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PETER HENDERSON CO., & NEW YORK.-SUPERIOR SEEDS. 



WATER MELONS. ^ ^ 



Florida Favorite. 



A large oblong variety with alternate stripes of 

 dark and pale green While it is a late variety 

 yet it will mature perfect fruit as far North ai 

 New York. It is a fine variety cither for home 

 use or for the markets, being of an excellent 

 flavor. (See cut.) ioc oz , 15c i lb., 40c lb. 



<<J P^ e Joi^es" WaterMelof) 



1 This is a splendid melon. The color of th« 

 skin is]solid s;reen, and the flesh is very bright 

 red} particularly sweet, juicy and melting. It 

 grows to large size. Frequently attaining the 

 weight of eighty pounds. In shape it resemblei 

 Kolb's Gem, and like that variety, is one of the 

 best shipping sorts, ioc oz., 15c '+ lb , 40c lb. 



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COLE'S EARLY. 



A water melon which can be successfully 

 grown over a larger latitude and will invariably 

 mature in any of the States where the season U 

 as long as that of New York. It is a sure cropper, 

 enormously prolific and extremely delicate i« 

 texture of flesh, which is a bright red color ; the 

 rind is thin, and the quality of the flesh is sustain- 

 ed clear to the rind. It is, however, exceedingly 

 brittle, hence not desirable for long distance 

 shipping but possessing all the other most desir- 

 able features, we can highly recommend it to 

 grow for local use. The melons are not large, 

 seldom over 12 inches in length by 9 in diauceter 

 but what they lack in size is'morc than made up 

 in number. The heart is usually large ; there is 

 little or no cavity, and very few seed«. {See cut.) 

 ioc oz., 20c i lb., 60c lb. 



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SWeet -Heart. 



jThis Is a sort of perfect form of the round type of Ice ('ream, 

 but it is so vastly improved as to make it thoroughly distinct- 

 it is one of the earliest to ripen, making a grand second to 

 our famous Cole's Early. 



The fruit is slightly oval in shape. The outer color is very 

 bright, beautifully mottled light green The rind is thin and 

 tough, and stands shipping well, is an excellent keeper and 

 improves in quality after ripening. The flesh is a light vivid 

 red in color, very solid and crisp, and thoroughly melting. 

 The flavor is exquisite, possessing not only sweetness, but 

 that luscious flavor only found in the best sorts. (See cut.) 

 ioc. oz., 15c. i lb., 40c lb. 



Kolb's Qeu\, 



Largely grown, particularly in the South, for shipment to 

 Northern markets. As a shipping melon, it has hardly an 

 equal. The fruit is nearly round, rind dark green, somewhat 

 marbled with lighter shades, ioc oz., 15c t lb. 35c lb. 



