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D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



WATER MELON 



To make certain of raising good Watermelons, it is essential that the plants have a good start and to this end it is important 

 to prepare hills about eight feet apart, by thoroughly working into the soil an abundance of -n-ell rotted manure— hen manure, 

 guano, or other forms rich in nitrogen, being most desirable. Over this highly manured soil put an mch or more of fresh earth 

 and plant the seeds on this, covering them about an inch deep. It is important that the seed should not be planted before the ground 

 becomes warm and dry, as the young plants are very sensitive to cold and wet. Put ten or twelve seeds in a hill. ^\ hen the plants 

 have formed the first pair of rough leaves, they should be thinned so as to leave two or three of the strongest and best to each hill. 

 Frequent watering of the plants vrith liquid manure will hasten the growth, thus diminishing the danger from insect pests. 

 The best protection against blight and insect pests is to maintain a vigorous and continuous gro^-th. It is desirable to change the 

 location as often as practicable. 



u • > 17 !• .An extra early melon of excellent quality. Fruits exceptionally large for so early a variety, 

 narns Hariiest slightly oval with irregularly mottled broad stripes of light and dark green. Flesh bright red, 



sweet and tender. Seed black. The vines are vigorous and 



productive. One of the best varieties for northern latitudes. 



We have carefully observed this splendid variety in our 



trials tor several seasons and are convinced that it is the very 



best first early melon for the home garden. Pkt. 5c; 



Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; Vi Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



DR/l C l> /^ ' Sometimes sold as Ice Cream. One 



. IVl. r erry Cfc Co S of the best early sorts for the 

 Peerless ^'^'^^ garden and for market gardeners who de- 

 liver direct to consumers. Vine moderately 



vigorous, hardy, productive. Fruits medium sized, oval, but 



somewhat uneven in shape, bright green, finely veined with 



a darker shade. Rind thin; flesh bright scarlet, solid, crisp 



and very sweet. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 



Vi Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 

 f I • 1. J. I • Our stock of this sort is much better 



LiOng Ljgnt Icing than that usually offered and su- 

 perior to many strains offered as Gray Monarch, etc. Fruits 



uniformly long and large, a little irregular in shape, light 



green, slightly veined with a little darker shade. Flesh deep, 



rich red, and of splendid quality. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 



2 Oz. 15c; V4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



n J 1 ' La I • Fruit medium sized, nearly round' 



KOUnd l-lgnt icing greenish white, slightly veined or 

 dotted with light green. Flesh bright, light red, very sweet 

 and tender. Seed' white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 

 Vi Lb. 25c; Lb. 80c. 



1^ L- I ' Fruit medium sized, nearly round, dark green, 



L'aJ'K Icing very indistinctly veined and mottled with 

 lighter shade. Flesh very rich, bright red, sweet and of ex- 

 cellent quality. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 

 Vi Lb. 25c; Lb. 80c. 



Monte Cristo or Kleckley's Sweets foi-1"(mie^use 



or near markets. Vine vigorous and productive; fruits medium 

 to large, oblong, tapering slightly towards the stem end, dark 

 green, often showing fine russeting. Flesh very bright, rich 

 red, exceedingly sweet. So crisp and tender that it will not 

 stand shipping, the fruit bursting open if sub.iected to even a 

 slight jar. or when the riurl is penetrated with a knife. Seed 

 white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; Vi Lb. 25c; Lb. 90c. 



Chilian 



HARRIS' Earliest 



1-™ "J 17 *!. -^ splendid melon of very large size 



rlOrida raVOrite and excellent quality. Fruits long, 

 dark green, mottled and striped with lighter shade; rind thin 

 but fii'm. Flesh very bright, deep red, very sweet and tender. 

 Vines vigorous and productive. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 2 Oz. 15c; Vi Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



» 1 I Q t- -^ very large, long melon of excellent 



AlaDama IjWeet quality; verj- popular in the south 

 where it is grown extensively for shipping. Color rather 

 deep green, with dark, irregular striping. Rind thin but 

 very tough; flesh bright red. fine grained and sweet. Fruits 

 average a little thicker than Florida Favorite. Seed 

 white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; Vi Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 

 rp" WT . A large, long melon similar in shape, 



1 Om Watson color and splendid quality to Monte 

 Cristo but averaging larger in size and with a tougher 

 rind, making it especially adapted for shipping. Vines 

 vigorous and productive. Flesh rich red, sweet and 

 tender. Seed white, more or less marked with bro-mi. 

 A comparatively new water melon which has become 

 very popular in'the south. (See cut and further des- 

 cription in Supplement, page S) Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 2 Oz. 20c; Vi Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 

 |-i ' I U Introduced by us in 1908. In 



rerry S Iceberg general shape, size and appear- 

 ance it is similar to Kolb's Gem. but is distinctly darker 

 and the skin where the melon rests on the ground is 

 rich yellow instead of white as in that variety. It has a 

 very firm, hard rind and is as good a shipper as Kolb's 

 Gem but the flesh is much deeper colored, extends 

 nearer to the rind, is more tender and sweet. Some- 

 times sold as Blue Gem. Seed black. The best dark 

 colored rotmd shipping melon yet produced. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; Vi Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 

 1^ 11 > y-i A verj' large, round or slightly oval 



I\.OlD S vsem melon, often flattened on the ends, 

 marked with irregularly mottled stripes of dark and 

 light green. Rind exceedingly hard and firm, making 

 it one of the best round sorts" for shipping. Flesh bright 

 red. solid, a little coarse, but sweet and tender. Vines 

 vigorous and productive. Seed black. Pkt 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 2 Oz. 15c; Vi Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 

 /^i .1. A new melon of splendid quality, already very 



v..nilian popular on the Pacific coast and will doubt- 

 less take high rank elsewhere as soon as it is more 

 generally kno%vn. Fruits medium sized, nearly round or 

 slightly oblong, skin rich very deep green, indistinctly 

 mottled and striped •^^•ith a lighter shade. Flesh decidedly 

 bright vermilion-red; remarkably fine grained but firm 

 and very sweet. Quality equalled by few and surpassed 

 by none for the home garden. Desirable also for ship- 

 ping and keeps exceptionallv well. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; Vi Lb. 25c; Lb. 85c. 



