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early mbite Japan 



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



GONTINUDD... 



Rocky ford 



This has become one of the most popu- 

 lar of small or basket melons, and is 

 shipped in large quantities from Colo- 

 rado and Arizona. The fruit is oval, 

 slightly ribbed, densely covered with 

 coarse netting. Flesh thick, green, 

 very sweet and high flavored. We offer 

 an exceptionally fine stock of this sort, 

 the fruit being wonderfully uniform 

 in shape and quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 2 0z. 20c; % Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



l)acken$acKorturr$(Zap 



Fruit very large, the diameter much 

 more than the length; ribs large and 

 of irregular width, densely covered 

 with coarse netting; flesh green, thick, 

 coarse, but very s\^ eet and fine flav- 

 ored. We have taken great pains to 

 have our stock of this true to the 

 "Turk's Cap" type, and after careful 

 comparison with that of other growers 

 do not hesitate to pronounce it the best 

 in the country. Pkt. 6c; Oz. 10c; 

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



tli<%ntt*/>yl1 Our stock of this vari- 

 llZVIIII^ai ety, unlike most of- 

 fered, is of distinct and uniform type. 

 Fruit of the largest size, often measur- 

 ing twelve to fourteen inches in diam- 

 eter; spherical, or slightly oval in 

 shape, with regulai', shallow ribs, and 

 sparsely covered with netting; flesh 

 light green, very juicy, sweet and of 

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

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



Pine flPDic Z?:\iTiF:f/r. 



Fruit oval, medium sized, slightly rib- 

 bed and dark green at first, but becom- 

 ing covered with shallow grey netting 

 Flesh green, thick, delicate, exceedingly 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 16c; 



Musk Melon, Netted Gem or Rocky Ford. 



as they mature. 



A very early variety of fine g^-eet and high' flavored. 



_ . quality. Fruit oval, white, ^ tk .jq^. t% 55c 



with green flesh. One of the best for the home garden 4 • - . 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; ^ Lb. 20c; Lb. 66c. 



Improved Carge Green nutmeg 



Cosmopolitan 



Vines vigor- 

 _ ous, hardy, 

 productive; fruit very large, round, slightly flattened at both 

 ends, ribbed, covered witli coarse netting; flesh very thick 

 and of the highest flavor. Pkt. &c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 

 h Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



This variety was introduced by us in 

 1894, and combining, as it does, the flrm, 

 sweet flesh of the French Cantaloupe 

 and the delicious flavor of the American Musk Melon, it is truly cosmopolitan 

 in character. ^ jg ^,,g ^^^^ Beautiful of the Green Fleshed Melons. 

 Fruit slightly oval, nearly round, without ribs. Color light green, but becom- 

 ing covered at maturity with dense, silver gray netting. Flesh green, firm, 

 sweet and uniformly high flavored. Pkt. 6c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; <i Lb, 20c; 

 Lb. 65c. 



R>lir 7li<>lt1 Fruit long and of the largest size, frequently 

 Dily MI>>V weighing fifteen to seventeen pounds, deeply 

 ribbed and covered with coarse netting; flesh green, thick 

 and of fine flavor. By far the best of the large melons, and so 

 hardy as to be the best sort for inexperienced cultivators. 

 Pkt. 6c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; h Lb. 20c; Lb. 5oc. 



Cosmopolitan 

 Musk Melon 



ORANGE riESnCD VARIETIES 



PetOSkey— See description and colored 

 plate page 62. 



jMc Cotter's pride 



Tills variety is the result of long 

 continued skillful breeding and selection with 

 the purpose of securing a very large melon of 

 spherical shape, with flesh of fine grain and 

 high quality. The fruit is very large, nearly 

 round, evenly and moderately ribbed, dark 

 green in color, partially covered with gray 

 netting. The orange- red flesh is very thick, 

 sweet and of fine flavor. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 

 2 Oz. 35c; % Lb. 60c; Lb. $1.75 



emerald Gem H'?S: 



to medium sized, globular, or slightly flattened 

 at the ends, only slightly netted and ribbed. 

 Skin deep green while young, becoming tinged 

 with yellow as the fruit matures; flesh deep 

 salmon-yellow, thick, ripening close to the rind, 

 and exceedingly high flavored. This variety 

 has steadily grown in popular favor, and in 

 many large markets leads all other kinds. 

 Pkt.Sc; Oz.lOc; 20z.20c; ^4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



^llt*l1t*iCi> "^^"^ °^*^ variety is still highly 

 vMI |/l IvV esteemed by many. Vines hardy 

 and productive; fruit oval, not deeply ribbed, 

 covered with slight patches of netting; skin 



yellowish-white; flesh deep salmon color. Pkt. 6c; 



Oz. lOc; 2 Oz. 16c; % Lb. 20c; Lb. 55c. 



P<NHit V/»llAlt1 ^ ^^^S^ variety; long, oval, deeply 

 LOnS IvIIVJW ribbed; flesh thick, light salmon col- 

 ored, and of a pecuhar musky flavor. This variety is 

 used in its green state for mangoes. Pkt. 6c; Oz. 10c; 

 2 Oz. 16c; h Lb. 20c; Lb. 65c. 



