COLE'S CHOICE NOVELTIES. 



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VINE PEACH OR MANGO MELON. 



This splendid novelty was introduced last year. The 

 vine on which they are home is somewhat similar to 

 the musk melon vine, and requires the same cultiva- 

 tion. 



The fruit is about the size of a large peach, oval- 

 shaped and of a bright orange yellow color somewhat 

 russeted. When it first ripens it is quite hard and has 

 very little flavor, 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. For sweet pickles, pies 

 or preserving they are superb. A few pieces of sliced 

 lemon, or a little lemon essence, adds to their flavor 

 and is usually desirable. In the west and northwest, 

 where fruit is scarce, we feel certain that they will 

 quickly become popular, as they are easily cultivated, 

 wonderfully prolific, and can be used in every way in 

 which you would use a peach. 



Per pkt„ 5 cts. ; oz., 25 cts. 



GARDEN LEMON. 



We are pleased to introduce this to our customers as a novelty well 

 worthy their attention, and can recommend It highly. It resembles the 

 Vine Peach in manner bt growth and shape of fruit, but is distinct in 

 that the unripe fruit is striped with Very dark green, nearly black, while 

 the Vine Peach is plain green, and when ripe is not russeted like the 

 Vine Peach. Fruit Is somewhat smaller than^Vine Peach, has thinner 

 flesh and is most decidedly more acid, thus dispensing with the sliced 

 lemons which are so 'important in putting up the Vine Peach. 



Per pkt., 7 cts.; oz., 35 cts. 



IMPROVED GXJERNSEY PARSNIP. 



This is a greatly improved and wonderftiUy fine strain of the Guernsey 

 Parsnip. It is strictly a table variety. The roots do not grow long as 

 the Hollow Crown, but are of a greater diameter, and more easily 

 gathered. It is a very heavy cropper; the roots are smooth, about 13 

 inches in length, and with a very deep, hollow crown and small top. The 

 flesh is very fine grained and sweet all the way through, and of excellent 

 quality. It is sure to please all who try it. 



Per pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 10 cts. ; J4 lb., 25 cts. ; lb. 75 cts. 



CELESTIAL PEPPER. 



GUERNSEY PARSNIP. 



This new pepper, from China, is one 

 of the most ornamental varieties we 

 have seen, and is fso beautiful in 

 growth that it deserves a prominent 

 place in The Flower Garden. The 

 plant sets its peppers very early and 

 continues until frost, branching free- 

 ly and bearing profusely. It is won- 

 derously productive, forty peppers 

 having been counted on a single 

 'branch. Up to the time they are 

 fully ripe they are of a delicate 

 creamy-yellow color, then suddenly 

 changing to an interne vivid scarlet. 

 They are all carried upright, and the 

 brilliant contrast in colors makes a 

 plant loaded with fruits, part of one 

 color and part of the other, an ob- 

 ject of the most striking beauty and 

 oddity. The peppers are of superior 

 quality, of a clear, sharp flavor. So 

 odd, beautiful and useful a variety 

 will attract marked attention and 

 admiration wherever known. See 

 cut. 



Per pkt., 10 cts.: Vz oz., 30 cts., oz., 50 



