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is light green with irregu- 
lar stripes of dark green. 
Flesh bright scarlet. 
Improved Gipsey. 
This is a Yately intro- 
duced variety, which has 
come into general culti- 
2 = vation. It is very large, 
oblong, and of a dark 
green color, striped and 
mottled with light green. 
Flesh scarlet and of deli- 
cious flavor. This is 
without. any exception 
the best market variety. 
Hee-Cream, (WHITE 
SEEDED.) A medium sized 
sey Melon. 
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 accouut of its earli- 
ness. It has come into general cultivation 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 can 
be peeled off the same as the skin of an 
orange. It is of medium size, fair qual- 
ity. Very little cultivated. 
Rattle Smake. An old Southern 
variety which has come into notice of 
late years. It is of large size, the green 
not quite so dark as the Gipsey, but the 
stripes larger; 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 ofthis variety, 
is grown for me by one of the best 
growers in Georgia. Itis of the purest 
strain that can be found. 
Cuban Queen. 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 Irom Ciad. A new 
variety; highly recommended North. 
It did not do as well as Southern raised 
seed. I have the seed now grown ib 
Florida, and, no doubt it will give better 
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 are of that kind. Flesh crimson, 
very thin but tough rind; fine flavor and 
full of flesh, no hollow in the middle. 
It is the heaviest melon for its size. 
What I offer are Southern grown seeds, 
which stand the sun better and produce 
larger and more Melons than Northern 
grown seeds. 
Fiorida’s Favorite. This is a 
novelty from last year. It originated 
with W. M. Girardeau, of Monticello, 
Fla. It is an excellent variety, very 
prolific, earlier than the Kolb Gem, 
Rattlesnake or Pride of Georgia, and 
very fine for the table. It is not as good 
