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D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



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 woi-king into the soil an abundance of well rotted manure— 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. Put ten or twelve seeds in a hill. 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 diminishing the danger from insect pests. 

 The best protection against blight and insect pests is to maintain a vigorous and continuous growth. It is desirable to change the 

 location as often as practicable. 

 «« • > c 1* i. An extra early 

 Harris Larhest melon of excellent 

 quality. Fruits exceptionally large for so 

 early a variety, slightly oval with irregu- 

 larly mottled broad stripes of light and 

 dark green. Flesh bright red, sweet and 

 tender. Seed black. The vines are vigor- 

 ous and productive. One of the best va- 

 rieties for northern latitudes. We have 

 carefully observed this splendid variety 

 in our trials for several seasons and are 

 convinced that it is the very best first 

 early melon for the home garden. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; V4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



wyj* ) 1? 1 An unusually 



rninney S tiarly hardy, sure crop- 

 per. Vines vigorous and productive, 

 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; Vi Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



T^ mm rt o r^ f Sometimes sold as Ice Cream. 



D. M. r erry Cfc Co S one of the best early sorts for 

 p___l^__ the home garden and for market gardeners who 

 £ ecricad deliver direct to consumers. Vine moderately 



vigorous, hardy, productive. Fruit medium sized, oval, but 



somewhat uneven in shape, bright green, finely veined with 



a darker shade. Rind thin, flesh bright scarlet, solid, crisp 



and very sweet. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 



1/4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 

 « I • l_j. f • Our stock of this sort is much better 



LK>ng Light icing than that usually offered and su- 

 perior to many strains offered as Gray Monarch, etc. Fruits 



uniformly long and large, a little irregular in shape, light 



green, slightly veined with a little darker shade. Flesh deep, 



rich red, and of splendid quality. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 



2 Oz. 15c; 1/4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 80c. 

 -5 J f • l_j. I • Fruit medium sized, nearly round, 



KOUna Llgnt icing 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; 



1/4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 80c. 

 1^ 1 I * Fruit medium sized, nearly round, dark 



Liark icing green, very indistinctly veined and mottled 



with lighter shade. Flesh very rich, bright red, sweet and of 



excellent quality. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 



1/4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 80c. 



Monte Cristo, or Kleckley*s Sweets fo?^home^ule 



or near markets. Vine vigorous and productive; fruit of me- 

 dium to large size, oblong, tapering slightly towards the stem 

 end, dark green, often shojving fine russeting. Flesh very 

 bright, rich red, exceedingiy^sweet. So crisp and tender that 

 It will not stand shipping, the fruit bursting open if subjected 

 to even a shght jar, or when the rind is penetrated with a 

 knife. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; Va Lb. 30c; 

 Lb. $1.00 



Florida Favorite 



Monte Cristo, or Kleckley's Sweets 



»-i| . 1 T-. ..A splendid melon of very large size 



riOrida raVOrite and excellent quality. Fruit long, 



dark green, mottled and striped with lighter shade; rind thin 



but firm. Flesh very bright, deep red, very sweet and tender. 



Vines vigorous and productive. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 



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



» I 1 o 1. A very large, long melon of excellent 



/Viabama OWeet quality; very popular in the south 

 where it is grown extensively for shipping. Color rather 

 deep green, with dark, irregular striping Rind thin but 

 very tough; flesh bright red, fine grained and sweet. The 

 fruits average a little thicker than those of Florida Favorite, 

 Seed white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 1/4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



T 1X7' M. A large, long melon similar in shape, color 



lOni Watson and splendid quality to Monte Cristo but 

 averaging larger in size and with a tougher rind, making it 

 especially adapted for shipping. Vines vigorous and produc- 

 tive. Flesh rich red, sweet and tender. Seed white, more or 

 less marked with brown. A comparatively new water melon 

 which is becoming very popular in the south. (See colored 

 plate, page 3 and further description in Supplement, page 2.) 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; Va, Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



»-• > f i_ We introduced this splendid melon in 



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

 ance it is similar to the well known Kolb's Gem, but is dis- 

 tinctly 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, ismoi'e tender and sweet. Sometimes sold as Blue Gem. 

 Seed black. The best dark colored round shipping melon yet 

 produced. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 1/4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



1^ |i ) f^ A very large, round or slightly oval melon, 



i\.Oib S Liem often flattened on the ends, marked with 

 irregularly mottled stripes of dark and light green. Rind ex- 

 ceedingly hard and firm, making it one 

 of the best round sorts for shipping. 

 In the south it is used very largely for 

 the market. Flesh bright red, solid, a 

 little coarse, but sweet and tender. 

 Vines vigorous and productive. Seed 

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

 Va Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



1^1 .|. A new melon of splendid 



v^nilian quality, already very popular 

 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 oblong, 

 skin rich very deep green, indistinctly 

 mottled and striped with a lighter 

 shade. Flesh decidedly bright ver- 

 milion-red; remarkably fine grained but 

 firm and very SAveet. Quality equalled 

 by few and surpassed by none for the 

 home garden. Desirable also for ship- 

 ping and keeps exceptionally well. Seed 

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

 Vi Lb. 25c; Lb. 85c. 



