WATERMELON 



COLE'S EARLY The best variety to grow where the season is 

 short. The fruits are small, but are produced in abundance. 

 They are a little longer than round, the rind strongly mottled. 

 Price, oz. 15c, U lb. 35c, lb. $1.00. 



CUBAN QUEEN Large oval Melons; striped dark and light green; 

 flesh red and of excellent quality; the best late sort. 

 Price, oz. 15c, J 4 lb. 35c, lb. $1.00. 



CITRON Small round fruits, for preserves only. 

 Price, oz. 15c, 1 i lb. 35c, lb. $1.00. 



FLORIDA FAVORITE A very handsome main crop Melon, long 

 oval in shape; dark mottled skin, of grand quality. 

 Price, oz. 15c, ] 4 lb. 35c, lb. $1.00. 



HALE S BEST MUSK MELON 



HALBERT HONEY Handsome in color, 

 son extending clear to the rind. 

 Price, oz. 15c, ] 4 lb. 35c, lb. $1.00. 



Flesh a beautiful crim- 



MUSK MELON 



RED OR SALMON FLESHED 

 VARIETIES— Continued 



HALE'S BEST is very attractive, and its quality superlatively 

 good. The flesh is deep orange in color, it is oval in shape, 

 heavily netted, fairly well ribbed, and ships well. 



The fact that it is very early, being six to eight days earlier 

 than Rocky Ford is also a great recommendation. (See en- 

 graving.) 

 Price, oz. 20c, ] 4 lb. 50c, lb. $1.50. 



HEARTS OF GOLD Considered by many to be the best of the 

 orange or red fleshed melons. The melons are very closely 

 netted; the flesh is a rich deep orange-scarlet, fine grained and 

 deliciouslv sweet. A good shipper. 

 Price, oz. 20c, ] 4 lb. 50c, lb. $1.50. 



HONEY ROCK also called Sugar Rock. A very attractive melon 

 which has become very popular the last few years. Fruits of 

 medium size, grayish green in color, almost round but inclined 

 to be a little blunt at ends, heavily netted. Deep flesh, salmon 

 colored, very fine grained and sweet, also a good shipper. 

 Price, oz. 25c, J 4 lb. 60c, lb. $1.75. 



LAKE CHAMPLAIN An extremely early and productive sort. 

 The plant possesses an unusually vigorous constitution and the 

 fruits set freely under the most adverse weather conditions. 

 They are medium in size, round with flattened ends. The de- 

 liriously sweet flesh is of a deep rich golden color. 

 Price, oz'. 20c, \i lb. 50c, lb. $1.50. 



MILWAUKEE MARKET A popular variety in Chicago and Mil- 

 waukee markets, somewhat similar to Bender's Surprise but 

 fruits not so large. 

 Price, oz. 20c, ] \ lb. 50c, lb. $1.50. 



PERFECTED PERFECTO Oval in shape and finely netted. The 

 structure of the melon is such that the seed cavity is the smallest 

 found in any melon of this type. The thick salmon flesh is of 

 the finest texture without any trace of stringiness and has a 

 deliriously sweet flavor. (See engraving on page 27.) 

 Price, oz. 20c, 2 , lb. 60c, lb. $1.75. 



TIP TOP A very heavy cropping handsome Melon. Fruits mod- 

 erately large, nearly round and deeply ribbed ; surface slaty-green 

 slightly netted. Flesh salmon colored, thick, solid and fine 

 grained; edible to the rind, and of delicious quality. 

 Price, oz. 15c, h lb. 40c, lb. $1.25. 



KLECKLEY SWEETS Very popular and one of the best flavored, 

 excellent for nearby markets. 

 Price, oz. 15c, ]4 lb. 35c, lb. $1.00. 



STONE MOUNTAIN A large nearly round melon somewhat blunt 

 at the ends. The color is dark green with thin rind. 

 Price, oz. 15c, ] 4 lb. 35c, lb. $1.00. 



SWEET SIBERIAN, HENDERSON'S A Russian variety; oval 

 of medium size dark green; flesh orange-buff, early and productive. 

 Price, oz. 15c, a 4 lb. 40c, lb. $1.25. 



TOM WATSON Extra long, uniform in shape and quality; the 

 luscious crimson flesh is "as sweet as honey," melting and of 

 superb flavor. The skin is dark green, with thick netting all 

 over, quite distinct from others. (See engraving.) 

 Price, oz. 15c, ] 4 lb. 35c, lb. $1.00, 10 lb. lots (3 90c lb. 



WHITE SEEDED CHILIAN Tender and sweet, flesh crimson. 

 The vines are vigorous and the Melons are of medium size, round 

 in shape. It ripens early, desirable for Northern sections. 

 Price, oz. 15c, J 4 lb. 35c, lb. $1.00. 



"Muskmelon Production," by J. W. Loyd, is one of the most 

 authoritative books written on the commercial cultivation of Musk- 

 melons ever published. It is full of facts. Price, -SI. 2.5 postpaid. 



Aphis are the cause of many plant diseases. Eradicate the cause with Red Arrow. (See page 62.) 

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