38 Z>. M. FEBBY & CO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



Improved Large Green Nutmeg. 



type, but we have at last, by careful selection, secured 

 a stock which is pure and true. Fruit of the largest 

 size, much flattened, with large, irregular and deep ribs; 



H AC KEN SACK. 



covered with coarse netting; flesh thick, coarse, deep 

 green color, and of the finest flavor. 



Montreal. — Our stock of this variety, unlike most 

 that is offered, is of distinct and uniform type. Fruit 

 of the largest size, often measuring twelve to fourteen 



Montreal. 



inches in diameter; spherical, or slightly oval in shape, 

 with regular, shallow ribs, and sparsely covered with 

 netting; flesh firm, light green, sweet, and of excellent 

 flavor. 



Pine Apple. — Vines medium, very productive and 

 hardy. Fruit oval, tapering to stem, medium size, slight 

 ribs and dark green at first, but becoming covered with 

 shallow gray netting. Flesh green, very thick, soft, 

 delicate and exceedingly sweet and high flavored. One 

 of the best of all the melons for home use. 



Bay View. 



Bay View. — Fruit large, often sixteen to eighteen 

 inches long, and will ripen up finely if picked quite 

 green, making it one of the best for shipping long dis- 

 tances, and this, combined with its great beauty, makes 

 the variety a favorite with market gardeners. Flesh 

 thick, of rich green color, juicy and very sweet and rich. 



Casaba, or Green Persian. — One of the largest 

 and best musk melons in cultivation. Fruit long, oval, 

 a little pointed at each end; flesh green, very sweet, 

 melting and delicious. 



RED OR YELLOW FLESHED SORTS. 



Emerald Gem. — A small or medium sized, nearly 

 * round variety, but having very thick flesh. The skin is 

 dark green with a few lighter colored stripes. The 

 flesh is salmon colored, very high flavored and sweet. 

 This can be rec- 

 ommendedto 

 those who wish 

 a very high fla- 

 vored fruit, as 

 one of the best 

 in quality. 



Surpris e. — 

 Skin yellowish- 

 white; vines har- 

 dy and produc- 

 tive ; fruit not 

 deeply ribbed, 

 and the flesh a 

 deep salmon col- 

 or. Quality the 

 very best,ax\& not 

 (as it is often de- 

 scribed), variable Surprise. 



