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most Delicious and Productive Variety for the Family 

 Garden, succeeding in Northern States, where 

 Melons were never matured before. 



COLE S EARLY WATERMELON. 



"Cole*S Early Watermelon has attracted universal admira- 

 tion. It has hitherto been considered impossible to ripen 

 watermelons in Santa Ft, at an altitude of over 7,000 feet 

 above sea-level, on account of the comparatively short sum- 1 

 mer here and cool nights, the thermometer nevera veragingl 

 over 60° at night even during July and August. From thel 

 package of seed I grew fifteen bills, that bore some sixtyl 

 melons weighing from eight to fourteen pounds, and not a I 

 single melon failed to ripen fully, and several persons who\ 

 tried them were unanimous in pronouncing them excellent.' 

 Sweet, juicy and delicious, far superior to the big coarse 

 melons we get from the South. on account of their thin rind, 

 they contain as much flesh as the big melons shipped here 

 which weigh (gross) nearly double the weight of Cole's. I 

 am informed that these melons were the only ones success- 

 fully raised in this place." — J. F. Wielandy, Santa Fe\ New 

 Mexico. 



N. . . HENDERSON'S . . . 

 ew Watermelon, 



SWEET SIBERIAN. 



This variety is of Kussian origin and many- 

 features of it are absolutely distinct. The fruits 

 are oval in shape, medium in size ; the color of the 

 rind is dark green, with faint pencillings of a 

 lighter shade, and though the rind is thin it is very 

 tough. The flesh is very deep, extending to 

 •within half an inch of the rind, and is entirely 

 different from anything ever known in a Water- 

 melon. The color can best be described as a rich 

 orange buff, and it is as sweet as any variety in 

 cultivation. The Melon grower in our Northern 

 latitudes is often compelled to lose a large propor- 

 tion of his crop by reason of prematurely cold 

 weather. Ordinary varieties completely succumb 

 to these early, cold spells, and of course fail to 

 ripen the fruit left on the vines. But this sort has 

 the peculiarity of ripening fruits up quickly, even 

 after such a check, and when fruits are ouly three- 

 quarters grown, and ripening them so thoroughly, 

 too, that at the least touch of the knife they burst 

 open. (See cut.) Price, 10c. pkt., 25c. oz., 75c. 

 i^lb., $2.25 lb. 



"At the Dakota State Fair at Yankton, first premium for 

 new Watermelons was awarded to 'Sweet Siberian.' After 

 being judged I cut these Melons, and the quality was pro- 

 nounced by all excellent."— 4}. A. Smith. Gayville, S. D. 



" / want to speak particularly of the Watermelon ' Sweet 

 Siberian.' It began ripening some two weeks aao, which was 

 earlier than I ever had Watermelons ripen before. It seems 

 to be very productive, and in quality it is most excellent." 

 — Edwin H. Riehl. Experiment Station of the Illinois State 

 Horticultural Society, Alton, 111., July 22d, 1898. 



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DELICIOUS 



WATERMELONS 



'S EARLY is positively the finest "all round" Water- 

 melon in existence, and for the private family gar- 

 den it is without a peer. People, particularly in our 

 Northern States, who have never before been able to 

 grow this most nectareous of fruits, can now enjoy 

 from the beginning to the close of the season the most 

 delicious of all Watermelons, for COLE'S EARLY is 

 not only the earliest variety in cultivation, but it con- 

 tinues to bear most bountifully throughout the entire 

 season. The flesh is of a beautiful bright red color, 

 crisp, and extremely delicate in texture — that granu- 

 lated, cool, sparkling appearance thatis socaptivating 

 to the eye ; in flavor it is lusciously sweet and refresh- 

 ing, no pithiness or stringiness. The Melons are not 

 large, seldom over 12 inches in length by 9 inches 

 in diameter, but what they lack in size is more than 

 made up in number and solidity. The heart is un- 

 usually large ; there is little or no cavity, and very 

 few seeds — all solid flesh, the quality of which is 

 sustained clear to the rind. It can be grown, 

 and successfully, too, over a larger latitude 

 than any other Watermelon, and it will invari- 

 ably mature large crops in any of the North- 

 ern States when the season is as long as 

 that of New York. (See cut.) Price, 10c. 



That may be successfully grown 

 in our 



Northern States. 



$1.00 per lb. 



"I have been successful in growing Cole's Early 

 Watermelon in my garden on the summit of the 

 Shawangunk Mountains, at a measured elevation of 

 l.^T.'i feet above sea-level. The melons matured, 

 and were superior in tla vor and sweetness to anything 

 n the market. .\o melons were ever before ma- 

 tured in this neighborhood." — Mr. C. W. Durham, of 

 110 West 27th Street. New York City. 



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