Paul's Bonny Best Melon 



WATERMELON, continued 



The 

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SPEC I ALT Vl 



Paul's Bonny Best. 



liest Watermelon in cultivation. Originated 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 9, while most other varieties could not be eaten until 

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

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J^lb. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts., postpaid ; byexpress, 

 5 lbs. S3.25, 10 lbs. $6. 



Black Boulder. '^^^ Greatest Shipping Melon. For 



this 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 eqrial 

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

 are phenomenal, no other melon equaling it 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 family 

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

 lb. 70 cts., postpaid ; by express, 5 lbs. $3, 10 lbs. $5.50. 



Tli#» "FTaThprt HonPV- T^'s melon originated in Texas. 



■ine .naiDerT; xxoney. ^^^^ ^.^^^ thin and will not hold 



for shipping anv great distance. It has scarcely any pulp, and is 

 verv melting. It is long, dark green, slightly ridged, blunt at both 

 blossom and stem ends and runs from 15 to 30 inches in length. 

 There are earlier melons, but they cannot compete with this variety 

 after it is ready for market. It uniformly commands the highest price. 

 It is more productive than any other variety we have seen, in all 

 combining so many good points that we feel that it is a valuable 

 addition to our list of melons, and for tlie private family table it has 

 no superior, but is too tender for a market melon, unless it is close- 

 by. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 35 cts., lb. $1 ; by express, 5 lbs. 5(4, 

 10 lbs. $7.50. 



Blue Gem (Iceberc). one of the most popular market 



— — and shipping varieties. Grown 



very extensively in the South for northern markets, and is today 

 the favorite variety with the Watermelon-growers of New Jersey, 

 who supply the Philadelphia and Xew York markets; it keeps well 

 and seldom cracks or splits in transit. Its tlesh is a beautiful shade 

 of dark red. Melons very uniform in size and shape. Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 

 10 cts., %\h. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.: by express, 5 lbs. $3, 10 lbs. $5.50. 



^mUTnuK It is a cross between Duke Jones and Kolb's Gem. 



* It has the handsome appearance and dark green 



color of the former and the shipping qualities of the Gem : medium 

 season, very prolific, deliciously sweet and of enormous size. It 

 possesses all the qualities that go to make up a desirable melon. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.. 'Xlb. 20 cts.. lb. 60 cts., postpaid ; by express, 

 5 lbs. S2-50, 10 lbs. S4.50. 



g.YV'ee'tlieai*'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 

 jiroductive, 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.. H'lb. ?o cts.. lb. 65 cts., postpaid ; 

 by express, 5 lbs. $2. 75, 10 lbs. S5. 



A nearly round Watermelon, with very 

 thin rind. The seeds are white. The 

 flesh is solid and of delicious sweetness. An excellent shipper, not- 

 withstanding its thin rind. I know this to be one of the most desir- 

 able melons on the market. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ylb. 25 cts., lb. 

 70 cts., postpaid ; b}- express, 5 lbs. $3, 10 lbs. $5. 50. 



Florid a 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 Philadelphia in prime condition. 

 Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 10 cts., 'lib. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.. postpaid: byexpress, 

 5 lbs. $3, 10 lbs. $5.50. 



Eden, '^^^s melon originated in South Carolina, and is 

 a cross between the Rattlesnake and Kolb's 

 Gem, combining the good shipping qualities of the Kolb's Gem with 

 the splendid table quality of the Rattlesnake. It is similar in shape 

 and appearance to the Kolb's Gem, excepting it is of bright stripes 

 and more attractive in appearance. The seeds are white and set in 

 small cavities. The flesh is very firm yet tender and delicious in 

 flavor and bright red. The rind is very tough, making it the best for 

 sliipping. Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.; by express, 

 5 lbs. S3, 10 !l>s. S5.50. 



True Dark Icing. 



specialty! 



The Halbert Honey 'Watermelon 



STANDARD WATERMELONS WITH MERIT 



Large packets of any variety, 5 cts. each. If ordered sent by 



15 cts. per lb. 



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

 of fine quality. Oz. lo'cts., l{\h. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts., postpaid. 



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

 Oz. 10 cts., 'ilb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts., postpaid. 



Kleckley Sweets. A fine, long, dark-skinned, red-fleshed. Oz. 

 10 cts.. '{lb. 2S Cts., lb. 70 cts. 



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

 son flesh. Oz. 10 cts., l{lb. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts., postpaid. 



Alabama Sweets. Long dark green, fine flavor. Oz. 10 cts., ^Ib. 

 20 cts., lb. 70 cts., postpaid. 



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

 white Beed. Oz, 10 cts., '^Ib. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts., postpaid. 



express or freight, deduct 10 cts. per lb. In 6.1b. lots and over, 

 may be deducted 



Kolb's Gem. Verv large ; flesh red ; a good shipping sort, popular 



in the South. Oz.' 10 cts., '/lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts., postpaid. 

 Gypsy, or Georgia Rattlesnake. Oblong in shape; color, dark 

 green striped wtth white. The rind is thin and tough; the flesh 

 deep scarlet and of excellent flavor. Oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 

 70 cts., postpaid. 



Colorado Preserving Citron. Green seed. A\so called Apple- 

 Pie ; not used for eating in a raw state, but for preserves. Oz. 10 

 cts., K'b. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts., postpaid. 

 Green Citron, Red seed. Round and handsome: for jireserving 

 only. Oz. ID cts., %]b. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts., postpaid. 



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