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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. 75-80 days. A very early, striped 
variety, nearly round, about 9x11 inches, excel- 
lent quality; seed black. Per pkt., 10c.; 0z., 15c.; 
\-lb., 35c.; Ib., $1.00. 
Improved Kleckley’s Sweet or Wonder Melon. 
85 days. A medium large oblong melon, about 
24x12 inches. Skin dark green, thin rind, flesh 
scarlet, crisp and luscious; seed white. Per pkt., 
10c.} oz. 15c.7 34-1b53135e% _1b., $1.00: 
Halbert’s Honey. 87 days. Medium sized, ob- 
- long, dark green, early, very sweet, crimson flesh, 
white seeded, quality the best. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 
15¢.3024-1b., oc. s s1Dqs oL-00. 
Ice Cream or Peerless. 85 days. White seeded; 
early oblong; medium size; flesh sweet and ten- 
der; green skin, very thin rind. Per pkt., 10c.; 
oz., 15c.; %-lb., 35c.; Ib., $1.00. 
Klondike. 90 days. A new, high-quality, me- 
dium 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; a very sweet melon, slightly smaller 
than Halbert Honey. Per pkt., 10c.; 0oz., 20c.; 
Y%-lb., 40c.; Ib., $1.25. 

Stone Mountain Watermelon 
Stone Mountain. 85 days. A new melon of 
highest quality. The fruits are nearly round, large, 
dark green; very early and productive. An ex- 
ceptionally fine melon. Per oz., 15c.; %4-lb., 35c.; 
Ib., $1.00. 
Tom Watson. 95 days. A large, late, long dark 
green melon with bright red flesh, brown seed. 
Its tough rind makes it a good shipper. Per pkt., 
10¢.3.-6z., 715c.; -34-Ib.,/35¢. 5. 1b;; «$1.00, 
Citron 
Citron, Red Seeded, for Preserves and Sweet- 
meats. Round, striped, flesh white and hard. Per 
pkt., 10c.; 0z., 15c.; 34-lb., 35c.; lbso see 
Colorado Preserving Citron, Green Seeded. 
Round, striped and larger than the red seeded 
variety, otherwise similar. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 
15c.; %4-lb., 35c.; Ib., $1.00. 
Mushroom Spawn 
Blanc de Champignon—Seta—Champignonbrut 
Mushroom Culture. Mushrooms are an edible 
fungus and may be grown wherever the temper- 
ature of fifty degrees can be kept up through the 

Mushrooms 
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). Ten 
bricks will spawn 100 square feet (10 x 10 ft). 
One brick; 30c.; 10 bricks, $2.50. Postage extra, 
1% lbs. each. 
Pure Culture Bottle Spawn. This is made in 
glass jars under sterile conditions. For shipping, 
jars are removed and spawn put in cartons. One 
carton equals about 4 bricks and is sufficient to 
spawn 40 square feet. Price per carton, 90c.; 
6 cartons, $4.50. Weight, 1 lb. per carton. 
Mustard 
Senf—Mostaza—Mortarda 
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. Per pkt., 
10c.; 02, 15c.3, 34-lb,, 35e. :sib SLOn 
Southern Giant Curled. A very hardy light 
green variety Very popular, especially in the 
South during winter and early spring; excellent 
for salads. Per pkt., 10c.; oz. 15c.; %-lb., 35c.; 
Ib., $1.00. 
White London. Used for salads or greens when 
young. Per pkt., 5c.; 0z., 15c.; 1%4-lb., 35c.; Ib., $1.00. 
