WATERMELON. 
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WATERMELON— CONTINUED. 
Long Dixie. 
1,0118: nixie,— The chunky Dixie was grown largely duringthe Sum- 
mers of 1.S91 , 1892 and 1893 as a market Melon and with unexampled satis- 
faction. We have selected a long form of it which will supersede the 
Kolb Gem, compared with which it is infinitely better, vine vigorous, 
equally early, quite as productive, weighs as miach, darker in rind, in 
form long to halflong, flesh deep red without core or cavity, more melt- 
ing and of very superior flavor. For shipment to long distances it will 
be found equal to the Kolb C'om, its rind fully a.s strong and in appear- 
ance more showy, placing it in the first rank as a market Melon. A de- 
cided improvement >ipon the Dixie a,s first introduced— longer in form, 
flesh more brilliant and very palatable. A fine shipper. Pkts. oc. and 
10c. ; per oz. 15c. 
Oreen ancl Gold.— So named by reason of its green rind and yellow 
flesh. Pkls. oc. and 10c. ; per oz. 10c. 
Iron Clad.- Pkts. Sc. and lOc. ; per oz. lOe. 
Excelsior.— A large, showy Melon, similar to the Cuban Queen. Pkts. 
5c. and lOc. ; per oz. 10c. 
Florida Favorite.— A popular Melon in the South. Pkts. 5c. and 
lOc. ; per oz. lUc. 
Cuban Queen.— A Melon of mammoth size, reaching very often over 
sixty pounds in weight. Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz. lOc. 
Pride of Georgia.— Pkls. 5c. and lOc. ; per oz. 10c. 
Preserving: Citron.— A round, light .nnd dark striped Watermelon, 
meat greenish white, used for preserving only: seeds red and small. 
Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz. 10c. 
"Arkansas Traveler." 
A C H O I C F W ATPPMFION '^^'^ referred to the Melon in our 1893 Catalogue as a most delicious 
^ L^iy^i T IL^L^KJi. ^ . variety, very superior to the Kolb Gem with which our markets have 
been overllooded for several years; a sort .so miserable in quality that 
the desire for Watermelons has almost been destroyed, and in sections 
where hundreds of thousands were sold years ago the demand for 
.chunky Jlclons has fallen off to such an extent that Koll) Gems barely 
brought the freight. It is a fact which should never be lost sight of, by the growers of vegetables that it is onlu the best that coiiirmuuh pai/iiu/ price^i. The 
inferior is passed by and left with the commission merchant who is obliged to dispose of it for a mere song or haul the stuflT to the dump, au<l his rejiorl to 
the grower is most discouraging. The result of our commendation of the Arkansas Traveler is that our markets have been fairly supp'ied with them, and 
one prominent merchant who makes a specialty of Melons said to the writer that tlieir ready .sale was surprising and they were always the first to go and 
at good prices. 
The Kolb Gem has earliness, productiveness, and good shipping qualities, but these do not count at the Watermelon pile with the consumer : he is the 
one that has the Melon to eat, and there lies the proof— if the melon is not good he will have no more of that variety, and so critical is he that he will not 
even select one of the same chunky sha[ic. 'I hcrc arc several varieties of Long Watermelons in addition to the Arkansas Traveler which are infinitely 
superior to the Kolb Gem, such as Landrctlis' lioss, Long Dixie, Morida Favorite, Landreths' Long Light Icing, and Ice Cream. The successful planter is he 
who studies llie Uxste of the consumer. There is no sucli thing as fashion in Watermelons. 
EXTRACTS FROm 
MARKIET GrAJFtDENTNG FARM NOTES 
MARKET GARDENING.— Thougli this volume is writ- 
ten for the amateur, or family gardeuer — indeed, to be more pre- 
cise, for the novice in gardening — it may, however, fall into the 
hands of more experienced persons, inclined to make a venture in 
gardening for profit, and, accordingly, it may not be out of place 
to make some remarks upon subjects connected with growing 
vegetables for sale. The last United States Census Bureau has 
issued a bulletin on Truck Farming, from which the writer makes 
the following extracts. Upward of $100,000,000 is invested in 
this industry, the annual products reaching a value of $75,000,000, 
the product of 534,440 acres of land. 
The annual expenditures for fertilizers being §10,000,000 
The cost of seeds used aniounling lo $1,420,633 
The umnber of men employed liciug 216,765 
The number of women employed being 9,254 
The number of children employed being 11,874 
The number of horses and mules cmi)loyed being 75,800 
The value of the implements used being S8,971,0UO 
For convenience of tabulation the States arc divided into 
districts. The following is a summary of the number of acres 
^nder cultivation for truck liirniing purposes, etc. * * * 
Postage Extra. 
CAPITAL. — The capital of a market gardener should be 
estimated by his available cash, compai-ed with the number of 
his acres, and, as in other tilings, oi)inions vary, so do the esti- 
mates of practical gardeners, some being satisfied to live on inex- 
pensive land far removed iiom market, and u.se wliat others would 
term an incomplete line of implements, and be satisfled with what 
nature develops in the ordinary routine of their business, while 
others, more progressive, locate in the outskirts of great cities, 
consequently upon high-priced land, and liave everything new in 
the way of labor-saving appliances. 
The first class of gardeners may be termed exneriuienial 
farmers, men tired of the humdrum rotation of farm processes 
and small profits, men looking for a paying diversiiicatiou of their 
agricultural in tere.sts. Their expenses for appliances are not great, 
as they have already on hand the usual stock of farm tools, requir- 
ing only one or two seed drills, a small addition to their culti vat ing 
implements, and a few tons of fertilizers. Their laborers and teams 
are always on hand for the working of moderate areas. In addi i inn 
to their usual expenses of the farm, they would not need to have 
a cash capital of beyond twenty to twenty five dollars, etc. * * * 
Quarter pound and under, and 
On Peas and Beans, 16 cents per quart, and Corn, 15 cents per quart; other small Seeds, 8 cents per pound. 
5 cent and 10 cent Flat Papers, Free of Postage. 
