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POPUIvAR VEGETABLE SEEDS 



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Johnson & Stokes' High-Bred Melon Seed 



For many years we have been one of the largest growers of both musk or cantaloupe and water- 

 melon seeds in the United States. Many of the leading and most popular varieties on the market to- 

 day were first introduced by us. We supply, every season over our counter, hundreds of New Jersey 

 truck gardeners with our superior strains. We attribute the popularity of our melon seeds to our care- 

 ful selection of the very finest specimens for our seed stocks, thus breeding up to the highest state of 

 perfection. One ounce of muskmelon seed will plant about seventy hills ; three pounds one acre. 



BTOKY FOBD — THB OBBAT OOLOBADO BHIPPING UBL.ON, OEI.EBBATED FOB ITS BBMABKABLY FINE QUALITY. 



ROCKY FORD— The Best Green-Fleshed Muskmelon 



In the past few years Colorado has developed into a great melon-growing State. In 1902 over 1,500 

 carloads of these now celebrated Rocky Ford Muskmelons were shipped, reaching almost every large 

 city in the United States, where they were placed on sale as the choicest fruits in the most fashionable 

 markets, always realizing handsome profits, owing to their fine quality and appearance. They are an 

 improvement on and differ from the old "Netted Gem" in being a little more oblong in shape and 

 possessing much better shipping and keeping qualities, and are unquestionably one of the best second 

 early green-fleshed melons in existence. Owing to the growing popularity of this melon, much spurious 

 seed is being ofifered at low prices, and we warn our customers to beware of such. In aildition to 

 selected seed of our own growing, we also offer thoroughbred seed grown and selected in Colorado, 

 so that our customers can take their choice. Prices of either : Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; J lb., 30c.; lb., $1.00, 

 postpaid ; by freight or express, lb., 90c. ; 5 lbs. and over, 85c. per lb. 



/^JrHE NEW NORFOLK BUTTON MUSKMELON 



Previous to our introduction of this fine green-fleshed melon, it was monopolized by a few growers 

 at Norfolk, Va., who have been realizing handsome prices on New York and Philadelphia markets, they 

 being the first really good melons to reach these Northern markets. It is distinctive in appearance and 

 difiers froin other sorts in having a button on the blossom end and comes in ahead of the earliest strains 

 of small "Jenny Lind." The flesh is very thick, leaving but a small seed cavity, and of delicious qual- 

 ity. Pkt., 10c. ; oz., 20c.; i lb., 50c.; lb., $1.75. 



