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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL 



MUSK MELON 



Ger. MeloJie. Fr. Melon. 

 Ojie oimce will plaiit 60 hills. 

 A rich, sandy loam is most advisable for melons. 

 The seed should be planted in hills five or six feet 

 apart each way; thoroughy mixing with the soil in 

 each hill a couple of shovelfuls of thoroughly rotted 

 manure, which will produce a strong and healthful 

 growth; plant when the earth becomes warm, in as 

 warm a situation as can be found; put in ten or 

 twelve seeds in each liill, and after they are out of 

 danger from bugs, thin out to three or four plants; 

 when small, dust with ashes or air-slacked lime, 

 when the dew is on, to protect from bugs. 



^ Emerald Gem Musk Melon 



EMERALD GEM. This variety is early, 



very prolific and hardy, and the most delicious 

 melon grown. Skin smooth and of an emerald 

 green; flesh ver^- thick, of a salmon color. It is 

 very juicy and rich. The flavor is sweet and lus- 

 cious beyond description. Pet pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 

 - cts., 14 lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 



MILLER'S CREAM or OSAGE. Ranks 



high as a market melon, either for home or ship- 

 ping. The flesh is of a rich salmon color, veiy sweet 

 and melting in quality, and is so ^ ery thick that 

 the melon is almost solid. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 

 cts., -hi lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.00. 



.EARLY GREEN NUTMEG. The stand- 

 ard sort; fruit oval, good size, thickly netted flesh 

 light green, rich, sweet and melting. Pkt. 4 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., 1,4 lb. 35 cts.. lb. 81.23. 



IMPROVED CHRISTIANA. The flesh is 



dark rich yellow, very thick and of delicious flavor. 

 When ripe the melons separate from the stem. They 

 mature early. One of the best for the home gar- 

 den. Pkt. \ cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 30 cts., lb. 

 $1.00 



BANANA. An entirely distinct variety 



bearing long, slender, banana-like fruit; skin 



creamy white and entirely free from netting; flt^sh 



deep salmon color, thick and of good qualitv. Pkt. 

 4 cts., oz. 10 cts., ^4 lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. 



/ Extra Early Hacken«ack 



EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK. A se- 

 lection of the old Hackensack, which it resembles, 

 but is fully ten days earlier. The melons weigh 

 from four to ten pounds, and are of excellent flavor. 

 It is one of the best as well as the earliest, hard- 

 iest, and most prolific of the netted musk melons 

 to grow for market or family use. Per pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts.. 14 lb. 35 ct".. lb- ssi.on. 



\^ Paul Rose Husk Melon 



PAUL ROSE. This variety is a success- 

 ful cross of the Osage with the Netted Gem and 

 combines the sweetness of the former with the fine 

 netting of the Gem. Mr. Paul Rose, one of the 

 most extensive and successful growers in the United 

 States, has produced this as a result of six years' 

 crirical selection for a basket melon of perfect 

 quality for the shipping trade. They are of uni- 

 form shape, as shown in cut, and average about l^^ 

 poimds each in weight, a size most convenient to 

 market in baskets. Never breaks down in ship- 

 ping. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 30 cts., 

 lb. §1.00. 



Wisconsin Golden Salsify 



Tliis new variety of Salsify is entirely distinct from any other variety beyond question. It is of 

 Btrong. vigorous growth; the leaves are dark in color, finely crimped and curled, and the roots have 

 a slightly yellowish tinge, which suggested the name "Golden." When prepared for the table, they have 

 an exceedingly delicious flavor, and are extremely rich and tender. Price per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 

 14 lb. 65 cts. 



