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COLE'S GARDEN ANxNUAL 



Kleckley Sweets Watermelon 



Mr. Burpee, the introducer of this 

 new variety, says: "In our exten- 

 sive 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 all Water- 

 melons for home use or nearby 

 market. The only drawback to the 

 variety is that the fruits are too 

 tender to stand shipment. The vines 

 are strong and vigorous and the 

 fruits grow uniformly 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. The 

 seeds are white and being in two 

 rows lying close to the rind, they have a very large solid heart, which does not crack open when ripe, as 

 is the case in many large Melons. The rich, scarlet flesh is crisp, sugarj^ and melting to the highest 

 degree being entirely free from any stringiness. The rich coloring of the flesh, together with its luscious 

 sweetness, combine to make it the finest melon now in cultivation." 



Price per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. 



Blue Gem Watermelon 



This fine new variety is considered by large growers to be the coming shipping melon of the United 

 States. It possesses the shipping and keeping qualities and is as tough as Kolb Gem, reaching better size 

 and with less culls. It is of a dark bluish green color, bright red flesh and black seeds, Mr. T. H. Johnson, 

 the largest melon shipper of the South, his yearly shipments being 250 cars each season, says he considers 

 it the best shipping melon, as it has a tough rind, keeps longer than any other variety, and, combined 

 with its superior quality, it readily brings the highest price on the market. Everybody who can grow a 

 melon should try the Blue Gem, and large growers need not hesitate to plant it largely, as it appears to 

 be the long-looked for variety at least, that shippers have been wanting. Price per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 

 cts., % lb. 20 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



New Triumph Watermelon 



This new Melon has created quite a furore among 

 Southern shippers the past two seasons on account 

 of the very high prices realized by the few who have 

 grown them. Triumph is a cross between the Duke 

 Jones and Kolb Gem. Mr. Girardeau, the originator, 

 describes this melon as follows: 



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

 a market melon it has no competitor for first place in 

 the list of shipping and selling melons. Its fine ap- 

 pearance and magnificent proportions make it a ready 

 seller in any market. Where it has been planted for 

 long distance shipping in comparison with other var- 

 ieties, it has distanced them all. The rind is of dark 

 green color. The average size of the melon is very 

 large; a crop of two and a half acres yielding 2,418 

 melons, weighing over forty pounds each. The flesh 

 of this melon is red, very solid, melting and sweet." 

 Price per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Vi lb. 20 cts., lb. 

 75 cts. 



