COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. 



OSAGE MUSK MELON. 



OSAGE MUSK MELON» 



Skin dark green, slightly netted and a rich 

 orange color where the melon lies on the ground, 

 and on this side it is eatable within an eighth of 

 an inch of the surface. The shape is a pointed 

 oval— medium sized, and whole crop very even 

 and extra heavy owing to thickness of meat. No 

 melon can equal it in' this respect, not even the 

 Hackensack. It is the best melon and the best 

 shipper we know of. Many testimonials from 

 the largest commission men show it to have 

 been the past season the most profitable melon 

 in the West, as it has sold at $1.75 to $2.50 per 

 dozen in the Western markets, while other va- 

 rieties could only be sold at $1.25 to $1.75. 



Per pkt., 10 cts.. oz.. 25 cts., H lb.. 75 cts. 



EMEBAL GEM MUSK MELON. 



EMERALD GEM MELON. 



This new and distinct variety is a great acqui- 

 sition. Extra early, very prolific and liardy, and 

 the most delicious melon grown. Skin smooth 

 and of an emerald green; flesh very thick, of a 

 salmon color. It is peculiarly crystalline in ap- 

 pearance, and so very juicy and rich that it 

 almost drops to pieces (like a rich cake). The 

 flavor is sweet and luscious beyond description. 

 Everyone should give this variety a trial. 

 Per pkt.. 5 cts., oz.. 15 cts.. H. lb.. 35 cts., lb., $1.25. 



EXTRA EARL? HACKENSACK MELON. 



EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK 

 MELON. 



This new strain came so highly recommendtid, 

 thatssve planted it in our trial grounds, and are 

 pleased to endorse the claim made for it. By 

 careful selection and improvement, carried on 

 for some years, this strain has been so developed 

 that it produces melons with all the good quali- 

 ties of the well-known Hackensack Melon, but 

 at least ten days earlier. A melon grower, near 

 Albany, New York, states that with him the New 

 Early Hackensack was at least two weehs eai'lier 

 than the old Hackensack, and that, with frcm 

 thirty-five to forty melons in a barrel, he had 

 no diflSculty in selling his crop in the Albany 

 markets for $5 per barrel. The melons wei:?h 

 from four to ten pounds each, are of the nutmeg 

 shape, heavily netted, and have light-greao 

 flesh of delicious flavor. 



Per pkt., 5 cts., oz., 15 cts., J4 lb., 35 cts., lb., UJifi 



MAMMOTH GOLDEN QUEEN 

 PEPPER. 



This new variety is wonderfully productive, of 

 perfect shape and uniform large size; growing 

 from 15 to 20 perfect fruits, from 8 to 10 inches 

 long, and 4 to 5 through on a single plant. They 

 are so mild in flavor they can be eaten like to- 

 matoes, with pepper and vinegar. 



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



