seed. Its tough 
rind makes a good shipper. Price per pkt., 10c.; 
per oz., 15c.; per -lb., 30c.; per lb., 90c. 
Citron. 
Citron for Preserves and Sweetmeats. Round, striped, red seeds. Price per pkt., 10c.; per oz., 15c.; 
per ^4-lb., 30c.; per lb., $1.00. 
Colorado Preserving Citron. Oblong and very large. Price per pkt., 10c.; per oz., 15c.; per %-lb., 
30c.; per lb., $1.00. 
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Mushroom Spawn. 
Blanc de Champignon — Seta — Champignonbrut. 
Mushroom Culture. Mushrooms are an edible fungus and may be grown wherever the temperature 
of fifty degrees can be kept up through the winter. The beds should be made from November to Feb¬ 
ruary, according to the time the mushrooms are wanted. It requires about two months for them to 
begin bearing. 
American Pure Culture Spawn (bricks). Ten bricks will 
spawn 100 sq. ft. (10 x 10 ft.) One brick, 30c.; 10 bricks, $2.50. 
Postage extra, lbs. each. 
Mustard. 
Senf—M ostaza—Mortar da. 
Sow in April, in drills a foot apart, and thin out moder¬ 
ately when about three inches high. For succession sow every 
three or four weeks. 
Fordhook Fancy. Handsomely curled and fringed, dark¬ 
leaved, vigorous growing variety; mild and remaining a long 
time before going to seed. Fine for salads and garnishings. 
Price per pkt., 10c.; per oz., 15c.; per %-lb., 25c.; per lb., 75c. 
Southern Giant Curled. A very hardy light green variety. 
Very popular, especially in the South during winter and early 
spring; excellent for salads. Price per pkt., 10c.; per oz., 15c.; 
per ^4-lb., 25c.; per lb., 75c. 
White London. Used for salads or greens when young. Per 
pkt., 5c.; per oz., 10c.; per J4-lb., 20c.; per lb., 60c. 
MUSHROOMS. 
