mn SEiBD ANNUA]; of this 



MBI^ON. 



WATER. 

 Mfxon b'Eau, Fas^kouh [Fr.], Wassermei^one [Ger.], Sandia [Sp,], Mei.i.one 



d'Acqua [Ital.] 



Water Melon will grow and produce in places where Canteloupe will not do well. The 

 soil for this plant must be light and sandy. Plant in bills about eight 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. 



Ice Creain. ( White Seeded. } A me- 

 dium siz^ed variety of excellent quality. It 

 is early and very productive. Being thin 

 in the rind it is not so well adapted for the 

 market as the other kinds; notwithstanding 

 this it isgrown exclusively by some for that, 

 on account of its earliness. It has come 

 into general cultivation more and more 

 every year, as it is very sweet, and sells 

 readily in the market.. 



Rattle Snake, An old Southern vari- 

 ety which has come into notice of late years. 

 It is of large size, light green, with large 

 dark stripes, and is identical with the 

 Gypsy. Fine market variety. It stands 

 transportation better than most other kinds; 

 has been the standard market melon till the 

 Kolb's Gem wa» introduced. However it 

 always will remain a favorite with market 

 gardeners. The seed weofifer of this variety 

 is especially grown for us- 



Mammoth Iron Clad, 



Florida^S FavafitCa This Melon ori- 

 ginated with W. M. Girardeau, of Monti- 

 cello, Fla. It is an excellent variety;, pro- 

 lific, earlier than the Kolb Gem, Rattle- 

 snake or Pride of Georgia, and very fine 

 for table; yet it is as good for shipping as 

 the Kolb Gem, or Rattlesnake^ of medium 

 size, colored with light and dark green 

 stripes alternately, flesh deep red, delici- 

 ously sweet, firm and crisp. One of the 

 best Melons. 



Mammoth Iron Clad. Highly recom- 

 mended North. It did not do as well as 



Southern raised seed. We have the seed 

 now grown in Florida, and, no doubt, it will 

 give better satisfaction. 



Pride of Georg-ia. A variety from 

 Georgia, of excellent quality; attains a large 

 size when well cultivated. Very good for 

 family use.;:; 



Duke Jones. A Southern [Melon of 

 great merit. It is of the same shape as the 

 Kolb Gem, but of much finer flavor and of 

 large size. Rmd dark green, red flesh, large 

 and early. The seedfwe offer has been 

 grown of best selected stock by a careful 



The Lone Star Melon a& offered by us is one of the Finest Market vari- 

 eties for our climate. 



