38 D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



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 scil 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 diy. as the young plants are very sensitive to cold and wet. 

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

 strongest and best to each hill. Frequent wat:ering of the plants with liquid mauiu-e -^^111 hasten the growth, thus dimin- 

 ishing the danger from insect pests. 

 l_Ij,w«I^> A splendid, large, extra 

 * ■'•"•*^**^ early melon of excep- 



Eot^liAcf tionally fine quality. 

 driiesi. Fruit slightly oval ^ith 

 irregularly mottled stripes of light 

 and dark green. Flesh bright red, 

 sweet and tender. One of the most 

 desirable for planting in the north. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 30c; 

 Jg Lb. 30c; Lb. $1,00 



PVi inn f^v'o. "^^^ variety is unusu- 



l lllllllcy a ally hardy and a sure 



Farlv cropper. ' Y i n e s vigorous 



•■-'"■**y and productive, fruiting 

 quite early: fruit medium sized, ob- 

 long, smooth, marbled with two 

 shades of green: rind thin: flesh 

 pink, tender and crisp. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; h Lb. 30c; 

 Lb. 60c. 



D. M. Ferry & Go's 



P^^^l^eo Sometimes sold as Ice 

 I^eeneSS Cream. One of the 



best sorts for private gardens and 



for market gardeners who deliver 



direct to consumers. Tine moder- 

 ately vigorous, hardj-, productive: 



fruit medium sized, oval, bright 



green, finely veined or mottled: rind 



thin, flesh bright scarlet, sohd, 



crisp, tender and very sweet. 



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



h Lb. 30c: Lb. 60c. 



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Long Light Icing 



Round Light Icing 



Our stock of this sort is 

 much better than that 

 usually offered and superior to many strains offered as 

 Early Monarch, etc. Repeated trials have demonstrated 

 that' we have very fine stocks of Icing melons, each va- 

 riety being distinct and showing the type well instead of 

 being a mere mixture of white seeded' sorts.* The melons 

 of the Long Light Icing variety are uniformly long and 

 large and the flesh deep, rich red. and of splendid quality. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c: 3 Oz. 15c: hLh. 35c: Lb. 75c. 



Fruit medium sized, round, 

 very light green or white, 

 veined and mottled with slightly darker green. Flesh 

 bright, light red. verv sweet and tender. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; 3 0z. 15c; Ji'Lb. 30c; Lb. 60c. 



riarlr Tr'incr ^^^^^ large, nearly round, dark^green. 

 LJtxris. IClIlg very indistinctly veined and mottled 



with lighter shade. Flesh verv rich, bright red. Pkt. 5c; 



Oz. 10c; 3 0z. 15c; % Lb. 30c; Lb. 60c. 



Monte Cristo, or Kleckley's Sweets 



Unsurpassed for home use or near markets. Vine vigor- 

 ous and productive: fruit of medium size, oval: color dark 

 green, often showing fine russeting; flesh very bright, rich 

 red and exceedingly sweet. So crisp and tend'er that it wiU 

 not stand shipping, the fruit bursting open if subjected to 

 even a slight jar. or when the rind is penetrated with a 

 knife. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 35c; Lb. 80c. 



Monte Cristo 



HARRIS' Earliest 



171_ 'J- l7«wT-^«i*^ A s p I e n d i d melon of largest 

 rlOrida raVOrite size and exceUent quality, 

 fruit long, dark green, mottled and striped with lighter 

 shade: rind thin but firm: flesh ver5' bright, deep red, 

 verv sweet, tender and excellent, Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 3 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 35c; Lb. 75c. 



A la Kama ^TAr^^f ^ very large, long melon of fine 



r\la.OaJIla. OAVccl quality: very popular in the south 



where it is grown extensively 'for s'hipping. Rind finn. 



rather dark green, slightly striped: flesh bright red. seed 



white. Pkt. 5c: Oz. lOc; 3 Oz. 15c; ^ Lb. 35c; Lb. 7oc. 



I7Ai««-<r'(> l^z^l%A«<rr ^^ introduced this splendid 



rerrys ICeuerg melon in 1902. in general shape, 

 size and appearance it is similar to the well known Kolb's 

 Gem. but is distinctly darker and the skinAvhere the melon 

 rests on the ground is rich yellow instead of white as in 

 that varietv, it has a verv firm, hard rind and is as good a 

 shipper as'the Kolb's G'em but the flesh is much deeper 

 colored, extends nearer to the rind, is much more tender 

 and sweet. The best dark colored shipping melon yet pro- 

 duced. Pkt. 5c;10z. 10c: 3 Oz. 15c; k. Lb. 30c; Lb. 60c. 

 l^_^li>_ /^___ Vines of medium size but remarkably 

 IVOID S Vaem vigorous and healthy. Fruit of the 

 largest size, round or slightly oval, marked with irregular 

 mottled stripes of dark and light green. Rind exceedingly 

 hard and flnn. making it a good sort for shipping. Flesh 

 bright red, sohd. a little coarse, but sweet and tender. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 15c; 3^ Lb. 30c; Lb. 60c. 



niYirf* -"^ popular 

 l^lAie market sort. 

 Vine vigorous, large 

 gro-v\ing and hardy, 

 ripening its fruits ear- 

 her than most of the 

 large sorts; fruit med- 

 ium sized to large, 

 about one-third longer 

 than thick. Color of 

 skin dark green, 

 striped vrith a lighter 

 shade; rind thin but 

 tough ; flesh bright 

 scarlet, ripens closely 

 to the rind and is of 

 the best quahty. This 

 melon is very highly 

 esteemed, especiaUy in 

 the south. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. lOc; 3 Oz. 15c; 

 ^ Lb. 30c; Lb. 60c. 



