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Two Good Foreign Muskmelons 



ACCLIMATED SEED OF OUK OWN GROWING 



SECTION OP TOOGOOUO ^I^M^II WINIEU Mim 



Toogoodo Spanish Winter 

 Muskmelon 



The shape and great thickness of flesh of this new melon 

 are well ihustrated in photograph above, which was made 

 late in November from a melon weighing over eight pounds. 

 Its color is bright, fresh, yellowish green, beautifully 

 mottled with gray. 



The vines are very hardy and productive, but its great 

 value lies in the fact that it can be used on the table or 

 brought to market and sold to fancy fruit stores as late 

 as December and January, when they command a ready 

 sale at SOc. to SI. 00 each. We are familiar with the AVinter 

 Pineapple, which we have several times attempted to grow, 

 liut find theToogoodo the only winter melon yet introduced 

 that will perfect its growth, and keep during the winter in 

 this latitude. Pkt., 25c.; 5 pkts , Sl.OH. 



THE PERSIAN BIONARCH. The fact that this grand 

 new cantaloupe comes from Persia, the original home of the 

 muskmelon, will of itself be sufficient recommendation to 

 many who have never grown it, as some of our finest and 

 oldest varieties come from the same source. The Shall (as 

 it is called in Persia) or Persian Blonarch is one of the best 

 of all foreign muskmelons, being very rich in quality. Tlie 

 flesh is thick, salmon color, with very thin rind. A friend 

 remarked in testing their quality : " There is three times 

 as much eating in one of these melons as in any other, 

 and eating fit for the gods." Pkt., lOc; oz.,20c.; ^Ib., 

 40c.;lb., JI.oO. 



Good Words for our Melon Seed 



SHIPPER'S DELIGHT iMtTSKMELON 



B. Guthridge, Wedderburn, Oregon, September 28, 1897, 

 writes : " Shipper's Delight did better than any muskmelon 

 X have ever grown. It matures in good season, is very fine 

 and of most excellent flavor." 



W. A. Landers, Ridgeland, N. Y., October 24, 1897, 

 writes: "Shipper's Delight is very prolific and of the very 

 finest qualit.v— even better and larger than Emerald Gem.'' 



S. Houston Mitchell, Fallston, Md., August 8, lb97, 

 writes: " Shipper's Delight didsplendidly under unfavorable 

 conditions, as I was obliged to plant them on the stiffest 

 piece of clay ground, my better spaces at the time being all 

 in use. Notwithstanding this, they came up and flourished 

 finely. The melons are perfect in appearance and of the fin- 

 est flavor of anv we ever grew." 



JERSEY BELLE MUSKMELON 



B. J. Curtis, Lake Geneva, Wis., writes : " Jersey Belle 

 is the earliest of melons. Jly yield of these choice melons 

 was most abundant and gave the greatest satisfaction to the 

 most critical customers. This variety is a leader among 

 the green fleshed melons. " 



BLACK-EYED SUSAN AVATEKMELON. See Novel- 

 ties, page 9. 



James Wells, Edinburg, Ind., September 1.5, 1897, writes : 

 " Your new watermelon (Black-eyed Susan) is the finest 1 

 have ever seen or eaten." 



John Bourgois, Cairo, Ills., November 1.5, 1897, writes : 

 "I find your new watermelon (Black-eyed Susan) perfect in 

 every respect; it is of remarkably fine flavor. The weight 

 of the melons average from 50 to 60 pounds." 



John Joris, Kalamazoo, Mich., October 3, 1897, writes: 

 "The new watermelon (Black-eyed Susan) is first-class in 

 every respect. It is the finest ever seen on this market." 



Lizzie D. Beebe, Palmasola, Fla., September 6, 1897, 

 writes: "Black-eyed Susan is a grand watermelon, the best 

 I ever saw. We had some fine ones in the spring, and now 

 the same vines, which did not die through the dry hot sum- 

 mer, are again full of melons, and in about three weeks will 

 be ripe and ready to pluck." 



Melons — watermelon 



One oimce will plant about fifty hills, and four pounds 

 will plant one acre. 



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BLACK-BATED SUSAN. A new introduction for 1898. 

 See colored illustration on back of this book, and description, 

 under Novelties, page 9. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; M lb., COc; lb., 

 82.00. 



BLUE GEM. AblueKolbGem. See Novelties, page 9. 

 Pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; J^ lb., 50c.; lb., $1.50. 



Cole's Early Watermelon 



Very hardy, a sure cropper, and extremely delicate ira 

 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 features, we can highly recommend it for home use. 

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

 lighter shades. Pkt., 5c. ; oz., 10c.; 34 lt>-i 2*^".; lb., tioc. 



Stokes' Extra Early Melon 



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

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

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

 scarlet, remarkably solid and in delicious sugary flavor is- 

 !(ns!(rpossfd by any other melon. Their averiige weight is 

 about fifteen 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.; 

 J41b., 25c.; lb., 75c. 



DrKE JONES WATERMELON. 



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 

 green skin and of fine appearance, as shown in photograph 

 above. Solid red meat, of fine flavor, a heavy yielder, and 

 early. It is one of the best shippers, and suitable for the 

 honie garden as well. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; % lb., 20c.; lb., 65c., 

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



