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DE JONG FLORAL AND SEED CO., PELLA, IOWA 



l ip 1 uy Ivlusk Melon 



TIP TOP NUTMEG. This new yellow-fleshed 

 melon we recommend to every lover of this lus- 

 cious fruit and to every gardener who grows 

 for the market. It is of the very best quality, 

 every melon produced, big or little, early or 

 late in the season, is a good one. They are 

 sweet, juiey, of finest flavor, eatable to the very 

 rind. It is a strong grower and a heavy yield- 

 er and of handsome appearance. Per pkt. 5 

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



HONEY DEW. A wonderful new melon thai 

 gardeners have been growing in California and 

 Colorado and was offered on the New York and 

 Chicago markets for the first time in the fall 

 of 1915, and where it sold at fabulous prices, 

 bringing from 50 to 75 cts. each. It is an en- 

 tirely new type of melon, the color is dull 

 white ripe, size about 6 inches in diameter and 

 7 to 8 inches long, all melons being nearly the 

 same size. This melon has no netting, but 

 the rind, though thin, is very tough and sr> 

 close that the excellent flesh is practically 

 sealed up where it keeps in finest condition 

 from three to five months after it is ripe. Col- 

 or of flesh a rich green from close to the rind 

 to the seed cavity and the flavor delightful tv 

 all who enjoy a good sweet melon. It has the 

 sweetness of honey and the freshness of the 

 morning dew. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., '•i 

 lb. 40 cts.. lb. $1.50. 



LAKE CHAMPLAIN. A new variety of the 

 Earliest Yellow fleshed Mushmelons. A heavy 

 yielder melon of good size. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 15 cts., % lb. 50 cts. 



GREELY WONDER: Large melon, thick orange 

 flesh. Very delicious. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 

 lb. $1.60. 



Herewith I am enclosing an order for seeds. J 

 know of the reliability of your seeds through my 

 father, as he missed ordering from you only one 

 year in thirty and there has been only one slight 



mistake in all these years. Mrs. C. E. Bolzell, 



Stanton, Nebraska. 



PUMPKIN 



One ounce will plant about 15 hills. 



Principally used for agricultural purposes, but 

 there has been a great improvement in the vari- 

 eties during the past few years and many sorts 

 are fine table varieties. They are easily grown 

 and are profitable for stock feeding. At time of 

 corn planting scatter a few seeds in every fourth 

 or fifth hill, or for a large crop plant in May, in 

 good warm soil in hills eigth to ten feet apart 

 each way, four plants to the hill. Avoid planting 

 near other vines as they will hybridize. 



SUGAR OR PIE. One of the very best of all 

 Pumpkins for pies. The fruit is of medium 

 size. Flesh yellow and very thick, quite early, 

 surprisingly productive and a rapid and hardy 

 grower. The finest for pies, making good ones 

 even when eggs are not used. It is a ready 

 seller. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz., 10 cts., *i lb. 25 

 cts. 



We have used your seeds for more than twenty 

 years. We have always found your seed reliable. 

 —Belle Calhoun, Aledo, 111. 



LARGE CHEESE or SWEET. Cheese shaped, in 

 flavor like the Crockneck Squash; yellow 

 fleshed, fine grained and very productive; su- 

 perior to most field varieties. Per pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., % lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts., by ex- 

 press, 5 lbs. $3.00. 



MAMMOTH POTIRON OR KING OF THE MAM 

 OTHS. It grows to an enormous size three 

 feet or more in diameter, and one to two hun- 

 dred pounds or more in weight. It has a sal- 

 mon colored skin ; flesh bright yellow, fine 

 grained and of good quality. It has attracted 

 a great deal of attention, and is a fine variety 

 to exhibit at county fairs, etc. Per pkt. 5 cts.. 

 oz. 10 cts., *i lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. 



CONNECTICUT, or LARGE COMMON YELLOW- 

 FIELD. A very productive large yellow varie- 

 ty, and grown principally for feeding stock. 

 Per oz. 5 cts., % lb. 15 cts., lb. 60 cts., 5 lbs. 

 $2.50, 10 lbs. $4.50. 



WINTER LUXURY. This pumpkin is pronounc- 

 ed by hundreds the very best pumpkin for pies 

 they have ever known. It grows uniformly to 

 a diameter of ten to twelve inches, and is 

 enormously productive. In color it is a beauti- 

 ful golden yellow, very finely and closely net- 

 ted. As a winter keeper and cooking variety it 

 stands alone. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., V« 

 lb. 25 cts., lb. $1.00. 



IMPROVED CUSHAW. This is the Cushaw of 

 "ye olden times," and is a great favorite for 

 its many good qualities. Of large size, often 

 weighing 70 pounds. Flesh salmon colored, 

 thick and of fine quality. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., % lb. 25 cts., lb. $1.00. 



I have ordered seeds from you for years. _ I 

 think they are the only good seeds. .Thanking 

 you for the many past favors. — Maggie B. 

 Threlkeld, Shelby Co., Mo. 



