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H. W. BUCKBEE. ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS. 



FULL OF LIFE 



Water Melon Seed 



ALABA.MA SWEET — A very large, long Melon of fine quality; 

 very popular in the South where it is grown extensively ibr 

 shipping. Hind firm, rather darlc green, sliehtly striped; 

 (iesh bright red. seed white. Pkt. 4c.; oz. 7c.; 2 oz. lac; i4 

 lb. 18c.; lb. 34c.; lb. 60c. 

 PHINNEY'S EXTRA EARLY— A weU-established. standard va- 

 riety of Western origia and well acclimated. It is sweet, of 

 good size and very productive. Its market qualities are the 

 very best. Flesh is red. sweet and luscious. It will please 

 you for all purposes. Include it in vour order. Pkt. 3c.; oz. 

 6c.; 2 oz. lOc; hi lb. 15c.; li lb. 28c.; lb. 60c. 

 NEW TRIUMPH — Large. .\s a market Meion it has no com- 

 petitor for first place in the list of shipping and selling Mel- 

 ons. Its fine appearance and magnificent proportions make 

 it a ready seller in any market. \\ here it has been planted 

 for long-distance shipping in comparison with other varieties 

 it has distanced them all. The rind is of a dark green color. 

 The average size of the Melon is verj- large. The flesh cf the 

 Melon is very solid, melting and sweet. Pkt. 3c.; oz. 6c.; 

 2 oz. 10c. ; H lb. 15c.; '2 lb. 26c.; lb. 40c. 

 HUNGARIAN HONEY — The flesh is of aa intensely red color 

 and absolutely strtngless, completely melting in "the mouth, 

 . and of the same beautiful red color up to within one-fourth 



of an inch or less of the outer skin. The Melons ripen eariv. and the \ines are liealthv and very 

 productive. You should try it. Pkt. 4c.; oz. Sc.; 2 oz. 15c.; li lb. 25c.; '2 lb. 40c.; lb. 60c. 

 GRAY MONARCH, or MAMMOTH WHITE ICING — Verv large: mottled grav skin: long: flesh 



bright crimson; flavor deUcious. Pkt. Sc.; oz. 6c.; 2 oz. 10c. ; U I'o. 15c.; 3.2 lb. 25c.; lb. 40c. 

 MOUNTAIN SWEET — An old varietv of great popularitv. and especially adapted to growing in 



the cooler Northern states. Pkt. 3c.; oz. 6c.; 2 oz. lOci; Klb.iec.; >2 lb. 26c.; lb. 40c. 

 CITRON — Used entirely for preserving. Slightly striped, round in shape. Makes beautiful, 

 sweet preserves of splendid flavor that everybody likes. Verv productive. Pkt. 3c.; oz. 6c.; 

 2 oz. 10c. ; 34 lb. i5c.; 1-2 lb. 25c.; lb. 40c. " 

 KANSAS PIE — Good for feeding cattle, or for pies: flesh very firm and solid, with small propor- 

 tion of seeds. Pkt. 4c.; oz. 7c.; 2 oz. 12c.; M lb. 18c.; lb. 34c.; lb. 60. 

 KLECKLEY SWEETS — First introduced and offered by me in 1S95. Without question it is one 

 of the sweetest flavored of all Melons. Oblong in shape; skin dark green: flesh bright red. solid 

 and luscious. ^ aluable aUke for market or family purposes. The first original seed can be had 

 from no other seedsman. Beware of imitations. ' Proofs substantiating mv claims freelv furn- 

 islied \i desired. Pkt. 4c.; oz. 7c.; 2 oz. 12c.; H lb. 18c.; 3^ lb. 36c.; lb. 60c. 

 BUCKBEE'S PERFECTED KOLB'S GEM— Vines of medium size, but remarkably %-igorous and 

 heahhy. Leaves of medium size, deeplv ciit with a peculiar frilled edge. Fruit of the largest 

 size, round or slightly oval, markedwith ir- 

 regular mottled stripes of dark and light 

 green, while the underside is of a creamy 

 yellow color. Outer rind, or shell, exceed"- 

 mgly hard and firm, making it a good 

 sort for shipping long distances. Flesh 

 bright red, solid, sweet, tender and melting. 

 Pkt. 4c.; oz. 7c.; 2 oz. 12c,; Hlh. 18c.; H 

 lb. 30c.; lb. 50c. 

 FLORIDA GEM— Flesh bright red, excellent 

 for shipping, and buyers will have no other 

 when they can obtain this. Pkt. 4c.; 

 oz. 6c.; 2 oz. 10c. ;Ji lb, 15c.; lb. 28c.; 

 lb. 55c. 



ROUND WHITE ICING— Fruit medium 

 sized, round, very Ught green or white, 

 veined and mottled with slightly darker 

 green. Flesh bright, light red. Pkt. 4c.; 

 oz. 7c.; 2 oz. 12c.; H lb. 18c.; 34 lb. 30c.; 

 lb. 50c. 



DARK ICING — Fruit large, nearly round, 

 (lark green, very indistinctly veined and 

 mottled with lighter shade.' Flesh very 

 rich, bright red. Pkt. 4c.; oz. 7c.; 2 oz. 

 12c.; H lb. 18c.; 3^ lb. SOc; lb, 60c. 

 MARKET KIN G— The well known 

 y a r ie t y among Market Gar- 

 deners and Truckers, in fact, so well known 

 it would be useless for us to give any fur- 

 ther description. Pkt. 4c.; oz. 6c.; 2 oz. 

 10c. ; i lb. 15c.; } lb. 28c.; lb. 55c. 

 BRADFORD — It is a large, long melon, of dark green color, with darker stripes. The red 

 flesh is sweet and melting and of excellent texture. The seeds are white. Pkt, 4c.; oz. 7c.; 

 2 oz. 12c.; 34 lb. ISc; ' 2 lb. 35c.; lb. 60c. 

 ICEBERG — \ very firm, hard rind and is as good a shipper as the Kolb's Gem but 

 the flesh is much deeper colored, extends nearer to the rind, is much more tender and 

 sweet. Pkt. 4c.; oz. 7c.; 2 oz. 12c.; H lb. 18c.; K lb, 30c.; lb. 50c. 

 BLUE GEM — Flesh deep red and very sweet. Rind is comparatively thin, but remarkably 

 tough and not disposed to crack. A profitable shipper. Pkt. 4c.; oz. 7c.; 2 oz. 12c.; !4 lb. 

 18c.; 14 lb. 30c.; lb. SOc. 

 ARKANSAS TRAVELER — The grand new variety originated in the state of .Arkansas and 

 has proven to be a universal favorite throughout the entire United States and should be 

 given a trial in every garden this season. Pkt. 4c.; oz. 6c.; 2 oz. 10c. ; H lb. 15c.; i lb. 

 28c.; lb. 55c. 



HALBERT HONEY — This new Melon is as handsome in color as the Kleckley Sweets, but 

 more regular in form, and much more productive. Generally free from aiiv appearance 

 of neck. They average IS to 20 inches in length; 6 to S inches in diameter. Color of 

 rind a clear, glossy deep green. The flesh is a beautiful crim.-;oii. extendin<r to witliin less 

 than half an inch of the rind. Pkt. 4c.; oz. 7c.; 2 oz. 12c.; '4 lb. 22c.; ' i lb. 40c.; lb. 75c. 



Mr. D. R. McDowell, Dyersburg, Dyer Co., Tenn., R. F. D., No. 2. 



Your Watermelons are the best I ever .saw, and I will always have orders for 

 Buckbee's Seeds. 



A POUND OF MUSHROOM SPAWN WILL PLANT 8 SQUARE FEET OF PREPARED BED. 



