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KOLB'S GEM MELON. 



KOLB'S GEM. This variety comes highly recom- 

 mended. It is a hybrid between the Scaly 

 Barlv and Rattlesnalce, and It is one of the best 

 shipping varieties. They grow uniformly 

 round, fruit large and striped light green. 

 Flesh bright red, solid, sweet and of good fla- 

 vor. Its keeping qualities are remarkable; in 

 the New Yorlc market it lias keptiu prime con- 

 dition for two montlis after shipment. Per pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



VOLGA. In solidity and hardness it is remark- 

 able. In productiveness it surpasses most 

 sorts, two melons being borne at adjacent 

 ,1oints of the same vine. In form it is nearly 

 "perfectly globular. In color it is so pale green 

 as to be nearly wliite. Althoagli so solid and 

 hard, the rinil is not thick. The flesh is re- 

 markably crisp, and when fully ripe, very sweet 

 and red color. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 

 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



MAMMOTH GRAY MONARCH. This is an- 

 other line V iriety, frequently attaining a 

 weight of ninety pounds and over. Tlie out- 

 side skin is a mottled gray color, shape long. 

 Flesh bright crimson, and of sweet, delicious 

 flavor. It is also a fine shipper, carrying well 

 long distances. One of the most productive 

 varieties known, and destined to become a 

 popular market variety Per plct., 5 cts., oz., 

 10 cts., lb., 25 cts., lb., 75 cts. 



Mammoth Ironclad. Tliis variety is 

 highly recommended, grows uniformly large, 

 often weighing sixty to seventy pounds; they 

 are Ironclad, hardly ever bursting or showing 

 any bruise, hence the best market melon. 

 Plucked when ripe, or left on the vines, they 

 keep in fine condition for one month. It is of 

 the most delicious and sugary flavor. The 

 flesh is never mealy, but always solid. Per 

 pkt., 4 cts., oz., 8 cts., }4 lb., 20 cts., lb., 70 cts. 



Cuban Queen. Tliis magnificent new Melon 

 is certainly the largest and finest variety in 

 the world. The vines are very strong, healthy 

 and vigorous in growth. Tlie flesh is bright 

 red, remarkably solid, peculiarly luscious, 

 crisp and sugary, and in delicious flavor is un- 

 surpassed. It is an excellent keeper, very thin 

 rind, enormously productive, and very heavy, 

 having been grown to weigh 100 pounds. Per 

 pkt,, 5 cts., oz.. 8 cts., li lb., 20 cts., lb., 70 cts. 



The Boss. A new melon of rare quality. 

 Large in size, long in shape, very darlc green 

 in color, showy in appearance. Flesh very 

 highly colored, crystaline, melting, of unusu- 

 ally fine flavor, and extending almost to the 

 skin. A variety certain to please, either for 

 shipping or home consumption. Per pkt,, 4 

 cts., oz., 8 cts., li lb., 25 cts., lb., 75 cts. 



Peerless or Ice Cream One of the best 

 Melons in cultivation. Of medium size, thin 

 rind, light mottled green; flesh, bright scarlet, 

 solid to the center, crisp, melting, and sweet as 

 honey. Per pkt., 4 cts., oz., 8 cts., J4 lb., 20 cts., 

 lb., 70 cts. 



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JOHNSON'S CHRISTMAS "WATER MELON. 



JOHNSON'S CHRISTMAS. This . variety is 

 highly recommended by the introducers. The 

 flesh is of a beautiful rich scarlet, very solid, 

 and of delicious, sugary flavor. It is one of 

 the best shipping and keeping melons yet intro- 

 duced. It has been kept until Christmas and 

 New Years, for several seasons. Their valu- 

 able keeping and shipping qualities, hardy, 

 vigorous growth, productiveness, handsome 

 appearance and delicious flavor, make this 

 melon popular wherever introduced. Per 

 pkt., 5 cts., oz., 10 cts., 14 lb., 30 cts., lb., $1. 



Phinney's Early. A valuable variety for 

 use at the north, hardy and a sure cropper. 

 Vine vigorous and productive, fruiting quite 

 early; fruit oblong, smooth, rind thin, flesh 

 pinli, very sweet, tender and brittle. Per pkt., 

 4 cts., oz., 8 cts., K lb., 20 cts., lb., 70 cts. 



Mountain Sweet. Dark green, flesh red, 

 sweet and rich; early and hardy. Per pkt., 4 

 cts., oz., 8 cts., 14 lb., 20 cts., lb., 60 cts. 



New Orange. Form oval, of medium size; 

 flesh red. In quality the New Orange is one of 

 the sweetest. When in its mature state the 

 rind separates readily from the flesli in the 

 manner of the peel from the flesh of an orange. 

 Per pkt. 4 cts., oz. 8 cts., H lb. 20 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



Vick's Early. A new variety, it is longish, 

 smooth, of medium size, flesh bright pink, solid, 

 sweet, and the earliest variety in cultivation. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 8 cts., ^ lb. 20 cts.. lb. 75 cts. 



Citron. Used in the making of sweetmeats 

 and preserves; grows uniformly rouud and 

 smootli, striped and marbled with light green; 

 flesh white, solid, seeds red. Directions for 

 cooking and preserving inside each packet. Per 

 pkt. 4 cts., oz. 8 cts.. li lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts, 



COLORADO PRESERVING. This is quite dis- 

 tinct from the ordinary preserving citron, the 

 seeds being of light green color. It is immensely 

 productive; one vine produced twenty-five 

 melons, weighing from fifteen to forty pounds 

 each. The flesli is very firm and solid, with 

 few seeds. The preserving qualities are the 

 very finest; it makes beautiful, clear, nearly 

 transparent preserves, of surpassingly fine fla- 

 vor. Directions for cooking and preserving inside 

 each packet. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J4 lb. 80 

 cts., lb. $1.00. 



OKRA, or Gumbo. 



This vegetable is becoming extensively grown. 

 The long young pods of this plant are lised in 

 soups, stews etc., to which they impart a rich 

 flavor, and are considered nutritious. Sow the 

 seeds thickly in rich ground about the middle of 

 May, or when the ground has become warm, in 

 drills 3 feet apart and 1 inch deep; thin out to 10 

 inches apart in the drills. Hoe often, and earth 

 up a little to support the stems. The very young 

 pods can be gathered and dried for winter use. 



White Velvet. This variety is a great im- 

 provement on the old Okra. Has long, slender 

 pods, early and very productive. Per pkt., 4 



ots.,oz. 8 cts., }i lb. 25 ct'-ts. 



