COLE'S MELON SEEDS. 



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In this we have a WATER-MELON of 

 excellent merits and we can recommend 

 it to our customers as the BEST SHIP- 

 PING MELON grown, being larger, 

 earlier and far more productive than 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 beautifully striped; it is longer and 

 extremely hardy, while its eating qual- 

 ity is unexcelled, 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. 15 cts., 

 lb. 55 cts. 



]V[Gl\)€r's Sagar Waternoelor), 



This new vai-ietr is sent out bv Mr. 

 Maule. of Philaileli)hia. as the VrONDER- 

 FUL SUGAR MELON. He claims it to 

 be the best Water ;Melon ever put before 

 the American Public, its delicious melt- 

 ing flavor surpassing every inowu variety. 

 It originated on the plantation of Col. 

 Mclver. of South Carolina, who has been 

 growing it in preference to all other sorts.. 

 Se(>d originally coming from the West 

 Indies. One of the greatest excel lenelos 

 of this Melon is its ability to withstand 

 wet weather. AH those who have grown, 

 it. embracing among them many of the 

 most celebrated melon growers, unani- 

 mously indorse Mclver's Sugar without 

 (exception as the most perfect and thor- 

 oughbred melon they have ever raised, and 

 in tlavor far ahead of anything they ever 

 conceived of in a water melon. Per pkt. 

 5 ots., oz. 10 cts.. ^4 ITi. 25 cts.. lb. 65 cts. 



FordbooH Garly Waternr)elor). 



This new melon has proven itself to 

 be the earliest. We have had early 

 melons of good quality, but this is the 

 FIRST EXTRA EARLY WATER- 

 MELON 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, dem- 

 onstrating 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 

 A'ariety for shipping; the outer color is 

 a uniform medium green; the seeds 

 are white; the flesh is bright red and 

 very sweet. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 V4. lb. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts. 



