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42 D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 
WATER MELONS—Continued. 
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oa One of the best sorts for privat 
il NN D. M. Ferry & Co S Peerless gardens and for eS) Poe 
: deners who deliver direct to consumers. Vine moderately vigorous, hardy, 
productive; fruit medium sized, oval, finely mottled; rind thin; flesh bright 
scarlet, solid to the center, crisp, tender and of the highest flavor. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c 
‘ Monte C risto A splendid sort for new markets. Vine vigorous 
i and productive; fruit of medium size; oval; color 
\ dark, mottled green in two shades, forming indistinct stripes; flesh 
“| very bright, rich red; exceedingly sweet and tender, 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c 
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A very large, long melon mottled dark 
Florida Favorite green with stripes of lighter shade. Rind 
thin but firm; flesh very bright deep red, very sweet, tender and excel- 
lent. A very popular variety in the South. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 20z. 15c; % Lb. 20c; Lh. 60c 
= Bla ck S anish Vines small, so that they may be planted closer 
D than most sorts. Fruit round, very dark green, 
with sweet, scarlet flesh and black seeds. It is not so large as some of 
the other sorts, but is very hardy and a certain cropper. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c¢; % Lb. 20c3 Lb. 50c 
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SWEET HEART WATER MELON. 
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e Heart 
THIS MELON WAS INTRO= 
DUCED BY US IN 1894.... 
It Has No Equal as a Ship= 
ping Melon. 
Vine vigorous and productive, ripen- 
ing its fruitearly. Fruit large, oval, 
very heavy, uniformly mottled light 
and very light green. Rind thin but 
firm. Flesh bright red, firm, solid well 4 0, 
but very tender, melting and sweet. Sn FG AN ey Cen Oren ae 
Fruit retains its good quality for a oF i 
long time after ripening. Ko.e’s GEM WATER MELON. 
Pkt. bcs Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15¢e; Vines of medium size, but remark- 
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% Lb. 20c; Lb. 60¢ 2 ably vigorous and healthy. Leaves 
of medium size, deeply cut with a 
peculiar frilled edge. Fruit of the 
largest size, round or slightly oval, marked with irregular mottled 
stripes of dark and light green. Outer rind or shell exceedingly hard 
and firm, making it a good sort for shipping long distances. Flesh 
bright red, solid, a little coarse, but sweet and tender. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 20c; Lh. 50c 
A popular market sort. Vine vigorous, large 
growing and hardy; fruit medium sized to 
large, about one-third longer than thick. . Color 
of skin dark green, striped with a lighter shade; 
rind thin but tough; flesh bright scarlet, ripens closely to the 
rind, is of the best quality and free from the hard, coarse cen- 
ter which is so objectionable a feature of many shipping 
} melons. — Pkt, 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c3 %¢ Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c 
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Gypsy, or Georgia Rattlesnake « 
One of the largest varieties, and stands shipment long 
distances. Fruit cylindrical, square at the ends, 
smooth, distinctly striped and mottled light and dark 
green. Flesh bright scarlet and very sweet. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 20c; Lh. 50c 
Trium A new, southern variety. The fruit is uni- 
p formly large, nearly round, dark green, indis- 
, tinctly striped with a lighter shade; rind thin and firm, mak- 
ing it an excellent shipper; flesh bright red and of good 
DiEAWaneanMecow quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c 
