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MUSKMELON 



Burrell's Gem Muskmelon 



SALMON-FLESHED 

 VARIETIES 



A salmon-fleshed Rocky Ford. It is a well-known fact among 

 growers of melons for market that the pink- or red-Heshed varieties 

 are stronger growers and less liable to blight than the green-fleshed 

 sorts; Burrell's Gem is a salmon-fleshed Rocky Ford. It has all the 

 choice qualities of sweetness, flavor and productiveness of the parent 

 sort, and its flesh is of a beautiful golden color. The seed cavity in 

 the center of the melon is e.xceedingly small, thus making it very 

 thick, fleshy and meaty It is exactly the same shape as the Rocky 

 Ford, well netted and slightly ribbed. These melons will bring top 

 market prices ; one car last September, containing 863 dozen, sold for 

 $1,159.80, netting over$i per dozen melons. As it is a strong grower, 

 it should be planted fartlier apart than the green-fleshed sorts, say 

 10.X12 feet. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., %\h. 60 cts., lb. $2, postpaid; 

 by express, lb. Jii 90, 5 lbs. $8.75. 



The Grand Muskmelon 



This is a very good shipping melon with salmon-colored flesh, very 

 thick meat and ripens evenly. It is from ten to fourteen days earlier 

 than the Osage, equaling it in flavor. These melons are of a peculiar 

 rich green color on the outside, slightly ribbed and netted. It has a 

 very vigorous vine, with the fruit setting near the root and therefore 



resisting 



Burrell's Gem Muskmelon 



d i s e a se 



more than most other sorts. It is just the right size, averaging about 6 inches in 

 diameter. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., lb.75 cts , lb. $2.50, by mail, postpaid ; bv ex- 

 Iiress, 5 lbs. S11.25. 



Tip-Top Muskmelon 



This Js a fine melon, of attractive appearance, always selling quickly in the 

 markets. It is a yellow-fleshed sort, medium to large size, and in flavor sweet, 

 juicy and delicious. The flesh is firm and edible almost to the rind. It is one of 

 the very best yellow-fleshed sorts offered for home use or for market. Pkt. 10 

 cts., oz. 25 cts., ^Ib. 70 cts., lb. $2.50; by express, 5 lbs. $11.25. 



Banana Muskmelon 



Many people are extravagantly fond of this large melon which gnnvs from 15 

 t(i 20 inches in length, and from 4 to 6 inches in diameter. The tliii k, s^ilniorr 

 flesh is of delicious flavor, land gives out an aroma like a banana, hence its name. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., %\b. $1. 



New Fordhook Muskmelon 



This melon originated in South Jersey and is a cross between the Emerald Gem 

 and Improved Jenny Lind. It is the sliape of the large-size type of Jenny Lind, 

 well shown in illustration, but has very thick, deep salmon-colored flesh, surpass- 

 ingly sweet to the very rind. The fruits carry well to market, and, when once 

 they are known, command the highest prices. It is quite early, vigorous in growth, 

 and extremely prolific. The fruits are even in size and always'nicely netted. .A basket of them is a verv appealing siglit. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 

 Jilb. 75 cts., lb. jS2.5o ; in 5-lb. lots, by express, $11.25. 



The Grand Muskmelon 



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SALMON-FLESHED 

 MUSKMELONS 



STOKES' STANDARD SALMON- 

 FLESHED MUSKMELONS. See 



page It. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., %\h. 60 



cts., lb. $2. 

 Emerald Gem. Small, early, productive ; 



sweet saltnon flesh ; smooth skin. Pkt. 



10 cts., oz. 25 cts., Klb. 70 cts., lb. $2.50. 

 Paul Rose, or Petoskey. Salmon flesh, 



very thick, firm and delicious. Pkt. 10 



cts., oz. 20 cts., ^Ib. 50 cts , lb. $1.75. 

 Red-fleshed Osage, or Miller Cream. 



Medium size; globe-shaped; very sweet. 



Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., Klb. '60 cts., 



lb. $2. 



The Banquet. Globe-shaped; densely 

 netted ; dark, very rich salmon flesh. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., }i\h. 60 cts., 

 lb. $2. 



Mango-Melon, or Vegetable Peach. 



For preserving. Pkt. 10 ctrd-t^oz. 30 cts., 

 K lb. 85 cts., lb. $3. 



New Fordhook Muskmelon (Salmon-fleshed) 

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