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



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WATER MELON 



Although the Water Melon is a tropical fruit and can be most easily grown in the south on a warm, rich, sandy soil, 

 yet no one need abandon its culture because he has not these conditions, for some of the sweetest melons ever produced 

 have been grown in Michigan, in the latitude of 45 degrees north, and Cuban Queens weighing over 60 pounds have been 

 raised in cold clay soil in northern Ohio. 



CULTURE.— In order to get good Water Melons, it is essential that the plants get a good start, and to this end it is 

 important to prepare hills about eight feet apart, by thoroughly working into the soilan abundance of well rotted manure 

 —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 seed on this, covering it about an inch in depth. 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 hquid maniire will hasten the gi-owth, thus dimin- 

 ishing the danger from insect pests. 



PfBinnox/'d ^ valuable variety 



IT ninney ;!» for use in the north 



¥nci¥»lvr ^^ ^^ ^^ hardy and a sure 



M^ilFly cropper. Vines vigorous and 

 productive, fruiting quite early; fruit 

 medium sized, oblong, smooth, mar- 

 bled with two shades of green; rind 

 thin; flesh pink, tender and crisp. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 20c; 

 Lb. 60c. 



D.M. Ferry 6i Cos 



l^^fi^-Mlf^^^ One of the best sorts 

 ■^ t^t^J. l.C^A3 for private gardens 

 and for market gardeners who deliver 

 direct to consumers. Vine moderately 

 vigorous, hardy, productive; fruit me- 

 dium sized, oval, bright green, finely 

 mottled; rind thin; flesh bright scarlet, 

 solid to the center, crisp, tender and 

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

 % Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 



Gypsy, or Georgia 

 Rattlesnake ?a."geVoide^s? 



and most popular sorts, particularly 

 in the south. Fruit oblong, of light 

 green color, finely marked with a darker 

 shade. Flesh bright scarlet and very 

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

 H Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 



C-sArfkfk-tf- YT^^Cfev*'^ This melon was introduced by 

 iJ YV t5d M.a.t^€».M. t us in 1894 and it has become 

 very popular as a shipping melon, particularly in the south. 

 Vine vigorous and productive, ripening its fruit early. 

 Fruit large, oval, very heavy; rind thin but firm; flesh 

 bright red, firm, solid but very tender, melting and sweet. 

 Fruit retains its good quality for a long time after ripen- 

 ing. Our stock is the very best. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 2 Oz. 15c; h Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



Sweet Heart Water Melon. 



Dixie 



A popular market sort. Vine vigorous, large 

 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, is of the best 

 quality and free from the hard, coarse center which is so 

 objectionable a feature of many shipping melons. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; h Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 



Triumph 



IT r^l V% c ^^fk-rvi "Vines of medium size but remark- 

 A^'Jl*' ^ V^dll ably vigorous and healthy. 

 Leaves of medium size, deeply cut with a peculiar frilled 

 edge. Fruit of the largest size, round or slightly oval marked 

 with irregular mottled stripes of dark and Jight green. 

 Rind exceedingly hard and firm, making it a good sort for 

 shipping long distances. Flesh bright red, solid, a little 

 coarse, but sweet and tender. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. loc; 

 ^ Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



A southern variety which has become 

 _ very popular with shippers. The fruit 



is uniformly large, nearly round, dark green, often indis- 

 tinctly striped with a lighter shade and has a thin and firm 

 rind which makes it an excellent shipper; flesh bright 

 red and of good quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 

 h Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



Monte Cristo, or U'^lLXSe 



use or near mar- 



Kleckley's Sweets kets,Vme vigorous 



and productive ; 

 frviit of medium size, oval; color 

 dark green, often showing fine 

 russeting; flesh very bright, rich 

 red, and exceedingly sweet. This 

 variety is so crisp and tender 

 that it will not stand shipping, 

 the fruit bursting open if sub- 

 jected to even a slight jar, or 

 when the rind is penetrated 

 with a knife. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 2 Oz. 15c; h Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



Florida 



Florida Favorite Water Melon. 



A splendid 

 melon of largest 

 ■m^ • . size and ex- 



r H"V01*lTf cellent qual- 



long, mottled dark green with 

 stripes of lighter shade; rind 

 thin but firm; flesh very bright, 

 deep red, very sweet, tender and 

 excellent. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 2 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c, 



