Plant No Other—None Better on the Globe. 5 
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J. S. Crawford, Burnt Corn, Ala. “The Tronclad 
are everything they were represented to be. I raised 
the finest that Alabama has ever known. The largest 
weighed 75)4 Ibs., all averaged 55 Ibs. People came 
from every direction toseethem. I like them better 
than any other watermelon that I ever saw, and will 
do all in my power to introduce them and all your 
other seeds.’ j 
R. B. Gary, Wadley,Ga. ‘“‘ Weighed one Ironclad, 
and found it to weigh 47 lbs., and measure 39/4 ins, in 
circumference, and 26 ins. long.” 
Mrs. K. J. Gardener, Carrollton. ‘‘We hadseveral 
Tronclads, the largest weighing from 40 to 60 lbs. Tam 
delighted with this melon. I have never purchased 
seeds of any other seedsman but you, since I made my 
first order. ; ; 
_ Mrs. W.P. Black, Denver, Mo. ‘‘I send you some 
names, and I think several of them will order seeds 
next Spring, as they have seen what nice vegetables we 
haveraised. My largest Ironclad weighed 55}¢ Ibs.”’ 
-_ Rey. Thomar Butter, Callahan, Fla. ‘‘ Planted the 
Mammoth Ironclad on poor sandy soil, with one 
shoyel full of rotten oak leaves to each hill. From 
three hills, picked 15 large melons, largest weighed 
51 pounds.” 
"Mrs. John Benton, Trenton, Ills. Raised some 
nice Ironclads, one of them weighed 69 lbs. strong, and . 
vas very good, It was three feet long, and three feet 
six inches in circumference.” a? 
-_ A. W.Stebbins, Pickens Station, Holmes Co., Miss. 
“I bought a packet of melon seed from you last Spring, | 
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- Oct., 1884. 
~~ stock of Ironclad in any quantity. 
THE LARGEST OF ALL, 
THE MOST DELICIOUS OF ALL. 
THE MOST PROFITABLE OF ALL. 
THE BEST SHIPPER OF ALL. 
THE BEST KEEPING OF ALL. 
ye THE MOST SOLID OF ALL. 
IN EYERY WAY, THE MOST DESIRABLE 
OF ALL WATERMELONS. 
Grown last season to attain a weight of 
953 Ibs., and for which Mr. Osborne 
received ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS. 
What I think of Mammoth Ironclad can 
readily be seen from the fact of my giving it two 
pages of this catalogue. Never before in the 
history of my business have I given so much 
space to a single variety,.and I only regret that 
instead of two pages I could not give this wonder- 
= ful melon far more room, and thus be able to pub- 
lish a small proportion of the reports received the 
= past fall, from those who planted this variety last 
= season; as it is, I can only, for lack of space, give 
a very few of these reports, but my customers can 
judge in a measure from them THAT MAM- 
; MOTH TRONCLAD IS UNQUESTIONABLY 
, THE BEST WATERMELON IN CULTIVA- 
TION. 
Oct. 18th, 18M. 
Personally appeared before me, a justice of the 
eae in and for the County ef Montgomery, State of 
ansas, William Osborne, J. M. Campbell, and 
Harry James, and after being duly sworn according 
0 law, depose and saith: that he Wm. Osborne, 
aised from the seed of Berson, Maule & Co. of Phil- 
adelphia, Pa., a watermelon of the Ironclad seed that 
weighed 95:4 pounds. WM. OSBORNE. 
+: . JJ. M. CAMPBELL, 
‘Witnesses: {Tena JAMES. 
In witness whereof, I sign my name, this 18th 
: W. R. CAMPBELL, 
Justice of the Peace. 
“I.send you the weight of one of my Ironclad 
Watermelons, raised from seed from your. firm, 
weight 95’ Ibs strong, and a perfect beauty. Your 
seeds are all you claim them to be. I had nine vines 
to live from the packet, and haveten melons, weigh- 
-ing from 50 to 954 Ibs. WM. OSBORNE. 
Neodesha, Kansas. 
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= ¢ AUTION ¥ Beware of spurious seed. If 
5 only know of one other house 
besides my own who has the genuine and true 
Bogus Seed 
is already being forced on the market, so send 
your order direct to headquarters. Every seed 
put into my packets, was grown by the originator. 
and I sueceeaed in raising one weighing 81 pounds. I 
send affidavit to that effect, and certificate attached, 
signed by others who saw it weighed.” 
N.S. Lindivig, Grenola, Kans. ‘‘I will here send 
you the weight of two Ironclad melons raised from 
seed bought of you last Spring. I planted them May 
12th, and ANE 18th, the largest weighed 8313 Ibs., and 
one 72 lbs. will make an effort to beat this weight 
next season. 
The following is a report of the largest watermelon, 
Ironclad, grown by J. W.Spradling from seed pur- 
chased of you last Spring. We the undersigned do 
certify that the largest melon was weighed in our 
presence, and weighed just 89 lbs., 4 ozs., and would say 
ifany one exceeds that, we would like his address. 
KATE SPRADLING, WM. STRADLEY. 
Ashland, Henry Co., Ind. 
Mathew I. Philips, Box, 303, Jacksonville, Florida. 
““Last Spring I sent for a packet of the seed of your 
Mammoth Ironclad prize melon, and raised one weigh- 
ing 65 Ibs. It was by far the largest watermelon raised 
around here. 
This is to certify that our largest Ironclad water- 
- melon weighed 49 pounds. It was the largest of any 
variety in this county that I have heard of this season. 
All seeds ordered last Spring have given satlsfaction. 
Wa. MILLER, C. F. MILLER, JOSEPH HEADRIC. 
Goodwaier, Iron Co., Mo. 
F. G. McCann, Greshamton, Kan. ‘“ The Ironclad 
watermelon was the best I ever grew. 1 raised 100 lbs. 
from one vine.” 
BG Prices of Tronelad for 1885: Pkt., 15 cts.; 2 pkts., 25 cts.; 1 oz., 30 cts.; 2 ozs., 50 cts.: 14 
Ib., $1.00; Ib., $3.00; 5 Ibs., by express, $12.50. And every purchaser has the privelege of com- 
peting for the $100 in cash, offered for the largest Ironclad grown the coming season of 1885. I advise all 
who think of ordering a pound or over to send in their order early, as demand promises to be simply im- 
; mense, and eyen my large supply may become exhausted. 
