PACKET 10¢ 
OUNCE 50° 
VePound $1.50 
Pounp *5.00 
Pounps *20.00 
Ss G 
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‘Mr. Bowman first discovered this melon seven years ago in a patch of 
Emerald Gem, on his grounds in Niagara Co., N.Y. It is supposed to be a 
cross between that variety and Anne Arundel or Acme. Careful selection of 
seed has brought it to its present perfection. The following is Mr. Bowman’s 
own description of it: 
‘“My melon is earlier than Paul Rose by ten days. It is two to three times as 
large, a great deal more netted, of lighter skin, wider ribbed, of deeper flesh 
and better quality. It also yields twice as many bushels to the acre. The 
specimens run from round to oblong, often both on the same vine, some of the 
specimens weighing 6to7 pounds. Paul Rose, Miller’s Cream or any other 
melon I ever saw is not to be compared with it in quality or general value. , 
This is what my old friend, Mr. Greiner, has to say about Gold Coin: 
“T have visited Mr. Bowman’s melon fields three times during the past season 
and thoroughly examined this melon. Its Emerald Gem parentage is un- 
mistakable. 
like a greatly enlarged Emerald Gem. The flesh is usually of the deep salmon 
POSTPAID 
OLD Coin 
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I found many specimens that looked and tasted for all the world | 
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color of that melon, seed cavity small, containing but a comparatively small 
quantity of seed. The quality approaches that of the Emerald Gem. The latter 
is the standard of excellence in quality, but for market it has serious faults. In 
wet weather it is very prone to crack, and to become insipid. Gold Coin is not 
| likely to do that; Mr. Bowman says it never does. Emerald Gem makes a weak 
plant, and runs small in fruit. Gold Coin makes a vigorous vine, and averages 
| large to very large in fruit. At the present time 1 don’t know a melon which I 
| would plant for market with greater confidence than the Gold Coin.” 
T. GREINER. 
The illustration herewith is an excellent representation of an average 
specimen of Gold Coin, and all I need add to what has already been stated by 
Mr. Bowman and Mr. Greiner is that this melon is what we have long been 
| looking for, a melon equal to the Emerald Gem in quality, that will provea 
profitable market variety. The supply of seed this the first year is necessarily 
limited, and J suggest early orders. : 
Packet, 10cts.; ounce, 50 cts.; % pound, $1.50; pound, $5.00; 5 pounds, $20.00 
PA. 
PHILADELPHIA, 
