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CROSMAN EROTHERS’ CATALOGUE. 
Pkt. Cte, 
Green and Gold, early; of good size ; nearly round ; skin dark green ; rind 
thin ; flesh bright straw yellow ; quality good ; lb. 60c., oz. 10c......5 
Ruby Gold, larger and better flavored than Green and Gold; flesh veined red 
and yellow; very juicy; fruit averages from 40 to 50 lbs. in weight ; lb. 60c., 
Black Spanish, fruit medium size ; almost round ; skin dark green, scarlet 
flesh, sweet and delicious ; lb. 50c., oz. 10c.5 
Dixie, a new melon, said to rival Kolb’s Gem for shipping purposes, and several 
days earlier ; attains an enormous size and probably the best yielder in the 
list; oblong shape, scarlet flesh, sweet and tender; lb. 60c., oz. 10c. 5 
Prize Jumbo. It is claimed that in this variety the acme of perfection has been 
reached. The melons grow to an immense size; from 40 to 60 lbs. is a common 
weight, while many have attained the enormous weight of 80 lbs ; round in 
shape, color green with faint light stripes ; flesh deep red, sweet and de¬ 
licious ; good shipping melon ; lb. 80c., oz. 10c. .5 
Jordan’s Gray Monarch, a distinct variety and one of the largest oblong, rind 
a mottled gray, flesh deep red and delicious flavor ; lb. 70c., oz. 10c.5 
Orange, form nearly round, skin light green ; flesh separates easily from the 
rind ; lb. 75c., oz. lOo.. 5 
Volga, a very showy Russian variety ; late and rather small ; flavor unsurpassed 
lb. 60c., oz. 10c. .5 
Sculptured-Seeded Japan, very early, with many good points ; lb. $1.00, oz. 10c. 5 
Citron, for preserves ; flesh white and solid ; lb. 50c., oz, 10c.5 
MUSTARD. 
German, @eitf. French, Moutarde. 
Is used as salad, usually with Lettuce or Cress, also for greens ; it may be had 
throughout the entire season by sowing seed at intervals in rows, thick ; cut when 
two inches high ; succeeds well in almost any soil. For a crop of seed sow in April 
in drills two feet apart, and thin to about five inches in the row. 
Mustard, White or English, most desirable; lb. 40c., oz. 10c.5 
Giant Southern Curled, grows about two feet high; six of the bunches will 
fill an ordinary barrel; in the South, the seed is sown in the fall and the plants 
used early in spring ; lb. 60c., oz. 10c...5 
NASTURTIUM, OR INDIAN CRESS. 
German, 3nbianifd)e $reff*. French, Capucine. 
The seeds, while young and succulent, are pickled and used as capers. The 
plants are also ornamental ; the tall variety makes an excellent screen or covering 
for unsightly places in the garden. 
Tall Nasturium, mixed colors ; oz. 15c... 5 
Dwarf Nasturium, mixed colors ; oz. 15c. 5 
ONION. 
German, 3wiebel. French, Ognon. 
Onions should have a clean, loamy and very rich soil in order to make them 
pay for the trouble and expense. The use of well-rotted compost is very beneficial 
to the seed bed, and Onions do well if sown upon the same piece of land for a 
succession of years. Sow seed as early in spring as possible, the earlier the better , 
on a warm rich soil, as soon as it is in working condition, in drills fourteen inches 
apart and half an inch deep ; as Onions grow on top of the ground they may be 
allowed to remain pretty thick, no matter if they crowd each other. In hoeing to 
destroy weeds and keep the ground mellow, which should be frequently done, do 
not cover the young bulbs with earth. If you follow the above directions, and your 
seed is good, you will have a good crop. Our American Onion seed this year is all 
of our own growing, every Onion examined before planting, and we believe it to be 
the purest and best in the world. Five pounds of seed is required to sow an acre. 
Do not fail to include in your order a packet of the most beautiful Onion in 
cultivation, “The Southport Early Red Globe.” 
