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A. CuRRiE & Co. /^l?^ Flower Seeds 



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; M lb., 35c; 1 lb., ^1.00. 



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

 The flesh is bright scarlet, thick and sohd, and 

 deliciously sweet with a small seed cavity. The 

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

 M 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., 10c; oz., 

 15c; M lb., 35c; 1 lb., ^1.00. 



Cuban Queen — ^A large oblong variety with remarkably 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; M 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; 

 M lb., 35c; 1 lb., ^1.00. 



COLORADO PRESERVING CITRON 



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

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; M lb., 



35c; 1 lb., ^1.00. 



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., 20c; M lb., 50c; 1 lb., 

 ^1.50. 



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 hghter green and 

 leaves are not tinged with 

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

 M lb., 65c; 1 lb., ^2.00. 



Cole's Early Watermelon 



ABRIDGED LIST OF WATER MELON 



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 



Lettuce, Big Boston 



