DE JONG FLORAL AND SEED CO., PELLA, IOWA 



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Rocky Ford Musk Melon 



ROCKY FORD. In the past few years the melon 

 growers of Rocky Ford, Colorado, have shipped 

 immense quantities of this variety to all the 

 large cities of the United States, where they 

 have been in great demand by the high class 

 hotels and restaurants. These delicious melons 

 have made a great reputation for high quality. 

 The melons are of just the right size for table 

 use, slightly oval in shape. The flesh is thick, 

 of a light green color, and of a fine, juicy, lus- 

 cious flavor. It is very early and wonderfully 

 productive. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ^ lb. 

 30 cts., lb. $1.00. 



Tip Top Musk Melon 



TIP TOP NUTMEG. This new yellow-fleshed 

 melon we recommend to every lover of this lus- 

 cious fruit and to every gardener who grows 

 for the market. It is of the very best quality, 

 every melon produced, big or little, early or 

 late in the season, is a good one. They are 

 sweet, juicy, of finest flavor, eatable to the very 

 rind. It is a strong grower and a heavy yield- 

 er and of handsome appearance. Per pkt. 5 

 cts., oz. 10 cts., Vi lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. 



EARLY GREEN NUTMEG. The standard sort; 

 fruit oval, good size, thickly netted flesh light 

 green, rich, sweet and melting. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., 1/4 lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. 



BANANA. An entirely distinct variety bearing 

 long, slender, banana-like fruit; skin creamy 

 white and entirely free from netting; flesh 

 deep salmon color, thick and of good quality. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., H lb. 35 cts., lb. 

 $l.-25. 



Honey Dew Melon 



HONEY DEW. A wonderful new melon that 

 gardeners have been growing in California and 

 Colorado and was offered on the New York and 

 Chicago markets for the first time in the fall 

 of 1915, and where it sold at fabulous prices, 

 bringing from 50 to 75 cts. each. It is an en- 

 tirely new type of melon, the color is dull 

 white ripe, size about 6 inches in diameter and 

 7 to 8 inches long, all melons being nearly the 

 same size. This melon has no netting, but 

 the rind, though thin, is very tough and so 

 close that the excellent flesh is practically 

 sealed up where it keeps in finest condition 

 from three to five months after it is ripe. Col- 

 or of flesh a rich green from close to the rind 

 to the seed cavity and the flavor delightful to 

 all who enjoy a good sweet melon. It has the 

 sweetness of honey and the freshness of the 

 morning dew. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., ^ 

 lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.50. 



VINE PEACH or MANGO MELON. The fruit 

 is about the size of a large peach, and of a 

 bright orange yellow color, somewhat russeted. 

 When it first ripens it is quite hard, but soon 

 they become mellow and sweet, and have a 

 rich flavor. When ripe the fruit falls from the 

 vine; the flesh is very firm with a small cav- 

 ity in the center, and when peeled and the 

 seeds taken out they much resemble peaches. 

 A few pieces of sliced lemon or a little lemon 

 essence adds to their flavor and is usually de- 

 sirable. They are easily cultivated, wonder- 

 fully prolific, and can be used in every way in 

 which you would use a peach. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 20 cts. 



ORNAMENTAL POMEGRANATE. An exceed- 

 ingly interesting novelty, and very ornamental. 

 The fruit is almost round, with distinct mark- 

 ings. Grows on a pretty vine; fruit orange yel- 

 low, slightly striped, and sometimes spotted 

 red; varying from the size of a small peach to 

 that of an orange. Veiy fragrant, sweetly per- 

 fuming the room with their equisite odor for 

 days. Very prolific and easily grown. Plant 

 and cultivate same as for musk melons. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



