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DUCRREE'S ''Full of Life" flUSK MELONS 



OSAGE, or IMPROVED MILLER'S CREAM 



This Melon has made its way into putilic favor from tlie market rather than the garden, and 

 is highly prized by those w ho like an exceedingly sweet and highly llavored Melon. It is me- 

 dium sized, oval, slightly ribbed, dark green in color, covered more or less with shallow net- 

 ting. The flesli is deep salmon color and very thick, there being but a slight cavity in the 

 center of even the largest fruit. A favorite variety for the market. We have taken a great 

 deal of pains to develop the thick, deep, rich colored and fine flavored flesh of this sort, and 

 a careful coViiparison on our t rial grounds proves it to be unequaled even by "special selected 

 seed" offered at very high price: 



Pkt. 4c.; oz. 7c.: 2 oz. 12c. 



lb. 20c.; M lb. 36c.; lb. 60c. 



OSAOE, or MILLER'S CREAM 



BUCKBEE'S NEW PROLIFIC NUTMEG 



The finest of all Nutmeg Melons. Fruit of medium size, slightly ribbed, globular. Skin 

 dark green, becoming yellow when over-ripe, and nearly covered witli broad, shallow netting. 

 Flesh thick, of fine flavor. This variety is in universal demand. My stock is carefully grown 

 and selected, and will be found first-class in every particular. 



Pkt. 4c.; oz. Sc.; 2 oz. 16c.; H lb. 25c.; lb. 40c.; lb. 75c. 



NEW WINTER PINEAPPLE 



A new Melon of much value, owing to tlie fact that it can be kept until Christmas or 

 later. The color of the flesh is a deep lemon yellow, and the outer 3kin is (lark green marked 

 with yellow. The quality is delicious, having a rich, spic.y flavor that is not posses.sed by any 

 other fruit. Tiiese Melons have much thicker and finer flesh than ordinary Musk Melons, 

 hence their long-keeping qualities. They very rarely ripen on the vines, so the Melons must 

 be picked off in the Fall and put in some cool place, where, however, there is no danger of freezing until they are wanted. It is usually necessary 

 to place them in a warm room for three or four days before using, so as to ripen thoroughly. In this way they can be had for tlie Winter montlis. 

 Pkt. Sc.; oz. 16c.; 2 oz. 25c. 



BANANA MELON 



(Yellow Flesh. ) This most curious, but most exquisitely flavored Melon grows 

 to a length of eighteen to thirty inches and is two to four inches in diameter. The 

 flesh is quite deep In appearance and odor it greatly resembles a banana. It is not 

 a curiosity merely, but has a high value, and is in sucli high favor in the city markets 

 as to command high prices, which sometimes go to $1 for a single specimen This 

 Banana Melon should not be confounded with the inferior and much less valualile 

 Melon known as Log of Wood. Those who grow the Banana Melon cannot fail to be 

 highly pleased with it. and will find that its real merit will create a big demand for it. 

 Pkt. 6c.; oz. 16c.; 2 oz. 25c. 



EMERALD GEM 



The standard of excellence among the salmon fleshed varieties. Fruits small to 

 medium size, globular or very slightly flattened at the ends, only slightly netted and 

 ribbed. Skin deep green while young, becoming tinged with yellow as the fruit ma- 

 tures. Flesh deep salmon yellow, thick, ripening clo.se to the rind. Unsurpassed in. 

 flavor. Leads them all in many large markets. 



Pkt. 4c.; oz. 8c.; 2 oz. 15c.'; M lb- 25c.; M lb. 40c.; lb. 75c. 



NEW TRIUMPH 



I feel honored that the originator, Mr. Beck, should select me to introduce the > 

 Triumph, the best Musk Melon yet produced. It is a cross between the popular 

 Osage and Columbus, retaining the external appearance as well as the unsurpassed 

 shape and quality of the latter difTering, however, inside, possessing a fine rich red 

 salmon color flesti like its parent, the Osage, and some are that way clear to the rind. 

 Thus combined it possesses a flavor far superior to both. It grows from ten to fifteen 

 pounds in weight, never cracks open on tlie ends, stands handling for many days in 

 market without losing its fine appearance. A great yielder. 



Pkt. 6c. ; oz. 10c. ; 2 oz. 15c. ; liVa. 25c. ; 3-2 lb. 40c. ; lb. 76c. 



TRUE JENNIE LIND 



(Green Flesh. ) This is the earliest of the. green-fleshed sorts, and 

 one of the sweetest. It is round or flattened In size it is small, being 

 from three to five inches in diameter — a very convenient size for serving in 

 halves. It is more largely grown in the great Melon producing state sf 

 New Jersey than any other sort, and is used in enormous quantities in the 

 Eastern cities and at the .seashore resorts. The vines are very prolific ami 

 the culture profitable. My strain of seed is the best. 



Pkt. 4c.; oz. 7c.; 2 oz. 12c.; U lb. 18c.; yi lb. 30c.; lb. 60c. 



CANNON BALL 



This novelty was introduced from Texas as "the finest flav- 

 ored and best shipping Musk Melon in America." It is certainly 

 a fine Melon. In shape it is round as a ball, medium size, six to 

 eight inches in diameter and heavily netted. The flesh is 

 light green, melting and deliciously flavored, remarkably 

 solid, with extremely small seed cavity. It is very prolific, and 

 continues in bearing a long time 



Pkt 4c.; oz. 7c.; 2 oz. 12c.; ^ lb. 20c.; yi lb. 36c.; lb. 60c. 



PAUL ROSE, or PETOSKEY 



Unsurpassed in Quality and Unexcelled for Shipping 



Combines all the good qualities of the Netted Gem and Osage, 

 the varieties from which it originated. Fruit oval, about 5 in- 

 ches in diameter; shape and general appearance similar to the 

 Netted Gem or Rocky Ford. Firm flesh, a rich orange red like the 

 Osage, but even sweeter and higher flavored. I have found the 

 fruit the most uniformly good of any Musk Melon I have ever 

 grown. Best shipper I know of; just the size for hotel and table 

 use. Really has no equal as a market Melon for professional grow- 

 ers, and one of the very best sorts for the home garden. An ex- 

 ceptionally pure and fine stock grown on my own farms. Pkt. 4c.; 



oz. 7c.; 2 oz. 12c.; H lb. 20c.; H lb. 35c.; lb. 60c. PAUL ROSE, or PETOSKEY 



BUCKBEE'S NEW PROLIFIC NUTMEG 



THE MUSK MELONS I RECOMMEND ARE THE ONES I HAVE TRIED AND KNOW WILL PLEASE. 



