Germain Seed Company, 326-330 South Main St., Los Angeles, Cal 
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CUBAN QUEEN WATERMELON (See page 18) 
WATERMELONS, continued 
Yellow-fleshed See Cream. This melon has become 
very popular among the local growers around Los 
Angeles; in fact, in past seasons we have never been 
able to secure enough stock to supply the demand. 
The melon grows very large, of oblong shape; the 
flesh is a beautiful yellow, and has a peculiar, delicious 
flavor, different from any other variety. Pkt. 5 cts., 
oz. 10 cts., lb. $1. 
Cole’s Early. One of the most popular varieties, pro¬ 
ducing enormous crops of medium-sized melons; rinds 
thin; flesh bright red and sweet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 
cts., lb. 60 cts. 
Colorado Preserving Citron. Excellent for making 
preserves. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 60 cts. 
We can supply the following standard varieties at the 
uniform price of pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 50 cts.: 
Ice Cream, Phinney’s Early, Kolb’s Gem, Dixie, Light 
Icing, Mammoth Ironclad, Lodi, Black Spanish. 
STOCK MELON 
Melon Pumpkin. Good for feeding cattle, or for pies; 
flesh very firm and solid, with small proportion of 
seeds. Oz. 10 cts., lb. 30 cts. 
MUSHROOM SPAWN 
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One of the most profitable crops for the outlay that 
can be grown. The- market is sure because the supply 
never equals the demand. Mushrooms can be grown in 
any dark room or cellar where the temperature can be 
kept at 50 to 70 degrees. From some old pasture procure 
good rich soil and store it away. To every bushel of this 
add two bushels of fresh horse manure. Of this mixed 
compound prepare a bed, say 4 feet wide. Put down a 
thin layer and pound it down hard, and so on until the 
bed is 12 to 18 inches thick. It soon becomes pretty hot, 
but let the heat recede until it is only 85 to 90 degrees. 
Then make holes, say a foot apart, and put in the spawn, 
two or three pieces as large as a walnut to each hole. 
Cover the holes and press the soil solid and smooth. 
Let the bed remain in this condition about 12 days; then 
cover the bed with 2 inches of fresh loam, and over this 
put 4 or 5 inches of hay or straw, 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. The main 
conditions in Mushroom-growing are proper and uniform 
temperature and very rich soil. One pound of spawn is 
sufficient for a bed 2x6 feet. We import our spawn from 
the best makers in England and France. To grow Mush¬ 
rooms successfully, write for “Mushroom Culture,” by 
W. Robinson. By mail, postpaid, 50 cts. 
English. In bricks. Each 25 cts. Postage extra, 10 cts. 
per brick. 
French. In two-pound boxes, including pamphlet of 
cultural directions. Each, $1; four-pound boxes, $2. 
Too heavy for the mails; sent only by express at the 
purchaser’s expense. 
White French. New virgin spawn. This new spawn 
produces the finest Mushrooms in cultivation, and one 
trial will convince all growers of its wonderful merits. 
Price, 30 cts. per tablet, $3 per doz. 
Cultural instructions for growing Mushrooms given 
free to every purchaser of spawn. 
MUSTARD 
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If ordered by mail, add 10 cts. per pound for postage 
New Chinese. Leaves very large, 14 to 16 inches in 
length, which are cooked like spinach, and have a very 
agreeable flavor. One of the best green foods for 
poultry. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 60 cts. 
Whit© London. Best for salads or medicinal purposes. 
Lb. 10 cts. 
Brown or Black. More pungent than white. Lb. 10c. 
OKRA 
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This vegetable produces long, nutritious pods, which, 
when young, are used in soups and stews, to which they 
impart a rich flavor. Sow after the ground has become 
warm, in drills 2 inches deep, 2% feet apart; thin out 
the plants to 9 inches in the row; hoe often and draw 
the earth up to the stems. One ounce of seed will sow 
50 feet of row. 
Perkins’ Mammoth. Plant dwarf; very productive, 
produces beautiful. Jong, slender, deep green pods, 
which remain tender a long time. An extra-choice 
variety. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 60 cts. 
Early Dwarf. Productive; pods white, round, smooth. 
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 60 cts. 
Long Green. Later and more productive; ribbed pods. 
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 60 cts. 
White Velvet. Pods round, smooth, free from seams; 
exceedingly tender, well-flavored and very prolific. 
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 60 cts. 
MUSHROOM BEDS 
Write for Special Quotations on Large Quantities 
