Section of our Field of blaciv boulder Watermelons— Aa 



52 lack SBoulder-Jhe Siest "Watermelon for Market 



See also Colored illustration on Back of This Book 



For this crand new and distinct watermelon we are indebted to Aaron Paul, the veteran melon 

 grower of New Jersey. Its uniform symmetrical shape and wonderful productiveness are shown in our 

 field photograph above, giving one the impression at a distance of a field of great boulders, from its mam- 

 moth size and rich dark green, almost black, color. It cuts equal to any melon we have ever eaten, and 

 its shipping qualities are superior to Kolb Gem or Johnson's Dixie, which is certainly high praise, but 

 this melon deserves it. While it is sure to become the leading melon for market, it is one of the best 

 "all round " melons in existence, and for the family garden it is also without a peer. Price of seed grown 

 by ihe originator, pkt., lOc; oz., 20c.; J lb., 60c.; lb., §2.00. 



^ZeiD Sled-fleshed SfCuskmelon 



S^aul Slose or S^etoskey 



The Paul Rose is a cross of the Osage with 

 Netted Gem. It possesses the fine netting of the 

 Gem, and averages about the same size ; but owing 

 to the great tliickness of its beautiful salmon- 

 colored Hesh will weigh at least one-third more 

 than a Netted Gem of the same size. The size is 

 much more convenient for packing in baskets than 

 the Osage, while as a shipper and long keeper it 

 surpasses all other red-fleshed melons. In Chicago 

 and some other Western cities, where there is a good 

 demand for the red or salmon-fleshed varieties, 

 the Paul Rose sells at double the price of other 

 sorts. ^larket gardeners who grow red-fleshed 

 melons will find the Paul Rose their most profit- 

 able sort, while for the home table nothing better 

 could be desired or obtained. Per pkt., 10c. ; oz., 

 20c.; nh.,oOc.; lb., §1.50. 



PACT. ROSE. Showing its thick flesh and small seed cwity. 



