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MELON MUSK— Continued 



ROCKY FORD. — An improved and oblong form of the 

 Netted Gem. A most excellent green-fleshed sort. Pkt., 5c; 

 oz. 15c; J4 lb. 35c; 1 lb. $1.00. 



TIPTOP. — Varies from round to slightly oblong; skin, pale 

 green, covered with a handsome netting; flesh, rich, deep sal- 

 mon color and sweet and spicy in flavor. The flesh being 

 thick, fine-grained and firm, makes this an excellent shipping 

 melon. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 35c; 1 lb. $1.00. 



PAUL ROSE. — This new melon is superior to all others as 

 a market variety, and has few equals for the home garden. 

 Fruit oval; flesh rich orange red Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; J4 lb. 35c; 

 1 lb. $1.00. 



FINE NETTED NUTMEG. — Small, very early and fine- 

 netted; fruit round; flesh green and very sweet. Pkt., 5c; 

 oz. 15c; 14 lb. 35c; 1 lb. $1.00. 



MELON, WATER 



French, Melon d'Eau 



Spanish, Zandia 



German, Waffermelone 

 One ounce will plant 50 hills. 



CULTURE. — Watermelons are cultivated in hills which should be 6 to 8 feet apart each way, and composed of light, 

 moderately rich soil. The hills should be dug about 2 feet square, 18 inches deep, and half filled with well rotted manure, 

 which must be thoroughly incorporated with the soil. Plant in May, ten seeds to a hill, and when the plants are well up, 

 thin out to three. Cultivate until the vines cover the ground, and pinch the ends of the growing shoots to induce early 

 fruiting. 



TOM WATSON. — This melon has created quite a furore 

 wherever grown, and we believe is unquestionably the best 

 quality shipping melon in our list. It has a dark green rind. 

 60lid red, luscious meat, ripening close up to the rind. The 

 rind is very tough, making it an excellent melon for ship 

 ping long distances. Its flavor and fine qualities also com- 

 mend it very strongly for the private grower. We believe 

 It is destined to become one of the most popular melons on 

 our list. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; y A lb. 20c; 1 lb. 60c. 



EDEN. — Similar in appearance to Kolb Gem and of even 

 better quality. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; >4 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 60c. 



FLORIDA FAVORITE. — Highly prized for its delicious 

 flavor; large, oblong; rind dark green, with stripes of lighter 

 green; ten days earlier than Kolb Gem. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 

 14 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 60c. 



KOLB GEM. — Originated in Alabama, and more largely 

 grown in the South than any other melon; as a shipping va- 

 riety has no superior; rind, dark green, mottled; shape, nearly 

 round; quality, superb. Pkt. 5c; oz .15c; % lb. 25c; 1 lb. 50c. 



MONTE CRISTO. or KLECKLEY'S SW EETS.— Fruit oval 

 and of medium size: skin dark green; flesh rich bright red. 

 very sweet and tender. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; y A lb. 20c; 1 lb. 60c. 



SWEETHEART. — New. Globular in shape; skin very 

 bright, mottled green; flesh bright red, firm, and heavy, but 

 crisp, melting and exceedingly sweet. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 

 14 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 60c. 



Sweetheart. 



TRIUMPH. — New.. Nearly round, large and an excellent 



shipper; skin dark green; flesh bright red. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 

 14 lb. 25c; 1 lb. 65c. 



GEORGIA RATTLESNAKE. — An excellent market variety; 

 large, oblong; rind dark, mottled and striped. Pkt., 5c; 

 oz. 15c; 54 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 60c. 



German, Zwiebel 



ONION SEED 



Spanish, Cebbolla 



French, Oignon 



Silver Skin Onion. 



One ounce will plant 100 feet of drill; 5 or 6 pounds in drills for an acre. 

 For sets from 50 to 60 pounds should be sown to the acre, according to the 

 richness of the soil. 



CULTURE. — The Onion thrives best in a rather deep, rich, loamy soil, and, 

 unlike most vegetables, succeeds well when cultivated on the same ground for 

 successive years. The best culture requires that the ground be deeply trenched 

 and manured the previous autumn, and laid up in ridges during the winter, 

 to pulverize. As early in the spring as the ground is in working order, com- 

 mence operations by leveling the ground with a rake and tread it firmly; sow 

 thinly in drills about one-fourth of an inch deep, and 1 foot apart; cover with 

 fine soil, and press down with the back of a spade or a light roller. When the 

 young plants are strong enough, thin gradually so that they stand 3 or 4 

 inches apart. Keep the surface of the ground open and free from weeds by 

 frequently hoeing, taking care not to stir the soil too deeply or to collect it 

 about the growing bulbs. 



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