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Wassermelone, GER. 
7 RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEDS |[ 
WATERMELONS. 
Melon a Eau, FR. Sandia, SP. 
One ounce for thirty hills; four to five pounds for an acre. 
(FOR CULTURE see directions given under heading for Muskmelons.) 
Yeilow Ice Cream. (See page 7.) 
Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 20 cts.; $ lb., 6( 
cts; Ib., $2.00. 
Cole’s Early. ‘The earliest varie- 
ty. Large heart, flesh of fine tex- 
_ ture and good flavor. Rind thin. 
Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts; 4 Ib. 25 
cts.; lb., 75 cts. 
Mountain Sweet. Early, large, 
oblong, skin dark green, flesh red, 
very solid and sweet; a good 
Melon for northern gardens. Pkt., 
5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; + lb., 25 cts.; 
lb., 75 cts. 
Ice Cream. Skin mottled gray, 
flesh pink. Very solid and sweet. 
Pkt., 5 cts; oz., 10 ctss 4 Ib., 25 
cts.; 1b., 75 cts. 
Nabob. Shape of Kolb Gem, de- 
licious flavor, Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 
cts.; } Ib., 25 cts.; Ib., 76 cts. 
Dark Icing. Very solid, rind thin, 
and highly prized as a shipper. 
Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts; 4 lb., 25 
cts.; lb., 75 cts. : j 
Sweet-Heart. Vine vigorous and productive, flesh bright 
Pkt., 5 cts.; 
red, solid and very tender, melting and sweet. 
oz., 10 cts.; 4 1b., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 
Florida Favorite. Of medium size, striped alternately light 
and dark green, flesh deep red, crisp and sweet. Pkt., 6 cts.; 
oz., 10 cts.; 4 Ib., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 
Wonderful (7%e Mclver Sugar Melon). A very sweet, solid, 
fleshed sort; often grows to tne length of two feet. Pkt. 5 
cts.; ‘oz., 10 cts.; } Ib., 25 cts.; Ib., 75 cts. 
Cuban Queen. One of the largest varieties, flesh bright red, 
tender and very sugary. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts. 4 Ib., 25 
cts.; Ib., 75 cts. ; 
Mammoth Ironclad. Large size, solid and of most delicious 
flavor. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z.,10 cts.; }1b., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 
Blue Gem, or Iceberg. (See cut.) Similar in shape to the 
well-known Kolb’s Gem, but with darker skin. The Melons 
grow to large size. Flesh a beautiful shade of pink, darker 
than Kolb’s Gem, heart large and flesh extends close to the 
outer skin, Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; $1b., 25 cts.; lb., 78 
cts. 
(See cut.) A new variety of Watermelon, 
The skin is mottled, green 
Sugar Stick. 
oblong in shape and fair size. 
and white, flesh bright red, heart large and very sweet. The 
vires are strong and produce an abundant crop of Melons. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 4 1b., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25. 
Dixie. A cross between the Kolb Gem and old-fashioned 
Mountain Sweet, surpassing the former in earliness, pro- 
ductiveness and shipping qualities,and fully equaling the latter 
in quality. Pkt., 5 cts; or., 10 cts.; 4 1b., 25 cts.: lb., 75 cts. 
Kolb Gem. Of a ¢elicious, sugary flavor, bright red, flesh 
firm and solid, One of the most productive and best keep- 
ing Melons. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; } 1b., 25 cts.; Ib., 75 
cts. 
Seminole. An early Watermelon, of large size and delicious 
flavor, Flesh a vivid crimson color; crisp and sugary. Pkt., 
5 cts.; oz. 10 ets.; 2 Ib.. 25 cts. Ib., 75 cts. 
Jordan’s Gray [lonarch, or Long Light Icing. A vari- 
ety of Icing Watermelon, producing large, oblong Melons. 
Color of skin very light green. Quality good. Pkt., 5 cts; 
oz., 10 cts.: $ Ib., 80 cts.; Ib., 85 cts. 
Alabama Sweet. A Jarge and attractive Melon, oblong in 
shape, early in maturing and continues to bear and ripen the 
Melons during a long season. Color dark green, flesh re- 
markably firm and of luscious flavor. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 
cts.; + ]b., 25 cts. lb., 75 cts, 
Halbert Honey. A large and atttractive Melon, oblong 
shape; rind dark green, flesh crimson; very sweet and ten- 
der, Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z.. 10 cts.; 4 Ib., 25 cts.; Ib., 75 cts. 
TMonte Cristo, or Kleckley Sweets. Where sweetness 
combined with large size is desired this variety will surely 
please, as it not only produces Melons above the medium 
size, but has that crisp, sugary flavor so much desired in a 
watermelon. It is the sweetest of all. Oval shape, skin 
dark green and somewhat mottled. The rind is thin, but 
sufficiently tough to stand carrying to nearby markets. Pkt., 
5 cts.; 0z,, 15 cts.; 4 1b., 35 cts.; Ib., $1.00. 
Triumph. Melons short and thick, skin bluish-green, flesh 
dark red and sweet flavor. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts.; } Ib., 
I5yctssswlil wii cts: 
Striped Gypsy, or Rattlesnake. Oblong shape, skin 
mottled and striped ; medium early: flesh crimson and fine 
flavor. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 4 Ib., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 
Black Spanish, Solid, thin rind; flesh scarlet. Pkt., 5 
cts.; oz., 10 cts.; } 1b., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 
Colorado Preserving Citron. Excellent for making pre- 
serves. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.;  1b., 35 cts.; lb., $1.00. 
