LIST OF VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



WATER MELON. (Wassermelone.) 



Although the Water Melon is a tropical fruit, and can be most easily grown at the South ona warm, rich, sandy soil, yet no 

 one need abandon its culture because he has not these conditions, for one of the sweetest w^ns we ever ate was grown in 

 Michigan, and in the latitude of 45 degrees north, and Cuban Queen weighing 69 pounds ha-^ieen raised on cold clay soil in 

 northern Ohio. 



The essential thing in culture is to get a good strong vine early in the season, which may be secured by forming a large, 

 well-drained hill of rich earth, avoiding using the manure in such a way as to cause the plant to dry out under the hot sun. 

 On this hill plant the seed as soon as the ground is warm and dry, and carefully protect the young plants from insects, and 

 hasten their growth by the use of liquid manure. 



B^One ounce will plant 60 hills. 



All varieties, unless marked otherwise, are 5c per pkt. 

 If by mail add 8c per 



for shipping, keeping a long tioie without decay. Size ex- 

 tremely large and uniform, and vine an immense yielder, of 

 excellent quality. 

 Phinney's Early . Early and productive, flesh deep red and 



of superior quality. 



and Gold. 



•■-Vj ' Mountain Sweet 



Oblong iQ form 

 skin dark .^"""Jljjjii i V^'^"- 



flesh red, solid ana^ '' ~ 



^ very sweet. 



lack Spanish. 

 Large in size and 

 nearly round, skin 1^-^ „ 

 dark green, flai4H'=***''?^J'y 

 red, sweet and de- 

 cious. 



Vick's Early. 

 Long and smooth, 

 rather small, tls«*N 

 bright pink, solid 

 and sweet, verv 

 early. ^ 

 Scaly Bark. 

 Excellent for ship- 

 ping, rind thin, but 

 very tough and 

 strong, flesh light 

 crimson, tender. 



pKt., I 



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 /'-Flori 



oc per oz., 

 for postage, 



25c per 1^ lb., 75c per pound. 



r Dark Icing, or Ice Rind. Of medium size and very prolifia 

 Shape oblong, rind thin, flesh very solid and of the most de- 

 licious flavor. 



Pride of Georgia. Eidged like an orange and oval in sha^e^* * 

 a good shipper and grows to a large size. For sweetness 

 crispness and flavor it is unexcelled. 

 Kolb's Gem, or American Champion, Specially adaptefrt"* G«*ay Monarch, or Long White Icing. Skin attractive 



Florida Favorite, An oblong shaped water melon from^ 

 Florida, claimed to be ten days earlier than Kolb's Gem. 



- <ireen and Gold. A new variety with golden yellow flesh.. 

 The rind is thin, flesh granular in appearance, very juicy and 

 sweet. It forms a pretty contrast to the red fleshed sorts. 



mottied, light green, flesh deep red in color and of fine quality 

 In size, this new variety is very much larger. 



— .Hungarian Honey. A perfect globe shape, scarlet , dark 

 green in color, very sweet and luscious, and of a very rich 

 honey flavor. Flesh brilliant red, of early maturity, and very 

 productive. 



It does not grow to a large size, rarely exceeding 

 1.5 pounds in weight, but is very productive and of excellent 

 quality, globular in form, pale green in color, rind hard and 

 solid, but not thick, flesh sweet and luscious. Pkt. 5c, oz, 

 10c, X lb. 30c, lb. 90c. 



This new melon is a seedling of the "Green 

 Its beauty and quality are unexcelled. 



**^oss. Grows very large, rind thin and very tough, a ^ne 

 shipper, oblong in shape, flesh deep scarlet, rich and melting, 



m Ice Cream or Peerless. Fruit of medium size and nearly 

 round, flesh scarlet in color, crisp and delicious. 

 ^Cuban Queen. Grows to very large size, often weighing 

 80 pounds, rind thick, flesh bright red, very solid, crisp and 



r Colorado Preserving. More productive than the common 

 preserving citron and larger, flesh firm and solid, with few 

 .-eeds, which are pale green. The preserving qualities are 

 the flnest. 



(^/^minole. Oblong, smooth and beautifully proportioned. 

 It is of two colors, sjray and light green. Melons of botti 

 colors are found on the same vines. It is extra early, extra 

 large, enormously productive, and of the most delicious flavor. 

 It IS in all respects a perfect melon. 



Christmas. Its valuable keeping, 

 and shipping qualities are due to a 

 peculiar hard, tenacious coating or 

 outside enameling of the skin. The 

 flesh is of rich scarlet color, very 

 solid and of sugary flavor; seeds- 

 few and quite small. 



NASTURTIun. (Kapuziner.) 



The flowers and young leaves are 

 used as a salad ; the seed pods have 

 a strong but rather pleasant taste. 

 They are gathered when tender and 

 used for pickling. Plant in hills two 

 feet apart each way. 



Tall and Dwarf. Each. Pkt. .")c- 

 oz. 15c, >-4 lb. 50c, lb, $1.50. 



