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^ JOHNSON & STOKES, PHILADELPHIA ^ 



ITEW SWEET HEART WATERMELON. 



New Sweet Heart Watermelon. 



A magnificent new shipping melon of uniformly large 

 size and fine quality. Vine vigorons and productive, ripen- 

 ing its fruit earl.v. Fruit large, oval, very heavy, uniformly 

 mottled light and very light green. Rind thin but firm, 

 flesh bright red, firm, solid but very tender, melting and 

 sweet. Fruit remains in condition for use longer than any 

 other sort. Tliis variety has no equal as a melon to ship to 

 distant markets, and it is so attractive in appearance that it 

 is readily sold when all others are a drug. Pkt.,5c.; or., 

 10c.;}ilb.,25c.; lb., 85c. 



New Watermelon, Cole's 6arl\J. 



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. 

 It is, however, exceedingly brittle, hence not desirable for 

 shipping purposes, but, possessing all the other most desira- 

 ble feature.^, we can highly recommend it for home use. 

 Medium size, nearly round in shape, rind green, striped with 

 lighter shades. Pkt., oc; oz., llJc.; J^ lb., ^.50.; lb., 85e. 



JOHNSON'S CHRISTMAS. This melon, introduced 

 by us a few rears since, has already become a most popular 

 melon for shipping long distances. Hundreds of customers 

 write us every year that they keep until Christmas in perfect 

 condition. Their valuable keeping and shipping qualities 

 are due to a peculiar, hard, tenacious coating or outside 

 enamelling ofthe skin, which also gives them an e.\ceedingly 

 handsome and fresh appearance, even after being kept or 

 allowed to remain on the vines for months after ripening. 

 The flesh is of a beautiful rich t-carlet, ven/ solid and of delicious 

 sugary flavor. \\& uniform size and handsome fresh appear- 

 ance at all times make it a most s<dfible variety. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 

 lOc; }/i lb., 25c.; lb., 55c.; 5 lbs. and over, 50c. per lb. 



DARK ICING. This variety combines all the good 

 qualities essential to perlection. They grow to medium size, 

 aver^iging in weight from twenty five to thirty pounds, 

 although we have known them to reach fifty pounds. The 

 skin is dark green and firm. The flesh is a deep, ricli scarlet, 

 of delicious flavor ; it is one of the best shipping and carrying 

 melons grown. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOo.; ^4 lb., 20c.; lb., 50c.; 5 lbs. 

 and over, by express or freight, 45c. i>er lb. 



LIGHT ICJNG, or ICE KIND. Of round form, skin 

 light color, thin rind and good quality, nearly or quite equal 

 to the dark-skinned Icing, which it resembles in shape. Pkt., 

 5e.; oz., lOc; K lb., 20c,: lb., oOc; 5 lbs., S2.'25. 



GRAY MONARCH, or LONG WHITE ICING. This 

 distinct melon is, without doubt, one of the largest of all, 

 frequently attaining a weight of seventy pounds and over. 

 The skin is a mottled gray color; shape long; flesh bright 

 crimson, and of sweet, delicious flavor. It is also a fine shii> 

 per, carrving well long distances and bringing verv high 

 prices. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; 34 lb., 25c.; lb., 60c.; 5 lbs., S2.75. 



GIRAKDKAU'S FI.OKIDA FAVOKITE. This va- 

 riety is a hybrid ofthe Rattlesnake and Pierson. the latter 

 'being a celebrated home variety in Florida. It is pronounced 

 one ofthe finest table melons extant: oblong in shape, grow- 

 ing to a very large size; rind dark, w^th light green stripes : 

 flesh light crimson, very crisp and deliciously sweet. It 

 Tipens about ten davs earlier than Kolb Gem or Iron-Clad. 

 Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; % lb., 25e.; lb., 65c.; 5 lbs., 83.00. 



NEW BED-SEEDED VAUCL.USE. This is not only 

 the best foreign watermelon we have ever grown, but one of 

 the most promising ofthe many sorts lately introduced. It 

 is of French origin, very early, of large size, elongated, egg- 

 shaped. The rtesh is a bright crimson, very sweet, not 

 stringy, and edible to within one-eighth of an inch of the skin; 

 the seeds are also bright red. The rind, though so thin, is 

 very tough , and the shell glossy, making it an excellent ship- 

 per; dark green color, beautifullv threaded with a still darker 

 green. Pkt., oc; oz., lOc; i/J lb.," 30c.; lb., 90c. 



SCALY BARK. The skin is dark green, quite smooth, 

 and has a peculiar scaly appearance. Itis an unusually pro- 

 ductive sort, the average weightof the melons being forty to 

 fifty pounds, although it is notunusualforspecimens to reach 

 seventy pounds. The flesh is light crimson, solid, tender and 

 of e.xquisite flavor ; remains in choice eating condition long 

 after being pulled. The rind, though quite thin, is remark- 

 ably tough. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c.; % lb., 25c.; lb., 75e. 



EARLY CALIFORNIA, or IMPROTED ODELLA. 

 This is a popular market variety in New Jersey ; two weeks 

 earlier than the old Mountain Sweet, round to oval in shape, 

 color light green, good quality and an excellent shipper ; rind 

 ver.v tough and grows to large size. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c. ; 34 

 lb., 15c.; lb., 40c.; 5 lbs. and over, 35c. per lb. 



THE BOSS. A distinct variety introduced a few years 

 since, of oblong shape. Skin is black green in color. Flesh 

 deep scarlet, unusually sugary, crystalline and melting. 

 The rind is very thin and tough. It ripens early and is enor- 

 mously productive. This is considered by many the very 

 best table melon for family use. Pkt., 5c.; oz,, lOc; 34 'b., 

 15c.; lb., •^Oc; 5 lbs. and over, S5c. per lb. 



KOLB GEDI. Largely grown by Southern shippers. 

 The rind, though quite thin, is very tough, standing hand- 

 ling and shipment long distances without breakage. The 

 flesh is of bright red and of fair quality. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c. ; 

 34 lb., 25c.; lb., 40c.; 5 lbs. and over, 35c. per lb. 



NEW JUMBO WATEKMKLON. 



JTJMBO. In shape this new melon is almost round, as 

 shown in illustration. The skin is green, with faint stripes 

 of lighter green. Inform and habit of resting on the blossom 

 end is like the Pride of Georg;ia, but is free from the ribs 

 of that variety. As indicated by the name, they grow to a 

 fine, large size, with a very tough rind, making it a valuable 

 shipping variety. Flesh red and very sweet. It also ripens 

 quite early, and is rapidlv becoming a most popular sort for 

 market. "Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; 3^ lb., 30c.; lb., 80c.; 5 lbs. and 

 over, 75c. per lb. 



MANGO MELON, or VEGETABLE ORANGE. 

 This new fruit belongs to the melon family, but has a flavor 

 entirely peculiar to itself For sweet pickles, pies or preserv- 

 ing they are superb. A few pieces of sliced lemon add to 

 their flavor. Thev are easily cultivated. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c.; 

 Ji lb., 3.5c.: lb., 81.25. 



COLORADO PRESERVING. An improvement on the 



green preserving melon; enormously productive and of bet^ 



ter qualitv, making verv clear, transparent preserves of fine 



flavor. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; 34 lb., 25c.; lb., 55c.: 5 lbs., 82.50. 



WELL-KNOWN STANDARD W^ATERMELONS. 



Large Packets, 5 cents each. 



oz. 34 lb. lb. 



Phinney's Early SO 05 So 15 SO 50 



Vick's Early, 5 15 50 



Pride of Georgia, 10 25 75 



The Delaware, 10 30 90 



Seminole, 5 15 50 



Gypsy or Rattlesnake, 10 20 60 



Mountain Sweet, 10 20 60 



Ice Cream or Peerless, 5 15 50 



Green and Gold, 10 20 60 



Ruby Gold, 10 30 90 



Improved Black Spanish, , 5 15 50 



Improved Mountain .Sprout, 5 15 50 



Green Citron Preserving, 5 15 50 



