“THE GREAT ROGKY FORD OR 
_ NETTED GEM MUSKMELON. — 
THE BEST AND PUREST STRAIN OF SEED. 
Grown at Rocky Ford, Colorado. I} 
THE MOST FASHIONABLE CANTALOUPE 
ON THE AMERICAN MARKET. | 
At the bottom of the preceding page will be |} 
found a full description of this celebrated melon, }, 
but the seed offered there is Kastern grown. I find, 
however, that many of my customers prefer seed |}. 
actually grown at Rocky Ford, Col., so for a num- 
ber of years past, I have had grown there, by the 
most careful raiser of Rocky Ford melons, a con- || 
siderable amount of seed, which has proven most || 
satisfactory to my customers, as it is selected only | | 
from the best and finest melons, and not as inj 
most cases after all the best have been marketed, | 
Many dealers demand an extra price for Rocky] 
Ford melon seed raised in Col., and it does cost a) 
little more to grow it there than here in the East, | 
but the increased price amounts to only a few) 
cents, consequently there should be very little dif- || 
ference between the pricé of the Eastern-grown)) 
seed offered on the preceding page and the Rocky || 
Ford grown seed offered herewith. 
Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 
14 pound, 25 cents; pound, 85 cents. 







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"Af PETOSKEY OR 
PAUL ROSE. 
This extra fine 
Salmon fleshed 
melon isa hybrid 
between Osage 
and Neitted Gem, 
being a full bro- 
ther to Osage 
Gem. It is, how- 
ever, larger than 
Osage Gem, with 
deeper flesh. It f 
isthe thickest? 
fleshed yellow or 
salmon colored 
muskmelon 
within my know- 
ledge. It is ofthe 
Netted Gem or 
Rocky Ford fam- 
ily, being small 
in size, slightly 
elongated in 
shape, and of the 
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An extra early type of the Jenny Lind; of the same size as the parent, | uniform a handsome. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 14 1b., 25 cts.; 1b., 75 cts. 
but earlier to reach maturity, and hence more valuable. It has the green 
flesh and characteristic sweetness and spiciness of the parent. The BECK’S STRAWBERRY MUSKMELON. 
market gardeners and farmers at Norfolk, Virginia, have for some s 5 a faa 
years made money with this splendid strain of Jenny Lind, and it| This fine melon has deep flesh of a green color, inclining to yellow. 
became so well known and so famous as to require a distinctive title. | The flavor is exquisite. It is early. It hassomewhat the external ap- 
Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 44 pound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents. pearance of the old Nutmeg melon, but the flesh is of richer color. 
Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 44 pound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents. 














































































































<= FERRY’S NEW DEFENDER MUSKMELON, 
This new melon is one of the best of the yellow-fleshed sorts. It is of 
medium size, somewhat elongated, well netted and of pleasing appear: 
ance. It is plainly but not deeply ribbed. Its especial merit, in addition | 
to sweetness and hich flavor, is in the fact that the flesh is edible almost} 
tothe rind. The inside color of this is a little darker than Osage, and is); 
richer in flavor. The flesh is fine-grained and firm, and the melon bears) 
as cab ———- transportation well. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts.; 14 Ib., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 
. AY, OSAGE GEM MUSKMELOR, | Don’t be afraid to send me orders for only}| 
ot to be confounded with Osage. Osage Gem is the result of a cross | O 1 
between Osage and Netted Gem. It is precisely similar to Maule’s | 245 op 50 cents. They are just qwhat I qwant,| 
for next year you will order $2 or $3 worth. | 





























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Netted Gem in outward appearance, and only upon cutting is the diff- 
erence discovered. Osage Gem is a Rocky Ford melon with salmon 
flesh. Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; 44 pound, 25 cts.; pound, 76 cts. 




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