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is light green with irregu- 
lar stripes of dark green. 
Flesh bright scarlet. 
Kee-Cream. (WHITE 
SrepED.) A medium sized 
variety of excellent qual- 
ity. Itis early and very 
productive. Being thin 
in the rind itis not so well 
adapted for the market 
as the other kinds; not- 
-withstanding this, it is 
.grown exclusively by 
some for that, on aecount 
of its earliness. It has 
come into general culti- 
vation more and more 
every year, as it is very 
sweet, and sells readily 
in the market. 
Orange Water. Quite 
a distinct variety from 
the others. The rind ean 
be peeled off the same as 
the skin of an orange. It 
is of medium size, fair quality. 
little cultivated. 
Rattle Snake. An old Southern 
variety which has come into notice of 
late years. It is of large size, light 
ereen, with large dark stripes, and is 
identical with the Gipsey. Fine market 
variety. It stands transportation better 
than most other kinds; has been the 
standard market variety till the Kolb’s 
Gem was introduced. However, it always 
will remain a favorite with market-gar- 
deners. The seed I offer of this variety, 
is grown for me by one of the best 
growers in Georgia. It is of the purest 
strain that can be found. 
Very 
Cuban Queem. A striped variety; 
highly recommended by Northern 
seedsmen; said to reach from fifty to 
seventy pounds. Sweet and of delicate 
flavor; it does not grow as large here as 
said it does North. 
Mammoth rou Clad. A new 
variety; hizhly recommenled North. 
It did not do as well as Southern raised 
seed. I have the seed now grown in 
Cuban Queen. 
Florida, and, no doubt, it will give bet- 
ter satisfaction. 
Pride of Georgia. A new Melon 
from Georgia, of excellent quality ; at- 
tains a large size when well cultivated. 
A very good variety for family use. 
The Kolb Gem. Only a few years 
since this variety has been introduced, 
but the shipping qualities are so good, 
that the bulk of melons raised for the 
market aie ofthat kind. Flesh crimson, 
very thin buttough rind; fine flavor and 
full of flesh, no hollow in the middle. 
It is the heaviest melon for its size. 
What f offer are Southern grown seeds, 
which stand the sun better and produce 
larger and more Melons than Northern 
grown seeds. 
Fltorida’s Favorite. This variety 
was introduced two years ago. It origi- 
nated with W. M. Girardeau, of Monti- 
cello, Fla. It is an excellent variety, 
very prolific, earlier than the Kolb Gem, 
Rattlesnake or Pride of Georgia, and 
very fine for the table. Itis not as good 
for shipping as the Kolb Gem, or Rattle- 
snake; itis of medium size, colored with 
