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Southern Beauty Cantaloupe. 



(CONTINUED.) 

 The Mask Melon for 

 tlie South. 



The Grower says: "It is 

 the finest Cantaloupe I 

 have ever planted, partic- 

 ularly suited to the South- 

 ern climate. It is remark- 

 ably free from rot of all 

 sorts caused by damp or 

 rainy weather, and will 

 hold up a long time after 

 they have ripened, the 

 outer rind remaining firm 

 and sound for at least ten 

 days after the melon first 

 ripens." Again he says: 

 "I shipped these canta- 

 loupes from this point to 

 Chicago, 111., Cleveland 

 and Cincinnati, Ohio, by 

 freight, where they ar- 

 rived in perfect condition, 

 and brought fancy prices." 



Pkt. 5c. Oz. 10c. 



1-4 lb. 30c. L,h. GOc. 



5 lbs. $2.50. 



Extra Early Hackensack. 



Anne Arundel 



Cantaloupe. 



(Origrlnal Stock.) 



The cut represents a sample 

 of our stock photographed from 

 fruit taken from the growing 

 seed crop. It is very large, 

 nearly round, deeply netted, 

 and of good flavor. A wagon- 

 load of them at once attracts 

 the buyers' attention, and when 

 piled up on a market stall they 

 are irresistible. No large grow- 

 er's stock is complete without 

 this superb melon. 



This handsome melon, intro- 

 duced by us several years ago, 

 was for years a special favor-' 

 ite with a number of the lead- 

 ing growers of Anne Arundel 

 County, Maryland. Knowing 

 its value, we selected the stock 

 and placed it before our cus- 

 tomers. It has met every 

 promise we made for it upon 

 its introduction. 



One grower says: "It is in 

 all respects one of the best of 

 melons." Another says: 



"Portsmouth, Va. 

 I "Dear Sirs — The Anne Aran- 

 •del Cantaloupe was perfectly 

 satisfactory — just what it iS' 

 -claimed to be. It proved to be 

 -early, of good size, and gave 

 me a large yield." 



Pkts. 5c. and 10c. 

 ( 1-4 lb. 15c. Lb. 40c. 



This variety originated with 

 one of the most successful 

 melon growers in the country, 

 who reports tbat when planted 

 for market the fruit has 

 brought him' nearly twice as 

 much per acre as he realized 

 from any other sort. In this 

 new sort are combined all the 

 good qualities of the Netted 

 Gem and the Osage, the varie- 

 ties from which it originated. 

 The fruit is oval, about 5 inches 

 in diameter, and in shape and 

 general appearance similar to 

 the well-known Netted Gem •r 

 Rocky Ford. The firm flesh is 

 a rich orange red color, like 

 that of the Osage, but even 

 sweeter and higher flavsred, 

 retaining its good qualities 

 quite to the rind. We have 

 found the fruit the most uni- 

 formly good of any musk melsn 

 we have ever grown, every tne' 

 of the hundreds tested being 

 sweet and rich flavored. It is 



rare that a musk melon of such superlative quality is a good market or shipping sort, but the firm, solid flesh and thin but strong rind of 

 this sort makes it the best shipper we know of, while it is just the size for hotel and table use. We think it reallv has no equal as a market 

 melon for professional melon growers, and it is one of the very best sorts for the home garden. 



Pkt. 5c. Oz. lOc. 1-4 lb. 15c. Lb. 45e. 5 lbs. ^52.00 



PERFECTED— DEL.MONICO This is one of the best of the red-flesh sort: the fliesh is a deep, rich orange color, of very fine grain and 



of delicate and delightful flavor. Pkt. 5c. Oz. lOe. 1-4 lb. 20e. Lb. 50c. 



ANNE ARUNDEL. 



Netted, gveen flesh ani ex- 

 cellent; very showy market va- 

 riety and aim excellent kee]»er. 

 Ten days earlier than tke •!* 



Hackensaclt 



Pkts> 5e. and lOc. 

 1-4 lb. 15c. Lb. 4»c. 

 5 ms. $1.50 



Paul Rose 



BANQU 



This superb melon represents years of care- 

 ful selection and improvement. The raiser 

 regards it as his greatest production and likely 

 to supersede all other red-fleshed melons. 

 "The Banquet" is a medium-sized melon, flat 

 at both ends, and more beautifully netted 

 than any known variety. In quality it has no 

 equal; the flesh is uniformly deep and of that 

 granulated character that always indicates a 

 good melon; the color is a dark, rich salmon. 



Pkt. 5c. Oz. lOc. 1-4 lb. 25c. Lb. 75c. 



PAUr, ROSE. 



AliL PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. 



