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JOHNSON & STOKES, PHILADELPHIA 



WATERMELONS— Continued. 



JOHNSON'S DIXIE EXTRA SELECTED STOCK 

 SEED. Saved from picked melons, the largrest and finest 

 in our patch. Pkt., lOc; oz., 2ae.; \i lb., 40c.; lb., SI. 2-5, post- 

 paid. 



STOKES' EXTRA EARLY MtLON — IfAELIEST OF ALL. 



STOKES' EXTKA EAItLY. This distinct melon, first 

 introduced by us, is, without doubt, the earliest of all. Our 

 illustration shows their shape, whicli is nearly round, dark 

 :greea skin, slightly mottled with white. The flesh is deep 

 scarlet, remarkably solid, and in delicwus, stigary Jiavor is 

 vnsurpasscd by any other melon. Their average weight is 

 al>out fifteen pounds. The seed is very small, being only 

 nl)Out half the size of other melon seeds. They are also 

 much more prodiietire than the larger sorts. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 

 lOc; i41b.,30c.;lb.,S1.00. 



EARLY CALIFORNIA, orIMPRO\TED ODELLA. 



This is a popular market variety in New Jereey, two weeks 

 -earlierthan the Old Mountain Sweet, round to oval in shape, 

 -color light green, good quality and an cxcelteiit shipper ; rind 

 very tough and grows to large size. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c.; /41^-> 

 15c.; lb., 50c.; 5 lbs. and over, 35c. per pound. 



THE BOSS. A distinct variety introduced a few years 

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

 ■deeply; scarlet, unusually sugar.v, cr.vstalline and melting. 

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

 ■enormously productive. This is considered by many the 

 very best table melon for family use. Pkt., 5c.;" oz., 10c; % 

 lb., 20c.; lb., 60o.; 5 lbs. and over, 45c. per lb. 



DARK ICING. This v.ariety combines all the good 

 •qualities essential to perfection. They grow to medium size, 

 averaging 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, rich 

 jsoarlet, of delicimis flavor; it is one of the best shipping and 

 carrying melons grown. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c. ; JiJ lb., 20c.; lb., 

 70c.; 5 lbs. and over, by express or freight, 50c. per lb. 



LIGHT ICING, or ICE BIND. Of round form, skin 

 lightcolor, thin rind and good quality, nearly or quite equal 

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

 Fkt., 5c.; oz., 10c.; J^ lb., 20c.; lb., 6.3e.; 5 lbs., S2.50. 



GKiVY 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 skia is a mottled gray color; sliape long; flesh bright 

 cr'mson, and of sweet, delicious flavor. It is also a fine 

 shipper, carrving -n-ell long distances and bringing verv high 

 prices. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; ^ lb., 25c.; lb., 75c.; 5 lbs., S3.00. 



GIRARDEAU'S FLORIDA FAVORITE. This va- 

 riety is a hybrid of the Rattlesnake and Pierson, the latter 

 i>eing a celebrated homevarietyin Florida. Itis pronounced 

 one of the finest table melons extant; oblong in shape, grow- 

 ing to a very large size ; rind dark, wit'i light green stripes ; 

 ^lesh light crimson, very crisp and deliciousl.v sweet. It 

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

 Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; ^ lb., 25c.; lb., 75e.; 5 lbs., S3.00. 



EOLB GEM. This variet.v is more largely grown by 

 Southern shippers than any other. It originated" with R. F. 

 Kolb, one of tlie largest nielon growers of Alabama, and is a 

 Tiybrid of Scaly Bark and Rattlesnake. The rind, though 

 ■quite thin, is very tough, standing handling and shipment 

 long distances without breakage. The flesh is of bright red 

 and of fair quality. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c.; J^ lb., 20c.; lb., 55c.; 

 5 lbs. and over, 40c. per lb. 



THE DELA'WARE. ,\ fine new variety, originated by 

 Mr. Payntcr Frame, of Delaware, the originator of the Iron- 

 Clad, being a cross of that variety with Moimtain Sweet. The 

 shape is oblong, and skin .striped liglit and dark green. It 

 grows larger and ripens earlier than the Iron-Clad an excel- 

 lent keeper and fine shipper. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c. ; >i lb., SOc; 

 lb., 90c.; 5 lbs., $3.75. 



"WHITE GEM. A new round, white-skinned variety, 

 somewhat resembling the well-known Russian Volga, but 

 said to have come originally from China. It is e:itremely 

 hardy and productive, and thrives well in our climate ; flesli 

 pink and of delicious flavor; rind thin, but verv tough and 

 bard. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; Ji lb., SOc; lb., Sl.OO. 



CUBAN QUEEN. Skin beautifully striped, dark and 

 light green. The flesh is brighfred, rcuiarkabh/ solid, htsciotts, 

 crisp and sugar}/, very .'^olid and the best of keepers; excellent 

 to ship to distant markets. They have been grown to weigh 

 over one hundred poimds; are enormoitslj/ productive. Pkt., 

 5c; oz., lOc; Ji lb., 25c.; lb., 60c; 5 lbs., S2.25. 



HUNGARIAN HONEY. A new variety brought from 

 Hungary a few years since. They grow round as a cannon 

 ball, very uniform in size and weight, running from ten to 

 twelve pounds. The outside skin is dark green, rind very 

 t'-iin, flesh red and unusually sweet and luscious. Pkt., 5c; 

 oz., lOc; % lb., 30e.; lb., Sl.OO. 



MAMMOTH IRON-CLAD. This melon grows to a 

 very large 1(11 j/o?'))! sfsc, frequently weighing eighty pounds 

 and over, and resembles in its markings the Cuban Queen. 

 2)1 shape and seed, however, it is quite distinct, being deeper 

 and fuller at both ends, with seed of drab-white color. They 

 are enormous yielders, flesh red, solid and of excellent flavor. 

 The rind is extremely tough and hard — hence their name. 

 Iron Clad — rendering them valuable for shipping. Pkt., 

 5c; oz.,10c; J^lb., 20c; lb., 60c; 5 lbs., $2.25. 



KENTUCKY "WONDER. This is a new red-seeded 

 variety. We have never known a red-seeded watermelon 

 that was not a good one, this being the best we have ever 

 grown. In shape it is oblong; skin dark green, marbled in 

 stripes of light green; flesh a beautiful scarlet color, crisp, 

 tender, rich and sugary flavor, always firm and never mealy. 

 Attains an average weight of forty to sixty pounds. A real 

 good, old-fashioned Kentuckv melon, that lias few equals in 

 quality. Pkt,, 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., SOc; lb., $1.00. 



GREEN AND GOLD. This is a fine, new, large melon, 

 with flesh of beautiful orange color, of delicious quality. AVe 

 have tested this variety for four seasons, and can recommend 

 it as a fine family melon, as wellasacuriosity. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 

 10c; 141b., 25c; lb., 65.; 5 lbs., $2.50. 



SCALY B.4.RK. The skin is dark green, quite smooth, 

 and has a peculiar scaly appearance. It is an unusually pro- 

 ductive sort, the average weight of the melons being forty to 

 fift.v pounds, although it is not unusual for specimens to reach 

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

 of exquisite flavor; remains in choice eating condition long 

 a^ter being pulled. The rind, though quite fiin, is remark- 

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



EED-SKEnED TACCLT3SE. 



NEAV RED-SEEDEU VAUCLUSE. This is not only 

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

 the most promising of the many sorts lately introduced. It 

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

 shaped. The flesh is a bright crimson, ver.v sweet, iiot 

 stringy, and edible to within one-eighth of an inch of t.;e skin; 

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

 very tough, and the shell glossy, making it an excellentship- 

 jer: dark green color, beautifully threaded with a still darker 

 green. Pkt., 5c; oz., lOc; i41b.,30c.; lb., SOc. 



