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earlier than the New Orleans Market. 

 Recommend same highly. 



Emerald Gem. A medium size Melon 

 ■which originated in Michigan. It is almost 

 round, of very good quality, the skin is 

 green and smooth; flesh salmon, finegrained 

 and thick. Good variety for family use. 



I/Oiig 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 beauti- 

 ful, it is also the earliest of all. 



MELONS— WATER. 

 Melon d'Bau (Fr.), YVassermelone (Ger.), Sandia (Sp.) 



Ice Cream, white seeded. 

 Mammoth Iron Clad. 

 Rattle Snake. 

 Pride of Georgia. 

 Kolb Gem. 



Seminole. 

 Florida Favorite. 

 Lone Star. 

 Duke Jones. 

 Early Triumph. 



Water Melons will grow and produce in places where Canteloupes will not do well. The 

 soil for this plant must be light and sandy. Plant in hills about eight feet apart, eight to 

 twelve seeds in a hill; when the plants are well up thin out to three. The plants should be 

 hoed often, and the ground between the hills hept clean till the vines touch. 



Mammoth Iron Clad. 



Ice Cream. [White Seeded.] A me- 

 dium sized variety of excellent quality. It 

 is early and very productive. Being thin 

 in the rind it is not so well adapted for the 

 market as the other kinds; notwithstanding 

 this it is grown exclusively by some for 

 that on account of its earliness. It has come 

 into general cultivation more and more 

 every year, as it is very sweet, and sells 

 readily in the market. 



Rattle Snake. An old Southern vari- 

 ety which has come into notice of late years. 

 It is of large size, light green, with large 

 dark stripes, and is identical with the Gypsy. 

 Fine market variety. It stands transporta- 

 tion better than most other kinds; has beeu 

 the standard market melon till the Kolb 

 Gem was introduced. However it always 



will remain a favorite with market garden- 

 ers. The seed we offer of this variety is 

 especially grown for us by one of the best 

 growers in Georgia. It is one of the purest 

 strains that can be found. 



Mammoth Iron Clad. Highly recom- 

 mended North. It did not do as well as 

 Southern raised seed. We have the seed 

 now grown in Florida, and, no doubt, it will 

 give better satisfaction. 



Pride of Georgia. A variety from 

 Georgia of excellent quality; attains a large 

 size when well cultivated. Very good for 

 family use. 



Kolb Gem. Only a few years since this 

 variety has been introduced, but the ship- 

 ping qualities are so good that the bulk of 

 Melons raised for the market are of that 



