Cole's Seed Store, Pella, Iowa 



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FORDHOOK EARLY WATER MELON 



This new melon has proven itself to 



be the earliest. We have had early 



melons of good quality, but this is the 



FIRST EXTRA EARLY WATER 



MELON of fine quality that is also of 



large size. From seeds planted on the 



tenth day of May, large ripo melons 



were picked the last day of July, 



demonstrating its inbred character of 

 maturing extra early. The form is 

 nearly round. The average weight of 

 the melon is from twenty-five to thirty- 

 five pounds each — a size rarely at- 

 tained by any other extra early melon 

 under favorable conditions. The rind 

 is tough, making it a valuable variety 

 for shipping; the outer color is a uni- 

 form medium green, the seeds are 

 white ; the flesh is bright red and very 

 sweet. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 M lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



KLECKLEY SWEETS WATER MELON 



OR MONTE CRISTO 



The introducer says: "In oui 

 extensive trials of watermelons, 

 we fail to find any of so uniform- 

 ly fine quality as the Kleckley 

 Sweets. It is the unanimous ver- 

 dict of growers that it is the finest 



of Water-melons for home use or 

 nearby market. The only draw- 

 back to the variety is that the 

 fruits are too tender to stand 

 shipment. The vines are strong 

 and vigorous and the fruits grow 

 uniformly to quite large size; ob- 

 long in form. The skin is a rich 

 dark green, while the flesh is 

 bright scarlet, ripening close to 

 the skin, the rind being only 

 about one-half inch in thickness. 

 Large solid heart, which does not crack open when ripe, as is the case in many large Melons. The 

 rich, scarlet flesh is crisp, sugary, and melting to the highest degree, being entirely free from any 

 •tringiness. 



Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., *4 lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 eta. 



McIVER'S SUGAR WATER MELON 



This new variety is sent out bv Mr. Maule 

 as the WONDERFUL SUGAR MELON, its 

 delicious melting flavor surpassing every 

 known variety. It originated on the planta- 

 tion of Col. Mclver of South Carolina, who 

 has been growing it in preference to all 

 other sorts, seed originally coming from the 

 West Indies. One of the greatest excellencies 

 of this Melon is its ability to withstand wet 

 weather. All those who have grown it, em- 

 bracing among them many of the most cel- 

 ebrated melon growers, unanimously endorse 

 Mclver's Sugar without exception as the most 

 perfect and thoroughbred melon they have 

 ever raised, and in flavor far ahead of any- 

 thing they ever conceived of in a water 

 melon. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., M lb. 

 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



