FERRY & CO 



DETROIT, MICH 



45 



D.M. Ferry & Go's 



WATER MELON 



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

 to prepare hills about ei^ht feet apart, by thoroughly working into the soil an abundance of well rotted manure— lieu 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. Put ten or t\velve seeds in a hill. 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 be.st to each hill. 



Frequent watering of the plants with liquid manure will hasten the growth, thus diminishing the danger from insect pests. 

 If the striped beetle appears use tobacco dust freely. The best protection against blight and insect pests is to maintain a 

 vigorous and continuous gi'owth. It is desirable to change the location as often as practicable. 



IJ • ' 17 r 4. -^" extra early melon of excellent quality. The fruits are exceptionally large for so early a variety, 



rla.rriS llia.rliest sligluly oval with irregularly mottled broad stripes of light and dark green. The flesh is bright red, 



sweet and tender. Seed black. The vines are vigorous and 



productive. One of the best varieties for northern latitudes. 



We have carefully observed this splendid varietj- in our 



trials for several seasons and are convinced that it is the very 



best first early melon for the home garden. Pkt. 5c; 



Oz. 10c; 2 Oz/20c; V4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



Sometimes sold as Ice Creana. One 

 of the best early sorts for the 

 Peer1<>«^ home garden and for market gaVdeners who de- 

 1 cci icda liver direct to consumers. The vines are mod- 

 erately vigorous, hardy and productive. The fruits are 

 very tender, mediinu sized, oval to medium long, bright 

 green, finely veined with a darker shade. The rind is thin. 

 The flesh is "bright scarlet, solid, crisp and very sweet. Seed 

 white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 1/4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



f f • l_i I • Our stock of this sort is much better 



LiOng L.Ignt Icing than that usually offered and su- 

 perior to many strains offered as Gray Monarch, etc. The 



fruits are long and large, light green, slightly veined with a 



little darker shade. The flesh is deep, rich red, and of splendid 



quality. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; V4 Lb. 25c; 



Lb. 75c. 

 JI*l_j.f* The fruits are small-medium, 



KOUna Llgnt icing nearly round, greenish wiiite, 



slightly veined or dotted wiili liglit green. The flesh is bright, 



light red. verv sweet and tender. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; 



Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. iSc; V4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



1^ 11* The fruits are medium sized, blunt oblong 



UaXk Icing or sllghtlj^ oval in shape, dark green, very 



indlstincily veine 1 and mottled with lighter shade. The flesh 



is verv rich, bright red, sweet and of excellent qualitv. Seed 



white' Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; V4 Lb. 25c; Lb". 75c. 



Monte Cristo or Kleckley^s Sweets exceuent 



variety is unsurpassed for home use or near markets. The vines 



are vigorous and productive. The fruits are medium to large, 



oblong, tapering slightly towards the stem end, dark green, 



often showing tine russeting. The flesh is very biight, rich 



red and is exceedingly sweet. The variety is 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 pene- 

 trated with a knife Seed white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; 



1/4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 

 «-i| •! 17 'j. -"^ splendid melon of very large size 



rlOriaa raVOrite and excellent quality. Tlie fruits are 



long, dark green, with irregular mottled striping of a lighter 



shade. The rind is thin but firm. The flesh is very bright, 



deep red, very sweet and tender. The vines are vigorous 



and productive. Seed nearlv white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 



2 Oz. 15c; 1/4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



* I 1 rt J. -^ verv large, long melon of excellent 



A.laDania OWeet quality, popular in the south where 



it is grown extensively for shipping. The color is rather 



deep green, with dark, irregular striping. The rind is thin 



but very tough. The flesh is bright red. fine grained and 



sweet. "The fruits average a little "t bicker than Florida Favor- 

 ite. Seed nearly white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; ViLb. 25c; 



Lb. 75c. 



Harrs- Earliest 



Tom Watson 



T" wr i. ^ large, long melon similar in shape, color 



1 Om Watson and splendid quality to Monte Cristo but 

 averaging larger in size and with a tougher rind, making it 

 especially adapted for shipping to distant markets. The vines 

 are vigorous and productive. The flesh is rich red, sweet and 

 tender. Seed white, more or less marked with brown. Wher- 

 ever grown in the south it has become very popular as a ship- 

 ping sort. There has been an increasing demand of late for 

 a better quality of shippin.g melon and this demand has been 

 met in most ex'ceptional degree bv the Tom Watson. Pkt. 5c; 

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



|-. » I U Introduced by us in 1902. In general 



rerry S Iceberg shape, size and appearance this is 

 similar to Kolb's Gem, but is distinctly darker and the skin 

 where the melon rests on the ground is rich yellow instead 

 of white. It has a very firm, hard rind and is as good a ship- 

 per as Kolb's Gem but the flesh is deeper colored, extends 

 nearer to the rind and is more tender and sweet. Some- 

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

 round shipping melon. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c;.Vi Lb. 25c; 

 Lb. 75c. 



1^ li , ^ A very large, round or slightly oval melon. 



IVOlD S L»eni often flattened on the ends, "marked with 



irregularly mottled stripes of dark and light green. The 



rind is exceedingly hard a*nd firm, making it one of the best 



round sorts for shipping. The flesh is bright i-ed. solid, a 



little coarse, but sweet and 



tender. The vines are vigorous 



an 1 productive. Seed black. 



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



1/4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



|-^i •!• The quality of this 



v./nilian melon is equalled by 

 few varieties and surpassed bj' 

 none for the home garden. It is 

 desirable also for shipping. The 

 fruits are mediinn sized, nearly 

 round or .slightly oblong. The skin 

 is very deep green, indistinctly 

 mottled and striped with a lighter 

 shade. The flesh is decidedly 

 bright vermilion-red. remarkably 

 fine grained but firm and very 

 sweet. Seed white. A melon of 

 splendid quality, very popular on 

 the Pacific coast and taking high 

 rank elsewhere as it 1 ecomes 

 more generallv known. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; Va Lb. 30c; 

 Lb. $1.00 



