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Henderson's New Delicious Watermelon, Now Offered for the First Time 



SUN, MOON AND STARS 



576 We often hear the old saying quoted, to the effect that "there is nothing new under the sun," but even if the essential truth of the old 



saw is conceded, it miist be admitted that there are innumerable variations of things that 

 already exist. 



This new watermelon, named by its originator "Sun, Moon and Stars," 



is a conspicuous instance. The circles and stars imprinted on 



its rind are certainly an extraordinary variation from the 



usual tjTJe, and they have persisted for so long a period 



as to really make Sun, Moon and Stars a new variety. 



Seeds were sent to us originally by a practical 



melon grower of Rocky Ford, Colorado, who fixed 



the type, and named it. 



The rind, which is very thin, is medium 



green in coior, with an obscure dark stripe; 



and conspicuously marked with cream- 



, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ colored circles and star-shaped spots, both 



^ 1 '^%*<*,»jl^^^^^^^^H^^^^^^^^^H large and small. 



This gives the melon a very distinct 

 appearance, and has suggested its name, 

 Sun, Moon and Stars. 



We do not, however, offer eeecis of 

 this melon to our friends because of 



^ '■"--" H^^^^^^^^^^^BV ?*® appearance, but for the reason that 



'^^^^^^^^^^^^K^m ^^^ "meat" has such a delicious taste, 

 I ; S^^^^^H^^^HI^Si ^"<^ because this variety can be suc- 



cessfully grown in most parts of the 

 United States. 



It is of medium sfze and just about 

 right for private use. 

 i^j^ > ^^9H^HB^ . Those of our friends who have not 



hitherto grown Watermelons, should 

 give this variety a trial. 

 (See engraving.) 

 Price, 25c. pkt., 5 pkts. for $1.00. 



Cole's Early 



North Rivals South With Cole's Early 



The Easiest Watermelon to Grow 



Produces Luscious Melons Where None 



Grew Before 



567. This is the easiest to grow of all the Watermelons. If you 

 have failed with other sorts you can succeed with Cole's Early. It is 

 the best variety for the family garden, primarily so on account of its 

 extreme earliness, but mainly because it has all the qualities neces- 

 sary to a perfect variety for this purpose. Its remarkably early 

 character entirely removes the most common hindrance to its 

 cultivation. As far north as Canada and in places where Water- 

 melons never grew before, Cole's Early is now supplying the tables 

 of those who grow it, just as bountifully and with just as good 

 Melons as in the sunny regions of the South. 



It is good in every respect, producing a liberal crop of Melons 

 twelve inches long and nine inches in diameter, not large, but in 

 abundance and of delicious quality. The deep red, fine-grained 

 flesh ripens from heart to rind, while its rich color and luscious 

 flavor are tempting to the most exacting and critical taste. {See 

 engraving.) Price, loc. pkt., 20C. oz., 6oc. },£ lb., $2.00 lb. 



CULTURE OF WA.TERMELON.- — Grow like cucumbers, but in 

 hills eight feet apart. Previous to planting mix a couple of slwvelsfull 

 of well-rotted manure with the soil in each hill. Plant eight or ten 

 seeds in each hill one inch apart, and three-quarters of an inch deep, 

 about the middle of May, for latitude of Neio York- — for south earlier — 

 for further north later. When the seedlings are up thin out to all but 

 three or four of the most promising seedlings. 



"I planted a packaije of your Cole's Early Watermelon seed last year and 

 I raised about 15 of them. I got some bin ones and the quality of all of them 

 was fine. Everybody in town had a small piece." 



MAX CLINTON SNOW, So. Royalstnn, Mass. 



" Your Cole's Early Watermelons were of the best quality and also very 

 productive." V. M. BROWN, East Moravia, Pa. 



Good Tools are as Essential as Good Seeds for a Successful Garden — See Pages 144 to 172 



