WATERMELONS, continued 



Panrs Bonny Best. earliest Watermelon in culti- 



vation. (Jriginated with the late 



Aaron Paul, the famous New Jersey melon-grower and hybridizer. 

 In our trials in past seasons we had good-sized melons, plenty large 

 for market, weighing 15 to 20 pounds each, on July 10, from seed 

 planted May g, while most other varieties could not be eaten until 

 about August i. Flesh red, deliciously sweet, with but few seeds. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. locts., K lb. 30 cts., lb. $1, postpaid ; by express, 5 lbs. 

 $4, 10 lbs. $7.50. 



Bla.C]x Boulder. '^^^ Great Shipping Melon. For th's 

 * grand new and distinct Watermelon we 

 are indebted to the late Aaron Paul. It is enormously productive, 

 reaching a mammoth size, with rich, dark green skin. It cuts equal 

 to any market melon we have ever eaten, and its shipping qualities 

 are phenomenal, no other melon equaling ?t in tough skin and rind. 

 While it has rapidly become one of the leading melons for market, 

 it is one of the best all-round melons in existence, and for the fam- 

 ily garden it is also without a peer. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., K'b. 25 

 cts., lb. 80 cts., postpaid ; by express, 5 lbs. $3.25, 10 lbs. $6. 



This famotis " sweetest of all " 

 Watermelons has become very 

 popular. Of superb luscious flavor, very fine-grained and tender 

 meat. The fruits are of large size. The rind is very thin and brit- 

 tle, splitting ahead of tlie knife when cutting. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. locts., 

 Klb. 30 cts., lb. $1, postpaid ; by express, 5 lbs. $4, 10 lbs. $7.50. 



Sweetheair't. Our strain is a notably sweet-hearted kind for 



' home and market use, and will hold its own 



(in the Watermelon patch) for many years to come. Vine vigorous 

 and productive, ripening its fruit early; fruit large, oval, very 

 heavy, uniformly mottled light and dark green ; rind thin but firm ; 

 flesh bright red, firm and solid, but very tender, melting and sweet. 

 A fine shipper. Pkt. ,5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J^lb. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts., post- 

 paid ; by express, 5 lbs. $3.25, 10 lbs. $6. 



A nearly round Watermelon, with 

 very thin rind. The seeds are white. 

 The flesh is solid and of delicious sweetness. An excellent shipper, 

 notwithstanding its thin rind. I know this to be one of the most de- 



The Kleckey Sweets. 



True Dark Icing. 



Paul's Bonny Best Watermelon 



sirable melons on the market. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ^Ib. 20 cts.,, 

 lb. 75 cts., postpaid ; by express, 5 lbs. S3, 10 lbs. $5.50. 



Florida Favorite. 



A beautiful melon, with dark and 

 light green exterior. Shape oblong; 

 flesh bright crimson, crisp and deliciously sweet. Ripens ahead of 

 Kolb's Gem, Ironclad or Rattlesnake A good shipper. Sample 

 specimens of this melon sent me from Florida always reach Phila- 

 delphia in prime condition. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J^lb. 30 cts., lb. 

 $1, postpaid ; by express, 5 lt)s. $4, 10 lbs. $7.50. 



STANDARD WATERMELONS WITH MERIT 



Large packets of any variety, 5 cts. each. If ordered sent by express or freight, deduct lO cts. per lb. In C-lb. lots and over, 



15 cts. per lb. may be deducted. 



STOKES' STANDARD. See page 14. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., 



!ilb. 65 cts., lb. $2.50, postpaid. 

 Fordhook Early. Very early ; good size ; medium green, red ffesh 



of fine quality. Oz. 10 cts., Klb. 30 cts., lb. $1, postpaid. 



The Bradford Watermelon 



The Bradford Watermelon 



NEW SHIPPING MELON 



This is a new candidate for favor as a large, fine- flavored shipping 

 melon. As shown in the illustration, it is oblong in shape with rather 

 square ends The skin is very dark green, with still darker stripes, 

 which it is impossible to show in the photograph The flesh resem- 

 bles in texture the old Mountain Sweet, than which there was no 

 finer flavored melon ever introduced ; very tender and yet solid to 

 the heart. The flesh is dark red in color, the seeds being small and 

 nearly white, flecked with a brown spot on each side. Under good 

 cultivation they grow to very large size, frequently weighing from 

 40 to 60 pounds and commanding the very highest prices in any 

 market. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 30 cts., lb. J!i, postpaid; by ex- 

 press, 5 lbs. $4, 10 lbs. 17.50. 



Light Icing, or Ice Rind. Round in form ; flesh of fine quality. 

 Oz. 10 cts., 'A\b. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts, postpaid. 



Cherokee Beauty. Long, large, dark skin, striped with black. 

 Sweet, good shipper. Oz. 10 cts., J^lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.2:^, postpaid. 



Gray Monarch, or Long White Icing. Very large, long ; crim- 

 son flesh. Oz. 10 cts., Klb. 30 cts., lb. $1, postpaid. 



Alabama Sweets. Long, dark green, fine flavor. (See preceding 

 p.ige.) Oz. 10 cts., Klb. 30 cts , lb. $1, postpaid. 



Mclver's Wonderful Sugar. Resembles old Rattlesnake, supe- 

 rior in quality. Oz. 10 cts., 5ilb. 30 cts., lb. $1, postpaid. 



Ice Cream, or Peerless. Very early; red flesh of fine quality; 

 white seed. Oz. 10 cts., 5ilb. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts., postpaid. 



Cuban Queen. Early, solid and heavy; skin striped dark andQ 

 light green. Oz. 10 cts., K'b. 25 cts., lb. 85 cts., postpaid. 



Kolb's Gem. Very large ; flesh red ; a good shipping sort ; popu- 

 lar in the South. Oz. 10 cts , ^Ib. 25 cts., lb. 85 cts , postpaid. 



Gypsy, or Georgia Rattlesnake. Oblong, dark and striped j v 

 Ijright red flesh. Oz. 10 cts., ^Ib. 30 cts., lb. $1, postpaid. 



Colorado Preserving Citron. Green seed. Also called Apple- 

 Pie ; for preserves. Oz. 10 cts., Klb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts., postpaid. 



Green Citron. Red seed. Round and handsome ; for preserving; 

 only. Oz. 10 cts., Klb. 20 cts.. lb. 50 cts., postpaid. 



READ WHAT PLEASED CUSTOMERS SAY. NOTICE 

 DATES 



Robl. M. Biddle, Ernia, N J., writes July 14, 1908: " I bought my seeds 

 of you last spring and they did splendidly, also this spring. I tried your 

 Bonny Best Tomato, also your Quick Cash Cabbage, and all the seeds came 

 up nicely, and it is a beautiful sight to see those Bonny Best Tomatoes, so 

 large and the most beautifully shaped early tomatoes I ever saw. I can rec- 

 ommend your seeds to be true to name and all right in every respect." 



Henry Schwenze, Mountainville, Pa., writes Oct. 2, 1908: "Your new- 

 Long Season Spinach was very good ; I can cut longer than other kinds I had. 

 Your Bonny Best Tomato is very solid and large for so earh a kind. Y'our 

 other seeds in my order were very good and true to name. You can look for- 

 my order again for next spring." 



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