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Peerless Watermelon 
Watermelon 
One ounce for 30 hills, 4 to 5 pounds to the acre. 
Plant in hills eight feet apart and cultivate same as Muskmelon. 
CITRON. The standard variety for preserves. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 
^ V 4 lb., 35c. 
COLE’S EARLY. An extra good variety for growing in the 
northern states as it matures early. Large heart, flesh of fine 
texture and good flavor, rind thick. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; V 4 
lb., 50c. 
PEERLESS OR ICE CREAM. Very early, of medium size, and 
one of the best for growing in the north. A short oblong in 
form, rind thin, light green, knotted and finely veined with a 
darker shade; flesh bright scarlet and very sweet; seeds white. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; V 4 lb., 35c. 
Okra (Gumbo) 
One ounce will sow 40 feet of drill. 
Sow about the middle of May, when the ground is warm, ir 
hills about 3 feet apart; cover seed one'half inch and thin plant! 
to three in a hill. Keep ground well hoed and earth up arounc 
plants to support them. Gather pods while young and tender 
Excellent for soups, stews, etc., to which they impart a rich flavor 
IMPROVED DWARF GREEN. An early dwarf and prolifi, 
variety, with thick green pods. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; »/ 4 lb., 30c 
Muskmelon 
One ounce to 60 bills; 2 to 3 pounds for an acre. 
Melons thrive best in a moderately enriched, light soil. The 
hills should be six feet apart each way. After all danger of frost 
is past, plant twelve or fifteen seeds in each hill, and when well 
up thin out to three or four plants. 
BENDER’S SURPRISE. Very popular variety in the East. A 
very delicious qualities. Medium early. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 
and keeping qualities. Medium early. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 
V 4 lb., 50c. 
EMERALD GEM. Medium size; flesh rich salmon, of delicious 
flavor and superior quality; early and prolific. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
15c; y 4 lb., 50c. 
HONEY DEW. The delicious, honeydike flavor of this new 
melon met with instantaneous public favor and created a sensa- 
tion wherever used. The fruit is good sized, weighing 8 to 10 
pounds; light colored, smooth skin; thick green flesh. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 20c; y 4 lb., 75c. 
LARGE ROUND YELLOW CANTALOUPE. Flesh reddish' 
orange, sweet and of good flavor; an early and productive variety. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; l / 4 lb., 50c. 
ROCKY FORD. Flesh green; medium size; oval shaped. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 15c; y 4 lb., 50c. 
Mustard 
One ounce to 40 feet of drill. 
A pungent salad used with cress. The seed is used for flavor¬ 
ing pickles, etc. Sow in May thickly in rows and cut when 
two or three inches high. 
BROWN. More pungent in flavor than the white. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 15c; y 4 lb., 40c; lb., #1.25. 
WHITE LONDON. Mild flavor. Best for salads. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 15c; l / 4 lb., 40c; lb., #1.25. 
Mushroom Spawn 
One pound of spawn is sufficient for a bed 2 by 6 feet. 
Mushrooms may be grown in a warm cellar or shed in winter, 
or in the open air in summer. Take partially dry, fresh coarse 
manure and lay it in a heap to ferment; turn and mix it well 
every few days, and when well fermented it may be made into 
a bed, mixing it well together and beating or treading it firmly. 
Use a thermometer to thrust into the bed, and note the tempera' 
ture. When the heat has partially subsided leaving a temperature 
of 70 to 80 degrees, put in the spawn, which may be inserted in 
pieces the size of a walnut, about two inches deep and six inches 
apart. • After about two weeks, cover with fresh soil about two 
inches deep and beat it down evenly and firmly. Finish off with 
a covering of clean straw or hay about a foot thick. If the t*m' 
perature is right, mushrooms will begin to come up in about six 
or eight weeks, and the bed will continue bearing for about a 
month. 
Pure Culture Brick Spawn. No. 9 White, per brick, 40c; per 
5 bricks, #1.50. 
On ions for the Home Garden 
A good crop is impossible unless the soil is very rich and kept 
clean. Use welbrotted manure freely, and get the crop in as 
soon as nossible in the spring, no matter if the weather is cold 
and unpleasant. Sow in drills one foot apart and cover about 
one-third of an inch, treading or rolling after sowing, so that the 
hot, dry atmosphere may not dry up and destroy the sprouting 
seed. As soon as the plants can be seen in rows give a shallow 
working, followed in a few days by another working as close to 
the plant as possible, and after this a thorough hand weeding. 
Cultivate if possible, once a week, and remove by hand any weeds 
that appear. As soon as the tops die and fall the bulbs may be 
pulled and placed in small windrows, turning often. Cut off 
One ounce to 100 feet of drill, 5 pounds to the acre. 
#1.35. 
LARGE RED WETHERSFIELD. Large size, productive and a 
good keeper. Pkt., 10c; oz., 45c; y 4 lb., #1.35. 
NEW QUEEN. A silver skinned variety of quick growth and 
remarkable keeping quality. Pkt., 10c; oz., 45c; l / 4 lb., #1.35. 
PRIZETAKER. Large, pale yellow skin; flesh white; mild flavor. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 45c; % lb., #1.35. 
the tops half'inch from bulbs and store in crates, under cover, in 
a uniform temperature a little above freezing. 
EXTRA EARLY RED GLOBE. Ten days earlier than the 
Wethersfield, of medium size and deep, rich color; an abundant 
producer and of good flavor, keeping well. Pkt., 10c; oz., 45c; 
y 4 lb., #1.35. 
YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS. Extra choice seed, grown from 
bulbs, especially and carefully selected as to shape; the most 
E opular of all the yellow onions for market and home use. A 
eavy cropper, good keeper, and of fine, mild flavor. A profit' 
able variety for market gardeners. Pkt., 10c; oz., 45c; l / 4 lb.. 
Onion Sets 
Yellow Globe Danvers Onion 
Onion sets should be planted near the surface as early in the 
spring as the ground will permit, in drills about 12 inches arart 
and four inches in the rows. They produce a very early and 
profitable crop, and grow in any good soil. 
JAPANESE ONION SETS. This onion gives a greater yield than 
any onion set on the market, besides being a good keeper and 
of fine flavor. Lb., 30c; 8 lbs., #1.75. 
WHITE ONION SETS. Ready in April. Lb., 30c; 8 lbs., #1.75. 
Bender’s Surprise Muskmelc 
