COLE'S MELON SEED. 



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Fordhook Early Water=Melon 



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 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, demonstrating 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 var- 

 iety 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., ^ 

 lb. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts. 



Mclver's Sugar Water-Melon 



This new variety is sent out by Mr. Maule as 

 the WONDERFUL SUGAR MELON, its delicious 

 melting flavor surpassing every known 

 variety. It originated on the planta- 

 tion of Col. Mclver of South Carolina, who has 

 been growing it in preference to all other sorts. 

 Seed originally coming from the West Indies. 

 One of the greatest excellencies of this Melon is 

 its ability to withstand wet weather. All those 

 who have grown it, embracing among them 

 many of the most celebrated melon growers, 

 unanimously indorse Mclver's Sugar without ex- 

 ception as the most perfect and thoroughbred 

 melon they have ever raised, and in flavor far 

 ahead of anything they ever conceived of in a 

 water melon. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 

 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



Dixie Water Melon 



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, ear- 

 lier 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 quality 

 is unexcelled, being sweet and juicy and 

 tender. Another very important point is 

 its great productiveness, having six to 

 eight melons on a vine. Per pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., Vi lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



