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A. CURRIE <Sc CO.m 

 Water Melon 



Plant in hills 8 feet apart, selecting warm, rich 



ground. When well grown thin out to two or three 



plants to each hill. 



1 oz. to 30 hills; 4 to 5 lbs. per acre. 



COLE'S EARLY — Is without a rival for earliness, 

 ripens with us in August. It is the best variety 

 for the northern states, where the seasons are 

 usually too short for most sorts. They grow to 

 a fair size, usually about a foot long. The flesh 

 is bright red, remarkably solid, crisp and free 

 from stringiness, with a small seed cavity, and 

 deliciously sweet throughout and close to the 

 rind. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; % lb., 35c; 1 lb. $1.00. 



Peerless (Ice Cream) — Grows to a fairly large size. 

 The flesh is bright scarlet, thick and solid, and 

 deliciouslj^ sweet with a small seed cavity. The 

 skin is light green mottled. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 

 J4 lb., 35c; 1 lb., $1.00. 



Kleckley's Sweet — A popular oblong shaped sort, 

 medium early with solid bright red flesh, which 

 is remarkably sweet and tender. Pkt., lOe; oz., 

 15c; y^ lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.35. 



Cuban Queen — A large oblong variety with remark- 

 ably firm, bright red flesh of luscious flavor. 

 While the rind is thin it is tough enough to 

 render it a good shipping sort. Pkt., 10c; oz., 

 15c; % lb., 35c; 1 lb., $1.00. 



Hungarian Honey — Early, perfectly round, medium 

 In size, with bright red flesh of a rich honey 

 flavor. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; i/4 lb., 35c; 1 lb., $1.00. 



ABRIDGED LIST OF WATER 3IELONS. 

 Dark Icing. Kolb's Gem. Dixie. Mountain Sweet. 



Mammoth Ironclad. Sweet Heart. 



Any of the above Water Melons, pkt., 10c; oz., 



15c; 1/4 lb., 35c; 1 lb., $1.00. 



130 Wisconsin St.. Milwauke e, Wis.^ 



Cole's Early Watermelon. 



CITRON — Fruit round and small, much used for preserves. Pkt., 



10c; oz., 15c; 14 lb., 35c; 1 lb., $1.00. 

 TIIVE PEACH — Vegetable Orange, or Mango Melon — The fruit is 



oval shaped and about the size of a peach which they resemble 

 very much, the color being bright orange. They make splendid 

 preserves and excellent sweet pickles, and when ripe they are 

 esteemed as a delicacy sliced and served raw with sugar. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 50c. 



BIG BOSTON 

 LETTUCE 



Selected Stock — This variety 

 is considered by many mar- 

 ket gardeners to be the fin- 

 est head lettuce in existence. 

 It forms large compact 

 heads with few outside 

 leaves and stands a long 

 time before bolting to seed. 

 The color of the leaves is a 

 light green, with a slight 

 tinge of brown on margins 

 of outer leaves. Pkt., 10c; 

 oz., 26c; % lb., 60c; 1 lb., 

 $1.75. 



UNRIVALLED 

 LETTUCE 



Selected Stock — A sure-head- 

 ing variety, suitable for 

 growing at any season. 

 Forms large, compact, but- 

 tery heads, and is slow to 

 run to seed. The general 

 character is similar to "Big 

 Boston," except that the 

 color is a lighter green and 

 leaves are not tinged with 

 brown. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 

 % lb., 70c; 1 lb., $2.25. 







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