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OSAGE. — This variety has secured a quick 

 and wonderful reputation from its peculiar 

 luscious, spicy flavor and g-ood shipping quali- 

 ties. It is of egg shape, skin very thin, of 

 dark green color, and slightly netted; the flesh 

 is of salmon color, remarkably sweet, and a 

 great point of merit is, that no matter what 

 size the melons are, they are always sweet and 

 delicious. It is very productive, a good keep- 

 er, and will stand shipping better than any 

 other sort. 



PERSIAN OB CASSABA. — A great acquisi- 

 tion, and destined to become a standard vege- 

 table just as much so as potatoes or onions. 

 The seed should be sown late in the spring* 

 after all danger of frost is over on moist sandy 

 loam. Do not pick until the light streaks be- 

 come quite yellow. Stow away so they do not 

 touch each other in a cool, dark place. When 

 the rind becomes slightly softened and moist 

 they are ready to eat. 



ROCKY FOBD. — Undoubtedly the best extra 

 early, small, round, green fleshed melon in 

 cultivation, nearly perfect globe in shape. 

 Remarkably uniform in size, weighing from 

 1*4 to 1% pounds. Very thick netted with 

 thin rind. Skin green and heavily ribbed; 

 flesh, light green in color, melting and uni- 

 form, of a very luscious flavor. Very prolific 

 and early in ripening. 



Osag-e. 



PRESERVING CITRON.— This fruit re- 

 sembles the average sized water melon, of 

 a light green color, which is coated over 

 with a white substance like flour, that is 

 easily rubbed off. It is used for preserving 

 and making pies and sauces. 



TIP TOP. — This splendid melon has "held 

 its own" during the past dozen years or 

 more with all introductions in the melon 

 line, and no melon of which we have any 

 knowledge compares with it in uniformly 

 good eating qualities. The testimony of all 

 who have used Tip Top is that every melon 

 produced, whether big or little, early or 

 late, is a good one; sweet, juicy, finest 

 flavor, firm (but not hard) fleshed, and 

 eatable to the outside coating. Its ap- 

 pearance on the market is very attractive — 

 sells on sight. 



EMERALD GEM. — A medium size melon 

 which originated in Michigan, is almost 

 round, of good quality, the skin is green 

 and smooth; flesh salmon, fine grained and 

 thick. A good variety. 



EARLY WHITE JAPAN.— -An early kind, 

 of creamish white color, very sweet and 

 medium size. 



PAUL ROSE OR PETOSXEY. — This 

 splendid melon is one of the very best 

 varieties for either home use or the market 

 that has been introduced for many years. 

 It has a firmness of rind and structure of 

 flesh peculiarly its own, superior in this 

 respect to any other melon in existence, 

 surpassing all other varieties as a shipper 

 and a long keeper; has a very small seed 

 cavity, deep orange colored flesh, and is of 

 very uniform shape, average diameter of 

 about 5 inches. 



EARLY HACKENSACX. — A very popular 

 variety which attains a large size, is round 

 in shape and flattened at the ends; skin 

 green and thickly netted; the flesh also is 

 green, rich and sugary in flavor. It is very 

 productive, and extensively grown by 

 market gardeners. 



PINE APPLE. — A medium sized early 

 variety, oval in shape, and of fine flavor. 



NETTED NUTMEG. — Small oval melon, 

 roughly netted, early and of fine flavor. 



NETTED CITRON. — This variety is 

 larger than the foregoing kind; it is more 

 rounded in shape, of medium size and 

 roughly netted. 



MELON— Water. 



Por Price List see Red Pages in Back of Book. 



Melon d'Eau (Fr.), Wassermelone (Ger.), Sandia (Sp.), Melone d'Aqua (Ital.) 



CULTUBE. — Water Melons will grow 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 hills kept clean until the 

 vines touch. 



When You Get it from Steckler It's Good. 



