D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
HACKENSACK, OR TURK’S CAP.—Fruit very large, 
flattened globe shape, ribs large and of irregular width, dense- 
ly covered with coarse netting; flesh green, thick, coarse, but 
of the finest flavor. We have taken great pains to have our 
stock of this true to the ‘‘Turk’s Cap” type, and after care- 
ful comparison with that of other growers do not hesitate to 
pronounce it the best in the country. 
HacKENSACK. 
MONTREAL. Our stock of this variety, unlike most that 
is offered, is of distinct and uniform type. Fruit of the larg- 
est size, often measuring twelve to fourteen inches in diame- 
ter; spherical, or slightly oval in shape, with regular, shallow 
ribs, and sparsely covered with netting; flesh firm, light green, 
sweet and of excellent flavor. 
MonTREAL. 
PINE APPLE.— Vines very productive and hardy. Fruit 
oval, medium size, slight ribs and dark green at first, but 
becoming covered with shallow gray netting. Flesh green, 
very thick, soft, delicate and exceedingly sweet and high 
flavored. One of the best of all the green fleshed melons for 
home use. 
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BAY VIEW.—Fruit long and of the largest size, often 
weighing fifteen to seventeen pounds under high culture, 
deeply ribbed and covered with coarse netting; fiesh green, 
thick and of fine flavor. <A favorite in some markets. 
CASABA, OR GREEN PERSIAN.— One of the largest 
and best musk melons in cultivation. Fruit long, oval, a 
little pointed at each end; flesh green, very sweet. 
RED OR YELLOW FLESHED SORTS. 
EMERALD GEM.—The standard of excellence among 
the salmon fleshed varieties. Fruit medium size to small, 
globular, or slightly flattened at the ends, only slightly 
netted and ribbed. Skin deep green while young, becoming 
tinged with yellow as the fruit matures; flesh deep salmon- 
yellow, very thick, ripens close to the rind and is unsurpassed 
in favor. This variety has steadily grown in popular favor 
and is to-day, in many Jarge markets, leading all other kinds. 
SURPRISE.— Vines hardy and productive; fruit oval, not 
deeply ribbed, covered with slight patches of netting; skin 
yellowish-white; flesh deep salmon color. Quality the very 
best. a 
Osace. 
OSAGE, OR IMPROVED MILLER’S CREAM.—This 
melon has made its way into public favor from the market 
rather than the garden, and seems to be just what the people 
want. It is medium size, oval, slightly ribbed,“covered more 
or less with shallow netting, dark green in color. The flesh 
is deep salmon, and is good to within the fourth of an inch of 
the rind. Very sweet and good flavored. A favorite variety 
in some markets. 
JAPAN CORAL FLESH.—A medium size globular 
melon, regularly ribbed and densely netted; flesh salmon- 
pink, very deep, fine grained and of excellent flavor. <A de- 
sirable melon for home or market garden use. 
LONG YELLOW.—-A large variety: long, oval, deeply 
ribbed; flesh thick, light salmon colored, and of a peculiar 
musky flavor. This variety is used in its green state for man- 
goes. 
MELON, WATER. 
French, Melon d’eau. German, Wasser-Melone. 
CuLTURE.—The essential thing is to get a good, strong vine 
early in the season, which may be secured by forming a 
large, well drained hill of rich earth, avoiding using the man- 
ure in such a way as to cause the plant to dry out under the 
hot sun. On this hill plant the seed as soon as the ground is 
warm and dry, and carefully protect the young plants from 
insects, and hasten their growth by the use of liquid manure. 
PHINNEY’S EARLY.—A valuable variety for use in the 
North; hardy and asure cropper. Vine vigorous and produc- 
tive, fruiting quite early; fruit medium size, oblong, smooth, 
marbled with two shades of green; rind thin; flesh pink, very 
sweet, tender and free from stringiness. 
D. M. FERRY & CO’S PEERLESS.—The best melon 
for private gardens and for market gardeners who deliver 
direct to consumers, and is grown extensively in some sec- 
tions for shipping in car-load lots distances of two and three 
hundred miles. Vine moderately vigorous, hardy, produc- 
tive; fruit medium size, oval, finely mottled: rind thin: flesh 
bright scarlet, solid to the centre, crisp, tender and of the 
highest flavor. Our stock of this variety is most carefully 
selected. 
DARK ICING.—Fruit large, nearly round, dark green, 
very indistinetly mottled with lighter shade. Flesh very rich, 
bright red. The juice, which is very abundant, is of rich, 
deep color and flows so freely as to be available as a drink. 
All of our stocks of Icing melon are pure and perfectly dis- 
tinct, showing very uniformly the characteristics of each sort 
as described. 
