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DE JONG FLORAL AND 



SEED CO., PELLA, IOWA 



WATER MELONS 



Ger. Wasser Melone. Fr. Melon d' Eau. 

 One ounce will plant about 40 hills. 



Water Melons require a rich though rather 

 sandy soil for best development, and thrive best 

 in a warm sunny exposure. Plant in hills eight 

 to ten feet apart each way, and cultivate like the 

 musk melon. To secure the largest fruit, have 

 but one or two melons to a vine. 



Cole's Early Melon 



COLE'S EARLY. This is the finest everyday 

 Melon e^ er offered for the amateur and for the 

 home-market. Being somewhat brittle, will not 

 do for shipping purposes. It is very early and 

 will mature in every state; very hardy, vigor- 

 ous and a sure cropper. It is sweet and deli- 

 cate in texture of flesh, which is a deep red 

 color, the rind is thin and the quality of flesh 

 is sustained clear to the rind. The melons are 

 of medium size, nearly round in shape, rind 

 green, striped vx-ith lighter shades. As this va- 

 riety combines all the desirable qualities of the 

 best melons, it can be highly recommended for 

 home use. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ^4 lb. 

 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



GOLDEN SWEET. There are repeated calls for 

 a yellow fleshed melon from customers. We 

 offer this year a variety that will suit all. This 

 is par excellence in quality, the vines are strong 

 growers and whether fully grown or undevel- 

 oped, there seems to be no difference in their 

 quality, being exceedingly sweet and crisp. The 

 flesh is bright golden yellow and makes a fine 

 contrast with the red sorts for table service. 

 They average about 20 lbs. in weight, and are 

 good keepers. The meat is of a luscious sug- 

 ary flavor and of a firm texture. A really de- 

 licious yellow-fleshed melon is a novelty to 

 many. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., ^4 lb- 30 

 cts., lb. SI. 00. 



We have used your seeds for more than twenty 

 years. We have always found your seed reliable. 

 — Belle Calhoun, Aledo, 111. 



Cuban Queen 



CUBAN QUEEN. The vines are very strong, 

 healthy and vigorous in growth. The flesh is 

 bright red, solid, peculiarly luscious, crisp and 

 sugary. It is an excellent keeper, very thin 

 rind, enormously productive, and very heavy, 

 having been grown to weigh 100 pounds. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 

 cts. 



PEERLESS or ICE CREAM. One of the best 

 Melons in cultivation. Of medium size, thin 

 rind, light mottled green ; flesh bright scarlet 

 solid to the center, crisp, melting and sweet as 

 honey. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ^4 lb. 25 

 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



SWEET HEART. An entirely distinct Melon. 

 Vine vigorous and productive, ripening its fruit 

 early. Fruit large, oval, very heavy, uniform- 

 ly mottled light and dark green, rind, thin but 

 firm, flesh bright red, solid, but very tender, 

 melting and sweet. Remains in condition for 

 use longer than any other sort. This melon is 

 sure to become one of the most popular sorts in 

 cultivation. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., V4, lb. 

 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



McIVER'S SUGAR. This variety is sent out as 

 the Wonderful Sugar Melon, its delicious melt- 

 ing flavor surpassing every known variety. It 

 originated on the plantation of Col. Mclver of 

 South Carolina, who has been growing it in 

 preference to all other sorts. One of the great- 

 est excellencies of this Melon is its ability to 

 withstand wet weather. All those who have 

 grown it, among them many of the most cele- 

 brated melon growers, unanimously endorse 

 Mclver's Sugar as the most perfect and thor- 

 oughbred melon they have ever raised, and in 

 flavor far ahead of anything they ever con- 

 ceived of in a watermelon. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., 1,4 lb. 25 cts., lb., 75 cts. 



COLORADO PRESERVING. An improvement on 

 the green preserving melon; enormously pro- 

 ductive, and of better quality, and making very 

 clear, transparent preserves, of flne flavor. Di- 

 rections for cooking and preserving inside each 

 packet. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ^4 lb. 25 

 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



