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Our selected strain of this celebrated Rocky Ford Melon hag become so popular that thou- 

 sands of crates like the above appeared in Eastern markets the past season, bringing the highest prices. 

 Much seed now being offered is saved from culls. We warn our customers to beware of such. We offer 

 selected seed of our own growing. Per pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; \ lb., 30c.; lb., iJl.OO, postpaid; by express or 

 freight, lb., 90c.; 5 lbs. and over, 80c. per lb. 



MUSKMELONS OR CANTALOUPES— a select list 



One ounce will plant about seventy hills, three pounds will plant one acre. 





All varieties in regular large-sized packets at 5c. each per packet. 



Per oz. 



141b. 



Per lb. 



Netted Beauty. Very early ; productive ; densely netted ; free from ribs . . . 

 Ivy Gem. Earliest of red-fleshed sorts; large, fine and showy; superior quality . 

 Netted Qem. (Golden Jenny.) Very early; small, round and of fine flavor . . 

 Early Jenny Lind. Small; light green flesh; line for market. 5 lbs., by expres8,|5.25, 

 McCleary's Improved Jenny Lind. Earliest strain; very productive; uniformly 

 good size and well netted. Eoughing up better and keeping longer .... 

 Norfolk Button. (New.) Very early ; thick green flesh; fine for market . . . 

 Extra Early Prize. Small; rounder than Jenny Lind ; requires good soil . . . 

 Jersey Belle. Larger than Jenny Lind; green flesh ; nets up well on light soils, 

 Newport. Shape of Jenny Lind ; larger and thicker, but not quite so early . . 

 Shipper's Delight. (New.) Early, good size well netted, thick green flesh . . 

 New Sweet Home. Large, oblong; thick green flesh ; of finest flavor (crop short), 

 New Melrose. Ten days later than Jenny Lind; oval ; sweet green flesh . . 

 Large Hackensack, or Turk's Cap. Large, round, flattened; green flesh . ■ 

 New Early Hackensack. Ten days earlier than Hackensack, which it resembles^ 

 Superb. Very large, late and showy ; heavily netted ; sweet green flesh _ • • ■ 

 Emerald Gem. Small, early, productive; sweet salmon flesh ; smooth skin . . 

 Lone Star. Large, oblong ; finely netted ; free from ribs ; rich salmon flesh . . 

 Perfected Delmonico. Large, oval; orange pink flesh ; of very superior quality, 

 Green = Fleshed Osage. Very hardy, prolific; globe-shaped; lusciously sweet . 

 Red- Fleshed Osage or Miller Cream. Medium size ; globe-shaped; very sweet ■ 

 Beck's Strawberry. Delicious new red-fleshed sort, 6 to 8 lbs., each . . 

 Long Island Beauty. The best of the Hackensack type; very early; fine quality. 

 Cannon Ball. Eound; medium size; heavily netted ; green flesh; fine shipper, 

 The Banquet. Globe-shaped ; densely netted; dark, very rich salmon flesh . . 



Bay View. Very prolific and of good size ; oblong ; green flesh ; late 



Improved Montreal Nutmeg. Large, round, netted ; flesh thick and light green, 

 Acme, or Baltimore. Early, oblong, pointed; light green flesh; a fine shipper. 

 Banana. Late; grows 18 to 20 inches long; highly perfumed; fine quality . . 

 Mango Melon, or "Vegetable Peach." For preservina: or pickling . ... 



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