LIST OF TESTED GARDEN SEEDS FOR 1918 



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MUSKMELONS 



GREEN FLESHED. 



GOLD LINED ROCKY FORD — This new Melon is a result of 

 several years' selection by one of the most progressive 

 growers of Rocky Ford, Colo., one of the ideal melon grow- 

 ing sections of the country. It is slightly oval in shape, 

 has no ribs, and is heavily netted. The Melon is thick- 

 meated from end to end, fine-grained and sweet; color 

 green, with a g^old margin or lining next to the seed cavity. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; % lb. 75c; 1/2 lb. $1.35; 1 lb. $2.50. Post- 

 paid. 



NETTED GEM, OR ROCKY FORD — SELECTED STOCK. 

 "Gems," as they are familiarly known on the market. 



One of the best of our small early or basket Melons. We 

 offer a selected stock of the true Rocky Ford type. The 

 Melons are oval in shape, very uniform in size, with thick- 

 meated green flesh of a melting and delicious flavor. 

 Extra Early Hackensack — Similar to Hackensack, but about 

 tv^ro weeks earlier, making- it a valuable acquisition for 

 market growers. Flesh green. 

 Hackensack — A popular variety of large size. It is round in 

 shape, flattened at both ends; is of the most delicious 

 flavor and wonderfully productive. Flesh green. 

 Jenny Lind — An earlj^ variety of small size, but one of the 



syyeetest of green-fleshed Melons. 

 Nutmeg — Nutmeg-shaped. Finely netted; flesh greenish yel- 

 low, rich and sugary. 



AH varieties except ^There noted: Postpaid. Pkt. 5c; oz. 

 15c; % Ih. 40c; % lb. 70c; 1 lb. .'gl.2o. 



HONEY-DEW. 



The demand for this new Melon has been exceedingly 

 heavy during the past few seasons, among the fancy fruit 

 dealers. It is unlike the ordinary muskmelon in appearance 

 and flavor, the latter a sort of honey-like. The skin Is thin 

 and smooth, nearly vs^hite, -with an occasional netting, turning 

 to a yellow^ tint when fully ripe. The liard shell makes it a 

 good shipper. They weigh from six to ten pounds each. 

 Flesh thick meated, of a light green color and very juicy. 

 Store in a cool place for two or three days after gathering, 

 for they are at their best when a little over-ripe. HONEY- 

 DEW" is the finest quality Melon ever grown for the market, 

 also the most profitable. Order at once, stock limited. See 

 illustration, page 6. Pkt. 10c; 1/2 oz. 30c; 1 oz. 50c; 14 lb. 

 $1.50. Postpaid. 



Recipe for making pies from Vine Peach or Garden Lem- 

 on. Gather ripe fruits, peel, remove seeds and slice 

 like apples; use plain pie-crust, covering sliced fruit 

 w^ith plenty of sugar and with spices if desired; cover 

 ■with upper crust, slash and prick, and bake % hour in 

 moderate oven. 



Gold Lined Rocky Ford, 



VINE PEACH 



Vegetable Orange, or Mango Melon. 



This fruit is a bright orange color, oval-shaped and about 

 the size of an ordinary peach, which it resembles very 

 much. It is not eaten raw unless when dead ripe, but is 

 unequalled for pies, preserves or sweet pickles. Pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 30c. 



Garden Lemon — Fruits smooth skinned and nearly round. 

 Smaller than Vine Peach and thinner fleshed. Preferred 

 by some for preserves because of acid flavor. Pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 25c. 



WATERMELONS 



German, Wasser-Melone. 



French, Melon d'Eau. 



Watermelons require a rich, sandy soil for best development and do best in warm latitudes. Cultivate same as Muskmelon, 

 except that the hills should be nearly double the distance apart. 



1 oz. to 30 hills; 4 to 5 lbs. per acre. 



Tom Watson — A new Melon similar in shape, color and splen- 

 did quality to the famous Kleckley Sweets, but larger and 

 tougher in the rind, making it superior for shipping pur- 

 poses. Vines vigorous and very productive. 



COLE'S EARLY — The Earliest and Sweetest Watermelon. 



Ripens with us during August. By far the best Water- 

 melon for the Northern States, where the seasons are 

 usually too short for any other sort. The Melons are a 

 fair size, generally measuring about 12 inches long. The 

 flesh is a beautiful bright red color, crisp and free from 

 all stringiness, and very solid, with a small Seeid cavity; 

 is deliciously sweet and refreshing. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c- li 

 lb. 30c; 1 lb. $1.00. 



Kleckley Sweets, or Monte Cristo — A favorite long medium 

 early Melon; flesh solid, scarlet and very sweet. Often 

 spoken of as "the sweetest of all Watermelons." 



Cole's Early Watermelon. 



Dark Icing — Very prolific, of good size and delicious flavor. Oblong, thin rind. 



Dixie — Early and very productive. It has a fine appearance, is very hardy 

 and is an excellent shipper, and its eating qualities are the best. 



Hungarian Honey — Early, of medium size. Flesh bright red and of rich 

 honey fiavor. 



Cuban Queen — In quality equal to the best; very solid, weighing one-third 

 more than Melons of the same size of other varieties, specimens often 

 weighing 80 lbs. and upwards. 



Peerless (Ice Cream) — Of medium size, thin rind, light mottled green, flesh 

 bright scarlet, solid to the center and sweet as honey. 



Sweet Heart — A splendid shipper, early, large, oval, light green. Wind thin, 

 but firm. Flesh bright red, sweet, very tender, firm and solid. Very pro- 

 ductive. 



True Georgia Rattlesnake, or Gypsy — Large, oblong, striped, fl« sh red, of 

 fine quality. 



Citron — A round fruit of small size, used in making preserves. 



All -varieties except where noted: Postpaid. Pkt. 5c! oz. 10c; % lb. 35c; 

 % lb. 45c; 1 lb. 85c. 



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