40 D. M . FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



WATER MELON 



To make certain of raising good Water Melons, it is essential that the plants have a good start and to this end it is 

 important to prepare hills about eight feet apart, by thoroughly working into the soil an abundance of well rotted man- 

 ure hen manure, guano, or other forms rich in nitrogen, being most desirable. Over this highly manured soil put an 



inch or more of fresh earth and plant the seeds on this, covering them about an inch deep. It is important that the seed 

 should not be planted before the ground becomes warm and dry, as the young plants are very sensitive to cold and wet. 

 When the plants have formed the first pair of rough leaves, they should be thinned so as to leave two or three of the 

 strongest and best to each hill. Frequent watering of the plants with liquid manure will hasten the growth, thus dimin- 

 ishing the danger from insect pests. 



■ w • » ¥-• 1 • m. An extra early melon of excellent 

 Hams Larliest quality. Fruits exceptionaUy large 



for so early a variety, slightly oval with irregularly mot- 

 tled broad stripes of light and dark green. Flesh bright 



red, sweet and tender. Seed black. The vines are vigor- 

 ous and productive. One of the best varieties for northern 



latitudes. Pkt.5c;Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; J / 4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 

 _.- . . r • An unusually hardy, sure cropper. 



rhinney S karly Vines vigorous and productive, 



fruiting quite earlv. Fruit medium size, oblong, marbled 



in stripes of two shades of green; rind thin; Mesh pink, 



tender and crisp. Seed nearly white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 



2 Oz. 15c; y 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 

 rv it m t-« o s> * Sometimes sold as Ice Cream. 



D. M. r erry Cfe CO S One of the best early sorts 

 PopvIpcc for tne nome garden and for market garden- 

 iccnebb ers wilo deliver direct to consumers. Vine 



moderately vigorous, hardy, productive. Fruit medium 



sized, oval, but somewhat uneven in shape, bright green, 



finely veined with a darker shade. Rind thin, flesh bright 



scarlet, solid, crisp and very sweet. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; 



Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; Va Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 

 t f • l_i I • 0ur stock of this sort is much 



Long Light lCing better than that usually offered 



and superior to many strains offered as Gray Monarch, 



etc. Fruits uniformly long and large, a little irregular in 



shape, light green, slightly veined with a little darker 



shade. Flesh deep, rich red, and of splendid quality. Seed 



white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; Va Lb. 25c; Lb. 80c. 

 n J I • l_*. I • Fruit medium sized, nearly 



Koiind Light ICing round, greenish white, slightly 



veined or dotted with light green. Flesh bright, light red, 



very sweet and tender. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 



2 Oz. 15c; V 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 80c. 

 1^ l r * Fruit medium sized, nearly round, dark 



L/arR ICing green, very indistinctly veined and mot- 

 tled with lighter shade. Flesh very rich, bright red, sweet 



and of excellent quality. Seed white. {Crop failed) 



Monte Cristo, or Kleckley's Sweets passed 



for home use or near markets. Vine vigorous and produc- 

 tive; fruit of medium size, oblong, tapering slightly 



towards the stem end, dark green, often showing fine 



russeting. Flesh very bright, rich red, exceedingly sweet. 



So crisp and tender that it will not stand shipping, the 



fruit bursting open if subjected to even a slight jar, or 



when the rind is penetrated with a knife. Seed white. 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 

 n • j n ..A splendid melon of very large 



r lorida r aVOrite size and excellent quality. Fruit 



long, dark green, mottled and striped with lighter shade; 



rind thin but firm. Flesh very bright, deep red, very 



sweet and tender. Vines vigorous and productive. Seed 



white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; Va Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 

 ii' l o . A very large, long melon of ex- 



Alabama OWeet cellent quality; very popular in 



the south where it is grown extensively for shipping. 



Color rather deep green, with dark, irregular striping. 



Rind firm; flesh bright red. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 



2 Oz. 15c; Va Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



Monte Cristo 



Harris 1 Earliest 



•y. ■■ii r . A large, long melon similar in shape, 



1 Om W atSOn color and splendid quality to Monte 

 Cristo but averaging larger in size and with a tougher 

 rind, making it especially adapted for shipping. Vines 

 vigorous and productive. Flesh rich red, sweet and ten- 

 der. Seed white, more or less marked with brown. (See 

 cut and further description in Supplement, page 10.) 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; Va Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 

 f-i y j i We introduced this splendid melon 



Terry S iceberg in 1902. In general shape, size and 

 appearance it is similar 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, is more tender and sweet. Sometimes 

 sold as Blue Gem. Seed black. The best dark colored 

 shipping melon yet produced. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 

 Va Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 

 tr XU C A ver y l ar g e > round or slightly oval 



FvOID S Uem melon, often flattened on the ends, 

 marked with irregularly mottled stripes of dark and light 

 green. Rind exceedingly hard and firm, making it one 

 of the best sorts for shipping. Flesh bright red, solid, a 

 little coarse, but sweet and tender. Vines vigorous and 

 productive. Seed black. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 

 Va Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 

 r\. . A popular market sort. Vine vigorous, large 

 L/lXie growing and hardy, ripening its fruits earlier than 

 most of the large sorts; fruit medium sized to large, about 

 one-third longer than thick. Color of skin dark green, 

 striped with a lighter shade; rind thin but tough; flesh 

 bright scarlet, ripens closely to the rind and is of the best 

 quality. Seed black. This 

 variety is highly esteemed, 

 especially in the south. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 

 y 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



^■i .|. A new melon of 



Chilian splendid quality, 

 already very popular on the 

 Pacific coast and will doubt- 

 less take high rank else- 

 where as soon as its desir- 

 able characteristics have be- 

 come more generally known. 

 Fruits medium sized, nearly 

 round or slightly oblong, 

 skin rich very deep green, 

 indistinctly mottled and 

 striped with a lighter shade. 

 Flesh decidedly bright ver- 

 milion-red: remarkably fine 

 grained but firm and very 

 sweet. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 

 V& Lb. 25c; Lb. 85c. 



