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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL 



WATER MELONS 



Ger. Wasser Melone. Pr- Melon d'Eau. 



One ounce luill plant about 40 hills. 



Water melons require a rich though rather sandy 

 soil for best development, and thrive best in a warm 

 sunny exposure. Plant in hills eight to ten feet 

 apart each way, and cultivate like the musk melon. 

 To secure the largest fruit, have but one or two 

 melons to a vine. 



ery-day Melon ever offered for the amateur and 

 for the home market. Being somewhat brittle, will 

 not do for shipping purposes. It is very early 

 and will mature in every state; very hardy, vig- 

 orous and a sure cropper. It is sweet and deli- 

 cate in texture of flesh, which is a deep red color, 

 the rind is thin and the quality of flesh is sus- 

 tained clear to the rind. The melons are of medi- 

 um size, nearly round in shape, rind green, strip- 

 ed with lighter shades. As this variety combines 

 all the desirable qualities of the best melon, it can 

 be highly recommended for home use, and we feel 

 certain that COLE'S EARLY will become a popu- 

 lar variety. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 25 

 cts., lb. 85 cts. 



yHUNGARIAN HONEY. This variety is 



of a very rich honey flavor, richer and sweeter to 

 the taste than the other. Flesh brilliant red color 

 and stringless, completely melting in the mouth. 

 The melons ripen early, the vines are strong and 

 healtliy, and very productive. Fruit medium size 



/-and a popular favorite for the family garden. Per 

 pkt. 5 ct»., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



\ FLORIDA FAVORITE. An excellent va- 

 riety of large size. Shape oblong, skin mottled 

 with alternate dark and light stripes; rind thin byt 

 firm, flesh bright crimson, very crisp and delicious 

 sweet. Ripens ten days earlier than Kolb's Geih 

 or Mammoth Ironslad. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 8 cts., 

 1/4 lb. 20 cts., lb 75 cts. 



MOUNTAIN SWEET. One of the very 



best for general culture; rind thin and dark green; 

 flesh red, solid, and very sweet. Per pkt. 4 cts., 

 oz. 7 cts., % lb. 16 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



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Cuban Queen 



6UBAN QUEEN. The vines are very 



strong, healthy and vigorous in growth. The flesh 

 is brigth red, solid, peculiarly luscious, crisp and 

 sugary. It is an excellent keeper, very thin rind, 

 enormously productive, and very heavy, having 

 been grown to weigh 100 pounds. Per pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 8 cts., ^ lb. 20 cts., lb. 70 cts. 



PEERLESS or ICE CREAM. One of the 



\~ best Melons in cultivation. Of medium size, thin 

 rind, light mottled green; flesh bright scarlet, 

 solid to the center, crisp, melting, and sweet as 

 honey. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 8 cts., ^ lb. 20 eta., 

 lb. 70 . cts. 



SWEET HEART. An entirely distinct 



?. Melon. Vine vigorous and productive, ripening its 

 fruit early. Fruit large, oval, very heavy, uni- 

 formly mottled light and dark green, rind thin but 

 flrm, flesh bright red, solid but very tender, melt- 

 ing and sweet. Remains in condition for use long- 

 er than any other sort; seeds gray. This melon is 

 sure to become one of the most popular sorts in 

 cultivation. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ^4 lb. 20 

 cts., lb. 65 cts. 



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MAMMOTH GRAY MONARCH. This 



fine variety frequently attains a weight of ninety 

 pounds. The skin is a mottled gray color, shape 

 long. Flesh bright crimson, and of sweet, deli- 

 cious flavor. One of the most productive varieties 

 known, and destined to become a popular market 

 variety. Per pkt, 5 cts., oz. 8 cts., V4 lb. 20 cts., 

 >b, 60 cts. 



IblUE GEM or ICEBERG, This fine var- 



iety is considered by large growers to be the com- 

 ing melon of the United States, It possesses the 

 shipping and keeping qualities and is as tough 

 as Kolb Gem, reaching better size and with less 

 culls. It is of a dark bluisli green color, bright 

 red flesh and black seeds, Mr T. H. Johnson, the 

 largest melon shipper of the south, says he con- 

 siders it the best shipping melon, as it has a 

 tough rind, keeps longer than any other variety, 

 and, combined with its superior quality, it read- 

 ily brings the highest price on the market. Every- 

 body who can grow a melon should try the Blue 

 Gem, and large growers need not liesitate to plant 

 it largelv. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb, 20 

 /ts., lb.' 60 cts. 



COLORADO PRESERVING. An improve- 

 ment on the green preserving melon; enormously 

 productive, and of better quality, and making 

 very clear, transparent preserves, of fine flavor 

 Directions for cooking and preserving inside each 

 packet. Per pkt. 6 cts., oz. 10 eta., % lb. 20 cts., 

 lb. 75 cts. 



