COLE'S CHOICE NOVELTIES. 



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RUBY GOLD WATER MELON- 



Per pkt., 10 cts., 3 pkts.. 25 cts., oz., 



This splendid new Melon is a hybrid 

 seedling of the famous " Green and 

 Gold " Watermelon. It excels in beauty 

 and quality all other varieties. The 

 distinct dark markings as shown in the 

 engraving are the red flesh, and the 

 light shade shows the yellow. Shape 

 long, often two feet or more. Weight 

 forty U) sixty pounds. Flesh solid, pure 

 golden-yellow, variegated with streaks 

 and layers of bright pink. In quality it 

 has a sweetness and lusciousuess which 

 no other melon possesses, being tender, 

 and melts in the mouth like ice cream, 

 without a particle of core or stringy 

 substance. Very juicy, and does not 

 lose its flavor when it becomes over- 

 ripe. 



30 cts.. hi lb.. ?1.00. 



DELAWARE WATER MELON. 



This variety is a cross between the Ironclad and 

 the old Mountain Sweet. Of oblong shape, the 

 melons are very thick through and nearly as thick 

 at the stem as at the blossom end. The skin is 

 beautifully striped dark and light green, and they 

 are very true both in markings and in uniformity 

 of size. The flesh is a brilliant red and ripens 

 within one half to three fourths of an inch of the 

 rind; very solid, luscious and sugary, entirely free 

 from strings and of most excellent flavor, resem- 

 bling that of the old Mountain Sweet in its palmy 

 days. The rind, while very thin, is extremely 

 tough, and it is one of the best melons ever intro- 

 duced, both for shipping and keeping. 



Per pkt., 5 cts., oz., 15 cts., % lb., 50 cts., lb., $1.50. 



VINE PBAClI OR MANGO MELON- 



The vine on which they are borne is somewhat similar to 

 the musk melon vine, and requires the same cultivation. 



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 littl 

 flavor, but soon they become mellow and sweet, and hav 

 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 pealed and the seeds taken out they much resemble 

 peaches. Fof 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 cer- 

 . tain 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- 



It resembles the Vine Peach in manner of 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 a re so 

 important in putting up the Vine Peach. 



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



