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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. 



MUSK MELON, 



Ger. Melone. Fr. Melon.. 

 One ounce will plant 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 shovelsful 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. 



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 a trial. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz 8 

 cts., lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



OSAGE. No variety has advanced In popularity 

 and become at once so widely known as the 

 Osage. Now the leading favorite of all th(^ 

 yellow-fleshed varieties with growers and 

 shippers. It is large, oval, slightly ribbed and 

 netted: skin very dark green; flesh a deep, 

 rich salmon, sweet and high flavored to within 

 a half inch of the rind. Per pKt. 5 cts., oz. 8 

 cts., % lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



MILLER'S CREAM. Ranks high as a market 

 melon, either for home or shipping. The flesh 

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

 ing in quality, and is so very thick that the 

 ■ melon is almost solid, the seed cavity being 

 remax-kably small. The vine is a strong 

 grower, and very productive. Medium in size. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 8 cts., 14 lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 

 cts. 



CHAMPION MARKET. This melon is very pop- 

 ular, both for market and family use. The 

 melons are almost a peifect globe in shape and 

 deu.sely netted. Flesh is thick, light green in 

 color and of rich, sweet flavor. The vines are 

 very vigorous and healthy; very productive. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 8 cts., % lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 

 0I s. 



NEW TRIUMPH. This superb new melon is 



the latest production of the laiser of \ho 

 Ooiumbus Musk Melon, which lias uiveii such 

 universal salisfac^tion to all' who have grown 

 it. The Triumph is a cross between Co- 

 iiimhus and Osage, combining ail the good 

 qualities of these two excellent melons. The 

 flesh is or.Muge-salmon. thick and luscious. 

 an<l ripens cle.ir to the rind. The melons 

 are of medium size, very heavy and densely 

 netted. Per nkt. 5 cts., oz. 8 'cts., '4 It). 15 

 cts,, n>, 50 cts. 



EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK MELON. 



EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK. A selection of 

 the old HT ken.-acK whicn it resembles, but is 

 fully tea days earlier. The Melons weigh from, 

 four to ten pounds and are of excellent flavor. 

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

 hardiest and most Drolific of the netted Mu='.'- 

 Melons to grow for market or family use. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., oz. 8 cts., V4. lb. irs cts.. lb. 50 ote 



BANANA. An entirely distinct variety, bear- 

 ing long, slender, banana-like fruii ; skin 

 creamy white and entirely free from netting; 

 flesh deep salmon color, thick and of good 

 quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 20 cts., 

 lb. 60 cts. 



EARLY GREEN NUTMEG. The standard sort 

 fruit oval, good size, thickly netted, flesh light 

 green, rich, sweet and melting. Pkt. 4 cts.. 

 oz. 7 cts., 1/4 lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



IMPROVED CHRISTIANA. 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., ^4 lb. 20 

 cts.. lb. 60 cts. 



TIP TOP MUSK MELON. 



TIP TOP NUTMEG. This new yellow-fleshed 

 melon comes very highly recomniciided and tlic 

 introducer says: "We are introducing it 

 wholly on its merits, and claim, after years 

 of trial and thorough test, that nothing equals 

 it for uniform good quality. We make no 

 exception, not even such general favonres a;* 

 Osage. Perfection, or Emerald Gem. Very 

 good specimens are occasionally found among 

 these well-known kinds, but the universal tes- 

 timony of everyone using the 'Tip-Top' is. that 

 every fruit produced, whether big or little, 

 early or late in the season, is a good one- 

 sweet, juicy, finest flavor, firm but not hard 

 fleshed, eatable to the very outside coating. 

 Price per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 20 cts., 

 lb. 60 cts. , 



