Cole's. Early Watermelon. 
K1PENS DELICIOUS MELONS 
in Northern States, Where Melons Never Matured Before. 
JUST AS VALUABLE FOR MIDDLE AND SOUTHERN 
STATES, RIPENING WEEKS BEFORE ANY OTHER MELON. 
C OLE’S EARLY is the finest Watermelon for the 
family garden. People, particularly in our North¬ 
ern Statesman now enjoy, from the beginning to the 
close of the season, most delicious Watermelons, for 
COLE’S EARLY is not only the earliest variety in culti¬ 
vation, but it continues to bear throughout the season. 
The beautiful bright red flesh is crisp and of delicate 
texture—granulated, cool and sparkling. In flavor it is 
lusciously sweet and refreshing. The Melons are not 
large, seldom over 12 inches in length by 9 inches 
in diameter, but what they lack in size is more than 
made up in number and solidity. The heart is large, 
there is little or no cavity, and very few seeds — all solid 
flesh, the quality of which is sustained clear to the rind. 
It can be grown successfully over a larger latitude than 
any other Watermelon, and it will mature large crops 
in Northern States when the season is as long as that 
of New York. (, See cut.) Price 10c. pkt., 15c. oz., 35c. 
34 lb., $1.00 lb. 
“ Your Cole's Early Watermelon beat all other varieties around hereby 
three weeks." F. N. COLBERG, Cannon Falls, Minn. 
“/ live on a mountain 3 , 67 s feet above the sea level. The nights 
are so cold that melons do not do well as a rule—but never were better 
melons matured anyivhere than those I grew of your Cole s Early variety. 
JAMES E. TUI TLE, Maywood, W. Va. 
“ Cole's Early Watermelons were of the best quality and also very 
productive." I 7 . M. BROWN, East Moravia, Pa. 
“ The Cole's Early Watermelon seed from you produced the finest 
melons ever raised in this section of the country ’ 
PERCY L. MILLER, Mernam, Kans. 
Large White French Mushrooms—Virgin Spawn. 
M USHROOM SPAWN propagated continuously by the ordinary 
method usually degenerates, giving decreasing yields of inferior 
mushrooms. Some growers, in their efforts to overcome this 
deterioration, procure spores from chance-grown Mushrooms in field 
or farmyard, but these, on account of the diversity of varieties, 
their consequent varied merits and values, seldom prove satisfactory. 
This new spawn is produced by a new method direct from virgin spores 
secured from the finest type of healthy, large, white French Mush¬ 
rooms. These being propagated in a sterilized medium insure freedom 
from inferior types as well as the bacterial enemies so often prevalent 
in ordinary spawn. Virgin Mushroom Spawn is sold in compressed 
tablets, to" be split into four portions, each portion to be planted ten 
to twelve inches apart. Full cultural instructions for Virgin Spawn 
to every purchaser , which should be carefully followed. ( See cut.) Price 
of tablets, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz., $10.00 per 100, delivered in the 
United States. 
“ The French Virgin Spaxvn purchased from you turned out beyond my highest expecta¬ 
tions. The mushrooms were large and lovely, and tue had two crops without any care 
beyond properly making the bed according to your directions." 
Mrs. F. W. BATEMAN, Great Kills, S. I., N. Y. 
American ''Pure Culture” Mushroom Spawn. 
R ECENT discoveries in the production of Mushroom Spawn enable 
pure cultures to be taken direct from selected specimens of 
specific varieties, thus allowing us to offer spawn from improved, 
pedigree mushrooms—the prolific, large, round, well shaped, creamy- 
white kind of such surpassing flavor. Spawn of this character insures 
a greater yield of more uniform and marketable product than spawn 
“run” from hit-and-miss, large, small and unevenly shaped and 
colored varieties of mushrooms. 
Another merit of this American Spawn is in its being produced 
from acclimatized mushrooms, which fact speaks for itself. It is sold 
in bricks weighing from 1 to 1J lbs., sufficient to spawn an area of 
9 square feet. ( See cut.) 
Price, purchaser paying carriage, per lb. 20c., 8 lbs. for $1.30, per 
100 lbs. $14.00. If wanted by mail, add 10c. per lb. for postage. 
Our Leaflet—MUSHROOM CULTURE-Thoroughly Up-date, FREE TO CUSTOMERS on Application. 
