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WATERMELONS 



CULTURE. — One ounce of seed to thirty hills. Watermelons require a rich, sandy 

 Boil for best development. Cultivate the same as for cantaloupes, except that the 

 hills should be eight or ten feet apart. 



LORD BALXIIVIORE 



IT is early, very large, of oblong- shape, and the flesh is of handsome crimson color, 

 deliciously svi^eet, and extending close up to the rind. It has a thm, hard rind, 

 beautifully mottled light and dark green. Its perfect shape, faultless color, fine 

 texture and excellent flavor combine to make it one of the very best melons that 

 grows It is a good shipper, and beats all others as a seller. 



Packet, 5e. Ounce, 10c. % Pound, 2ac. Pound, 60c. 



Florida Favorite 



THIS we consider the richest an* 

 sweetest flavored melon grown, of 

 medium size and prolific. The best, 

 of all for family garden. It is now very- 

 popular with the truckers and melon- 

 growers of Maryland and Virginia, and 

 sells readily in the Baltimore markets. 

 Pkt., 5c. Oz., ICc. % lb., 20c. Lb., 50c^ 

 SIcIVER'S SUGAR WATERMELON. 

 In outward appearance it somewhat 

 resembles the old Rattlesnake. The- 

 quality, however, is so much superior 

 that it is an injustice to mentioi? the- 

 Rattlesnake on the same page with it, 

 as it even surpasses such excellent va- 

 rieties as Florida Favorite and Icing. 

 It is also an extremely productive ani 

 hardy variety. 



Pkt., 5c. Oz., 10c. % lb., 20c. Lb., 50c. 

 FORDHOOK EARLY. 



This is a very early variety, growing- 

 to a good size; color, medium green; 

 form, nearly round; seeds, white; flesh, 

 bright red and very sweet. 

 Pkt., 5c. Oz., lOe. % lb., 20c. Lb., 60c. 



Duke Jones 

 Watermelon 



IN shaDe the DUKE JONES 

 resembles very closely the 

 Kolb Gem. The rind is 

 darker green in color, with in- 

 distinct, irregular stripes of 

 dark and light green alternat- 

 ing; in general appearance it 

 is a dark green melon. _ It 

 averages very large in size, 

 comparatively no small mel- 

 ons; is very productive; it is 

 also very early in maturing, 

 ripe melons being plucked from 

 the vine just 67 days from the 

 date of planting. Its chief 

 claim for popularity is its de- 

 licious flavor. The flesh is 

 crisp and very sweet, firm, but 

 not too toug'h; no hard mid- 

 dles, but ripens evenly through- 

 out; flesh deep crimson in 

 color. The Duke Jones is the 

 largest of melons, but has no 

 superior in its delicious flavor. 

 Pkt., 5c. Oz., 10c. % lb., 20c. 

 Lb., oCc. 



BLACK BOULDER. 



It is enormously produc- 

 tive, reaching a mammotli 

 size, with rich, dark green 

 skin. It cuts equal to any 

 melon we have ever eaten,, 

 and its shipping qualities are 

 phenomenal, no otlier melon 

 equaling it in tough skin and 

 rind; in this respect even su- 

 perior to the Kolb Gem. 

 Pkt., 5c. Oz., 10c. % ib., 20c. 

 Lb., 50c. 

 KLECKLEY'S SWEETS. 

 Skin dark green, thin rind,, 

 flesh scarlet, very solid, firnn 

 and most luscious quality. 

 For the home market or fam- 

 ily garden it is decidedly one- 

 of the best. 



Pkt., 5e. Oz., 10c. % lb., 25c. 

 !.)».. 6.";c. 



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DUKE JONES. 



GIIAY MONARCH, OR LONG WHITE ICING. 



This distinct melon is without doubt one of the largest of 

 all, frequently attaining a weight of 70 pounds and over. The 

 skin is a mottled gray color, shape long, flesh bright crimson, 

 and of sweet, delicious flavor. It is also a fine shipper, carry- 

 ing well long distances, and bringing very high prices. 

 ^ Pkt., 5c. Oz., 10c. % lb., 20c. Lb., 50c. 



RATTLESNAKE WATERMELON. 



Large, oblong, striped and mottled; flesh bright red; a good 

 shipper; a favorite variety in the South. 



Pkts., 5c. and 10c. % lb., 20c. Lb., 50c. 



BRADFORD WATERMELON. 



A favorite above all others in sections where it has been 

 grown. It makes a strong, healthy growth of vine and is 

 very productive. The melons grow to a large size; rind dark 

 green with darker stripe; flesh red and remarkably tender 

 and sweet. An excellent melon for home use. 



Pkt., 5c. Qz., 10c. lb., 25c. Lb., 75c. 



For Preserves. Fruit round and hand- 

 some. Used in making preserves only, 

 and 10c. % lb., 20c. Lb., 65c. 



CITROIM 



Pkts., 5c. 



This new melon, as a mar- 

 jket sort and for shipment, is, 

 ' the very best we have ever- 



introduced. It is very prolific, very early, and of uniformljr 

 large size. It is a cross between the Duke Jones and the^■ 

 Kolb Gem; has the handsome appearance of the former and' 

 the fine shipping qualities of the latter. The rind, like Duke- 

 Jones, is of dark green color; the seed is exactly the same- 

 color as that of Kolb Gem. The average size of the melon is^ 

 very large. Pkt., 5c. Oz., ICc. % lb., 20c. Lb., 50e. 



BLACK SXRIPEO KOLB 

 GKIVE WAXERMELOISr 



The size of this fruit is uniformly large; shape oval; color- 

 a rich dark green with fine stripes of lighter shade; muchi 

 darker and richer than the old well-known Kolb Gem; flesli 

 rich deep pink; crisp and melting; ripens to within half incli 

 of rind. The exceptionally strong rind makes it an excellent, 

 shipper; flavor remarkably sweet and sugary. 



Pkt., 5c. Oz., 10c. % lb., 20c. Lb., 40c. 



