Cole's Seed Store, Pella, Iowa 



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FORDHOOK EARLY WATER MELON 



This melon has proven itself to be 

 early. We have had early melons of 

 good quality, but this is the FIRST 

 EXTRA, EARLY WATER MELON 

 of fine quality that is also of large 

 size. From seeds planted on the tenth 

 day of May, large ripe melons were 

 picked the last day of July, demon- 

 strating its inbred character of ma- 

 turing extra early. The form is near- 

 ly round. The average weight of the 

 melon is from twenty-five to thirty- 

 five pounds each — a size rarely at- 

 tained by any other extra early melon 

 under favorable conditions. The rind 

 is tough, making it a valuable va- 

 riety for shipping; the outer color is 

 a uniform medium green, the seeds 

 are white; the flesh is bright red and 

 very sweet. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 

 cts., % lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



KLECKLEY SWEET WATER MELON 

 OR MONTE CRISTO 



The introducer says: "In our 

 extensive trials of watermelons, we 

 fail to find any of so uniformly 

 fine quality as the Kleckley Sweets. 

 It is the unanimous verdict of 

 growers that it is the finest of 

 Water-melons for home use or 

 nearby market. The only draw- 

 back to the variety is that the 

 fruits are too tender to stand ship- 

 ment. The vines are strong and 

 vigorous and the fruits grow uni- 

 formly to quite large size; oblong 

 in form. The skin is a rich dark 

 green, while the flesh is bright 

 scarlet, ripening close to the skin, 

 the rind being only about one-half 

 inch in thickness. Large solid 

 heart, which does not crack open 

 when ripe, as is the case in many 

 large Melons. The rich, scarlet flesh is crisp, sugary, and melting to the highest degree, 

 being entirely free from any stringiness. 



Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



McIVER'S SUGAR WATER MELON 



This variety is sent out by Mr. Maule as 

 the WONDERFUL SUGAR MELON, its de- 

 licious melting flavor surpassing every 

 known variety. It originated on the planta- 

 tion of Col. Mclver of South Carolina, who 

 has been growing it in preference to all oth- 

 er sorts, seed originally coming from the 

 West Indies. One of the greatest excellen- 

 cies 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 en- 

 dorse Mclver's Sugar without exception as 

 the most perfect and thorough-bred 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. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



