COLE'S MELON SEED 



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Ford hook Early Water Melon 



This new melon has proven itself to 

 be the earliest. We have had early 

 melons of good quality, but this is the 

 FIRST EXTRA EARLY WATER ilEL- 

 ON of fine quality that is also of large 

 size. From seed planted on the tenth 

 day of May, large ripe melons were 

 picked the last day in July, demon- 

 strating its inbred character of matur- 

 ing extra early. The form is nearly 

 round. The average weight of the mel- 

 ons is from twenty-five to thirty-five 

 pounds each — a size rarely attained by 

 any other extra early melon under fav- 

 orable conditions. The rind is tough, 

 making it a valuable variety for ship- 

 ping; the outer color is a imiform me- 

 dium green; the seeds are white; the 

 flesh is bright red and very sweet. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 25 cts., 

 lb. 75 cts. 



' Mclver's Sugar Water Melon 



This new variety is sent out by Mr. Maule as 

 the WONDERFUL SUGAR MELON, its deli- 

 cious melting flavor surpassing every known 

 variety. It originated on the plantation of Col. 

 Mclver of South Carolina, who has been grow- 

 ing it in preference to all other sorts, seed 

 originally coming from the West Indies. One 

 of the greatest excellencies of this Melon is 

 its ability to withstand wet weather. All those 

 who have grown it, embracing among them 

 many of the most celebrated melon growers, 

 unanimously indorse Mclver's Sugar without ex- 

 ception as the most perfect and thoroughbred 

 melon they have ever raised, and in flavor far 

 ahead of anything they ever conceived of in a 

 water melon. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 

 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



Dixie Water Melon 



In this we have a WATER MELON of 

 excellent merits and we can recommend 

 it to our customers as the BEST SHIP- 

 PING MELON grown, being larger, ear- 

 lier and far more productive than the 

 Kolb's Gem, which has heretofore been 

 considered the best melon for shipping. 

 It is of a very fine appearance, being a 

 much darker green than Kolb's Gem and 

 more beautifully striped; it is longer and 

 extremely hardy, while its eating quality 

 18 unexcelled, being sweet and juicy and 

 tender Another very important point is 

 its great productiveness having six to 

 eight melons on a vine. Per pkt, 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., % lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



