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ACME, OR BALTIMORE CANTALOUPE, 



Baltimore Xiitiueg—Cantaloupe — (Orig- 

 inator's Stock.) — Has a beautiful, heavily netted 

 green skin; good size, in shape a desirable and 

 distinct oval, and slightly ribbed; flesh thick, green, 

 very finely flavored, smooth and sweet; very pro- 

 ductive, and NEVER BURSTS OPEN AT BLOSSOM END. 



Packet, 5c. Ounce, loc. ^ pound, 20c. Pound, 65c. 



Extra Early Hackensack. — It produces 

 melons equally as large and with all the good qual- 

 ities of the well-known Hackensack, but two weeks 

 earlier; heavily netted, and has light-green flesh of 

 delicious flavor. Its shape and solidity admit of 

 its being packed very closely 

 in crates for shipment, and 

 will keep in good condition 

 for several days after pick- 

 ing. Seeds do not shake loose 

 en route, as in many sorts. 

 Packet, 5c. Ounce, loc. ^4 

 pound, 25c. Pound, 75c. 



Rocky Fords.— An im- 

 proved netted gem melon 

 with sweet, green flesh. In 

 the hands of Rocky Ford, 

 Col., growers it has made 

 that state famous in eastern 

 markets for melons of un- 

 equaled quality. Packet, 5c. 

 Ounce, IOC. ^ pound, 25c. 

 Pound, 75c. 



Emerald Gem.— :\Iedi- 



um size; nearly round; flesh 

 a delicate light salmon color, 

 very thick, fine grained, and 

 of most excellent flavor. The 

 rind is thin, dark green, rib- 

 bed, but not netted. One of the best for home use. 

 Packet, 5c. Ounce, 15c. ^ pound, 35c. Pound, $1.50. 



Champion 3Iarket. — Fruit large, round or 

 oval, with shallow depressions and covered with 

 dense netting. Flesh green, verv thick and sweet. 



MUSK3IELOX OR CANTALOUPE. 



EXTRA EAR LA HACKEXSACK. 



This variety will suit those who like a large, sweet, 

 green fleshed sort. Pkt., 5c. Ounce, 15c. ^4 lb., 35c. 



The Petoskey or Paul Rose 3Iusk- 

 melon. — It is a cross between the Osage and 

 Netted Gem. and combines the best features of the 

 originals. The fruit is oval, medium size, dark 

 exterior, thickly netted; with rich salmon flesh, so 

 thick as to nearly close the seed cavity. . Packet, 

 5c. Ounce, IOC. ^ pound, 30c. Pound, Si.oo. 



The Exti-a Early Jenny Lind Musk- 

 melon. — The Early Jenny 

 Lind has been for many 

 years most popular with 

 market growers, on account 

 of its extreme earliness and 

 great productiveness. We 

 now offer an improved strain 

 of this fine Melon obtained 

 from a leading grower of 

 South Jerse}-, where Melons 

 command the highest market 

 prices by reason of their 

 handsome appearance and 

 delicious flavor. The fruit of 

 the regular Jenny Lind is 

 well flattened at both stem 

 and blossom ends, ribbed and 

 heavily netted, but in this 

 fine tj-pe there is a distinct 

 nub or "button" growing 

 out of the blossom end, as if 

 the fruit had attempted to 

 make a second growth. This 

 extra gro\\-th is a peculiarity 

 of the earliest ripening strain, as well as an indica- 

 tion of finest flavor, and is eagerly sought for by 

 buyers in the Eastern cities. Package, 5c. Ounce, 

 Pound, 75c. 



IOC. ^ pound, 20c. 



