PETER HENDERSON & GO., NEW YORK.—VEGETABLE SEED NOVELTIES. 15 
New Lettuce, ss 
‘BIG BOSTON.’’ 
This variety is identicalin color, shape 
and general appearance with the famous 
Boston Market Lettuce, butis double the 
size. It is aboutone week later in matur- 
ing, but its solidity and greater size of 
head will make it a most valuable sort. 
A most desirable variety either for fore- 
ing in cold frames _or open ground plant- 
ing. The ‘Big Boston” is sure to be 
wanted by market gardeners and truck- 
ers, because it always produces large, 
solid, salable heads, and it will com- 
mend itself to amateurs because it heads 
up well at all seasons of the year and is 
of erisp, tender quality. (See cut.) 
Price, 10c. per pkt., 35c. per oz., $1.00 S S yp 
per 14 lb., $3.50 per lb. A == EF |\\ GY 
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New Water Melon, 
‘“¢ COLE’S EARLY.” 
In the introduction of this new variety, we feel confident 
that we are placing before our customers a watermelon 
which will invariably mature in any of the States where 
the season is as long as that of New York. 
Cole’s Early is the finest every-day melon for the 
amateur that we have ever seen. It is very hardy, a 
sure cropper, and extremely delicate in texture of flesh, 
which is of a dark red color; the rind is thin, and the 
quality of the flesh is sustained clear to the rind. Itis, 
however, exceedingly brittle, hence not desirable for 
shipping purposes, but, possessing all the other most de- 
sirable features, we can highly recommend it for home 
use. The melons are of medium size, nearly round in 
shape, rind green striped with lighter shades. We feel 
sure that Cole’s Early will become popular. (See cut.) 
Price, 15c. per pkt., 8 pkts. for $1.00. 
COLES EARLY WATERMELON. 
New Musk Melon, 
«PERFECTED DELIIONICO.”’ 
This is a selection of the well-known 
Delmonico Musk Melon which we intro- 
duced. This improved type is almost a 
perfect globe in shape; the skin is a pe- 
culiar grayish green until ripe, when it 
changes to a bright yellow. The ribs of 
this Melon are wide and covered thickly 
with a prominent netting. The Melons 
average about six inches in diameter, have 
a very small seed cavity, and are exceed- 
ingly thick and heavy for their size. The 
flesh is a deep, rich orange yellow color, 
and is of very fine grain, without the 
slightest stringiness. This variety pro- 
duces Melons of uniformly high quality 
and is likely to displace all other red or 
yellow fleshed sorts. It is a strong, 
hardy grower and very prolific. We can 
recommend it either to the market gar- 
dener or amateur. (See cut.) 15¢c. per 
p&t., 8 pkts. for $1.00. 
