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COLUMBUS MUSK MELON. 



NEW COLUMBUS. This fine new melon is a dis- 

 tinct and very superior variety. Of medium 



size, sliin briglit glossy yellow when fully 

 ripe, and covered with a very thick, white 

 netting. Its green flesh is very deep, leav- 

 ing only a small seed cavity. The quality 

 is all that can be desired. It never was knowia 

 to burst open at either end. The flesh is 

 peculiarly spicy, melting and sweet. It is 

 unsurpassed as a market and shipping melon, 

 for its convenient size, sweetness and good 

 keeping qualities. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz 10 cts., 

 % lb. 20 cts.. lb. 60 cts. 



NEW MELROSE. This new variety is a very 

 hardy, strong and vigorous grower. The 

 color is rich, dark green; the shape is oval. 

 The Melons average in weight about four 

 pounds, and are finely and deeply netted. 

 The flesh is very thick and solid, light-greeu 

 in color, shading to rich salmon. In flavor, 

 cannot be equalled by any other variety, 

 and carries its superior quality and sweet- 

 ness to the extreme edge of the skin. It 

 can be said of this superb variety that it 

 will produce more g»od, salable melons, 

 "hold up" longer, stand more handling and 

 rough usage than any other known, thus 

 making it the best and most desirable, either 

 for home or market purposes. Per pkt. 5 

 cts., oz. 10 cts., 1,4 lb. 15 V?ts., lb. 60 cts. 



WINTER PINE-APPLE. This new variety is 

 sent out fts the most valuable novelty of the 

 19th centruy. If it proves to be what the 

 introducer claims for it, it is a decided acqui- 

 sition. This is of a decidedly distinct appear- 

 ance, the outside skin being deeply corrugated, 

 with thick flesh and small seed cavity. The 

 flesh is light green, melting, and of a ricn aro- 

 matic pine-apple flavor. But the most remark- 

 able and valuable feature of this new Melon 

 is its wonderful keeping qualities. They do 

 not ripen on the vines as other musk-melons, 

 but are picked before hard frost and laid away 

 in a cool, dry cellar, where they will keep 

 sound and sweet for months. When wanted 

 for use they must be brought into a warm 

 room, where they will ripen up in a few days. 

 These qualities will enable market gardeners 

 to supply both families and restaurants land 

 hotels with most delicious Melons all wjnter, 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



GRAND RAPIDS MELON. 



GRAND RAPIDS. A new extra early, yel- 



low-iiesuea soi-t of handsome siiape. It is 

 a most profitable sort to the gardeners on ac- 

 count of its size, attractive appearance and 

 its extreme earliness. Its flavor is not as good 

 as that of other standard melons, but it is 

 ready for market before any other large 

 melon can be picked, and that fact insures 

 its ready sales. It is undoubtedly a "money 

 maker" and every melon grower should plant 

 it. The melons vary somewhat in shape, 

 some are oblong while others are i-ound. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ^4 lb. 20 cts., IT.. 

 60 cts. 



THE BANQUET. This superb melon represents 

 years of careful selection and improvement. 

 The raiser regards it as his greatest produc- 

 tion, and likely to supersede all other red- 

 fleshed varieties. "The Banquet" is a med- 

 ium-sized 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 that always indicates a good melon; 

 color, dark, rich salmon. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., 14 lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



VINE PEACH or MANGO MELON. The vine 

 on which they are borne is similar to the 

 musk-melon, and requires the same cultiva- 

 tion. The fruit is about the size of a large 

 peach, and of a bright orange yellow color, 

 somewhat russeted. When it first ripens It is 

 quite hard, but soon they become mellow and 

 sweet, and have a rich flavor. When ripe the 

 fruit falls from the vine; the flesh is very 

 firm with a small cavity in the center, and 

 when peeled and the seeds taken out they 

 much resemble peaches. A few pieces of 

 sliced lemon or a little lemon essence, adds 

 to their fiavor and is usually desirable. In the 

 west and northwest where fruit is scarce, we 

 feel certain that they will quickly become pop- 

 ular, as they are easily cultivated, wonder- 

 fully prolific, and can be used in every way 

 in which you would use a peach. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 20 cts. 



GARDEN LEMON. It resembles the Vine Peach 

 in manner of growth and shape of fruit, but Is 

 distinct in color, 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 acid, thus dis- 

 pensing with the sliced lemons which are so 

 important in putting up the Vine Peach. Pkt, 

 5 cts.. oz. 20 cts. 



ORNAMENTAL POMEGRANATE. An exceed- 

 ingly interesting novelty, and very orna- 

 mental. The fruit is almost round, with dis- 

 tinct markings. Grows on a pretty vine; fruit 

 orange yellow, slightly striped, and sometimes 

 spotted red; varying from the size of a small, 

 peach to that of an orange. Very fragrant, 

 sweetly perfuming a room with their exqui- 

 site odor for days. Very prolific and easily 

 grown. Plant and cultivate same as for musk- 

 melon. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



