DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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very liberal quantity of the best decomposed stable ma- 

 nure, and mix well with the soil, filling up a little above 

 the general level. By this mode, good melons may be 

 raised on almost any soil. Seeds should not be put into 

 the hills until the weather becomes settled and warm. 



MELON, WATER. 



Fr. Melon cT eau. — Gar. Wassermelone. 

 The Water Melon is purely a tropical fruit, greatly 

 appreciated for its refreshing coolness and delicious fla- 

 vor. 



Early Jersey 

 Early Jersey. — One of the earliest varieties grown. 

 Above the medium size, oval-round, dark green, stnped 

 "wath lighter shades. Flesh scarlet, solid, fine-grained, 

 ver>- sweet and juicy. A most excellent variety, either 

 for market or heme use. The rind is quite thin, but it 

 bears carriage well. 



Phinney's Early. 

 Phinney's Early. — A ver%- early varietj"^ ; medium 

 and uniform size, and of beautiful form. One of the best 

 croppers we know of. The skin is smooth, v. ith uniform. 



narrow, white mottled, and dark green stripes. Flesh 

 light red or pink ; very sweet and delicious. For an 

 early melon for family use, it has few superiors, but does 

 not bear carnage well, om account of its thin, brittle 

 nnd. 



Chinese Sculptured-Seeded. — Remarkably early 

 and of most delicious flavor. Flesh cream-color ; shell 

 lijht green. The seeds are of singular form. 



Black Spanish. — Round very dark green, with 

 scarlet flesh and black seeds. It is not so large as some 

 of the other sorts, but has a ver>' thin rind, and a nch, 

 sugary flavor. 



Black Spanish. 



Long Island.— This is the variety commonly grown 

 for New York market, and is either round or long ; flesh 

 red : seeds dark grey. 



Mountain Sweet.— A large, long, oval variety ; skin 

 Stnped and marbled with different shades of green ; flesh 

 scarlet, and quite solid to the center ; ver\' sweet and 

 delicious. 



Mountain Sprout.— A large, long, striped variety, 

 with bnght scarlet flesh and drab-colored seeds ; it dif- 

 fers from the Mountain Sweet in color and shape, is 

 rather late, and will keep longer in the fall. 



Orange. — An oval melon ; skin green ; flesh scarlet, 

 of good quality, and is peculiar m that the flesh may 

 be easily separated from the nnd. like an orange. 



Ice Cream.— Medium size, scarlet flesh, and very 

 sweet ; a good variety for mam crop. 



D. M. Ferry & Co's Ve.&xX&ss.— This is unques- 

 tionably the best wate'r melon in cultivation. Of 

 medium size, thin rz?id. li^ht inottled green : flesh 

 bright scarlet, solid to the ceJiter, crisp, melting, and 

 sweet as honey. Our stock of this variety all came 

 from one melon, selected several years ago. 



Gypsy.— The largest of all the vaneties of w^ater 



Mowntain Sweet. 



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Citron, for Preserving. 



