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W. F. Allen's Plant and Seed Catalogue, Salisbury, Md. 



EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK.-This is a round melon flattened at the ends 

 and well ribbed, the skin is netted, and the flesh which is green, is rich and sugary; 

 the vines make good strong growth and bear abundantly: it is also considered a 

 good shipping melon. This is a production of the old Hackensack ; the new torm is 

 ten days earlier and is almost of equal size, the melons weighing from five to ten 

 pounds each, in shape and color it is similar to the parent, the main difference be- 

 ing in point of earliness. which is sufficient to commend it to market gardeners. 

 Pkt. 5c ; oz. 10c ; quarter pound 25c ; pound 80c. 



PAUL ROSE OR PETOSKEY.-This oxtra fine salmon-colored melon is a hy- 

 brid between Osage and Netted Gem. It is. however, larger than Osage with 

 thicker flesh ; it is the thickest fleshed yellow or salmon-colored melon within my 

 knowledge : it is of the Netted Gem and Rocky Ford family, being smaller in size, 

 slightly elongated in shape and of highest flavor ; notwithstanding its thin rind, it 

 has a good shape ; grows very uniform and handsome. Pkt. 5c ; oz. 10c ; quarter 

 pound 30c ; pound $1.00. 



JERSEY BELLE.— Somewhat like Jenny Lind, not so early, but larger. 

 The melons are flat, heavily ribbed, coarsely netted. It has a green flesh and 

 very fine quality, and altogether is a very desirable melon. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 

 quarter pound 30c ; pound $1.00. 



EABLY HACKENSACK MUSE MELON 



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TRUE ROCKY FORD.- (Burpee's Netted Gem.) It has come to be a 

 well-known fact that W. F. Allen grows more cantaloupes than any toher 

 one grower in all that vast territory east of the Mississippi river and north of 

 Georgia, about three carloads daily being shipped through the season. In 

 New York and Boston fancy dealers begin to inquire for Allen's cantaloupes 

 several weeks before the season opens. In growing this quantity of canta- 

 loupes it is worth much to have the truest type of uniform size and highest 

 quality, with the surface completely and densely netted. With all this in 

 view my seed are selected. All seed are saved from thoroughly matured 



cantaloupes that ripen on the vines. 

 The seed that I am offering is the 

 same exactly that I use for my own 

 planting, and I have never been able 

 to buy any as true or as good. 

 Neighboring growers willingly 

 pay $1.00 per pound for my seed 

 sooner than buy on the market at 

 thirty or thirty-five cents. Some 

 of the largest growers in Georgia 

 secure their seed from me at $1.00 

 per pound sooner than take chances 

 elsewhere. Price of extra selected 

 seed saved only from well matured 

 extra rough cantaloupes : Pkt. 5c ; 

 oz. 10c; quarter pound 20c; 

 pound 60c. 





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OARROTS. 



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CHANTENAY. 



—This variety is 

 a very produc- 

 tive one. It has 

 an extra la rge 

 shoulder, is eas- 

 ily fHifr, and is 

 desirable in all 

 respects. Ttisa 

 stump- rooted 

 sort, and is very 

 smooth, fine in 

 texture, and of a 

 beautiful, rich orange color. For table use it is con- 

 sidered by many to be best of all, both on account of 

 shape and quality. When cooked it is very tender. Pkt. 

 oc; oz. 10c; quarter lb. 20c; lb. 60c. 



OXHEART.— This carrot is a splendid sort. In length 

 it comes between Early Scarlet Horn and Long Scarlet ; 

 it runs from three to four inches in diameter, and speci- 

 mens have been measuring seven inches in diameter. 

 The quality is extra good, and satisfactory for both home 

 use and market. Oxheart can be easily pulled, which 

 makes the harvesting of this variety quite inexpensive. 

 For an early, handsome, ready-selling carrot, do not fail 

 to plant this. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; quarter lb. 20c; lb. 60c. 



DENVER'S HALF LONG.— This variety is well adapted 

 to all soils and sections, and some years leads the whole 

 list in popularity. It is half long in shape, somewhat 

 stump-rooted , and of rich, dark orange color. This vari- 

 ety will probably yield a greater bulk and weight, having 

 greater length of root than any other carrot now grown; 

 forty tons per acre have been grown, and a yield of 

 twenty or twenty-five tons is not uncommon. It is a 

 very popular and successful carrot. Pkt. 5c; ounce 10c; 

 quarter pound 20c; pound 6uo. 



LONG ORANGE.— This variety is also an enormous 

 cropper, and is particularly adapted to a deep, light soil ; 

 the roots are of large size, smooth, fine grain, and desira- 

 ble in all respects; except in soil treated to raw stable 

 manure (which makes all carrots rough), it is always well 

 formed. This is the strongest and purest strain of the 

 well-known long orange carrot on the market. Pkt. 5c; 

 oz. 10c; quarter lb. 20c; lb. 60c. 



LARGE WHITE BELGIAN.— This variety is in great 

 demand for feeding stock and is excellent for that pur- 

 pose It yields an enormous crop, growing about one- 

 third out of the ground: roots are white, green above 

 the ground, with small top; flesh rather coarse. The roots 

 are very large and yield enormously. Price ■ pkt. 6c; oz. 

 10c; quarter pound 20c; pound 5uc, postpaid. 



WATER-MELONS 



CAROLINA BRADFORD.— 



A splendid melon for home 

 use.maturinginabout85dys. 

 It is a large, long melo>,of 

 dark green color, with dark- 

 er stripes; the red flesh is 

 sweet md melting, and of ex- 

 cellent texture; the seed are 

 white: it has a strong vine 

 and very productive. It is 

 hig-tily esteemed wherever 

 known, and is better adapted 

 to home use or near market 

 than for distant shipment. *p 

 Pkt. 5c; ounce 10c; quarter 

 pound 20c ; pound 50c. 



CAROLINA BRADFOR 



