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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. 



COLE'S EHRLY MSLON. 



COLE'S EARLY is the finest everyday Melon ever offered, for the amateur and for the 

 home market. Being somewhat brittle will not do for shipping purposes. It is very early and 

 ^'ill mature in every state; very hardy, vigorous and a sure cropper. It is sweet and dell- 

 ate in texture of flesh, which is a deep red color, the rind is thin and the quality of flesh 

 IS sustained clear to the rind. The melons are of medium size, nearly round in shape, rind 

 green, striped with lighter shades. As this va-riety combines all the desirable qualities of the 

 best melon, it can be highly recommended for home use, and we feel certain that COLE'S 

 EARLY will become a popular variety. 



Price per pkt. 5 cts.. oz. lOcts., Vi lb. 20 cts., 1 lb. 60 cts. 



SWEET HEART WATER MELON. 



An entirely new and distinct Water Melon which is early, large, handsome, heavy, good 

 shipper, long keeper, bright color; best quality. Carloads of Sweet Hearts were sold at 

 fancy prices when no other was salable. Vine vigorous and productive, ripening its fruit 

 early. Fruit large, oval, very heavy, uniformly mottled light and dark-green, rind thin but 

 firm, flesh bright red, firm, solid but very tender, melting and sweet. Remains in condition for use 

 longer than any other sort; seeds gray. This melon is sure to become one of the most popu- 

 lar sorts in cultivation. The past two years has been tested commercially by growing car- 

 loads of the fruit which readily sold when many other kinds were rotting in the fields for 

 want of purchasers. It has given splendid satisfaction. 



Price per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb.* 20 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



McIver's Sugar Water Melon. 



This new variety is sent out by Mr. Maule, of Philadelphia, as the WONDERFUL SUGAR 

 MELON. He claims it to be the best water melon ever put before the American public. Its 

 delicious melting flavor surjiassing every known variety. It originated on the plantation 

 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 endorse McIver's Sugar with- 

 out exception 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. 



Price per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., H lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



