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D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



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 hQIs about eiglit feet apart, by thoroughly working into the soil an abundance of well rotted manure — hen manure, 

 guano, or other forms rich in nitrogen, being most desirable. Over tliis 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 twelve 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 best to each hill. 



Frequent watering of the plants vrith 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 growth. It is desirable to change the location as ottep as practicable. 



H* ' C 1* 1. ^° extra early melon of excellent quality. The fruits are exceptionally large for so early a variety, 

 arnS ticirliest sllghtly 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 variety 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; 1/4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



D.. i-i o /-■ > Sometimes sold as Ice Cream. One 



. M. r erry & Co S of the best early sorts for the 



p„__l_„_ home garden and for market gardeners who de- 



*■ *5cric»o liygj. direct to consumers. The vines are mod- 

 erately vigorous, hardy and productive. The fruits are 

 medium sized, oval, but somewhat uneven in shape, bright 

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

 The flesh is'bright scarlet, soUd, crisp and very sweet. Seed 

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



• I • l_j. I • Our stock of this sort is much better 



L.Ong iJtgnt Icing than that usually offered and su- 

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

 fruits are uniformly long and large, a little irregular in shape, 

 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; 'A Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



r> JI'I.1.1' The fruits are medium sized, nearly 



KOUnd Llgnt Icing round, greenish white, slightly 



veined or dotted with light green. The flesh is bright, light 



red, very sweet and tender. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 



2 Oz. 15c; Vi Lb. 25c; Lb. 80c. 

 |-v If' Th6 fruits are medium sized, nearly round, 



LlaTK icing dark green, very indistinctly veined and 



mottled with lighter shade. The flesh is very rich, bright 



red, sweet and of excellent quality. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; 



Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 1/4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 80c. 



Monte Cristo or Kleckley's Sweets excellent 



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



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



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



often showing fine russeting. The flesh is vei-y bright, 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. 15c; 



1/4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 90c. 

 rn -1 17 'j. -^ splendid melon of very large size 



rlOrida raVOrite and excellent quality. The fruits are 



long, dark green, mottled and striped with 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 white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 1/4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



» 1 1 o J. ^ very large, long melon of excellent 



AJat>ania pweet quaUty. 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 thicker than Florida Favor- 

 ite. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; Vi Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 





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Harris' Earliest 



T" \XT 1. A large, long melon similar in shape, color 



1 Om W atSOn 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 bro"n-n. ■V\Tier- 

 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 shipping melon and this demand has been 

 met in most exceptional degree by the Tom ■^^ atson. (See 

 cut and further description in Supplement, page 6) Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; Vi Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



T7 ' I U Introduced by us in 1902. In general 



rerry S ICeOerg shape, size and appearance this is 

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

 where the melon rests on the gmund" 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. Sc; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 25c; 

 Lb. 75c. 

 jr- 11 > y-i A verj' large, round or slightly oval melon, 



JX.OID S Viem often" flattened on the ends, marked with 

 irregularly mottled stripes of dark and light green. The 

 rind is exceedingly hard and firm, making it one of the best 

 round sorts tor shipping. The 

 flesh is bright red. solid, a little 

 coarse, but sweet and tender. The 

 vines are vigorous and produc- 

 tive. Seed black. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 2 Oz. 15c; 'A Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



^i ... The quality of this 



L-nilian melon is equalled by 

 few varieties and surpassed by 

 none for the home garden. It is 

 desirable also foi' shipping. The 

 fruits are medium sized, nearly 

 round or sliglitly oblong. The skin 

 is very deep green, indistinctly 

 mottle"d and striped with a lighter 

 shade. The flesh is decidedly 

 bright vermilion-red. remarkably 

 fine grained but firm and ver.v 

 sweet. Seed white. A melon of 

 splendid quality, very popular on 

 the Pacific coast and taking high 

 rank elsewhere as it liecomes 

 more generally known. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 16c; 2 Oi. 15c; 1/4 Lb. 25c; 

 Lb. 85c. 



