HlWADREER ffllLADELPHIAM'S RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEDS 



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Wassermelone, Ger. WAT E Rf*l E LO N5 . Md ° n " Ea "' FR ' 



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



(For culture see directions given under heading for Muskmelons.) 



Improved Hungarian Honey. (See page 9.) Pkt., lOcts.; oz., 



20 cts.; \ lb., 60 cts.; lb., $2 00. 

 Monte Cristo, or Kleckley Sweets. (See page 9.) Pkt., 10 



rts.; oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 40 cts ; lb., $1.25 



Cole's Early. The earliest variety. Large heart, flesh of fine 

 texture and good flavor. Rind thin. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 

 } lb , 25 cts.; lb., 70 cts. 



Dark Icing. The flavor of this variety cannot be excelled. It is 

 very solid, rind very thin, and highly prized as a shipper; seed 

 white. Pkt , 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 20 cts.; lb., 60 cts. 



Jordan's Gray flonarch, or Long Light Icing. A variety 

 of Icing Watermelon, producing large, oblong Melons. Color of 

 skin very light green. Quality fully equal to Dark Icing, and a 

 good market Melon. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 

 70 cts. 



Dixie. A cross between the Kolb Gem and old-fashioned Moun- 

 tain Sweet, surpassing the former in earliness, productiveness and 

 shipping qualities, and fully equaling the latter in quality. Pkt. 

 5 cis.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 20 cts ; lb., 60 cts. 



Kolb (iem. Of a delicious, sugary flavor, bright red flesh, firm 

 and solid. It is one of the most productive and best keeping 

 Melons grown. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 20 cts.; lb., 60 



• cts. 



Cuban Queen. One of the largest varieties, ripening to the very 

 centres; heavy cropper, flesh bright red, tender and melting, 

 luscious, crisp, and very sugary. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 

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



Wonderful ( The Mclver Sugar Melon). A very sweet, 

 solid-fleshed sort ; often grows to the length of two feet. 

 The rind is marked with broad bands of yellowish-green, 

 shading to deep green; shape oblong. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 

 cts.; \ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 70 cts. 



Nabob. A new variety, shape of Kolb Gem, but different 

 color, being mottled. Grow to weigh 50 to 60 lbs. each, 

 with thin, firm rind. They are of most delicious quality, 

 sweet, luscious and melting. The Melons stand shipping a 

 long distance. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; -} lb., 25 cts.; lb., 

 70 cts. 



Ironclad. Large size, solid and of most delicious flavor, and 

 is not surpassed for productiveness. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 

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



Seminole. An extra early Watermelon, of large size and 

 delicious flavor. Flesh a vivid crimson color; crisp and 

 sugary. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 20 cts.; lb., 60 cts. 



Zandia, Sp. 



Sweet-Heart Watermelon. 



Florida Favorite. (See cut.) 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.; J lb., 20 cts.; lb., 60 cts. 



Sweet=Heart, (See cut.) Fruit large, oval, very heavy, 

 mottled light and dark green. Flesh ' bright red, solid 

 and tender. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 

 70 cts. 



THE FOLLOWING 'VARIETIES ARE 

 STANDARD SORTS, OE WHICH 

 PURE SEED. 



Pkt. 



Striped Gypsy, or Rattlesnake. . 5 



Ice Cream 5 



Mountain Sweet 5 



Black Spanish 5 



Boss 5 



Colorado Preserving Citron 5 



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Genuine Florida Favorite Watermelon. 



OUR MELON SEED is saved from good Melons only, and not from " left-overs " of crop after the good Melons have been marketed. 

 Our strains are pure and true. Growers will find it profitable to plant our seed. 



