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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. 



MUSK MELON. 



Ger. Melone. Fr. Melon. 



One oz. will vlant 60 hills. 

 A rich, sandy loam is most advisable for mel- 

 ons. The seed should be planted in hills five or 

 six feet apart each way, thoroughly mixing with 

 the soil in each hill a couple of sbovelsful of 

 thoroughly rotted manure, which will produce a 

 strong and healthful growth; plant when the 

 earth becomes warm, in as warm a situation as 

 can be found; put ten or twelve seeds in each 

 hill, and after they are out of danger from bugs, 

 thin out to three or four plants; when small, 

 dust with ashes or air-slacked lime, when the 

 dew is on, to protect from bugs. 



MELROSE. See Novelties. 



WINTER PINEAPPLE. See Novelties. 



COLUMBUS. See Novelties. 



EMERALD GEM MUSK MELON. 



EMERALD GEM. This variety is early, very 

 prolific and hardy, and the most delicious 

 melon grown. Skin smooth and of an emerald 

 green; flesh very thick, of a salmon color. It 

 is very juicy and rich. The flavor is sweet and 

 luscious beyond description. Everyone should 

 give this variety atrial. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 

 cts., 14 lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



OSAGE. No variety has advanced in popularity 

 and become at once so widely known as the 

 Osage. Now the leading favorite of all the 

 yellow-fleshed varieties with growers and ship- 

 pers. It is large, oval, slightly ribbed and 

 netted; skin very dark green; flesh a deep, 

 rich salmon, sweet and itigh flavored to within 

 a half inch of the rind. The whole crop is very 

 even and extra heavy, owing to the thickness 

 of the meat. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ^ lb. 25 

 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



MILLER'S CREAM. Ranks high as a market 

 melon, either for home or shipping. The flesh 

 is of a rich salmon coloi, very sweet and melt- 

 ing in quality, and is so very thick that the 

 melon is almost solid, the seed cavity being 

 remarkably small. The vine is a strong 

 grower, and very productive. Medium in size. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ^ lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



CHAMPION MARKET. This melon is very pop- 

 ular, both for market and family use. The 

 melons are almost a perfect globe in shape and 

 densely netted. Flesh is thick, light green in 

 color and of rich, sweet flavor. The vines are 

 very vigorous and healthy; very productive, 

 sometimes hn ving sevt n perfect melons on a 

 single vine. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J4 lb. 25 

 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



PERFECTION, or PRINCESS. Another fine 

 melon. Fruit nearly round and quite large, 

 •weighing 5 to 8 pounds each; skin of a dark 

 green color, heavily netted. It is very thick 

 fleshed, with small seed cavity; flesh of a sal- 

 mon color, very rich and deliciously sweet and 



melting. Strong grower, very productive and 

 good shipping qualities. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 8 

 cts., 14, lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



THE BANQUET. This superb melon represents 

 years of careful selection and Improvement of 

 a stock of musk melon at the hands of the larg- 

 est ind most experienced grower of melons in 

 the world. The raiser regards it as his great- 

 est production, and likely to supersede all 

 other red-fleshed varieties. " The Banquet" 

 is a medium ^ized melon, very flat at both ends, 

 and more beautifully netted than any known 

 variety. In quality it has no equal; the flesh 

 is uniformly deep and of that granulate char- 

 acter thht always indicates a good melon; 

 color, dark, rich salmon. It will produce more 

 fine edible melons to a given area than any 

 other variety. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., J4 lb. 

 40 cts. 



EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK. A selection of 

 the old Hackensack which it resembles, but is 

 fully ten days earlier. The melons weigh from 

 four to ten pounds and are of excellent flavor. 

 It is one of the best as well as the earliest, 

 hardiest and most prolific of the netted Musk 

 Melons to grow for market or family use. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ]4 lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



NETTED GEM. One of the earliest, best and 

 most prolific small melons. Globe-shaped, 

 uniform in size, weighing from l\i to IV2 lbs. 

 each. Flesh light green and of very fine flavor. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts.,'oz. 10 cts., % lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts 



DELMONICO. An oval melon oi large size; 

 deeply netted, flesh orange pink and of the 

 same fine quality as Emerald Gem. Per pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts, 



BAY VIEW. Fruit very large and handsome, 

 attaining under ordinary cultivation a length 

 of 18 inches, and a weight of 15 to 15 lbs. Fl sh 

 green, thick, sweet, and juicy. Very hardy 

 and prolific. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 25 cts., 

 lb. 70 cts. 



BANANA An entirely distinct variety, bear- 

 ing long, slender, banana-like fruit: skin 

 creamy white ai'd entirely free from netting; 

 flesh deep salmon color, thick and of good 

 quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.. ^ lb. 25 cts., lb. 

 75 cts. 



EARLY GREEN NUTMEG. The standard sort, 



fruit ;_>val. good size, thickly netted, flesh light 

 green, rid), sweet and melting. Pkt. 4 cts., oz. 

 8 cts., % lb. 25 cts., lb. 70 cts. 



IMPROVED CHRISTIANIA. The flesh Is dark 

 rich yellow, very thick and of delicious flavor. 

 When ripe the melons separate from the stem. 

 They mature early. One of the best for the 

 home garden. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J4 lb. 25 

 cts., lb. 80 cts. 



VINE PEACH, or MANGO MELON. The vine on 

 which they are boriie is similar to the mu^k 

 melon, and requires the same cultivation. The 

 fruit is about the size of a large pe:ich. and of 

 a bright orange yellow color somewhat rus- 

 seted. When it first ripens it is quite hard, 

 but soon thev become mellow and sweet, and 

 have a rich flavor. When ripe the fruit fills 

 from the vine; the flesh is very firm with a 

 small cavity in the center, and" when piMh d 

 and the seeds taken out they much resemble 



fieaches. A few pieces of sliced lemon ftr a 

 ittle lemon essence, adds to their flavor nnd is 

 usually desirable. In the west and n-^rth west 

 where fruit is scarce, we feel certain i hat they 

 will quickly become populnr, as they are 

 easily cultivated, wonderfully prolific, and 

 can be used in every way in wiiich you would 

 use a peach. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



GARDEN LEMON. It resembles tho Vine Peach 

 In manner of growth and shape of fruit, but is 

 distinct in oolor, and when ripe is not russeted 

 like the Vine Peach. Fruit is somewhat 

 smaller than Vine Peach, has thinner flesh 

 and is most decidedly more add, thus dis- 



fiensing with the sliced lemons which are so 

 mportant in putting up the Vine Peach. Pkt. 

 5 ots., oz. 25 cts. 



