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MELON, WATER 
Melon d’Eau. Zandia. SBaffermeloitc. 
One ounce will plant about 30 hills; 4 to 5 pounds is required for one acre. 
Plant in hills as directed for Muskmelons, and treat in all respects the same, 
except that the hills should he 8 to 10 feet apart. 
If to be forwarded by mail, add at the rate of 7c. per pound for postage. 
Sweet Heart. A thick, oval Melon, light green mottled, with thin, tough rind; 
flesh light red, solid, of fine quality and flavor. It is early. Pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., 
34 lb. 25c., lb. 75c. 
Kleckley Sweets. Exceedingly sweet and fine flavored; dark green skin; thir 
rind; flesh scarlet, solid and firm. Pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., 34 lb- 25c., lb. 75c. 
Jordan Gray Monarch. Largest grown; crimson flesh; late. Pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., 
34 lb. 25c., lb. 75c. 
Kolb’s Gem. Large; bright red flesh of fine quality, and a good shipper. Pkt. 
5c., oz. 10c., M lb. 25c., lb. 75c. 
The Boss. Oblong, dark green; flesh deep scarlet, and rind thin. Pkt. 5c., oz. 
10c., J4 lb. 25c. lb. 75c. 
White-Seeded Ice Cream. Very early; red flesh. Pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., 34 lb. 25c., 
Watermelon, Cole’s Early 
lb. 75c. 
Dixie. A Melon of excellent quality; extremely sweet, juicy and I 
tender; very early, hardy and productive. Pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., 
'34 lb. 25c., lb. 75c. 
Juban Queen. Solid and heavy; skin marked regularly; excel¬ 
lent quality; early. Pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., 34 lb. 25c., lb. 75c. 
Black Spanish. Large, roundish, nearly black; dark red flesh; 
early. Pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., l A lb. 25c., lb. 75c. 
Mountain Sweet. An old and reliable sort; flesh red; late. Pkt. 
5c., oz. 10c., 34 lb. 25c., lb. 75c. 
Tom Watson. Produces Melons 18 to 24 inches long by 10 to 12 
inches in diameter, and weighing from 50 to 60 pounds; the dark 
green rind is tough but thin and easily withstands shipment. 
The deep red flesh extends to within three-quarters of an inch 
of the green rind, is crisp melting and of finest flavor. Pkt. 5c., 
oz. 15c., 34 lb. 40c. 
Florida Favorite. A superb strain; improvement on Rattlesnake; 
intermediate. Pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., 34 lb* 25c., lb. /5c. 
Cole’s Early. Enormously prolific and delicate in texture of flesh, 
which is bright red in color clear to the rind, which is thin and 
brittle; of medium size, nearly round; green, striped with lighter 
shades. Pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., 34 lb. 25c., lb. 75c. 
Gipsy, or Rattlesnake. A large, striped variety of oblong shape; 
flesh scarlet, and of superior quality. Pkt. 5c., oz. 10c , 34 lb. 
25c., lb. 75c. 
Citron. For preserving. Handsome, round fruit of small size, 
highly esteemed as a table preserve. Pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., 34 lb. 
25c., lb. 75c. 
MUSTARD 
Moutarde. Mostaza. ©enf. 
One ounce will sow about 80 feet of row. 
Mustard in a green state is a refreshing salad, mixed with cress, 
lettuce or other salad plants. It is necessary to make frequent 
sowings of it, as it should be cut and used in a very young state, 
even before the first rough leaf has appeared. For early crops the 
seed may be sown in a hotbed in March, and for general crops at 
frequent intervals through the Spring, in drills, from 8 to 12 inches 
apart. „ „ f r 
If by mail, add at the rate of 7c. per pound lor postage. 
White or Yellow. The best variety for salads; the seed is also 
used medicinally and as a seasoning for pickles. Oz. 5c., 34 lb- 
10c., lb. 30c. 
Black. These seeds form the Mustard of commerce. Oz. 5c., lb. 30c. 
Southern Giant-Curled. Curled-Leaf variety so popular in the 
South for planting in the Fall to furnish an early Spring salad. 
Pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., 34 lb. 20c.. lb. 50c. 
NASTURTIUM 
Capucine. Maarnevla. 9tafturtium. 
One ounce will sow about 20 feet of row. 
The Nasturtium is both ornamental and useful, the tall variety 
forming a showy and graceful climber, and the dwarf an exceedingly 
beautiful and attractive border flower, while the young seeds of 
either, when pickled, furnished an excellent substitute for capers. 
As soon as all danger of frost is past, sow the seed in drills 1 inch 
deep; the tall should be grown by the side of a fence or supported by 
a trellis. 
Tall Mixed. Pkt. 5c., oz., 10c., 34 lb. 20c., lb. 60c. 
Dwarf Mixed. Pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., 34 lb. 25c., lb. 75c. 
ELLIOTT’S SURE-CROP 
MUSHROOM SPAWN 
Ten pounds will spawn about 10 feet square. 
Mushroom beds may be made in a warm, dry cellar, or in any 
building where the frost does not penetrate, and in the open air 
during the Summer and Fall months. Having procured the spawn, 
the next thing to be attended to is to make preparations for the 
beds. About a fortnight or three weeks before the beds are to be 
made, collect a quantity of fresh horse manure without the straw; 
place it in a heap under cover, and as it heats keep turning it over 
once or twice a week, until the fiery heat has become exhausted, 
which will require from ten to fourteen days’ time. A\ hen the 
manure is in a condition to be made up, lay out your bed according 
to your requirements, say 3 feet wide, 10 feet long, and from 2 to 3 
feet deep; beat it well down with the back of the spade as the 
process of building goes on. When the bed has been made 
some time, say a week or thereabouts, and the heat sufficiently de¬ 
clined to a temperature of 65 or 75 degrees, the spawn may be put 
into it. Break the spawn in pieces 2 inches square, and put 
them 6 inches apart all over the bed, then cover the bed with 2 
inches of rich soil. When the soil looks dry, give a gentle watering 
with tepid water, using a rose on the watering-pot. 
If by mail, adcl 10c. per pound for postage. 
English Spawn. Lb. 15c., 8 lbs. 81.00. Prices of larger quantities 
on application. 
French Spawn. In 3-lb. boxes, 81.25 each. 
MUSHROOM CULTURE 
By W. Robinson. 
England’s standard authority on this subject, giving meth¬ 
ods of growing in houses, sheds, cellars and outdoors. 
Mailed for 50c. 
