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THE FRANK S. PLATT COMPANY'S 
Water-Melon. 
Wassermelone — Sandia—Anguria o Mellone 
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 mix thoroughly with the soil; fill up a little 
above the level 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 54 _ 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 54-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 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 54-lb., 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 54-lb., 40c.; 
per lb., $1.25. 
STONE MOUNTAIN WATERMELON 
Stone Mountain. A new melon of highest qual¬ 
ity. The fruits are nearly round, large, dark 
green; very early and productive. An exception¬ 
ally fine melon. Price per oz., 15c.; per 54-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 54-lb., 30c.; per lb., 90c. 
Citron. 
Citron for Preserves and Sweetmeats. Round, 
striped, red seeds. Price per pkt., 10c.; per oz., 
15c.; per %-lb., 35c.; per lb., $1.00. 
Colorado Preserving Citron. Oblong and very 
large. Price per pkt., 10c.; per oz., 15c.; per 54-lb., 
35c.; per lb., $1.00. 
Mushroom Spawn. 
Blanc de Champignon — Seta—Champignonbrut 
Mushroom Culture. Mushrooms are an edible 
fungus and may be grown wherever the temper- 
MUSHROOMS 
ature of fifty degrees can be kept up through the 
winter. The beds should be made from November 
to February, according to the time the mushrooms 
are wanted. It requires about two months for 
them to begin bearing. 
American Pure Culture Spawn (bricks). Tell 
bricks will spawn 100 square feet (10 x 10 ft.). 
One brick, 30c.; 10 bricks, $2.50. Postage extra, 
1% lbs. each. 
Mustard. 
Senf — Mostaza—Mortar da 
Sow in April, in drills a foot apart, and thin 
out moderately 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 54-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 54-lb., 25c.; per lb., 65c. 
White London. Used for salads or greens when 
young. Per pkt., 5c.; per oz., 10c.; per 54-lb., 20c.; 
per lb., 60c. 
