German. Waaser-Melone. French. Melone d' Eau. Spanish, Sandia. Swedish. Yatton Melon. 

 One ounce for 30 hills : 2 to 4 pounds in hills for an acre.. 

 MELON GROWING for seed purposes only is a Leading- Specialty of my establishment. My seed is saved from the choicest specimens 

 Hundreds of thousands of pounds have been furnished my customers to their entire satisfaction, without a single complaint, 

 for the simple reason that it has never been my practice to market all the best melons and save all the culls for seed 

 purposes. Seeds from the best melons only are none too good for my customers. 



BUCKBEE'S MONTE CRISTO— See painting from nature on outside 

 cover page — The best Melon ever introduced. So say thousands 

 of my customers who planted Monte Cristo in 1895, and fully 

 substantiate my claims for its being the largest early Water 

 Melon to Mature (ripening in the remarkable short period of 

 65 to SO days, and weighing, under ordinary cultivation more 

 than 60 lbs). The greatest yielder. The sweetest, juciest, 

 crisp and most solid melon ever produced, never having a hollow 

 or pithy centre when ripe. The easiest to sell, for when once 

 tried, people will have no other. Buckbee's Monte Cristo 

 ripens very evenly, has a firm, solid rind, not too thick, yet will 

 stand the most severe handling, therefore the most superior 

 shipper. The outside skin is of a rich, dark green color, shaded 

 with feint stripes of a somewhat lighter color. Certainly the 

 finest appeariug Melon ever grown for the market or table use. 

 Mr. Dodge, the veteran melon grower, says : Buckbee's Montr 

 Cristo is ilie best melon I ever raised. What more can you ask of 

 this Melon when I say : Not half of its good qualities have been 

 told! My supply of seed is naturally limited this season, yet 

 considering the voluminous good qualities of Buekbee"s Monte 

 Cristo I have placed the price within reach of all. Order early. 

 Don't wait until mv supplv is exhausted. I control the entire 

 stock of this varietv. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c. % lb. 81.00, y lb. 81.75. 

 lb. 83.00. 



FORDHOOK EARLY — 1 — As shown in the illustration engraved 

 from a photograph, the form is nearly round. The average 

 weight of the melons thirty-five pounds each, a size rarely at- 

 tained by any other extra early melon under favorable condi- 

 tions. The rind is tough, making it a valuable variety for ship- 

 pins. The outer color is a uniform medium-green. The seeds 

 are'white, flesb is bright red and very sweet. Pkt. 4c, oz. 7c. 

 M lb 20c, y lb. 35c, lb. 60c. 



SWEET HEART— 2— An en- 

 tirely new and distinct Wa- 

 ter 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 saleable. 

 Tine vigorous and produc- 

 tive, ripening its fruit early. 

 Fruit large, oval, heavy, 

 uniformly mottled, light 

 and dark green, rind thin 

 but firm, flesh bright red, 

 firm, solid, but very tender, 

 melting and sweet. Re- 

 mains in condition for use 

 longer than any other sort. 

 Seeds gray. This melon is 

 sure to become one of the 

 most popular in cultivation. 

 Pkt. 5c, oz. 7c. y lb. 20c, 

 y lb. 35c, lb. 60c. 



MAULE'S WONDERFUL SUGAR MELON 3— Excellent new variety, 

 in fact it has already become so popular that it is grown in some 

 localities to the exclusion of most other sorts. Of large size, 

 melons of 40 to 60 lbs., being of average occurrence. Flesh red 

 and deliciously sugary. Wonderfully prolific. Does well in any 

 weather. Fine keeper. Pkt. 5c, oz. Sc. % lb. 25c. }.< lb. 40c. lb. 75c. 



COLE'S EARLY — 4 — Is the finest every day Melon ever offered, for 

 the amateur and for the home market. Being somewhat brittle 

 will not do for shipping purposes. Very early and will mature 

 in every state ; very hardy, vigorous, and a sure cropper. It is 

 sweet and delicate in texture of flesh, which is of a deep red color, 

 the rind is thin and the quality of the flesh is sustained clear to 

 the rind. Melons medium size, aearly round in shape, rind green, 

 striped with lighter shades. Pkt. 4c, oz. 7c, % lb. 20c, y lb. 35c. 

 lb. 60c. 



PHINNEY'S NEW EXTRA EARLY— 5— Valuable variety for use in 

 the North, hardy and a sure cropper. "Vines vigorous and pro- 

 ductive, fruiting quite early. Fruit medium size, oblong, smooth 

 and marbled with two shades of green. Rind thin, flesh pink, 

 very sweet, tender and crisp. Pkt. 3c, oz. 6c, % lb. 15c, y lb. 

 25c, lb. 40c. 



BUCKBEE'S NEW ICE CREAM, OR PEERLESS— 6— Favorite and 

 standard variety. Superior in everv respect. Has beautiful 

 crimson core, which is alwavs fine STained and can not be sur- 

 passed in flavor. Pkt. 3c. oz. 6c, y lb- 15c- i4 lb. 25e. lb. 40c. 



GEORGIA RATTLESNAKE, OR GYPSY— Large variety, stands ship- 

 ping long distances. Pkt. 3c, oz. 5c. J 4 lb. 12. y lb. 20e, lb. 35c. 



BLACK SPANISH— Vines small. Fruit round, dark green, with 

 sweet scarlet flesh and black seeds. Not so large as other sorts, 

 but is hardy. Pkt. 2c. oz. 5c. J£ lb. 10c. y lb. 20c. lb. 30c. 



MOUNTAIN SWEET— Large, oval sort, rind green, flesh scarlet, 

 and solid to centre. Pkt. 3c, oz. 5c, yib. 12c, y lb. 20c. lb. 35c. 



GRAY MONARCH OR MAM- 

 MOTH WHITE ICING— Skin, 

 light green, almost gray. 

 Flesh "deep red. Pkt. 3c, 

 oz. 6c. yVo. 15c, yVo. 25c, 

 lb. 40c. 



MOUNTAIN SPROUT — A good 



melon. Pkt. 2c. oz. 5c, y lb. 



10c, y lb. 20c. lb. 30c. 

 KENTUCKY WONDER— One of 



the finest flavored melons. 



Oblong in shape, skin green 



marbled with stripes of 



light green ; core red. Sugar 



flavor. Pkt. 3c, oz. 5c, yib. 



12c. J^lb. 20c, lb. 35c. 

 SCALY "BARK— Rind thin, but 



tough. Pkt. 3c, oz. 6c, 



U lb. 15c. y lb. 25c. lb. 40c. 

 KLECKLEY'S SWEETS-Super- 



ior new melon, popular in 



the South, large size, rich, 



red flesh. Pkt. 4c. oz. 7c, 



y lb. 20c, y lb. 35c. lb. 60c. 



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