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Early Cabbage or White Butter. An 



•early variety, forming a solid head, but 

 not quite so large as some others. It is 

 the best kind for family use, to sow 

 during fall and early spring, as it is very 

 early and of good flavor. 



Grand Rapids. Thds superb lettuce is 

 especially adapted for greenhouse culture 

 in winter; also a good lettuce to sow out- 



side early in the spring for family^ use. 

 Very beautiful in appearance. Of rapid, 

 upright growth, and may therefore be 

 planted quite close; not liable to rot; re- 

 tains its freshness a long time after 

 being cut, hence much sought after by 

 dealers and shippers. Quality the best. 

 Brown Dutcin Cabbage. A very hard 

 kind, forms a solid head; good for winter. 



MELON—Musk or Canteloupe. 



For Price List see Red Pages in Back of Booi<. 



Melon (Fr.), Melone (Ger.), Melon (Sp.), Popone (Ital.) 



Texas Cannon Bail. 



Osage. 



Netted Nutmeg. 



Netted Citron. 



Pine Apple. 



Early White Japan. 



Rockyford. 



Frotscher's New Orleans Market. 



Early Hackensack. 

 Emerald Gem. 

 Long Island Beauty. 

 Paul Rose. 

 Persian or Cassaba. 

 Tip Top. 

 Preserving Citron. 



'CULTURE. — Melons require a rich sandy loam. If the ground is not rich 

 enough a couple of shovels full of rotted manure should be mixed into each hill, 

 which ought to be from five to six feet apart; drop ten or twelve seeds, and when 

 the plants have two or three rough leaves, thin out to three or four plants. 

 Canteloupes are cultivated very extensively in the neighborhood of New Orleans; 

 the quality is very fine and far superior to those raised in the North. Some 

 gardeners plant during February and cover with boxes, the same as described for 

 Cucumbers. When Melons are ripening, too much rain will impair the flavor of 

 the fruit. 



Osage. This variety has secured a 

 quick and wonderful reputation from its 

 peculiar luscious, spicy flavor and good 

 shipping qualities. 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 keeper, and will stand shipping 

 hetter than any other sort. 



Texas Cannon Ball. This melon is as 

 round as a ball, of medium size, 6 to 8 

 inches in diameter and heavily netted. 

 Flesh light green, melting and highly 

 Havered. Remarkably solid with ex- 

 tremely small seed cavity. Very prolific, 

 continuing bearing for a long time. 



Early White Japan. An early kind, of 

 creamish white color, very sweet and 

 medium size. 



Rockyford. Undoubtedly the best extra 

 early, small, sound, green fieshed melon 

 In cultivation, nearly perfect globe in 

 shape. Remarkably rinifoini in size, 

 weighing from l^/i to 1% pounds. Very 

 thick meated with thin rind. Skin green 

 and heavily ribbed flesh, light green 

 in color, melting and uniform, of a very 

 luscious flavor. Very prolific and early 

 in ripening. 



I 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. 



Osage. 



Best of all Beans, we know of no better for all purposes. 



