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PHOTOGRAPH OF THE NEW FRONTENAC WATERMELON— SEED NOW OFFERED FOR THE FIRST TIME. 



THE F^OflTEHflC— A riEW SOUTHERN WRTEnMEIiON 



Three years ago one of our old customers in Florida sent us a small package of seed of this new- 

 watermelon for trial. We planted it in an isolated spot on our trial grounds, and found it to be deci- 

 dedly the best of a dozen new varieties, none of them being of as uniformly fine quality as the " Fron- 

 tenac." To further test it and get the unbiased opinion of our friend, Aaron Paul, the veteran melon 

 grower of South Jersey, who has a hobby for testing all new watermelons as they appear, we sent to him 

 enough seed to plant a small plot. Mr. Paul writes " that it is not only the largest early watermelon he 

 has ever grown, but is one of the very finest of all for home use or nearby market." We have given it 

 the name of " Frontenac " in honor of our old customer, who originated it and first sent us the seed, 

 and presume he will not object to giving it his own name. Perpkt., loc; oz. , 20c.; %. lb., 50c.; lb., $1.50. 



NEiA£ XRIUTV^RH iAZ:KTER7VTEL-ON 



This new melon has created quite a furore among Southern shippers on account of the very high 

 prices realized by the few who have grown them. Triumph is a cross between the Duke Jones and 

 Kolb Gem, having the handsome dark green color of the former and the fine shipping qualities of the 

 latter, but infinitely superior in flavor and grows much larger than either. Mr. D. H. Gilbert, a large 

 Florida grower, writes us he gathered from half an acre 523 melons, weighing over 43 lbs. each, with no 

 small melons on the vines. The MonticeUo 

 Constittciion publishes the weights of 4 prize 

 Triumph Melons, grown in Georgia, at 99 lbs., 

 9SK lbs., 91)4^ lbs. and 89 lbs. respectively. 

 The photograph appearing on page 9 of our 

 Garden and Farm Manual for 1900 was taken 

 from one in our own patch, turning the scale 

 at 90 pounds, the flesh of which was remarkably 

 solid, melting and sweet. Oz., loc. ; ^ lb., 20c. ; 

 lb., 60c.; 5 lbs. and over, 50c. per lb. 



BLiflCK BOUliDER 



The Best \izxxx l^oPthefn Water- 

 melon for JVlapket and 

 Shipping 



For this grand new and distinct watermelon 

 we are indebted to Aaron Paul, the veteran 

 melon grower of New Jersey. Its uniform sym- 

 metrical shape and wonderful productiveness 

 are unapproached by any other melon, giving 

 one the impression at a distance of a field of 

 great boulders, from its mammoth size and rich 

 dark green, almost black, color. It cuts equal 

 to any melon we have ever eaten, and its ship- 

 ping qualities are superior to Kolb Gem or any 

 others of its class. Although introduced only 

 a few years since, it has already become the 

 leading melon for market and shipping through- 

 out Southern New Jersey. Price of seed grown 

 by the originator, oz., loc; % lb., 30c.; lb., 

 $1.00 ; 5 lbs. and over, 90c. per lb. 







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