LIST OF TESTED GARDEN SEEDS FOR 1919. 



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MUSKMELONS 



GRGSIV FLE^SHBD. 



Extra Early Knight (Sweet Air) — -An extra early medium 

 sized Melon. Fruit oblong-, distinctly ribbed and closely 

 netted; flesh fairly thick and very sweet, color medium 

 green, blending to a light pink near the center. Really the 

 earliest high quality Melon for the far north. Pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 25c; 14 lb. 75c; 1 lb. $2.50. 



GOLD LINED KOCKY FORD. — This new Melon is a result of 

 several years' selection by one of the most progressive 

 growers of Rocky Ford, Colo., one of the ideal melon grow- 

 ing- sections of the country. It is slig-htly oval in shape, 

 has no ribs, and is heavily netted. The Melon is thick- 

 meated from end to end, fine-grained and sw^eet; color 

 green, with a gold margin or lining next to the seed cavity. 

 Pkt. lOc; oz. 25c; Vi lb. 75c; Vz lb. $1.35; 1 lb. $2.50. Post- 

 paid. 



NETTED GEM, OR ROCKY FORD — SELECTED STOCK. 

 "Gems," as they are familiarly known on the market — One 



of the best of our small early or basket Melons. "We offer 

 a selected stock of the true Rocky Ford type. The Melons 

 are oval in shape, very uniform in size, w^ith thick-meated 

 green flesh of a melting and delicious flavor. 



Extra Early Hackensack — Similar to Hackensack, but about 

 tv/o w^eeks earlier, making it a valuable acquisition for 

 market growers. Flesh green. 



Hackensack — A popular variety of large size. It is round in 



shape, flattened at both ends; is of the most delicious 

 flavor and wonderfully productive. Flesh green. 



Jenny Lind — An early variety of small size^ but one of the 



sw^eetest of green-fleshed Melons. 



Nutmeg — ^Nutmeg-shaped. 

 low, rich and sugary. 



Finely netted; flesh greenish yel- 



All varieties, except vrhere noted: Postpaid. Pkt. 5c; oz. 

 20c; % lb. 50c; % lb. 90c; 1 lb. $1.70. 



Recipe for making pies from "Vine Peach or Garden Lemon. 

 Gather ripe fruits, peel, remove seeds and slice like apples; 

 use plain pie-crust, covering- sliced fruit with plenty of sugar 

 and with spices if desired; cover with upper crust, slash 

 and prick, and bake % hour in moderate oven. 



Gold Lined Rocky Ford. 



VINE PEACH 



"Vegetable Orange, or Mango Melon. 



This fruit is a bright orange color, oval-shaped and about 

 the size of an ordinary peach, which it resembles very 

 much. It is not eaten raw unless when dead ripe, but is 

 unequalled for pies, preserves or sweet pickles. Pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 40c. 



Garden Lemon — Fruits smooth skinned and nearly round. 

 Smaller than Vine Peach and thinner fleshed. Preferred 

 by some for preserves because of acid flavor. Pkt. lOc 

 oz. 35c. 



WATERMELONS 



"Watermelons require a rich, sandy soil for best development and do best in warm latitudes, 

 except that the hills should be nearly double the distance apart. 



Cultivate same as Muskmelon, 



1 oz. to 25 hills; 3 to 4 lbs. per acre. 

 COLE'S EARLY— The Earliest and Sweetest "Watermelon. Ripens with us during- August. By far the best "Watermelon for 



Tom Watson — A new Melon similar in shape, color and splendid quality to the famous Kleckley Sweets but larger and toue-her 

 in the rind, making- it superior for shipping- purposes. "Vines vigorous and very productive. 



Kleckley Sweets, or Monte Cristo — A favorite long medium early Melon; flesh solid 

 scarlet and very sweet. Often spoken of as "the sweetest of all "Watermelons." 



Dark Icing — "Very proliflc, of good size and delicious flavor. Oblong, thin rind. 



Dixie — Early and very productive. It has a fine appearance, is very hardy and is 

 an excellent shipper, and its eating qualities are the best. 



Hungarian Honey — Early, of medium size. Flesh bright red and of rich honey 

 flavor. ^ 



Cuban Q^ueen — In quality equal to the best; very solid, weighing one-third more 

 than Melons of the same size of other varieties, specimens often weighing 

 80 lbs. and upwards. 



Peerless (Ice Cream) — Of medium size, thin rind, light mottled green, flesh brig-ht 

 scarlet, solid to the center and sweet as honey. 



Sweet Heart— A splendid shipper, early, large, oval, light green. Rind thin, but 

 Hrm. Flesh bng-ht red, sweet, very tender, firm and solid. Very productive. 



True Georgia Rattlesnake, or Gypsy- 

 quality. 



Cole's Early "Watermelon. 



Large, oblong-, striped, flesh red, of fine 

 Citron — A round fruit of small size, used in making- preserves. 



Postpaid. Pkt. 5c; ox, 10c; % lb. 30c; % lb. 



All varieties, except w^here noted 

 55c; 1 lb. $1.00. 



