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J. MANNS & CO.'S CHOICE SEEDS. 



WATERMELON. 



is)assermelone. 



Cultivate exactly as for cantaloupe, except that the hills should be 

 eight to ten feet apart. 1 oz. for 30 hills ; 3 or 4 lbs. to acre. 



^i Kolb's Greni. — The rind, though quite thin, is very tough, standing 

 shipments long distances without breakage. The flesh is bright red and of 

 good flavor. It is one of the largest, most productive and best -keeping 

 Melons grown. ^ lb., 25c.; lb.,7')C 



Kolb's Gem. 



^ Sweetheart.— It has no equal 



as a shipping Melon. Vine vigor 



ous and productive, ripening its 



fruit early. Fruit large, oval, ver\ 



heavy, uniformly mottled light 



and very light green. Rind thin 



but firm. Flesh bright red, firm 



solid, but very tender, melting and 



sweet. Fruit retains its good qual 



ity for a long time after ripening 



Jib., 25c.; lb., 75c. 



Jones. — The color of the skin 

 r is solid green and flesh is a verj 



bright red ; verj' sweet and juicy 



it grows to a very large size, i lb. 



25c.; lb., 7oc. 

 ^ Florida Favorite. — A most 

 •'^delightful Melon, of rare sweet 



ness ; red flesh, extending close up 



to the rind, which is hard, thin and 



mottled light and dark green. Ten 



days earlier than Kolb's Gem. J , 



lb., 25c.; 1 lb., 75c. 



{.' Cuban Queen. — Fruit medium sized to large, glob" 

 ular or oval ; skin striped light and dark green in sharp 

 contrast ; rind medium thick, but stands shipment well ; 

 flesh bright red, solid, very crisp and sugarv. i lb., 25c.; 

 lb., 7oc. 



I New Triunipli. — This new Melon is a cross between 

 the Duke Jones and Kolb's Gem, having the handsome dark 

 green color of the former and the fine shipping qualities of 

 the latter, but infinitely superior in flavor and grows much 

 larger than either, i lb., 25c.; lb., 75c. 



SQUASH.-/C"r6i.. 



1 oz. of bush sorts to 40 hills or Igs. seeded 15 hills. 2 Ihs. of bush sorts to acre or Igs. seeded 34 to acre. 



Squashes, like all other vines, are partial to a light, dry, C 



rich soil. Plant the running varieties in hills ten feet apart i 



each way; thin out to three plants in a hill. Cultivate f re- c 



quently until the vines commence running, after which do c 



not work the soil deep. Use Parish Green to destroy bugs, as { 

 with Cucumbers. Plant Bush Squashes in hills five feet apart 

 each way; thin out to four plants in a hill. 



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''Early White 

 ush Scalloped. — 



The well-known Sum- 

 mer Squash; verv^ pro- 

 ductive; pure white; to 

 be used when young and 

 tender. Pkg., 5c.; i lb., 

 15c.; lb., 50c. 



i^ Summer Crookneck. — A beautiful bright yellow, 

 bears all Summer, and commands good prices; very desir- 

 able for market and private use. Pkg., 5c.; i lb., 15c.; 

 lb., 50c. 



I Hubbard. — A well-known Winter variety, with very 

 hard, firm shell; fine grain; sweet and rich flavor, and ex- 

 cellent for table use; a splendid keeper. Pkg., 5c.; ilb., 

 25c.; lb., 75c. 



* Winter Crookneck. — Flesh red; of fine fiavor and 

 good keeper. Pkg., 5c.; ^ lb., 15c.; lb., 50c. 



:, Boston Marrow. — A Fall and Winter variety; re- 

 aped very highly in the markets; oval form pointed, thin 



rind, fine grain, salmon-colored flesh; remarkably sweet 

 and delicious; keeps well in Winter and will boil dry as 

 a mealy potato. Jib., 25c.; lb., 75c. 



^f Eureka Squash. — The flesh is very thick and fine- 

 grained, and either steamed or boiled is of fine quality; and 

 when baked the Eureka is perfection itself. Its attractive 

 appearance is also a strong point in its favor, being oblong 

 or egg-shaped, tapering from the centre to the poles, and 

 a little inclined to be pointed at the blossom end. The 

 outside color is a light gravish green; verv handsome, i 

 lb., 25.; lb., 75c. 



