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IOWA SEED COMPANY, DES MOINES, IOWA.

WATER MELON.--Continued.

IMPROVED TRIUMPH. - Undoubtedly the
largest of all melons, having been grown to the
extraordinary weight of 149 3/4 lbs. It is also
very productive, as melons aggregating over
800 lbs. have been grown on one vine. Isn't
that enough to make the pickaninnies dance,
as shown in our picture? Governor Candler
states that he had one of the Triumph melons
weighing 132 lbs., which was sufficient to supply
the 43 persons present with all they could
eat. It is of dark green color, matures in good season;
flesh is dark red, solid, and of excellent quality. Pkt:
5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c.

[image to right of text: man cutting into watermelon labelled 149 3/4 lbs, background log cabin with children approaching, bottom of image "THE TRIUMPH"]

MIXED.-25 varieties
of the finest
watermelons, largest,
earliest, sweetest;
grown separately,
seed carefully
mixed by us. Pkt.
5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c,
lb. 75c.

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CITRON MELONS.
Nice for preserving and largely used for this purpose.

APPLE PIE.-This is a novelty which will be appreciated
in many sections of the country and especially
so during seasons when apples are scarce or high in
price. The vine and fruit are quite similar to a watermelon
and they are easily grown on any good soil.
Each vine produces from five to fifteen fruits, and one
of the large size melons will make as many pies as a
half bushel of apples. We have estimated carefully
In our field that one, vine would produce an average of
about 300 lbs. The flesh is white, solid throughout and
of excellent quality for making pies, sauce, preserves,
etc., and it resembles apples in flavor. They keep nice
and fresh all winter, so that they can be used at any
time and any surplus you have can be fed to the
live stock. In fact it would pay to raise them for this
purpose alone as they can be kept and fed fresh all
winter. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c.

[image to left of text: large melon with pie next to it, text in image APPLE PIE MELON]

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COLORADO PRESERVING.-This is a large-fruiting strain of
Citron for preserving. Flesh clear white and very solid. Green
seed. Pkt. 5c, ounce 15c, 1/4 lb. 40c, lb. $1.25.

RED SEEDED CITRON.-Round, dark green, striped and mottled
with light green. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 30c, lb. $1.00.

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OKRA, OR GUMBO.

One ounce wlIl sow about 80 feet of drill.
Why not try Okra this year? It is extra nice for soups, stews, etc., and
also much liked when pickled. Sow at the usual time of tender vegetables
in drills 2 inches deep, leaving the plants 2 to 3 feet apart. Pick pods while
still tender and slice crosswise before cooking.

WYRICK'S NEW GIANT.-Wonderfully productive. Pods shoot out from
the stalk within 3 inches of the ground and the whole plant is covered with
them. Pods are vivid green, 8 to 9 inches long, slender and do not harden
as is the case with other varieties. Best for canning. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 15c,
1/4 lb. 35c, lb. $1.00.

WHITE VELVET.-Pods round, smooth and of an attractive white, velvety
appearance, very tender and of superior flavor. In the south where
Okra is grown by almost everyone, this is considered of the choicest quality.
Plants dwarf and very productive. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c.

[image to the left of text, okra plant with pods]
[caption] WHITE VELVET OKRA.

MUSHROOMS.

MUSHROOMS.-The ease and certainty with which a crop of mushrooms
can be grown to perfection in any ordinary house cellar, woodshed or barn,
and the astonishing success of so many who have taken up this new industry,
both for profit and their own use, induces us to call especial attention
to the subject. The great luxury of mushrooms can be enjoyed by all at a
trifling expenditure of money, time and labor. We recommend our English
mushroom spawn as generally the better both for the market garden and
the private planter. Directions for culture sent on application. Per brick
of about l/4 lbs., by mail, 40c. By express or freight, 5 bricks 85c, 25 1bs.
$2.00, 100 lbs. $6.50.

[image below text, on right of page: growing mushrooms]
[caption] MUSHROOMS.

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MUSTARD.

A pungent salad, used with cress or for
greens. Sow thickly in rows, cut when about
two inches high. One ounce will sow about
seventy -five feet of drill.

OSTRICH PLUME.-Leaves long, ruffled, frilled
and curved gracefully as an ostrich plume; desirable
for garnishing. Can be cut quite early; excellent
for "greens." Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 30c, lb. $1.

SOUTHERN GIANT CURLED.-True curled leaf
variety so popular in south for planting in fall to
furnish early spring salad; also fine for spring
sowing. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c.

[image to right of text: leafy plant]
[caption] SOUTHERN GIANT CURLED MUSTARD.

CHINESE GOLDEN.-Thick, finely curled leaves
of bright golden yellow. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c.

WHITE ENGLISH.-Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c.

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A BOOK ON MUSHROOM GROWING WILL BE SENT POSTPAID FOR ONLY 10 CENTS.