COLE'S CHOICE NOVELTIES. 



COLE'S EARLY MELON. 



This fine New Melon we had the pleasure to introduce to our customers two years ago, in trial 

 packages. JLast season we had no seed to offer as the small stock was sold to a prominent Eastern 

 seed house which also had better facilities to distriDute it more widely. 



COLE'S EARLY is the finest every day Melon ever offered, for the amateur and for the home mar- 

 ket, Being somewhat brittle will not do for shipping purposes. It is very early and will mature in 

 every state; very hardy, vigorous and a sure cropper. It is sweet and delicate in texture of flesh, 

 which is a deep red color, the rind is thin and the quality of the flesh is sustained clear to the rind. 

 The melons are of medium size, nearly round in shape, rind green, striped with lighter shades. As 

 this variety combines all the desirable qualities of the best melon, it can be highly recommended 

 for home use. and we feel certain that Cole's Early will become a very popular variety. 

 Per pkt. 10 cts., 3 pkts. 25 cts., oz. 25 cts., 14 lb. 60 cts., 1 lb. $2.00. 



FORDHOOK EHRLY WHTERMELON. 



This new melon has proven itself to be the earliest. We haye had early melons of good quality, 

 but this is the first extra early Watermelon of fine quality that is also of large size. From 

 seed planted on the tenth day of May, large ripe melons were picked the last day in July, demon- 

 strating its inbred character of maturing extra early. The form is nearly round. The average 

 weight of the melons is from twenty-five to thirty-five pounds each— a size rarely attained by any other 

 extra early melon under favorable conditions. The rind is tough, making it a valuable variety for 

 shipping; the outer color is a uniform medium green: the seeds are white; the flesh Is bright red 

 and very sweet. Per pkt. 5cts., oz. 15cts., ^4 Ih. 50 cts. lb. $1..50. 



In this we have a Watermelon of ex- 

 cellent merits and we can recommend it 

 to our customers as the best shipping 

 Melon grown, being larger, earlier and 

 far more productive tha,n the Kolb's Gem, 

 which has heretofore been considered the 

 best melon for shipping. It is of a very 

 fine appearance, being a much darker 

 green than Kolb's Gem and more beauti- 

 fully striped; it is longer and extremely 

 hardy, while its eating quality is unex- 

 celled, being sweet and juicy and tender. 

 Another very important point is its great 

 productiveness, having six to eight large 

 Melons on a vine. 



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



