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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL 



MUSK MELON 



Ger. Melone. Vr- Melon 

 One once will plant 60 hills 



A rich, sandy loam is most advisable for melons. 

 The seed should be planted in hills five or six feet 

 apart each way; thoroughy mixing with the soil in 

 each hill a couple of shovelfuls of thoroughly rotted 

 manure, which will produce a strong and healthful 

 growth; plant when the earth becomes warm, in as 

 warm a situation as can be found; put in ten or 

 twelve seeds in each hill, and after they are out of 

 danger from bugs, thin out to three or four plants; 

 when small, dust with ashes or air-slacked lime, 

 when the dew is on, to protect from bugs. 



Emerald Gem flusk Melon 



EMERALD GEM. This variety is early, 



very prolific and hardy, and the most delicious 

 melon grown. Skin smooth and of an emerald 

 green; flesh very thick, of a salmon color. It is 

 very juicy and rich. The flavor is sweet and lus- 

 cious beyond description. Pet pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 

 cts., 1^ lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.50. 



OSAGE. This variety is the leading fa- 

 vorite of all the yellow-fleshed varieties with grow- 

 ers and shippers. It is large, oval, slightly ribbed 

 and netted; skin very dark green; flesh a deep, 

 rich salmon, sweet and high flavored to within a 

 half inch of the rind. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 14 lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. 



MILLER'S CREAM. Ranks high as a 



market melon, either for home or shipping. The 

 flesh is of a rich salmon color, very sweet and 

 melting in quality, and is so very thick that • the 

 melon is almost solid. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 14 lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. 



EARLY GRE^N NUTMEG. The stand- 



ard sort; fruit oval, good size, thickly netted flesh 

 light green, rich, sweet and melting. Pkt. 4 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., 1/4 lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. 



IMPROVED CHRISTIANA. The flesh is 



dark rich yellow, very thick and of delicious flavor. 

 When ripe the melons separate from the stem. Thoy 

 mature early. One of the best for the home gar- 

 den. Pkt. 4 cts., oz. 10 cts., i/i lb. 30 cts., lb. 

 $1.00 



BANANA. An entirely distinct variety 



bearing long, slender, banana-like fruit; skin 

 creamy white and entirely free from netting; flesh 

 deep salmon color, thick and of good quality. Pkt. 

 4 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. 



We have bout^ht seed from your firm for 

 the last fifteefi years and they prove to be all 

 right. Thanking you for all past favors. 

 S. C. Myers, fefferson Co., Iowa. 



Extra Early Hackensack 



EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK. A se- 

 lection of the old Hackensack, which it resembles, 

 but is fully ten days earlier. The melons weigh 

 from four to ten pounds, and are of excellent flavor. 

 It is one of the best as well as the earliest, hard- 

 iest, and most prolific of the netted musk melons 

 to grow for market or family use. Per pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. 



THE BANQUET. "The Banquet" is a 



medium-sized melon, very flat at both ends, and 

 more beautifully netted than any known variety. 

 In quality it has no equal; the flesh is unifermly 

 deep and of that granulate character that always 

 indicates a good melon; color, dark, rich salmon. 

 Per pkt. 4 cts., oz. 8 cts., 'hi lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. 



Paul Rose Musk Melon 



PAUL ROSE. This variety is a success- 

 ful cross of the Osage with the Netted Gem and 

 combines the sweetness of the former with the fine 

 netting of the Gem. Mr. Paul Rose, one of the 

 most extensive and successful growers in the United 

 States, has produced this as a result of six years' 

 critical selection for a basket melon of perfect 

 quality for the shipping trade. They are of uni- 

 form shape, as shown in cut, and average about IVz 

 pounds each in weight, a size most convenient to 

 market in baskets. Never breaks down in ship- 

 ping. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ^4 lb. 30 cts., 

 lb. $1.00. 



THE STRAWBERRY. This promising 



new melon was originated by Mr. A. Beck, a large 

 market grower of Illinois, who describes it as fol- 

 lows: Its first appearance caused a great furora 

 in our markets. People were loud in its praises, 

 claiming it surpassed all others in excellence, with 

 a flavor like that of a strawberry, hence its name. 

 A desirable market size, 6 to 8 lbs. Its outside ap- 

 pearance compares favorably with the green nut- 

 meg of old, turning to a yellowish hue when ripe. 

 Its smooth, deep flesh is of an attractive color. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 30 cts., lb. |1.00. 



