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Cole's Early. 



Fordhook Early. 



Phinney's Early. 



DELICIOUS MELONS FOR THE NORTHERN STATES 



Just as valuable for the Middle and Southern States, ripening before all others. 



COLE'S EARLY 



The Best Early Melon. 

 COLE'S EARLY is not onlj- the earliest variety 



in cultivation, but it continues to bear through- 

 out the season. The beautiful bright red flesh is 

 crisp and of delicate texture — granulated, cool 

 and sparkling. In flavor it is lusciously sweet 

 and refreshing. The Melons are not large, sel- 

 dom over 12 inches in length by 9 inches in di- 

 ameter, but what they lack in size is more than 

 made up in number and solidity. The heart is 

 large, there is little or no cavity and very few 

 seeds — all soUd flesh, the quality of which is sus- 

 tained clear to the rind. It can be grown suc- 

 cessfully over a larger latitude than any other 

 Water Jlelon, and it will mature large crops in 

 Northern States when the season is at all favor- 

 able. Pkt. 4c.; oz. 7c.; 2 oz. 12c.; i lb. 20c.; 

 i lb. 35c.; lb. 60c. 



FORDHOOK EARLY 



Earliest Large Rich Quality Melon 

 This is the earliest large=fruited Jlelon in cultivation — when grown 

 from the genuine stock. The fruits are rather short and blocky in 

 m form, with large diameter. The skin is dark green, occasionally 

 striped lighter green. The flesh is briglit red, crisp, sweet and of splen- 

 did quality. Rind quite thin, but tough, making an excellent shipping 

 variety. Pkt. 4c.; oz. 7c.; 2 oz. 12c.; i lb. 22c.; i lb. 40c.; lb. 75c. 



HARRIS' EARLY 



Sweetest, Largest and Best Shipping Early Melon. 



In form the Melon is oval to oblong; beautifully striped with 

 green and gray; bright red flesh, which is sweet, tender and delicious. 

 It is very productive. It is the Melon for everybody to grow who 

 wants to be first in the market with fine large Melons weighing from 

 20 to 30 pounds. It bear shipments very well, and on account of 

 its extreme earliness, handsome appearance and fine table qualities, 

 ilways finds a ready sale. Pkt. 4c.; oz. 7c.; 2 oz. 12c.; i lb. 22c.; 

 i lb. 40c.; lb. 75c. 



PHINNEY'S EARLY 



Splendid Sure Cropper Early .Melon. 



A well established, standard variety of West- 

 ern origin and well acclimated. Melons of me 

 dium size and oblong in shape marked with 

 two shades of green. The rind is thin. Tht 

 red flesh is very sweet and tender. The vine 

 is productive and a sure cropper, the Melons 

 maturing early. It will please you for all pur- 

 Doses. Include it in your order. Pkt. 3c; 

 oz. 7c.; 2 oz. 12c.; i lb. 18c.; i lb. 34c.; lb. 60c 



CITRON MELONS 



The Best for Preserves. 

 Red Seeded. Used exclusively for preserves, 

 Slightly striped, round. Extremely pro- 

 ductive, splendid flavor. Pkt. 4c. ; oz. 8c. ; 

 2 oz. ISc; i lb. 2Sc.; * lb. 40c.; lb. 75c. 

 jreen Seed&d. The best of the Cit- 

 rons; makes beautiful preserves of 

 unsurpassed flavor. Pkt. 4c. ; oz. 

 8c; 2 oz. I Sc.; i lb. 25c.; i lb. 

 40c; lb. 75c. 



APPLE PIE 



Makes the Finest Pies. 

 This is a novelty which wUl be appreciated i^ 

 many sections of the country and especially sw 

 during seasons when apples are scarce or high 

 in price. The vine and fruit are quite sim.ilar 

 Harris' Early. to a Water Melon and they are easily grown 



on any good soil. E;ach vine produces from 

 five to fifteen fruits, and one of the large size Melons will make as 

 many pies as a hah bushel of apples. We have estimated carefuUy 

 in our field that one vine would produce an average of about 300 lbs. 

 The flesh is white, solid throughout, and of excellent quality for 

 making pies, sauce, preserves, etc., and it resembles apples in flavor. 

 They keep nice and fresh aU Winter, so that that they can be used 

 at any time and any surplus you may have can be fed to the live 

 stock. In fact it would pay to raise them for this purpose alone as 

 they can be kept and fed fresh aU Winter. Pkt. 5c.; oz. 10c. ; 2 oz. 18c.; 

 i lb. 30c.; i lb. 50c.; lb. 90c., postpaid. 



COLORADO PRESERVING 



Enormously Productive Rich Quality. 

 Makes beautiful, nearly- transparent, preserves of unsurpassed 

 flavor. Superior to the ordinary preserving Citron in quality. Pkt. 4c. ; 

 oz. 8c.; 2 oz. 15c.; i lb. 25c; i lb. 40c.; lb. 75c. 



Ji@- TO MELON GROWERS ^ 



WHEN YOU STOP TO THINK — BUCKBEE'S "FULL OF 

 LIFE" Melon Seed is produced from Pedigreed Melons 

 on my Famous Rockford Seed Farms; positively not 

 one single Melon being sold for market — that Seed 

 is saved from Hand Cut Personally Selected 

 Thorobred Specimens, distinctly marked, uniform 

 in Size — Ideal Shape — Color and Flavor; fully 

 developed insuring the highest degree of perfect 

 ion — vou will readilv appreciate the vast super- 

 iority of my "FULL OF LIFE" Strains in com- 

 parison to avera-e quality offered by many deal- 

 ers as CHEAP SEED, which »s gen- 

 erally saved from the CULLS ol 

 crop, after the BEST specimen!- 

 are marketed. If rou want the 

 Best Melon Seed Tliat Can Be 

 Grown— jend to BUCKBEE'S. 



AppLEr 

 PlEr 



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Citron Melons. 



The Wonderful Fruit for Pies, Preserves, Etc. 



Colorado Preseiving 



