WM. C. BECKBRT. 



ALLEGHENY, RA. 



MUSKMELONS and WATERMELONS. 



SURPRISE. Adistiiict and attractive variety, and one 

 of the finest in cultivation, when well grown. The melons 

 ripen early, and have a thin, cream-colored rind, and thick, 

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

 25 cts., lb. 70 cts. 



ACME, o r BALTIMORE MARKET. Noted in 

 the southern and eastern markets as a very fine shipping 

 melon of extra and uniformly good quality. The vines bear 

 abundantly, and the fruits are of medium size, oval, lightly 

 ribbed; flesh light green, rich and juicy. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., K'b." 25 cts., lb. 70 cts. 



CHAMPION MARKET. Handsome, early-ripening, 

 fruits uniformly large and globular, averaging 6 pounds 

 each ; they keep and ship remarkably well, owing to the 

 thin but tough rind, and the solidity of the thick, lightgreen 

 flesh, which is delicate, sugary and juicy. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., l{\h. 25 cts., lb. 70 cts. 



. -^DELMONICO. Celebrated as a dessert melon, the 

 rich, delightful, orange-pink flesh well deserving its fame. 

 The fruits are large, oval, heavily netted, and thick-meated. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 70 cts. 

 ——GREEN CITRON. Round, deeply-netted melons of 

 medium size ; flesh thick, light green, sweet and delicate. 

 One of the best green-fleshed varieties. Pkt. 5c., oz. loc, 

 Klb. 25 cts., lb. 70 cts. 



BIRD CANTALOUPE. The unusually large size of 

 this Muskmelon creates a considerable demand for it. It is 

 of very fair quality, and ripens several days earlier than 

 Bay View and Golden Netted Gem. The vines produce 

 heavy crops of fruit. Pkt. 5c., oz. loc, %\h. 25c., lb. 70c. 



SHUMWAY'S GIANT. Very large melons, and very 

 uniform in size, whole fields of them averaging from 18 to 

 20 pounds. The flesh is very thick, sweet and salmon-colored. It is an excellent shipper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.,'i<(lb. 25 cts., lb. 70 cts 

 ■i^WINTER PINEAPPLE. Remarkable for its good keeping qualities. The flesh remains sweet, sound and very good until quite 

 late^nnvrnter. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Klb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. 



✓ bay view. Very lar ■ge, early ripening, oblong Muskmelon ; flesh green, sweet and spicv 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 70 cts. 



"DClc will quote i)OU special prices on 

 large quantities of /IDusftmelon See6. 

 TKIlrtte for prices earl?, (5oo^ crops of 

 fine flCushmelon cannot be grown witbout 

 goo^ see^. ©ur strains of /lOusfimelon 

 see^ are unsurpassefi b? an?. 



Early; roundish oval fruits, with deep green, sweet, perfumed flesh 

 10 cts., Xlb. 25 cts., lb. 70 cts. 



ROUND YELLOW CANTALOUPE. Vines productive, ripening 

 their melons very early. The latter are of good size, and their red-orang 

 flesh is delicate and sugary. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 3^1b. 25 cts., lb. 7octsei 



ines are vigorous, fruiting abundantly 

 Pkt. 5 cts., 



Watermelons. 



(SBaffermetonen.) 



^HE culture of Watermelons differs from that of muskmelons mainly in that the hills should be wider apart, from|8 to'io 

 feet, according to the variety grown. 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 

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

 seeds thickly, and thin the plants to four of the strongest in each hill. An ounce of seed will plant aboutf6o hills. 



^^FORDHOOK. An extra-early variety of fine quality and good size; form nearly round ; rind toughaand 

 meditim green in color ; seeds white, flesh bright red and very sweet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J<lb. 25 cts., lb. 75;cts. 

 t/'cOLE'S EARLY. (New.) A very fine early Watermelon, that can be grown over a large latitude; flesh 

 / bright red in color, extremely delicate in texture; fruit nearly round and of medium size, rind thin; qualityof 



fleslywell sustained nearly to rind. Pkt. 5 cts. , oz. 10 cts. , Klb. 25 cts. , lb. 75 cts. 



\/S]WTEETHEART. Very large and nearly globular in shape ; skin bright mottled green ; flesh bright red, firm and heavy, but crisp, 

 melrfiig and exceedingly sweet. A good shipper and a good keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 

 ^DARK ICING, orlCERIND. This is one of the sweetest and most delicious of all Watermelons. The fruits are of medium 

 ■ " size, roundish oblong, with thin, dark green, slightly mottled rind ; flesh bright red, firm, 



delicate, with rich and very abundant juice and very fine flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 Klb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



KOLB GEM. Valuable chiefly as a shipping melon. The vines are unusually pro- 

 lific ; fruits very large, roundish oval, with rind as hard and tough as in a winter squash, 

 lightly striped with light and dark green ; flesh bright red, somewhat coarse, but 

 ideF, and fairly good. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., KIb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 

 i/SEMINOLE. The vines produce melons of 



different colors — gray and light green — yet just ^~~~~~=:=:^5^5^5^5^5^55?S|({ 



ike in every other respect ; enormously produc- 

 tive, and ripen their large, delicious fruits very 

 early ; the rind is very thin, and the bright crim- 

 son, delicate, sugary flesh ripens evenly out to it. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz 10 cts., K lb. 25 cts. lb. 75 cts. 



Kolb's Gem Watermelon 



For the Family Kitchen Garden, plant 

 S!^^ Dark Icing Watermelon. It is unsur- 

 passed in quality. 



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All s?e«ls by weight or 

 packet s?ot postpaid at 

 prices given, except 

 where otherwise oote^l. 



