D. M. FERRY & CO.. DETROIT, MICH. 39 



WATER MELON 



To make certain of raising good Water Melons, it is essential that the plants have a good start and to this end it is 

 important to prepare hills about eight feet apart, by thoroughly working into the soil an abundance of well rotted man- 

 ure—hen manure, guano, or other forms rich in nitrogen, being most desirable. Over this highly manured soil put an 

 inch or more of fresh earth and plant the seeds on this, covering them about an inch deep. It is important that the seed 

 should not be planted before the ground becomes warm and dry, as the young plants are very sensitive to cold and wet. 

 When the plants have formed the first pair of rough leaves, they should be thinned so as to leave two or three of the 

 strongest and best to each hill. Frequent watering of the plants with liquid manure will hasten the growth, thus dimin- 

 ishing the danger from insect pests. 

 i¥ •fr« !• iA splendid, large, 

 Harris tarliest extra early melon of 



exceptionally fine quality. Fruit uniform 



in shape, slightly oval with irregularly mot- 

 tled broad stripes of light and dark green. 



Flesh bright red, sweet and tender. One of 



the most desirable for planting in the north. 



Seed bUck Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; 



^Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 

 r»i . > ¥7 1 This variety is un- 



Phmney S barly usually hardy and a 



sure cropper. Vines vigorous and produc- 

 tive, fruiting quite early. Fruit medium 



size, oblong, marbled in stripes of two 



shades of green; rind thin; flesh pink, 



tender and crisp. Seed nearly white. Pkt. 5c; 



Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



Djkm r:> o r^ 9 Sometimes sold 



. M. rerry & Co S as ice Cream. 



Peerless ^■"^ ^^ ^^^® hQ&t sorts for private 



A cciicao gardens and for market gar- 

 deners who deliver direct to consumers. 

 Vine moderately vigorous, hardy, produc- 

 tive; fruit medium sized, oval, but some- 

 what uneven in shape, bright green, finely 

 veined with a darker shade; rind thin, flesh 

 bright scarlet, solid, crisp, tender and very 

 sweet. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 2 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



f I • l_i I • O^it' stock of this '■■ s 



LiOng Lilgnt Icing sort is much better 

 than that usually offered and superior to 

 many strains offered as Early Monarch, 

 etc. The melons are uniformly long and 

 large, a little irregular in shape, light 

 green, slightly veined with a little darker shade. The 

 flesh is deep, rich red, and of splendid quality. Seed 

 white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; H Lb. 25c; Lb. 80c. 



D J f * 1-j. I • Fruit medium sized, nearly 



KOUna L.lgnt icing round, greenish white, slightly 

 veined or dotted with light green. Flesh bright, light red, 

 very sweet and tender. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 2 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 25c; Lb. 80c. 



|-v If* Fruit medium sized, nearly round, dark 



UarR icing green, very indistinctly veined and mot- 

 tled with lighter shade. Flesh very rich, bright red. Seed 

 white. {Crop failed) 



Monte Cristo, or Kleckley's Sweets pas^d 



for home use or near markets. Vine vigorous and produc- 

 tive; fruit of medium size, oblong, tapering slightly 



towards the stem end, dark green, often showing fine 



russeting. Flesh very bright, rich red, exceedingly sweet. 



So crisp and tender that it will not stand shipping, the 



fruit bursting open if subjected to even a slight jar, or 



when the rind is penetrated with a knife. Seed white. 



{Very short crop; sold out) 

 »-«l .J ¥-» ..A splendid melon of very large 



riorida raVOrite size and excellent quality. Fruit 



long, dark green, mottled and striped with lighter shade; 



rind thin but firm, flesh very bright, deep red, very sweet, 



tender and excellent. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 



2 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



Gypsy, or Georgia Rattlesnake 



Harris' Earliest 



» I I c? L ^ very large, long melon of fine 



A-labama Dweet quality; very popular in the south 

 where it is grown extensively for shipping. Color rather 

 deep green, with dark, irregular striping. Rind firm; 

 flesh bright red. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 

 h Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 

 I". > I i_ We introduced this splendid melon 



r erry S iceberg in 1903. in general shape, size and 

 appearance it is similar to the well known Kolb's Gem, but 

 is distinctly darker and the skin where the melon rests on 

 the ground is rich yellow instead of white as in that variety. 

 It has a very firm, hard rind and is as good a shipper as 

 Kolb's Gem but the flesh is much deeper colored, extends 

 nearer to the rind, is more tender and sweet. The best 

 dark colored shipping melon yet produced. Seed black. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; ^ Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 

 1^ |i , g^ Vines of medium size but vigorous and 



IVOID S Vaem healthy. Fruit very large, round or 

 slightly oval, marked with irregularly mottled stripes 

 of dark and light green. Rind exceedingly hard and firm, 

 making it a good sort for shipping. Flesh bright red, 

 solid, a little coarse, but sweet and tender. Seed black. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; H Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 

 1^. . A popular market sort. Vine vigorous, large 

 LJlXie growing and hardy, ripening its fruits earlier than 

 most of the large sorts; 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 and is of the best 

 quality. This variety is 

 highly esteemed, especially 

 in the south. Seed black. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 

 \ Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 

 ^1 .|. A new melon of 



Cnilian splendid quality 

 which is already very popu- 

 lar on the Pacific coast 

 and will doubtless take high 

 rank elsewhere as soon as 

 its desirable characteristics 

 have become more generally 

 known. Fruits medium sized, 

 nearly round or slightly ob- 

 long, skin rich deep green, 

 mottled and striped with a 

 still darker shade. Flqsh of 

 this variety is decidedly 

 bright vermilion red; re- 

 markably fine grained but 

 firm and very sweet. Seed 

 white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 2 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 25c; 

 Lb. 85c. 



