Cole's Seed Store, Pella, Iowa 



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Rocky Ford Musk Melon 



ROCKY FORD. In the past few years the 

 melon growers of Rocky Ford, Colorado, 

 have shipped immense quantities of this va- 

 riety to all the large cities of the United 

 States, where they have been in great de- 

 mand by the high class hotels and restau- 

 rants. These delicious melons have made a 

 great reputation for high quality. The 

 melons are of just the right size for table 

 use, slightly oval in shape. The flesh is 

 thick, of a light green color, and of a 

 fine, juicy, luscious flavor. It Is very 

 early and wonderfully productive. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., x /4 lb. 30 cts., lb. 

 $1.00. 



Tip Top Musk Melon 



TIP TOP NUTMEG. This new yellow- 

 fleshed melon we recommend to every lov- 

 er of this luscious fruit and to every 

 gardener who grows for the market. It 

 is of the very best quality, every melon 

 produced, big or little, early or late in the 

 season, is a good one. They are sweet, 

 juicy, of finest flavor, eatable to the very 

 rind. It is a strong grower and a heavy 

 yielder and of handsome appearance. Per 

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

 $1.00. 



EARLY GREEN NUTMEG. The standard 

 sort; fruit oval, good size, thickly netted 

 flesh light green, rich, sweet and melting. 

 Pkt. 4 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 30 cts., lb. 

 $1.00. 



BANANA. An entirely distinct variety bear- 

 ing long, slender, banana-like fruit; skin 

 creamy white and entirely free from net- 

 ting; flesh deep salmon color, thick and of 

 good quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., & lb. 

 35 cts., lb. $1.25. 



Honey Dew Melon 



HONEY DEW. A wonderful new melon that 

 gardeners have been growing in California 

 and Colorado and was offered on the New 

 York and Chicago markets for the first 

 time In the fall of 1915, and where it sold 

 at fabulous prices, bringing from 50 to 75 

 cts. each. It is an entirely new type of 

 melon, the color is dull white when ripe, 

 size about 6 inches in diameter and 7 to 8 

 inches long, all melons being nearly the 

 same size. This melon has no netting, but 

 the rind, though thin, is very tough and so 

 close that the excellent flesh is practically 

 sealed up where it keeps in finest condi- 

 tion from three to five months after it is 

 ripe. Color of flesh a rich green from close 

 to the rind to the seed cavity and the 

 flavor delightful to all who enjoy a good 

 sweet melon. It has the sweetness of 

 honey and the freshness of the morning 

 dew. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., lb. 40 

 cts., lb. $1.50. 



VINE PEACH or MANGO MELON. The 



fruit is about the size of a large peach, 

 and of a bright orange yellow color, some- 

 what russeted. When it first ripens it is 

 quite hard, but soon they become mellow 

 and sweet, and have a rich flavor. When 

 ripe the fruit falls from the vine; the 

 flesh is very firm with a small cavity In the 

 center, and when peeled and the seeds taken 

 out they much resemble peaches. A few 

 pieces of sliced lemon or a little lemon es- 

 sence adds to their flavor and is usually 

 desirable. They are easily cultivated, won- 

 derfully prolific, and can be used in every 

 way in which you would use a peach. Pkt 

 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



ORNAMENTAL POMEGRANATE. An ex- 

 ceedingly interesting novelty, and very or- 

 namental. The fruit is almost round, with 

 distinct markings. Grows on a pretty 

 vine; fruit orange yellow, slightly striped, 

 and sometimes spotted red; varying from 

 the size of a small peach to that of an 

 orange. Very fragrant, sweetly perfuming 

 the room with their exquisite odor for 

 days. Very prolific and easily grown. 

 Plant and cultivate same as for musk 

 melons. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



