CURRIE BROTHERS CO. FARM AND GARDEN ANNUAL. 



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We deliver all Seeds offered on this page to any Post- 

 Office in the United States. 



Deduct lOe per pound if shipped by express at pur- 

 chaser's expense. 



WATER-MELONS 



German, Wasser-Melone. 



French, Melon d' Eau. 



Water-melons require a rich, sandy soil, for best develop- 

 ment, and do best in warm latitudes. Cultivate same as Musk- 

 melon, except that the hills should be nearly double the dis- 

 tance apart. 



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



COLE'S EARLY — The Earliest and Sweetest Water-Melon. Sure 

 to ripen in our section. Just the Water-melon for the home 

 market. Ripens with us during August. By far the best 

 Water-melon for the Northern States, where the seasons are 

 usually too short for any other sort. Since its introduction 

 delicious Melons have been ripened where it never before was 

 considered possible to mature a Water-melon. Cole's Early is 

 no less valuable for the Middle States, from the fact that it 

 ripens Melons- weeks ahead of any other, and continues to 

 bear abundantly throughout the entire season. The Melons 

 are a fair size, generally measuring about 12 inches long. The 

 flesh is a beautiful bright red color, crisp and free from all 

 stringiness, and very solid, with a small seed cavity; is delic- 

 iouslv sweet and refreshing all the way through to the rind. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; & lb. 20c; 1 lb 60 



Boss — An early ob- 

 long - shaped vari- 

 ety. Flesh deep 

 scarlet and unus- 

 ually sweet-flavor- 

 ed; skindarkgreen. 

 rind very thin 

 and tough. Pkt. 5c; 

 oz. 10c; % lb. 20c; 

 1 lb 50 



Cuban Queen — In 



quality equal to the 

 best, while its sol- 

 idity is so marked 

 that it will weigh 

 one-third more than 

 Melons of the same 

 size of other varie- 

 ties, specimens 

 often weighing 80 

 lbs. and upwards. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 

 lb. 20c; 1 lb 50 



COLE S EAKLY. 



Dark Icing — A very prolific variety of good size and delicious 

 flavor. Oblong, thin rind. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 20c; 1 lb. .50 



Dixie — An early and very productive sort, surpassing the cele- 

 brated Kolb Gem in marly respects. It has a fine appearance 

 is very hardy and is an excellent shipper, and its eating qual- 

 ities are the best. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 20c; 1 lb... 50 



Hungarian Honey — A very fine early variety. The flesh is 

 bright red and of rich honey flavor. It is of medium size 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 20c; 1 lb 50 



Kolb's Gem— A valuable variety. The fruit is large, weigh- 

 ing from 25 to 50 pounds. It has a delicious flavor, and its 

 keeping qualities are the best. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; V± lb. 20c: 

 1 lb 50 



Mammoth Iron Clad — A large variety, of delicious flavor, keep- 

 ing its fine quality to quite near the outer skin. It is a good 

 shipping variety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; y t lb. 20c; 1 lb 50 



Mountain Sweet — Fruit large, oblong, dark green; flesh solid 

 and very sweet. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 20c; 1 lb 50 



Peerless (Ice Cream) — Of medium size, thin rind, light mottled 

 green, flesh bright scarlet, solid to the center and sweet as 

 honey. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 20c; 1 lb 50 



Phinney's Early — Flesh deep red. of fine quality; early and pro- 

 ductive. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 20c; 1 lb 50 



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

 Rind thin, but Arm. Flesh bright red, sweet, very tender, 

 firm and solid. Very productive. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 20c: 

 1 lb 55 



True Georgia Rattlesnake, or Gypsy — Fruit large, oblong, 

 striped, flesh red, of fine quality. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 20c; 

 1 lb 50 



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

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 20c; 1 lb 50 



Colorado Preserving Melon — Distinct from the ordinary Citron. 

 It is very productive, flesh Arm and solid, making beauti- 

 ful, clear preserves of excellent flavor. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 

 20c; 1 lb 50 



