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Rockyford. 



BOCKYFOBD. — Undoubtedly the best ex- 

 tra early, small, round, green fleshed 

 melon in cultivation, nearly perfect globe 

 in shape. Remarkably uniform in size, 

 weighing- from 1^4 to IV^ pounds. Very 

 thick netted with thin rind. Skin green 

 and heavily ribbed; flesh, light green in 

 color, melting and uniform, of a very lus- 

 cious flavor, 

 ripening. 



EMEBAZiD GEM. — A medium size melon 

 which originated in Michigan, is almost 

 round, of good quality, the skin is green 

 and smooth; flesh salmon, fine grained and 

 thick. A good variety. 



EABIiT HACKENSACK. — A very popu- 

 lar variety which attains a large size, is 

 round in shape and flattened at the ends; 

 skin green and thickly netted; the flesh 

 also is green, rich and sugary in flavor. It 

 is very productive, and extensively grown 

 by market gardeners. 



Very prolific and early in 



Hoodoo. 



HOODOO. — This melon is of recent in- 

 troduction. It is the same size through 

 from top to bottom as the Rockyford 

 Cantaloupe. It is slightly flattened from 

 stem to blossom end. The netting is well 

 developed and covers the ribs completely. 

 The space between the ribs is not netted 

 but is quite narrow. The rind is tough. 

 Melon salmon colored and grained the same 

 as the Rockyford Cantaloupe. The flavor 

 is pleasant. 



BANANA. — This variety gets its name on 

 account of the long fruits having a banana- 

 like aroma. The fruits are from fifteen to 

 twenty inches in length, and from four to 

 six inches in diameter. The salmon flesh 

 is thick and of a delicious flavor. 



FINE AFF^E. — A medium sized early 

 variety, oval in shape, and of fine flavor. 



NETTED CITBON. — This variety is cul- 

 tivated to a greater extent for market than 

 any other sort, and for this purpose it has 

 no superior. When grown from seed that 

 has been well selected, it is of very fine 

 flavor; fruit round, flattened at both ends, 

 roughly netted, and of a pale yellowish 

 green when ripe. 



MELON— Water. 



For Frice Iiist See Bed Fagfes in Back of Book. 



Melon d'Eau (Fr.), Wassermelone (Ger.), Sandia (Sp.), Melone d'Aqua (Ital.) 



CUIiTUBE. — Water Melons will grow and produce in places where Cantaloupes will 

 not do well. The soil for this plant must be light and sandy. Plant in hills about eight 

 feet apart, eight to twelve seeds in a hill; when the plants are well up thin out to three. 

 The plants should be hoed often, and the ground between the hills kept clean until the 

 vines touch. In order to raise large Watermelons it is necessary to fertilize the soil 

 thoroughly with Steckler's Watermelon Fertilizer mentioned elsewhere in this catalogue. 

 One ounce to 25 hills; li/^ pounds per acre. 



The surest remedy and preventive for any disease in Water Melons is not to plant 

 them on the same ground for at least six or seven years. It has been our experience 

 that melons will not blight or wilt (the only disease that we know of) if above rule is 

 followed. 



BUICK DIAMOND. — All that could be 

 said of Kolb's Gem as to good shipping 

 qualities can be truthfully stated in a 

 higher degree of the Black Diamond. All 

 the praise of high quality bestowed on the 

 Sweet Heart can be repeated of this Melon, 

 but its prominent point of merit is its ex- 

 treme size — no melon ever yet produced 

 anything so uniformly large fruit, nor ap- 

 proached it in productiveness. Melons 

 weighing from 75 to 90 pounds are fre- 

 quent. It is the most prolific Water Melon 

 ever planted. Its color is a rich, dark 

 green, almost black. Its symmetrical 

 shape, roundish to bluntly oval, is uniform 

 throughout the field. The vine is extreme- 

 ly vigorous. 



KOIiB GEM. — The well-known shipping 

 variety. The fruit is large, thick and oval, 

 with flattened ends. Skin striped with 

 light and dark green. Flesh bright red. 



EIiECKIiET'S SWEET.— This is one of 



the best flavored Melons in cultivation, and 

 of a shape and color that is extremely 

 desirable. The rind is very dark green, 

 very thin; flesh deep scarlet, fine and of 

 delicious quality. For the home market 

 and family garden it is decidedly one of 

 the best. 



FBIDE OP GEOBGIA.— A variety from 

 Georgia, of excellent quality; attains large 

 size when well cultivated. Very good. 



If You Want Garden Profit Sow Steckler's Seeds. 



