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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. 



OSAGE MUSK MELON. 



OSAGE MUSK MELON. 



Skin dark green, slightly nettled 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 j 

 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 vari- 

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



Per pkt., 5 cts., oz., 15 cts., J4 lb., 40 cts 



EMERALD GEM MUSK MELON. 



EMERALD GEM MELON. 



This distinct variety is a great acquisition. 

 Extra early, very prolific and hardy, 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., 10 cts., % lb., 30 cts., lb., $1. 



EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK MELOX. 



EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK 

 MELON. 



This strain comes highly recommended. By 

 careful selection and improvement, carried on 

 for some years, it has been so developed that it 

 produces melons with all the good qualities of 

 the well known Hackensaclc 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 tiro loeefe earlier than the 

 old Hackensack, and that, with from 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 weigh from four to ten 

 pounds each, are of the nutmeg shape, heavily 

 netted, and h-ave light green flesh of delicious 

 flavor. 



Per pkt., 5 cts., oz., 10 cts.. }i lb., 30 cts., lb., $J.OO. 



CORAL GEM BOUQUET PEPPER. 



Is tl 

 beautn 

 thicklj 



bOUqui . --• JLS 



great beauty, it serves the housekeeper in a most 

 convenient way when the pods arc wanted for 

 seasoning. In the open ground the plants grow 

 to a height of from 24 to 30 inches, so densely set 

 with pods as to bend its branches down. So 

 many desirable qualities arc combined in this, it 

 will undoubtedly become popular as well as 

 profitable in the manufacture of pepper sauce. 

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



