FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN. 



21 



WATER MELONS.= 



One ounce for thirty hills; four to five pounds for an acre. 

 ■SWEET HEART. An entirely distinct and handsome 



new Water Melon. Vine vigorous and productive, ripening 



early. Fruit large, oval, very heavy, uniformly mottled light 



and dark green. Flesh bright red, solid and very sweet, is 



sure to become a popular variety. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., 



i lb. 60 cts., lb. $150. 

 DIXIE. A cross between the Kolb Gem and 



old-fashioned Mountain Sweet, surpassing the 



former in earliness, productiveness and ship- 

 ping qualities, and fully equalling the latter in 



quality and fine flavor. It has a remarkably 



hard but very thin rind, and will keep longer 



than any other variety. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 



J lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 

 Black Spanish. Solid; very thin rind, 



flesh scarlet, sweet and luscious; a profitable 



variety for the market gardener. Pkt. 5 cts., 



oz. 10 cts., £ lb. 25 cts. 

 .Mountain Sweet. Early, large, oblong, 



dark green, thin rind, flesh red, solid, rich and sweet.) 



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., i lb. 20 cts. 

 KOLB GEM. This Melon grows to a very large size 



and is an excellent shipper. Of a delicious sugary flavor, 



bright red flesh, firm and solid. It is one of the largest 



(30 to 50 lbs.), most productive and best keeping melons 



grown. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J lb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts. 

 Cuban Queen. One of the largest varieties, ripening to the very centre, heavy cropper, flesh bright red, tender and melting, 



luscious, crisp, and very sugary. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J lb. 20 cts. 

 Plorida Favorite. Of medium size, striped alternately light and dark green, flesh deep red, crisp and deliciously sweet. 



Earlier than Kolb Gem by two weeks. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., £ lb. 25 cts., lb. 60 cts. 

 BOSS. Color dark green, flesh unusually deep scarlet, rind very hard, but thin ; quality of the best. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 



J lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



Dark Icing 1 . The flavor of this variety 



Sweet Heart. 



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not be excelled. It is very solid, rind 

 ■y thin, and highly prized as a shipper; 

 seed white. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 \ lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



Pride of Georgia. Dark green ; 

 oval and attains a large size; flesh 

 deep red, crisp and sweet. A good 

 shipper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 I lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



Scaly Bark. A very large oblong 

 variety, with a dark tough rind, 

 which has a peculiar scaly appear- 

 ance, crimson flesh, very solid, re- 

 markably sweet, and an excellent 

 keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 \ lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



Striped Gipsy, or Rattle- 

 snake. An early variety, large, 

 oblong, skin green, mottled and 

 striped, rind thin, flesh crimson and 

 fine flavored. One of the best ship- 

 ping sorts. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 i lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



Dixie. 

 Ice Cream [white seed). One of the best; skin mottled gray; flesh pink, solid, sweet and melting; of medium size and 



nearly round. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., \ lb. 25 cts., lb. 60 cts. 

 ■SEMINOLE. An extra early Water Melon, of large size and delicious flavor. 

 Flesh a vivid crimson color ; crisp and sugary. The melons are of two colors 

 — gray and light green, the latter a darker coloring of the former. Melons of 

 both colors are found on the same vine, and are exactly the same in shape, size, 

 color of seed, flavor and quality. It is a very productive Melon, and should be 



lnrgely grown by farmers and 

 truckers. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 

 cts.,i lb. 25 cts., lb. 60 cts. 

 Colorado Perserving 

 Citron. This variety com- 

 bines all the best characteris- 

 tics of a preserving Melon, and 

 often attains a weight of 20 

 lbs. ; flesh white and very firm, 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., \ lb. 25 

 cts., lb. 65 cts. 



Florida Favorite. 



Seminole. 



We can also supply the following varieties : Ironclad. Light Icing. Green and Gold. Ruby Gold. 

 White Gem. Hungarian Honey. Volga. Orange. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., \ lb. 20 cts. 



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