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POPULAR VEGETABLE SEEDS 



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Melons — Watermelon 



One ounce will plant about fifty hills, and four pounds 

 will plant one acre. 



New Triumph Watermelon 



Avery popular new Southern Shipping Melon. See ill us- 

 traliou and description nnder Novelties, page 7. Pkt., lOc; 

 oz., 20c ; '4 lb., 50c.; lb., SI. 50. 



Black Boulder Watermelon 



A masnificent new variety, with superior shippins quali- 

 ties and cuttiny: equal to any melon linown. No market 

 grower can afford to miss planting Black Boulder. See 

 colored illustration on back of this book, and description 

 under Novelties, page 8. Pkt., lOc; oz., 20c.; 'i lb., 60c.; lb., 

 $2.00. , + , , , 



Cole's Early Watermelon 



Very hardy, a sure cropper, and extremely delicate in 

 texture of flesh, which i.s of adark red color; the rind is tliin, 

 and the quality of the flesh is sustained clear to the rind. 

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

 shipping purposes ; but, po.ssessing all the other most desira- 

 ble features, we can highly recommend it for home use. 

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

 lighter shades. Pkt., !5c.; oz., 10c. ; >4 lb., 2,5e.; lb., 7.'>c. 



Stokes' Extra Early Melon 



This distinct ineliui, first introduced by us, is, without 

 doubt, the earliest 0/ all. Their shape is nearly round, dark 

 green skin, slightly mottled witli white. The flesh is deep 

 scarlet, remarkably solid, and in delicious sugary flavor is 

 HHsm-pnsised by any other melon. Their average weight is 

 about Hfteen pounds. The seed is very small, being only 

 about half the size of other melon seeds. They are also much 

 more productive than the larger sorts. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c.; 

 I4 lb,, 25c.; lb., 75c. 



Duke Jones Watermelon 



A famous new Southern melon introduced in 1895, since 

 which time it has grown rapidly popular among shippers. It 

 is one of the largest and most productive melons. Solid, dark: 

 green skin, of fine appearance. Solid red meat, of fine flavor, 

 a heavy ylelder, and early. It is one of the best for the home 

 garden as well. Pkt., oc; oz., lOc; ^ lb., 20c.; lb., 65c., post- 

 paid ; .5 lbs. and over, by express, 50c. per lb. 



Sweet Heart Watermelon 



A magnificent new shipping melon, of uniformly large 

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

 ing its fruit early. Fruit large, oval, very heavy, uniformly 

 mottled lightand very light green. Rind thin, but firm, flesh 

 bright red, firm, solid, but very tetider, melting and sweet. 

 Fruit remains in condition for use longer than most other 

 sorts. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; % Ib.,20c.; lb., 55c., postpaid; 5 lbs. 

 and o%'er, 40c. per lb., by express. 



Mclver's Wonderful Sugar Melon 



This new watermelon was first brought to notice by Col. 

 E. R. Mclver, of North Carolina, the seed having come origin- 

 ally from the West Indies. In outward appearance It some- 

 what resembles the old Rattlesnake. The quality, however, 

 is so much superior that It is an injustice to mention the Rat- 

 tlesnake on the same page with it, as it even surpa'^ses such 

 excellent varieties as Florida Favorite and Icing. It is also an 

 extremely productive and hardy variety, never cracking or 

 losing its fine flavor. Per pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; 34 It*-. 25c.; lb., 

 75c., postpaid ; 5 lbs. and over, 60c. per lb., by express. 



Johnson's Dixie Watermelon 



No melon we have ever introduced has met with such 

 large sale, and brought ns so many strong reeommendations 

 from growers as this. It is a cross between the Kolb Gem 

 and Old-Fashioned Mountain Sweet, and surpasses the 

 Kolb Gem in sliipping qualities, and fully equals the Moun- 

 tain Sweet in fine eating quality and flavor, and is ten days 

 earlier than either. It has a remarkably thin rind, almost 

 impenetrable, wliich preserves it for a great length of time. 

 Its great productiveness is shown from the fact that it fre- 

 quently matures six to eigiit large ^nelons to the vine. The 

 vines grow strong and rapidly, with more laterals than any 

 otiier melon. The meat is fine rich scarlet, and of very 

 superior quality. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; ]4. lb., 20c.; lb., 60c", 

 postpaid ; 5 lbs. and over, 4.ic. per lb., by express. 



Kxtra Selected Stock Seed, saved from picked melons, 

 the largest and finest in our patch. Pkt., lOc; oz.,20c.; hi lb., 

 lOc; lb., $1.25. 



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