FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



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feet apart, eight to twelve seeds in a hill ; when the plants are well up thin out to 

 three. The plants should be hoed often, and the ground between the hills kept 

 clean till the vines touch. 



Mountain S^'eet. 



This was once a very 

 popular variety; it is of 

 oblongshape, flesh bright 

 scarlet, and of good fla- 

 vor. It is very produc- 

 tive. 



Mountain Sprout. 

 This is similar in the 

 shape to the foregoing 

 variety, but rather later, 

 it is light green with 

 irregular stripes of darlc 

 green. Flesh blight scar- 

 let. 



Ice-Crcain. (Vv'hite 

 Seeded.) A medium sized 

 variety of excellent qual- 

 ity. It is early and very 

 productive. Being thin 

 in the rind it is not so well 

 adapted for the market 

 as the other kinds ; not- 

 withstanding this, it is 

 grown exclusively by 

 some for that, on account 

 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. 



Oran§re. Quite a dis- 

 tinct variety from the 

 others. The rind can be 

 peeled off the same as the skin of an 

 orange. It is of medium size, fair quali- 

 ty. Very little cultivated. 



RattBe Snake. An old Southern 

 variety which has come into notice of 

 late years. It is of large size, light 

 green, 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. Tlu^ seed I offer of this variety, 

 is grown for me by one of the best 



Cuban Q.ueen. 



growers in Georgia. It is of the purest 

 st^'ain that can be found. 



Cuban <|t»^^n* 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. 



Maniniotli Iron Clad. A new 

 variety; highly recommended North. 

 It did not do as well as Southern raised 

 seed. I have the seed now grown in 

 Florida, and, no doubt, it will give bet- 

 ter satisfacton. 



Pride of Oeorg^ia. A new Melon 



