Dreer's garden calendar for 1892 : a catalogue of choice vegetable, field and flower seeds new, rare and beautiful plants garden implements and fertilizers . dreersgardencale1892henr Year: 1892 Dixie Waieu Melon. dixie: water melon. A new Southern variety, a cross be- tween the Kolb Gem and old-fash- ioned Mountain Sweet, surpassing the former in earliness, productiveness and shipping qualities, and fully equalling the latter in quality and fine flavor. It has a remarkably hard but very thin rind, and will keep longer than any other variety. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., \ lb. $, lb. $300. W
Dreer's garden calendar for 1892 : a catalogue of choice vegetable, field and flower seeds new, rare and beautiful plants garden implements and fertilizers . dreersgardencale1892henr Year: 1892 Dixie Waieu Melon. dixie: water melon. A new Southern variety, a cross be- tween the Kolb Gem and old-fash- ioned Mountain Sweet, surpassing the former in earliness, productiveness and shipping qualities, and fully equalling the latter in quality and fine flavor. It has a remarkably hard but very thin rind, and will keep longer than any other variety. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., \ lb. $, lb. $300. White Gem. A new round white-skinned variety, somewhat re- sembling the Russian Volga, but said to have originated in China. It is extremely hardy and produc- tive, and thrives well in our climate; flesh pink and of delicious flavor, rind thin, but very tough and hard. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., \ lb. 75. MUSTARD. Sen/, Ger. Moutarde, Fr. Mostaza, Sp. A small pungent salad used with Cress; the seed is also used for flavoring pickles, pepper sauce, etc. For salads sow thickly, in shallow drills 6 inches apart, or in frames or boxes during the winter, where frost can be partially excluded; cut when about 2 inches high. For a crop of seed sow in April, in drills 1 foot apart, and thin out when 3 inches high. White, or Yellow. For salads and flavoring purposes. Oz. 5 cts., \ lb. 15 cts., lb. 40 cts. Chinese. Leaves twice the size of the white, more succulent, deeper green, flavor sweet and pun- gent, and preferable as a salad. Oz. 10 cts., \ lb. 30 cts., lb. $ MUSHROOMS. The cultivation of this valuable and most nutritious esculent is greatly on the increase. The best results have been obtained by the use of our Superior English Mushroom Spawn, which is largely used by the most successful growers around Philadelphia. Full and explicit instructions are contained in our circular ' How to Grow Mushrooms Successfully,' which we will mail free on application. Best English Milltrack
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