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round as a ball, of medium size, 6 to 8 inches 

 in diameter and heavily netted. Flesh light 

 green, melting and highly flavored. Remark- 

 ably solid with extremely small seed cavity. 

 Very prolific, continuing bearing for a long 

 time. 



New Orleans Market. A large species 

 of the citron kind. It is extensively grown 

 for this market, large in size, very roughly 

 netted and of luscious flavor; different al- 

 together from the Northern Netted Citron, 

 which is earlier but not so fine in flavor, and 

 not half the size of the variety grown here. 

 The New Orleans Market cannot be excelled 

 by any other variety in the world. In a 

 favorable season it is a perfect gem. It has 

 been tried alongside of varieties praised at 

 the North, such as are brought out every 

 year, but none of them could compare with 

 the New Orleans Market. Northern grown 

 seed do not thrive here. It requires a South- 

 ern sun to bring the seed to perfection. 

 Small varieties of melons will improve in size 

 if cultivated here for a number of years, and 

 if care is taken that no Cucumbers, Squashes, 

 Gourds or Pumpkins are cultivated in the 

 vicinity. If the best and earliest specimens 

 are selected for seed, in three or four years 

 the fruit will be large and fine. 



New Early Hackensack. A newly in- 

 troduced variety, resembling the well known 

 Hackensack, but not quite so large. It is pro- 

 ductive and of good flavor. The seed we offer 

 are Southern grown. It is earlier than the New 

 Orleans Market. Recommend same highly. 



Emerald Gem. A medium size Melon 



New Orleans Market Melon. 



Osage Melon, 

 which originated in Michigan. It is almost 

 round, of very good quality, the skin is 

 green and smooth; flesh salmon, fine grained 

 and thick. Good variety for family use. 



Long Island Beauty. A splendid new 

 variety of the Hackensack type, originated 

 on Long Island. It is of very superior qual- 

 ity, with green flesh, and densely netted. In 

 shape it resembles the Hackensack, but is 

 slightly more ribbed, and is decidedly the 

 most attractive looking melon 

 we have ever seen. Besides 

 being the most beautiful, it 

 is also the earliest of all. 



Paul Rose. This splendid 

 melon is one of the very best 

 varieties for either home use 

 or the market that has been 

 introduced for many years. 

 It is a successful cross of the 

 Osage with the Netted Gem, 

 combining the sweetness of 

 the former with the fine net- 

 ting of the Gem. It has a 

 firmness of rind and structure 

 of flesh peculiarly its own, 

 superior in this respect to 

 any other melon in existence, 

 surpassing all other varieties 

 as a shipper and a long 

 keeper; has a very small seed 

 cavity. It has a deep orange 

 colored flesh, and is of very 

 uniform shape, averaging a 

 uniform diameter of about 

 five inches. 



Preserving Citron. This 

 fruit resembles the average 

 sized water melon, of a light 



Our Chrysanthemums were acknowledged the best ever seen in this section. 



