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WATER 



MELON. 



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^le's Early ^l^atermelon. 



A most Delicious and Productive Variety for the Family Garden, 

 succeeding in Northern States, wtiere Melons 

 were never matured before. 

 COLE'S EARLYis positively the finest "all-round" Watermelon 

 in existence, and for the private family garden it is without a 

 peer. People, particularly in our Northern States, who have 

 never before been able to grow tliis most nectareous of fruits, 

 can now enjoy from the beginning to the closi of the season tlie 

 most delicious of all Watermelons, for COLE'S EARLY is not 

 only the earliest variety in cultivation, but it continues to bear 

 most bountifully throughout the entire season. The flesh is of 

 a beautiful bright red color, crisp, and extremely delicate in tex- 

 ture — that granulated, cool, sparkling appearance that is so cap- 

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

 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 unusually large ; tliere 

 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 invariably mature large crops in any of the 

 Northern States wlien the season is as long as that 

 of New York. (See cut.) 10c. pkt., 15c. oz., 30c. i^ 

 lb., 80c. lb. 



"I have been successful in growing Cole's Early Watermelon 

 in my ganJen on the summit of the Shawangunk Mountains, at 

 a measureil elevation of l.HTR feet above sea-level. The melons 

 matured, and were superior in fla vor and sweetness to anything 

 in the market. Ko melons were ever before matured in this 

 neighborhood."— Mb. C. W.Durham, of 110 West 27tli Street, 

 New Tfork City. 



"Cole's Early Watermelon has attracted universal admira- 

 tion. It has hitherto been con.sidered impossible to ripen water- 

 melons in Santa Fi, at an altitude of over 7,000 feet above .sea- 

 level, on account of the comparatively short summer here and 

 cool nights, the thermometer never averaging over 60° at night 

 even during .July and August. From the package of seed 1 

 grew fifteen hills, that bore some sixty melons weighing from 

 eight to fourteen pounds, anil not a single melon failed to 

 ripen fully, and several persons who tried them were unanimous 

 in pronouncing them 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 

 tCole's. 1 am informed thai these melons nere the only ones 

 successfully raised in this place." — J. F. Wielandy, Santa Fe, 

 New Mexico. 



One ounce of seed for 30 hills : 4 to 5 pounds 

 in hills for an acre, 



FLORIDA FAVORITE. One of the largest 

 and best in cultivation. Being several days 

 earlier tlian Kolb's Gem, it will succeed 

 in a latitude far north of that popular 

 variety. It attains an enormous size ; the 

 flesh is a beautiful clear crimson, extending 

 close up to the rind, which is hard, thin 

 and beautifully mottled light and dark 

 green. Tlie shape is oblong, the flavor is 

 sweet and melting, making it one of the 

 best in cultivation. [See cut.) oc. pkt., 

 10c. oz., 20c. 14 lb., 60c. lb. 

 SWEETHEART. A perfect form of the 

 roimd type of Ice Cream, but vastly im- 

 proved ; one of the earliest to ripen, making 

 a grand second to our famous Cole's Early. 

 Tlie fruit is slightly oval ; color, mottled 

 ,^- liglit green, rind thin and tough; an excel- 



lent keeper; He.sh light vivid red, solid and 

 crisp; flavor exquisitely sweet and lus- 

 cious. 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 20c. J'4 lb., 60c. lb. 

 A splendid melon. The color of the skin is solid 

 green, and tiio flesh is a very bright red, particularly sweet, 

 juicy and melting. It grows to large size, frequently attaining 

 the weight of 80 pounds. In shape it resembles Kolb's Gem, 

 and, like that variety, is one of the best shipping sorts. 5c. pkt., 

 10c. oz., 20c. 1^ lb., 60c. lb. 

 KOLB'S GEM. Largely grown, particularly in the South, for 

 shipment to Northern markets. As a sliipping melon it has 

 hardly an equal. The fruit is nearly round, rind dark green, 

 somewhat marbled with lighter shades. Weight, 25 to 50 lbs. 

 .5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 20c. I4 lb., 50c. lb. 

 MOUNTAIN SWEET. Fruit oblong, dark green; rind thin; 

 flesh red, solid and sweet. 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 20c. i^ lb., 50c. lb. 

 ICE CREAM (White Seeded). This is one of the best for growing 

 in the latitude of New York. In shape it is almost round; the 

 skin is light green, slightly mottled ; flesh bright scarlet, and very 

 solid. Medium size, and its delicious flavor leaves nothing to be 

 desired. 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 20c. K lb , 60c. lb. 

 CITRON. Fruit roimd, hand?;ome and small; vsed in making 



pre^i }-ves only. 5c. pkt., 

 Kk. oz., 2.5c. I4 lb., 

 7Uc. lb. 



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Cole's Early Watermelon. 



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