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Florida's Favorite. 



FIiOBIDA'S FAVORITE. — It is of oblong 

 shape, and large size; rind dark with lig-ht 

 green stripes; flesh light crimson, very 

 crisp and deliciously sweet, seed rather 

 small and of a light creamy-white color. 

 It is earlier than the Kolb Gem or Rattle 

 Snake. 



Steckler's Cream Flesh. 



STECKLEB'S CREAM FLESH.— Fruit 

 large, heavy, oblong shape, with several 

 different shades of light and dark green 

 lines, frequently a light and dark striped 

 melon on the same vine. On opening these 

 melons you will find about 60 per cent, of 

 them having a pretty, rich cream-colored 

 flesh of a peculiar delicious flavor, others 

 will have a brilliant pink flesh of fine flavor, 

 and as the outside color of the rind does 

 not indicate the color of the flesh every 

 one you cut is a surprise. Se&d are white 

 with black and brown rims or spots. This 

 melon is also wonderfully hardy and pro- 

 lific; the strong vine stands scalding sun 

 and wet weather and continues to produce 

 large melons when other varieties are fail- 

 ing. The rind is rather heavy and strong 

 and will not rot in the field and is tough 

 enough to ship if desired for this purpose. 



EARZiY TRIUMFH. — A favorite market 

 and shipping Melon. It is early, prolific, 

 and averages very large. Its fine appear- 

 ance makes it a ready seller in any market. 

 The rind, like that of the Duke Jones, is 

 of a dark green color, with indistinct 

 stripe; flesh solid and sweet. 



HAIiBERT HOITEY. — Most handsome 

 Melons of truly superb quality — the very 

 finest Melon in cultivation for home use or 

 nearby market. It succeeds well and 

 ripens early in all melon-growing sections, 

 and has only the single drawback of a thin, 

 brittle rind which will not withstand ship- 

 ment on the cars. The vines are of strong, 

 healthy growth and sets fruit freely. The 

 melons are of cylindrical oblong form with 

 smoothly rounded ends and free from any 

 tendency to necks at the stem end. The 

 first melons ripen early and the vines con- 

 tinue to develop fine fruit throughout the 

 season, even the late fruits are of the 

 same large size and regular form. The 

 melons are from 18 to 20 inches in length 

 with smooth dark green skin. The beauti- 

 ful crimson flesh is of such sugary melting 

 consistency that it can only be fully ap- 

 preciated by actual trial. 



BRADFORD. — This Melon is long in 

 shape and color dark green with darker 

 wavy bands; flesh melting and of excellent 

 flavor. Seed white; a splendid variety. 



■A splendid shipping Water- 

 melon extensively planted in the Carolinas, 

 Georgia and Florida. Fifteen hundred 

 acres of Eden were planted at one point 

 in Florida in one season. In general ap- 

 pearance it closely resembles Kolb Gem, 

 but it has light colored seeds and a sweet- 

 ness of flesh almost equal to our Georgia 

 Rattle Snake. This combination of excel- 

 lent eating and shipping qualities makes it 

 a quick seller at high prices on Northern 

 markets. If you grow for shipment the 

 Eden should interest you. 



McIVER'S WONDERFUI.. — An oblong 

 shaped Melon of uniformly large size, and 

 handsome in appearance. The skin shows 

 broad bands of white, shading into narrow- 

 er bands of dark green. The quality is 

 very superior, flesh of a soft, pale pink, 

 crisp and free from any stringiness and 

 very juicy. These Melons have a solid 

 heart free from cracks, while the seed 

 rows are close 'to the rind. 



When You Get Your Seeds From Steckler You Know They Are Good. 



