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Cole's Seed Store, Pella, Iowa 



WATER MELONS 



Ger. Wasser Melone. Ft. Melon d' Eau. 

 One ounce will plant about 40 hills. 



Water Melons require a rich though rather sandy 

 •oil 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. 



TOM WATSON. See Novelties. 



HALBEBT HONEY. See Novelties. 



Cole's Early Melon 



COLE'S EARLY. This is the finest every-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, vigorous 

 and a sure cropper. It is sweet and delicate in 

 texture of flesh, which is a deep red color, the 

 rind is thin and the quality of flesh is sustained 

 clear to the rind. The melons are of medium 

 size, nearly round in shape, rind green, striped 

 with lighter shades. As this variety combines 

 all the desirable qualities of the best melons, it 

 can be highly recommended for home use. P«r 

 pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Yi lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



FLORIDA FAVORITE. An excellent variety 

 of large size. Shape oblong, skin mottled with 

 alternate dark and light stripes; rind thin but 

 firm, flesh bright crimson, very crisp and de 

 licious sweet. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 8 cts., % lb. 

 20 cts., lb. 65 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., *4 lb. 15 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



SWEET HEART. An entirely distinct Melon. 

 Vine vigorous and productive, ripening its fruit 

 early. Fruit large, oval, very heavy, uniformly 

 mottled light and dark green, rind thin but 

 firm, flesh bright red, solid, but very tender, 

 melting and sweet. Remains in condition for 

 use longer than any other sort. This melon is 

 sure to become one of the most popular sorts 

 in cultivation. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Y*. 

 'b. 20 cts.. lb. 60 ctg. 



I am, always ready to send you an order each 

 year, as I find your seeds of the choicest kinds. I 

 have used them for so long, I can always recom- 

 mend them to all my friemds and neighbors. — Lewis 

 Baker, Woodbury Co., Iowa. 



Cuban Queen 



CUBAN QUEEN. The vines are very strong, 

 healthy and vigorous in growth. The flesh is 

 bright 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. 60 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., *4 lb. 20 

 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



THE TRIUMPH. Mr. Girardeau, the originator, 



describes this melon as follows: 



"It is early, prolific, and averages very large. 

 As a -market melon it has no competitor for 

 first place in the list of shipping and selling 

 melons. Its fine appearance makes it a ready 

 seller in any market. Where it has been plant- 

 ed for long distance shipping in comparison 

 with other varieties, it has distanced them all. 

 The rind is of dark green color. The average 

 size of the melon is very large, weighing over 

 forty pounds each. The flesh is red, very solid, 

 melting and sweet." Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 

 cts., *4 lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



COLORADO PRESERVING. An improvement 

 on tlie green preserving melon; enormously pro- 

 ductive, and of better quality, and making very 

 clear, transparent preserves, of fine flavor. Di- 

 rections for cooking and preserving inside each 

 packet. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Yi lb. 20 

 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



Triumph Melon 



