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iEatly Triumph Trtie Strain.— This uew melon 

 has been largely planted the past two years, and 

 has proven so sueces.=iful that we consider it 

 worthy of being classed as one of onr leading 

 varieties. It is the best marJiet and shipping 1 

 melon liias far introduced. The rind i.s dark 

 green, the desh deep red and very sweet. T!ie 

 meron is very large, weighing from iO to S) lbs. 



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Early Triumph Trae S- 



Mclvers ^i^onderful TVater Melon. An ob- 

 long shaped melon of uniformly large size, and 

 handsome in appearance. The "skin shows broad 

 bands of white, shading into narrower bands of 

 dark green. The quality is very superior, flesh of 

 a soft, pale piok, crisp and free from any striogi- 

 ness and very Juicy. These melons have a solid 

 heart free from cracks, while tlie seed rows are 

 close to the rind. 



Bradford "Water Melon. This melon is 



similar to the famous Joe Johnson in shape 



and marklBgs. In shape it is long, and. 



color dark green, with darker wavy bands; 



flesli meliiug and of excellent flavor, seed 



white, ac excellent variety. 



Early Daik Icing: Water Melon. This 

 is an early variety, roxiud, wii.li thin, dark 

 skin, yet Very solid and of superior quality. 

 Not well adapted for shipping purposes. 



Alabama Sweet. The best melon grown 

 for shipping. Oblong, very large, dark 

 green, faintly striped, very s'weet, entirely 

 stringless; very prolific. We cannotrecom- 

 mend this melon too highly. Fancy se- 

 lected southern grown seed. 



Black Diamond. VYe have tried very 

 hard the past two seasons to popularize 

 this fine, large melon, but our customers 

 do not "take to it" as they should. Do not 

 be partial and cling too long to old favor- 

 Hes. We admit that but half the so-called 

 "novelties" are really novel or an improve- 

 ment on others, but when we IvNO W that 

 we have an IMPROVED variety, we do not 

 hesitate to recommend it. Put at least a 

 portion of your melon patch in Black Dia- 

 mond and"vou will plant more of it the 

 next season. It is nearly round; solid; 

 rind, black-green in color; good shipper, 

 and of line quality. Yields larger than any 

 other vai-iety of lace introduction. 



Tiy Oar New Velvet Fi^ Trees. 



