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NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES, D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



Early Detroit Tomato 



Early Detroit Tomato 



This excellent variety, introduced by 

 us two years ago, has been tried out by 

 many growers of tomatoes for shipment. 

 It has been found that in earliness, uni- 

 formity, freedom from blight of vine and 

 cracking and blistering of fruit Early 

 Detroit meets the most exacting require- 

 ments. Vine vigorous and very produc- 

 tive. Fruits very smooth, uniform in 

 size, nearly globe shaped, firm and of ex- 

 cellent quality. We consider Early 

 Detroit the best large, purplish pink 

 tomato yet introduced. {See cut on this 

 page and further description, page 36) 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 40c; 2 Oz. 75c; J / 4 Lb. $1 .25; Lb. $4.00 



Harris* Earliest Water Melon 



We have carefully observed this 

 splendid variety in our trials for several 

 seasons and are convinced that it is the 

 very best first early melon for the home 

 garden. The fruits are slightly oval, with 

 irregularly mottled stripes of light and 

 dark green, very even in shape and size. 

 No variety that we know of matures fruits 

 of such large size so early in the season. 

 Flesh bright red, sweet and tender. {See 

 cut and further description, page 40) 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 0z. 20c; V 4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



The Three Best Orange Fleshed Melons for the Market 



Musk melon shippers until recently have had difficulty in getting melons of the yellow, orange or 

 salmon fleshed class that were sufficiently hard shelled to carry well. We now offer to growers care- 

 fully bred stocks of three varieties of this class which have been found to stand shipment as well as any 

 of the green fleshed sorts and in addition are usually considered distinctly superior in quality. Admiral 

 Togo is a small, oval, orange fleshed sort, similar in size and shape to the green fleshed Netted Gem or 

 Rocky Ford. We consider it the best basket melon yet introduced. Hoodoo is a medium sized and 

 nearer round orange fleshed variety. It also is exceptionally well adapted for basket or crate ship- 

 ment to distant markets. Defender is a medium sized, oval sort with deep yellow flesh. This melon 

 meets more completely the requirements for the large basket size than any other on the market. We 

 consider each of the three the very best of its size and class and we believe it is only a question of time 

 before they will be universally demanded by discriminating buyers. {See further descriptions, page 39) 



The Best Round Shipping Melon — Ferry's Iceberg 



This splendid round or slightly oval water melon, introduced by us in 1902, is similar in shape, size 

 and appearance to the well known Kolb's Gem, but is distinctly darker and the skin where the melon rests 

 on the ground is rich yellow instead of white as in that variety. It has a very firm, hard rind and is as 

 good a shipper as Kolb's Gem but the flesh is much deeper colored, extends nearer to the rind and is 

 more tender and sweet. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; V4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



Tom Watson Water Melon 



This is a comparatively new water melon which is becoming very popular in the south. The fruits 

 of this desirable sort are large and long, similar in shape, color and splendid quality to Monte Cristo, but 



averaging larger in 

 size and with a 

 tougher rind, mak- 

 ing the variety es- 

 pecially adapted 

 for shipping. The 

 vines are vigorous 

 and productive. 

 The flesh is rich 

 red, sweet and 

 tender. The seed is 

 white more or less 

 marked with 

 brown. {See cut on 

 this page) Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; 

 Tom Watson Water Melon Va Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



