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1887, and No. 2, 1888 old Series, and Bulletins Nos. 1, 20, 

 and 29, new series,) the following six have proved most suc- 

 cessful and desirable. They are given in the order in which 

 they stand as to excellence. 



1st Sharpless, 2d Wilson, 3d Belmont, 4th Bubach, 5th 

 Eureka or 1001, 6th Haverland, 



The Everbearing all died during the Summer of 1891. 

 The Banquet, Smeltzers, Early No. 2, and Waller's Seedling, 

 are new varieties and promise well. 



MELONS. 



For several years experiments have been conducted with 

 watermelons and cantaloupes, in order to ascertain which of 

 the many varieties offered by the seedsmen, are worthy of 

 being recommended to our people. Of the 28 varieties of 

 watermelons tested up to the present time, preference is 

 given to the following: 1st Cuba, 2d Sugar Loaf, 3d Jones, 

 4th Pride of Georgia, 5 Cubau Queen, 6th Jordan's Gray 

 Monarch. We advise to plaat Kolb Gem only for shipping. 

 In cantaloupes 30 varieties have been tested, and we recom- 

 mend the following, any of which will give perfect satisfac- 

 tion if properly planted: 1st Improved Fine Apple, 2d Nut- 

 meg, 3d Netted Gem, 4th Extra Early Hackensack, 5th Bal- 

 timore or Acme, 6th Atlantic City, and 7 Nixon. 



Note. — For preparation of land, planting, cultivation, 

 pruning, &c., see Bulletins Nos. 4, 10, 11, 28, 29 and 30, 

 new series. 



So many applications have been made recently for infor- 

 mation about nursery stock, that it is thought well to give 

 the following suggestions — not with a view to advertise any 

 one, but simply to be of use to our people, by giving them 

 the address of reliable parties with whom we have dealt. 



Buy nursery stock direct from the nursery, if possible 

 never from second hands. Always buy one year old plants — 

 they give much better satisfaction than two year old. 



