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MUSK MELONS— Continued. 



PAUL ROSE. 



ANNE ARUNDEL. 



ANNE ARUNDEL CANTALOUPE 



(Original Stock.) 



The cut represents a sample of our stock photographed from fruit 

 taken from the growing seed crop. It is very large, nearly round, 

 deeply netted, and of good flavor. A 

 wagonload of them at once attracts the 

 buyers' attention, and when piled up 

 on a market stall they are irresistible. 

 No large grower's stock is complete 

 without this superb melon. 



This handsome melon, introduced by 

 us several years ago, was for years a 

 special favorite with a number of the 

 leading growers of Anne Arundel Coun- 

 ty, Maryland. This county is justly 

 celebrated as growing the finest Canta- 

 loupes in the country. We might al- 

 most say the finest in the world. Know- 

 ing its value, we selected the stock and 

 placed it before our customers. It has 

 met every promise we made for it upon 

 its introduction. Pkt., 5c. Ox., 10c. 

 % lb., 25c. Lb., 75c. 



One grower says : "It is in all re- 

 spects one of the best of melons." 



Another says : 



"Portsmouth, Va. 

 "Dear Sirs — The Anne Arundel Canta- 

 loupe was perfectly satisfactory — just 

 what it is claimed to be. It proved to 

 be early, of good size, and gave me 

 large yield." 



: — ===== — » PAUL HOSE. ~ 



This variety originated with one of the most successful melon- 

 growers in the country, who reports that when planted for market 

 the fruit has brought him nearly twice us much per acre as he 

 realized from any other sort. In this new sort are combined all 

 the good qualities of the Netted Gem and the Osage, the varieties 

 from which it originated. The fruit is oval, about 5 inches in 

 diameter, and ia shape and general a ppea ranee similar to the 

 well-known Netted Gem or Rocky Ford. The firm flesh is a rich 

 orange-red color, like that of the Osage, but even sweeter and 

 higher flavored, retaining its good qualities quite to the rind. We 

 have found the fruit the most uniformly good of any musk melon 

 we have ever grown, every one of the hundreds tested being sweet 

 and rich flavored. It is rare that a musk melon of such superla- 

 tive quality is a good market or shipping sort, but the firm, solid 

 flesh and thin but strong rind of this sort makes it the best ship- 

 per we know of, while it is just the size for hotel and table use. 

 We think it really has no equal as a market melon for professional 

 melon-growers, and it is one of the very best sorts for the home 

 garden. Pkt., 5c. Ox., lOc. Vi lb., 25c. Lb., S.-.c. 



NORFOLK 

 BUTTON. 



An Improved strain of Early Jenny Lind, having 

 a nub or button on the blossom end, which gives it 

 a distinction over all other varieties. It is very 

 early, of remarkably fine texture and delicious 

 flavor, and produces fruits of the finest quality. It 

 la extra fine for both home and market use. We 

 are putting the above on the market for the first 

 time, and have but a limited supply of seed. 

 Those who wish to secure a trial order will do well 

 by placing their order at once. 



Pkt., 5c. and 10c. 1-4 lb., 35*. 

 Lb.. $1.00. 



BANQUET. 



This superb melon represents years 

 of careful selection and improve- 

 ment. The raiser regards it as his 

 greatest production, and likely to 

 supersede all other red-fleshed mel- 

 ons. "The Banquet" is a medium- 

 sized melon, flat at both ends, and 

 more beautifully netted than any 

 known variety. In quality it has no 

 equal ; the flesh is uniformly deep 

 and of that granulated character 

 that always indicates a good melon; 

 the color is a dark, rich salmon. 



Pkt., 5c. Ox., 20c. 



EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK 



Netted, green flesh and excellent : very showy market variety and an excellent 

 keeper. Ten days earlier than the Old Hackensack. 



Pkt., 5c. Oz., lOc. V\ lb., 2 5c. Lb., 85c. 



PERFECTED— DELMONICO.— This is one of the best of the red-flesh sort : the 

 flesh is a deep, rich orange color, of very fine grain, and of delicate and delightful 

 flavor. Pkt., 5c. Oz., 15c, % lb., SOc. 



LONG ISLAND BE AUTY- Pkt., Sc. Ox., 15 c. % lb., 40c. 



