Cole's Seed Store, Pella, Iowa 



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Rocky Ford Musk Melon 



ROCKY FORD. In th past few years the melon 

 growers of Rocky Ford, Colorado, have shipped 

 inim use quantities of this variety to all the 

 large cities of the United States, where they 

 have leen in great demand by th? high clas:s 

 hotels and restaurants. These delicious melon; 

 have made a great reputation for high quality. 

 The melons are of just the right size for taUe 

 use, slightly oval in shape. The flesh is thick, 

 of a light green color, and of a fine, juicy, lus- 

 cious flavor. It is very early and wonderfully 

 productive. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 

 30 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



Tip Top Musk Melon 



TIP TOP NUTMEG. This new yellow-fleshed 

 melon we recommend to every lover of this 

 luscious fruit and to every gardener who grows 

 for the market. It is of the very best quality, 

 every melon produced, big or little, early or late 

 in the season, is a good one. They are sweet, 

 juicy, of finest flavor, eatable to the very rind. 

 It is a strong grower and a heavy yielder and 

 of handsome appearance. Per pkt. 5 cts., o/.. 

 15 cts., Yi lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.50. 



We have planted your seeds for quite a 

 number of years and found them true to 

 name, of strong vitality, and packets well 

 filled. Would recommend them to every 

 one in preference to store seeds. — M. E. 

 Woodnow, O'Brien Co., Ioiva. 



Early Netted Gem Melon 



EARLY NETTED GEM. This variety has be- 

 come very popular as a market melon in the 

 Western cities. Shipped in baskets in immense, 

 quantities. They grow remarkably uniform, 

 weighing from one and a quarter to one and a 

 half pounds each. They are thick-meatrd, the 

 flesh is light green in color, and uniformly of 

 fine, luscious flavor; skin green, regularly rib- 

 bed and thickly netted. Very prolific and extra 

 earlv in ripening. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 % lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. 



WINTER PINE-APPLE. This variety is of a 

 decidedly distinct appearance, the outside skin 

 being deeply corrugated, with thick flesh and 

 small seed cavity. The flesh is light green, melt- 

 ing, and of a rich aromatic pine-apple flavor. 

 But the most remarkable and valuable feature 

 of this new Melon is its wonderful keeping 

 qualities. They do not ripen on the vines as 

 other musk melons, but are picked before hard 

 frost and laid away in a cool, dry cellar, where 

 they will keep sound and sweet for months. 

 When wanted for use they must be brought into 

 a warm room, where they will ripen up in a 

 few days. These qualities will enable market 

 gardeners to supply both families and restau- 

 rants with most delicious Melons all winter. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts. oz. 20 cts. 



VINE PEACH or MANGO MELON. The 



fruit is about the size of a large peach, and of 

 a bright orange yellow color, somewhat russeted 

 When it first ripens it is quite hard, but soon 

 they become mellow and sweet, and have a rich 

 flavor. When ripe the fruit falls from the vine ; 

 the flesh is very firm with a small cavity in the 

 center, and when peeled and the seeds taken 

 out they much resemble peaches. A few pieces 

 of sliced lemon or a little lemon essence adds 

 to their flavor and is usually desirable. They 

 are easily cultivated, wonderfully prolific, and 

 can be used in every way in which you would 

 use a peach. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



GARDEN LEMON. It resembles the Vine 

 Peach in manner of growth and shape of fruit 

 but is distinct in color, and when rip? is not 

 russeted like the Vine Peach. Fruit is somewhat 

 smaller than Vine Peach, has thinner flesn 

 and is most decidedly more acid, thus dispensing 

 with the sliced lemons which are so important 

 in putting up the Vine Peach. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 20 cts. 



ORNAMENTAL POMEGRANATE. An ex- 

 ceedingly interesting novelty, and very orna- 

 mental. The fruit is almost round, with dis- 

 tinct markings. Grows on a pretty vine; fruit 

 orange yellow, slightly striped, and sometimes 

 spotted red; varying from the size of n small 

 peach to that of an orange. Very fragrant, 

 sweetly perfuming the room with their exquisite 

 odor for days. Very prolific and easily grown. 

 Plant and cultivate same as for musk melons. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



