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/ COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL 



WATER MELONS 



Ger. Wasser Melo7ie. Fr. Melon d'Eau 

 One ounce will plant about 40 hills 

 Water melons require a rich though rather sandj' 

 soil 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. 



Cole's Early Melon 

 COLE'S EARLY. This is the finest ev- 



ery-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, vig- 

 orous and a sure cropper. It is sweet and deli- 

 cate in texture of flesh, which is a deep red color, 

 the rind is thin and the quality of flesh is sus- 

 tained clear to the rind. The melons are of medi- 

 um size, nearly round in shape, rind green, strip- 

 ed with lighter shades. As this variety combines 

 all the desirable qualities of the best melon, it can 

 be highly recommended for home use, and we feel 

 certain that COLE'S EARLY will become a popu- 

 lar variety. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 25 

 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



HUNGARIAN HONEY. This variety is 



of a very rich honey flavor, richer and sweeter to 

 the taste than the other. Flesh brilliant red color 

 and stringless, completely melting in the mouth. 

 The melons ripen early, the vines are strong and 

 healty, and very productive. Fruit medium size 

 and a popular favorite for the famil}' garden. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 

 GREEN AND GOLD. A new golden 



flishod novel und valuable variety. It is of good 

 size (25 to 30 lbs.) , early, productive; rind very 

 thin, fiesh is juicy, very sweet, and of delicious 

 flavor. Its rich golden color makes it desirable as 

 an oniament for the table, its golden slices con- 

 trasting with the crimson sorts. Per pkt. 4 cts., 

 oz. 8 cts., 1/4 lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



MOUNTAIN SWEET. One of the very 



brst for general culture; rind thin and dark green; 

 lifsh red, solid, and very sweet. Per pkt. 4 cts., 

 oz. 7 cts., Vi lb. 15 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



Cuban Queen 

 CUBAN QUEEN. The vines are very 



strong, healthy and vigorous in growth. The flesh 

 is brigth 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., 14 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. 



SWEET HEART. An entirely distinct 



Melon. Vine vigorous and productive, ripening its 

 fruit early. Fruit laVge, oval, very heavy, uni- 

 foi-mly mottled light and dark green, rind thin but 

 flrm, flesh bright red, solid but very tender, melt- 

 ing and sweet. Remains in condition for use long- 

 er than any other sort; seeds gray. This melon is 

 sure to become one of the most popular sorts in 

 cultivation. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz, 10 cts., ^4 lb. 20 

 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



KOLB'S GEM. This variety is more 



largely grown by shippers than any other. The 

 rind though quite thin, is very tough, standing 

 handling and shipment long distances without 

 breakage. Per pkt. 3 cts., oz. 7 cts., ^4 lb. 15 cts., 

 lb. 50 cts. 



MAMMOTH GRAY MONARCH. This 



fine variety frequently attains a weight of ninety 

 pounds. The skin is a mottled gray color, shape 

 long. Flesh bright crimson, and of sweet, deli- 

 cious flavor. One of the most productive varieties 

 known, and destined to become a popular market 

 variety. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. S cts., 14 lb. 20 cts., 

 lb. 60 cts. 



MAMMOTH IRON-CLAD. This variety 



grows uniformly large, often weighing sixty to 

 seventy pounds; hardly ever bursting or showing 

 any bruises, hence the best market melon. Pluck- 

 ed when ripe or left on the vines, they keep in fine 

 condition. Per pkt. 4 cts., oz. 8 cts., ^4 lb. 15cts., 

 lb. 60 cts. 



COLORADO PRESERVING. An improve- 

 ment on the green preserving melon; enormously 

 productive, and of better quality, and making 

 very clear, transparent preserves, of fine flavor 

 Directions for cooking and preserving inside each 

 l)aoket. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 20 cts., 

 lb. 75 cts. 



For new varieties of Water Melon, see page eight 

 of Novelty List 



