OLDS' WATERMELONS and MUSHROOOMS 
Olds’ Winter. 
Sweetheart. 
261. SWEETHEART. (90 days.) A large oval 
melon, medium early in season. Remains in condition for 
use longer than any other except the Winter Melon. The 
flesh is bright red, solid and sweet. Rind thin but tough 
and elastic, making it a good shipper. Black seeds. A 
very popular variety. Pkt., 5c; 02 ., 10c; Vi lb., 25c; lb., 
75c, postpaid. 
276. OLDS’ WINTER. (85 days.) This 
melon is early, very prolific, almost round; color, 
flight green.. The flesh is red, sweet; almost as 
hard as a citron. If properly stored will keep for 
months. It is now becoming very popular on the market. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; Vi lb., 40c; lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
“The Klondike Melon is the best I ever had.”—Mathilda 
Webster, la. 
267. ★ICE CREAM or PEERLESS. (85 days.) A 
well-known old favorite and a standard home melon. Ex¬ 
tra early, of medium size, short oblong in form; rind 
thin, light green in color, mottled and veined with a dark¬ 
er . shade; bright scarlet flesh, wonderfully sweet and de¬ 
licious; seeds white. Highly regarded by thousands of 
home gardeners all over the North. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 
Vi lb., 25c; lb., 75c, postpaid. 
262. ★COLE’S EARLY. (75 days.) One of the 
earliest of all melons and one of the best. It is medium 
m size, nearly round in shape, dark green in color, striped 
a lighter shade. The flesh is deep pink, rather a darker 
shade than some others, of excellent quality, firm and 
delicious. Seeds black. Nothing surer than this variety 
for hard situations in Northern latitudes. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
10c; Vi lb., 25c; lb., 75c, postpaid. 
272. GOLDEN HONEY. (90 days.) The flesh is a 
beautiful glistening amber-yellow, very tender with a most 
delicious flavor. It is medium early, of uniform large 
size, oblong shape and handsome appearance. The skin 
is green with irregular stripes of darker green. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 20c; Vi lb., 40c; lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
275. CITRON. (95 days.) Colorado Preserving. 
Perfectly round, striped alternately dark and light green, 
not edible raw, but excellent for preserves. The flesh is 
white and hard and the vines very productive. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 15c; Vi lb., 35c; lb„ $1.00, postpaid. 
MUSHROOMS 
A table delicacy you can easily grow. 
Mushrooms are not hard 
to grow. With our Mush¬ 
room Spawn and directions 
we furnish, anyone can 
grow them in the average 
cellar. The ash or coal 
bin can be used for this 
purpose in the summer. 
The most important essen¬ 
tial is good, fresh spawn. 
Our spawn is absolutely 
fresh and it will keep in 
good condition for a year. 
We handle the Lampert’s 
Pure Culture Spawn which 
is the finest to be had. We 
offer this in two colors: 
white and cream, in brick form. One brick will plant 8 
to 10 feet of space. Complete cultural instructions with 
each order. 1 brick, 35c; 3 bricks, $1.00; 5 bricks, $1.50, 
postpaid. Not postpaid: 10 bricks, $2.25; 25 bricks. 
$5.00; 100 bricks, $18.00. 
The Tomato Plants at the left were Mulch Grown, those 
at the right were not. Increase in yield, 44%. 
MULCH PAPER 
Gator Hide Mulch Paper is an extremely tough, 
durable paper that is being used by many gar¬ 
deners now with great satisfaction. 
WHAT GATOR HIDE MULCH PAPER DOES: 
First, Makes cultivation unnecessary. 
Second, Holds the moisture in the soil. 
Third, Greatly increases the yield. 
Use Gator Hide this year for all your vegetables, 
for your strawberries, your gladioli, etc. 
Prices: Type A, (for annuals), 18 in. width, 
300 linear yards to roll, $3.00 per roll; 36 in. 
width, 300 linear yards to roll, $6.00 per roll. 
Type B, (extra heavy, for perennials), 18 in. 
width, 150 linear yards to roll, $3.00 per roll; 36 
in. width, 150 linear yards to roll, $6.00 per roll. 
Garden Trial Size, Type B, 15 yds., 18 in., 
65c per roll; by mail, 80c. 
(Ask for 16-page booklet, “What Is Gator Hide 
Mulch Paper?”) TWO SQUARE YARD SAMPLE 
EITHER TYPE, 20c, postpaid. 
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