D. M. Ferry A, Cos Descriptive Catalogue. 



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best variety for 

 family use in cul- 

 tivation. Vines 

 vigorous, hardy, 

 productive; fruit 

 very large, round, 

 slightly flattened 

 at both ends, rib- 

 bed, covered with 

 coarse netting ; 

 flesh very thick, 

 green and of the 

 highest flavor. 



Pine Apple.— 

 Vines medium, 

 very productive 

 Imoroved Large Green Nutmeg and hardy. Fruit 



oval tapering to stem, medium size, slight ribs and dark 

 :green at first, but becoming covered with shallow gray 

 netting. Flesh green, very thick, soft, delicate and ex- 

 ceedingly sweet and high flavored. One of the best of 

 ail the melons for home use. 



Pine Apple. 



Small Green Nutmeg.— Fruit of medium size, 

 slightly ribbed, globular. Skin dark green, becoming 

 yellow when over ripe, and nearly covered with broad 

 shallow netting. Flesh green, very thick, a little coarse 

 but of fine flavor. 



Bay View.— Fruit large, often sixteen to eighteen 

 inches long, and will ripen up finely if picked quite 

 green, making it one of the best for shipping long dis- 

 tances, and this combined with its great beauty, makes 

 the variety a favorite with market gardeners. Flesh 

 thick, of rich green color, juicy and very sweet and rich. 



Improved Green Fleshed Cantaloupe. — Fruit 

 above medium size, oval, moderately ribbed, skin very 

 •dark green partially covered with coarse netting. Flesh 

 ver\' thick, sweet and of fine quality. 



Casaba, or Green Persian. — One of the largest and 

 best musk melons in cultivation. Fruit, long, oval, a 

 little pointed at each end ; flesh green, very sweet, 

 melting and delicious. 



Long Yellow.— A large vari- 

 ■ety: long, oval shape, deeply rib- 

 bed; flesh thick, light salmon 

 colored, and of a peculiar musky 

 flavor. This variety is used in 

 its green state for Mangoes. 



Melon, l^Vater. 



Fr. Melon d'eaic.—Ger. IVasse?-- 

 melone. 



The Water Melon is a tropical 

 fruit, and can be produced to per- 

 fection only on warm, light soil, 

 and under a bright, hot sun. 



Culture.— Although the fin- 

 est melons are produced on light, 

 saady, comparatively poor soil. 



a vigorous start for the young plant is necessary, and for 

 this we need a hill of rich earth, similar to that for cu- 

 cumbers. If very large fruit is desired, pick off all but 

 a few melons. 



Early Jersey. — Fruit medium size, oval-round, light 

 green, mottled. Flesh scarlet, solid, fine grained, juicy, 

 but inferior in quality to some of the other sorts. Vine 

 small but very hardy, producing well when all other 

 sorts fail. 



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, 

 marbled with two shades of green; rind thin; flesh pink, 

 very sweety tender and brittle. 



D. M. Ferry &. Go's Peerless. 



D. M. Ferry & Go's Peerless.— The best melon 

 for general use, particularly, at the north. Vine vigor- 

 ous, hardy, productive; fruit medium, oval, finely mot- 

 tled, light and dark green, somewhat in stripes; rind 

 thin ; flesh bright scarlet, solid to the center, crisp, 

 nutty and sweet. Our stock of this variety is most 

 carefully selected. 



Black Spanish. — Vine small, so that they maybe 

 planted closer than most sorts. Round, xtry dark green, 

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

 some of the other sorts, but is very sweet and of fine 

 flavor. 



Gypsy, or Georgia Rattlesnake.— One of the 

 largest varieties, and stands shipment long distances. 

 This sort is widely used at the south for northern 

 shipments. Fruit cylindrical, square at the ends, 

 smooth, distinctly striped and mottled light and dark 

 green. Flesh bright scarlet, and very sweet. 



Scaly Bark. — A new variety exceedingly popular at 

 the south; it will keep in good condition after picking 

 longer than any other sort. Vine large with large coarse 

 foliage; fruit large, oblong, covered with mottled green, 

 with white spots in c:ri-,;p=, 1- ^kin^^ something like fish 



Gypsy, or Georgia RaitiesnaKe. 



