WM. C. BECKERT, 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



Muskmelons and Watermelons. 



CRAM 



MUSKMELONS, continued. 



r ~CRAND RAPIDS. Extra early yellow-fleshed sort of fine quality. Pkt. 

 5 cts_/oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 



^/SURPRISE. Ripens early; has a thin, cream-colored rind, and thick, 

 sweet, salmon-colored flesh. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J41b. 25 cts. 



fl CME, or BALTIMORE. Fruits medium size, oval, lightly ribbed; flesh 

 light green, rich and juicy. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 

 a ^OELMONICO> Rich, orange-pink flesh; large, oval, heavily netted and 

 thick-meated. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 



GREEN CITRON. Round, netted melon of medium size; flesh thick, 

 light green, sweet and delicate. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 



« C IRD CANTALOUPE. Large; of fair quality; produces heavy crops. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %Va. 25 cts. 



v/BAY VIEW. Very large, early ripening, oblong Muskmelon; flesh green, 

 swee<r*and spicy. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 



V/SKILLMAN NETTED. Early; roundish oval fruits, with deep green, 

 sweet, perfumed flesh. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 



BOUND YELLOW CANTALOUPE. Productive and very early. Of 



good size, and its red-orange flesh is delicate and sugary. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 ctsZ 341b. 25 cts. 



\J5HRISTINA. Extra early; flesh bright orange ; of fine quality and pecu- 

 liar^flavor, Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 



Paul Rose Muskmelon. 



WATERMELONS. 



(SBaffermetonert.) 



An effort should be made to secure good, strong vines early in the season, and this can best be done by taking care that the hills are large, 

 mellow and well drained, with the manure placed so that they will not dry out quickly under hot suns. All possible protection from insects 

 should be given the young plants, and their growth may be hastened still further by frequent applications of liquid manure. As a protection 

 from injects, netting is frequently used, and also dry ashes or coal-dust sprinkled over the leaves when wet. Plant the seeds thickly, 

 thinyme plants to 4 of the strongest in each hill. An ounce of seed will ph**ff about 50 hills. 



^FORDHOOK. Extra early, of fine quality and good size; nearly 

 roujra; very sweet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 



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COLE'S EARLY. Flesh bright red, delicate in texture; frui*«" , ""'"^iREEN AND COLD. Golden orange, granular and sugary flesh. 



nearl/ round and of medium size; rind thin. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts. 

 34U/25cts. ^ 

 I SWEETHEART. Flesh bright red, firm and heavy, crisp, rnelt- 

 inepand exceedingly sweet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 

 i.'DARK ICINC, or ICE RIND. One of the sweetest and moB 

 aelicious of all. Fruits of medium size; flesh bright red, firm, dej™ 

 cate, with rich, abundant juice and very fine flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. ^ 

 KOLB GEM. Fruits very large, roundish oval, with rind hard 

 and tough, lightly striped with light and dark green; flesh bright rBf^" 

 tender and fairly good. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. . 

 «"»«<"R'UBY COLD. Golden yellow, striped and blotched with bright 

 red and pink; tender, juicy, rich, sweet and melting. Pkt. 5 ctsr; 

 oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 



^ SEMINOLE. Productive; ripens its large, delicious fruits very 

 early. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. • 



Bears heavy crops of good sized fruits. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 341b. 



iRAY MAN ARCH, The largest grown, and among the best. 



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deep res? delicate flesh ripens close to the thin, hard rind. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 

 gci-VOLCA. A small, round, late melon, superior in quality. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 



^.BLACK SPANISH. Round, dark green fruits of medium size, 

 with melting, sugary, red flesh. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 



PRIDE OF GEORGIA. A good shipper. Fruits large, oval, 

 ridged like an orange; flesh tender, sweet and delicate. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 



. MOUNTAIN SWEET. Flesh red, solid, juicy and delicious. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 



MclVER SUCAR MELON. Uniformly large and oblong in 

 lape; quality very superior; flesh pale pink, crisp, very sweet and 

 free" from stringiness. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 

 /FLORIDA FAVORITE. Large, oblong, with sweet, red flesh. 

 TSarly, and an excellent melon for home gardens. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 



.„ ViCK'S EARLY. Small, very early; flesh bright pink, solid and 

 S^et. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J41b. 25 cts. 

 V COLORADO PRESERVING. Productive and large; flesh pale 

 gyeen, firm and solid; seeds few. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 

 / RED-SEEDED CITRON. Flesh white and solid; seeds red. 

 This and the preceding are used for preserves, pickles, etc Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J41b. 25 cts. 



MARTYNIA. 



(©emfenfiorn.) 



The seed-pods are excellent for pickling if gathered when tender 

 and about half-grown. Sow the seed in May, in rows 3 feet apart, 

 and thin the plants to stand 2 feet apart in the rows. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 25 cts. 



MUSTARD. 



(Senf.) 



The young and tender leaves of the Mustard are greatly relished as 

 salads or when cooked like spinach. The seed should be sown in 

 shallow drills as early as the ground can be prepared in spring, and 

 the leaves cut when several inches long. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, lb. 60c 



Dark Icing Watermelon. 



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