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of various strange forms : No. i. (/. Manschiirica). A large nut ij4 

 inches long by \)i inches through ; shell corrugated like the butter- 

 nut. No. 2. Smooth, same form as ^nebolaiaiia, but only half as 

 large ; a handsome little nut. No. 3. In form and general appear- 

 ance about half way between Sieboldiana and the common English or 

 Madeira nut. No. 4. A very large, long, smooth, hard-shelled nut. 

 No. 5. A strange looking nut, flat and pointed like a chestnut. \}i 

 inches long, i inch across, Yz inch thick ; smooth, very thin shell and 

 a delicious, sweet kernel, which always comes out complete in one 

 piece with only a slight blow. No. 6. Larger than No. 5, otherwise 

 similar, except a suture on each side so deep as to give the nut the 

 appearance of being double ; very tender, rich, sweet kernel." Some 

 or all of these have been introduced by //. H. Berge}- &^ Co. 



Watermelon, Fordhook. Biwpee ; Wilso7i. 



Fruit nearly round, tough-skinned, medium green. Flesh bright 

 red ; seeds white. Originated with Paynter Frame, Delaware. 



— Gragg. Livingston. 



Very juicy, sweet and melting — in these respects equaling, if not 

 excelling, the Ice Cream. Distinct in both outside and inside appear- 

 ance. The latter is of a delicate salmon tint, which is exceedingly 

 handsome and tempting. The outside color is dark green, with alter- 

 nate stripes of a lighter green, the whole being covered with a deli- 

 cate tracing of dark veins, giving the fruit a peculiar and handsome 

 appearance. It occasionally shows a melon of a lighter shade, some- 

 what resembling the Gypsy. Originated in Northern Texas. 



— Hoosier King. F. C. Hu7iti7igton & Co. 



It originated with a prominent melon grower in Sullivan Co., Ind. 

 The melons are of extra large size, oblong, and of even diameter 

 through their whole length. Flesh exceedingly fine flavored and firm. 

 Rind very thin, though very tough. A long keeper. 



— Johnson's Dixie. Johnson & Stokes. 



Cross between Kolb Gem and Cuban Queen, and a week to ten 

 days earlier than either ; the meat more scarlet and better flavored. 

 Hard rinded and a good shipper. Originated by George Collins, 

 North Carolina. 



— Rosy Cream. A. W. Smith, Ga. 



White fleshed, with about six longitudinal rosy streaks. Firm and 

 crisp. 



— Ruby-Gold. A. W. Smith, Ga. 



Cross between Green-and-Gold and Jones. Flesh yellow and red, 

 free from stringiness. 



— The Wild. Henderson. 



This variety is believed to have originated with the Seminole In- 

 dians in the Everglades of Florida. It is a long melon like the Rattle- 

 snake, resembling that variety in the markings on the rind, but far 

 superior in quality. It also differs in shape from that sort, being 

 much larger at the blossom end than at the stem end. In its native 



