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NEW NATIONAL WATERMELON | 
NEW NATIONAL North. In shape it is oblong. The outside color is pale, with dark 
°. markings, resembling Seminole, but with markings more distinct. 
The reason that this fine, new watermelon received the name of Na-| The flesh is brilliant red in color, and remarkably solid; so solid, in 
tional was because of its proven ability to flourish almost anywhere, | fact, that a 40-pound National watermelon does not appear to be 
_ even in districts where watermelons are not usually grown. much larger than a Seminole weighing only 25 pounds. The flavor is 
. The National is a watermelon of medium to large size and of | delicious, and the flesh is entirely stringless. The rind, though thin, is 
high table quality. It is of Southern origin, but thrives well in the | very tough, insuring good shipping qualities. 
Packet, 5 cents; oumce, 10 cents; quarter-pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00. 
PANMURE ALL-HEART.—(See green pages.) 
(See Biss paces) < yj : leebers 
Hi y Ail, oa ki iG ah y, Watermelon 
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ALABAMA SWEET. 
Alabama Sweet is a dark green melon with light seeds. _It is first- 
class for shipping purposes. It is of good size, though not ungainly like 
Triumph. Its flavor is simply delicious, and its outside appearance is | 
patractive, ae EIZe and shape are such as to make it a first-rate business | ICEBERG. 
melon. is to be emphatically recommended for the South, where it | vari cera a rah - 
has been fully tested; and I am confident that it will bea prize winner | eee oe en cuibed las ay distinctly proved Ores of Wate OMe Oe 
in the North, in all melon growing sections | braw <olb’s Gem, which has never been excelled as a Shipper. It 
3 5 5 y | resembles Kolb’s Gem in Shape, size and appearance, but is darker 
Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 ets.; 14 pound, 30 cts.; pound, $1.00. | in color, both outside and inside. Where it rests upon the ground it is 
yeliow, while Kolb’s Gem is white. The outside of 
the new melon is dark green, with lighter mark- 
ings, but the general effect is dark. The flesh is 
deep red and very sweet. The rind is compara 
tively thin, but remarkably tough and not disposed 
to crack. I recommend Iceberg for shipment to 
distant markets. The excellence of Kolb’s Gem, 
especially as a profitable shipper, is so well known 
that Iceberg should at once be in very wide demand 
for commercial purposes. 
Pkht., 5c.; oz., 10c.; 14 Ib., 25¢.; lb., 85c. 
CAROLINA BRADFORD. 
A splendid melon for home use, maturing in about 
85 days. It is quite like the famous old Joe Johnson 
in shape and markings. It is a large, long melon 
of dark green color, with darker stripes. There 
flesh is sweet and melting, and of excellent texture. 
The seeds are white. It has a strong vine and is 
very productive,and is in high esteem where known. 
= = Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 ceits; 
RADFORD WAT ly pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00. 
CAROLINA B 
