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^een color, which is coated over with a 

 white substance like flour, that is easily- 



rubbed off. It is only used for preserving^ 

 and for making pies and sauces. 



MELON— Water. 



MELOjf d'Eau (Fr.), Wasser3ieloke (Ger.), Sakdia (Sp.), Melone d'Aqua (Ital.) 



Ice Cream^ ichite seeded. 



Mammoth Iron Chid. 



Rattle Snake. 



Pride of 



Kolb Gem. 



Jlclver's WGnderfuJ. 



Early Dark Icing. 



Bradford. 



Seminole. 



Florida'' s Favorite. 

 Lone Star. 

 Duke Jones. 

 Early Triumph. 

 Alabama Sxceet. 

 Black Diamond. 

 Kleckhnfs Siceet. 

 Sioeetheart. 



CULTURE. -r- Water Melons %vlll g-row and produce in places where Canteloupes will not 

 do well. The soil for this plant must be light and sandy. Plant in hills about eight feet 

 apart, eight to twelve seeds in a hill; when the plants are well up thin out to three. The 

 plants should be hoed often, and the ground between the hill kept clean till the vines touchy 



Mammoth Iron Clad. 



Ice Cream. (White SEEnEo.) A medium 

 sized variety of excellent quality. It is early 

 and very productive. Being thin in the rind 

 it is not so well adapted for the market as 

 the other kinds; notwithstanding this it is 

 grown exclusively by some for that on 

 account of its earliness. It has come into 

 general cultivation more and more every 

 )^ar, as it is very sweet and sells readil}^ in 

 the market. 



Rattle Snake. An old Southern variety 

 which has come into notice of late years. It 

 is of large size, light green, \vith large dark 

 stripes, and is identical with the Gypsy. 

 Fine market variety. It stands transporta- 

 tion better than most other kinds; has been 

 the standard market melon till the Kolb Gem 

 was introduced. However it always will 



remain a favorite with market gardeners^ 

 The seed we offer of this variety is especially 

 grown for us by one of the best growers in 

 Georgia. It is one of the purest strains that 

 can be found. 



Mammoth Iron Glad. Highly recom- 

 mended North. It did not do as well as 

 Southern raised seed. We have the seed now 

 grown in Florida, and, no doubt, it v/ill give 

 better satisfaction. 



Pride of Georgia. A variety from Geor- 

 gia .of excellent quality; attains large size 

 v,'hen well cultivated. Very good for family 

 use. 



Kolb Gem. Only a few years since this 

 variety has been introduced, but the ship- 

 ping qualities are so good that the bulk 

 of melons raised for the market are of that 



Vy Cur Hs^ Velvet Fi2 Trees. 



