Hoodoo Musk Melon 



6 NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES, D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



Hoodoo Musk Melon 



A new orange fleshed variety, ideal as 

 a shipping melon and of the very finest 

 quality. Vine vigorous, remarkably 

 blight resisting and very productive. 

 Fruits of medium and very uniform size. 

 Netting exceptionally fine and dense, 

 extending practically over the eptire sur- 

 face. Rind thin yet very firm so that 

 the melons arrive in perfect condition in 

 distant markets. Flesh very thick, firm, 

 highly colored, of fine texture and de- 

 licious flavor. [See cut) Pkt. 10c; Oz. 35c; 

 2 Oz. 50c; M Lb. $1.00; Lb. $3.50 



Defender Musk Melon 



This splendid variety, originated and 

 introduced by us in 1901, is one of the 

 very best orange fleshed sorts for ship- 

 ping and is considered by many far 

 superior to any of this class. The fruit 

 is of medium size, oval in shape, slightly 

 ribbed and covered with gray netting. 

 The flesh is exceptionally fine grained 

 and highly flavored. We believe it to 

 be unsurpassed in quality. Also known 

 as Burrell's Gem. {See further descrip- 

 tion on page 37) Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; 

 2 Oz. 35c; }i Lb. 60c; Lb. $2.00 



Extra Early Osage Musk Melon 



Fully a week earlier than the old and well known Osage, a most valuable consideration, especially 

 in the north. Fruits slightly smaller than those of the Osage but more even in size, more nearly round 

 and the netting extends over more of the surface. These very desirable features combined with the 

 thick, deep salmon colored flesh, delicious flavor and small seed cavit}^ of the Osage, make this melon 

 deserving of a place in every home and market garden. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; )4 Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50 



Onion Seed 



No vegetable is harder to keep true than 

 the Onion. Not only are there the ordinary 

 dangers from crossing but if all conditions 

 are not ideal scallions or plants without true 

 bulbs are very likely to be formed. Moreover, 

 good color and shape are never attained with- 

 out many seasons of the most painstaking 

 selection; otherwise the shade in the case of 

 reds and yellows is weak and pale making 

 the Onions much less attractive in the 

 market. We have been breeding Onions for 

 half a century and the results are all that the 

 most exacting expert could desire. The 

 major portion of our supply this year was 

 produced from bulbs carefully selected from 

 32,000 bushels raised at Oak view in 1907 

 from stocks representing the offspring of 

 numberless generations each the best of its 

 time and kind. In uniformity and excel- 

 lence of color and shape and in evenness of 

 maturing there are few Onions in the world 

 equal to those grown from our seed. There 

 is none better. 



Giant Crimson Pepper 



The earliest maturing of the very large 

 sweet peppers and surpassed by none in 

 evenness of size and shape. The plant is 

 vigorous and upright growing, larger than 

 that of Chinese Giant and more productive. 

 The very desirable shape of the fruit is 

 shown by the cut on this page. The fruits 

 ripen earlier than any of the very large sorts 

 on the market and average heavier, as the 

 flesh is unusually thick. Color deep crimson 

 when matured; flavor very mild. Pkt. 5c; 

 QiANT Crimson Pepper Oz. 75c; 2 Oz. $1.25; M Lt>. $2.25; Lb. $7.00 



