MAGNIFICENT AND PHENOHENAL VARIETIES. 



German, jl/eione. French, Melon. Spanish, J/don. One ounce of seed for 60 hills ; two to three pounds in hills for an acre. 



Paul Rose or Petoskey Musk Melon. 



UNSURPASSED IN QUAHTY AND UNEXCELLED FOR SHIPPING. 



In this new sort arc combined all the good qualities of the Netted 

 Gem and Osage, the varieties from ivTiich it originated. The fruit is 

 oval, atiout five inches in diameter, and in shape and general ap- 

 pearance similar to the well known Netted Gem or Rocky Ford. The firm 

 flesh is a rich orange red color like that of the Osage, but even sweeter and 

 higher flavored, retaining its good qualities quite to the rind. TTe have 

 found the fruit the most uniformly good of any mii^k melon we have ever 

 grown, every one of the hundreds tested being sweet and rich flavored. It 

 is rare that a mush melon of such superlative quality is a good market or 

 shipping sort, but the firm, solid flesh and thin but strong rind of this 

 sort make it the bat shipper we know of, while it is just the size for hotel 

 and tatile use. We thinJi it really has no equal as a market melon for 

 professional melon growers and it is &ne of the very best sorts for the 

 home garden. We offer an exceptionally pure and fine stock grown on 

 our oivn farmland the melon grower or gardener who does not try it. 

 will cc7-tainly make amistal<e. Pkt, 4c, oz. 8c, % lilb. 35c, lb. 60c. 



NEW BANANA — Remarkable variety, growing from eighteen to 



thirty inches long. The skin is smooth and of a light yellow; 



flesh salmon red. Sells well on its merits as well as on account 



of its odd and peculiar shape. Very desirable for family use. 



Pkt. 4c, oz. 7c, 3€ lb- ISc, K lb. 30c, lb' 50c. 



THB INEW ROCKV FORD., 



ON 



UNSURPASSED IN LUSCIOUS FLAVOR. 



ALWAYS BRINGS THE HIGHEST PRICE 

 THE MARKET. 



MOST DESIRABLE SIZE— IDEAL FOR DESSERT 



A HEALTHY, VIGOROUS GROWER. 



EXCEEDINGLY PROLIFIC. 



This is an improved strain of Xetted Gem, growing a little 

 more oblong in the shape. Originated at ROCKY FORD, COLORADO 

 It is the most popular of all Melons for shipping in baskets. The 

 fruit is oval and slightly ribbed, and densely covered with a fine 

 netting. It has a thick flesh ; very sweet ; finely flavored. They 

 will grow very uniform in shape and color. Very productiv 

 Pkt. 4c, oz. 8c, )4 lb. 20c, }4 lb. 35c, lb. 60c. 



XANANA 

 MELON 



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I can also supply the following 

 new and standard varieties of 

 Musk Melon which are too well 

 known to require extended des- 

 cription, at the uniform price of 

 Pkt. 3c, oz. 6c, U lb- ISc 



True Tip Toe 

 Montreal Market 

 Cosraopolitan 



Henderson's Perfected Delmonico 

 Melrose 



Golden Netted Gem 

 New Early Hackensack 

 Beck's New Columbus 

 Chicago Market 

 Newport 



Silver Netted Gem 

 New Green Fleshed Osace 

 Improved Cantaloupe 

 White Japanese 

 Baltimore or Acme 

 Long Persian or Casaba 

 Extra Early Grand Rapids 



(See wholesale pages TO and 71 

 of this book for largerquantities.) 



BUCKBEE'S WESTERN GIANT-Largest of all Musk Melons. 



often weighing thirty 

 pounds and over; the flesh is rich, melting and sugarj*. As an 

 exhibition and large market variety it is grand. It will as- 

 tonish es'eryone hy its merits, being exceptionally desirable 

 for family and market purposes. For shipping it has no su- 

 perior. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1^ lb. 30c, >< lb. 5.5c, lb. ei.OO. 



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