SEEDS WHICH SUCCEED 



mSl^pollAGE. WATERMELO N— Continued. 



NINE ROUND AND OBLONG flELONS. 



Lb. ]4, Lb. Oz. Pkt. 



EXTRA EARLY (6s Days from Germination). — Very desirable as the first Watermelon to 



ripen. Every one should have it. Form oblong. Weight from 15 to 16 pounds 85 25 15 3 



LIGHT GREEN or ROUND LIGHT ICING, 75 DAYS.— One of the best of aU Melons; always 



of good flavor, rind very thin. Unexcelled in all good qualities. Very choice, crystalline. 80 25 10 5 



DARK GREEN or ROUND LIGHT RIND ICING, 75 DAYS— Shape, size and flavor same as 



Light Icing, but dark-skinned, almost solid black _ 80 25 10 5 



McIVER'S SUGAR, 80 DAYS. — Oblong in form. General ground dark colored with lighter 

 stripes, darker than Rattlesnake, very small foliage, vigorous vine. Flesh very sweet, 

 pink in color 



GEM (Kolb). — An excellent shipper, consequently profitable to the market gardener 



BLUE KOLB GEM or ICEBERG.— Similar to the old Gem, but of a blue skin 



INDIANA SWEETHEART, 90 DAYS.— Resembling a Large Round Icing, but heavier and 

 paler in color, good bearer and a reliable shipper, standing any amount of rough handling 



SUCCESS, 80 DAYS. — ^A large and almost round melon of great celebrity in Virginia and 

 Maryland, so well thought of as to be cultivated by the hundreds of acres. The flesh is 

 bright, solid, crystalline, and very sweet. The rind is dark green, and so tough as par- 

 ticularly fits it for shipment. The variety is very productive and profitable 



PRESERVING MELON, RED SEED, 90 DAYS.— A round, light and dark-striped Melon, 

 meat greenish-white, used for preserving only; seeds red and small. Tough rind 



90 



25 



- 10 





65 



25 



10 





75 



30 



10 



S 



85 



30 



10 



3 



25 



40 



20 



3 



90 



30 



20 



3 



SIXTEEN LONG MELONS. 



LANDRETHS' ARKANSAS TRAVELER 



Landreths' Arkansas Traveler, 75 days.— ^lohl^'an"? 



for its size a very weighty Melon, averaging 40 pounds. Long, dark green, with waving 



stripes of black. Interior of fruit alwaj'^s solid, the edible portion extending to within half 



an inch of the skin. The flesh a brilliant red. sweet, tender, crystalline, very juicy and 



altogether at once imores!?ing one as a suoerior variety. It is intermediate in rinenmg. 



Has a very hard rind and therefore is a good shipper. As is the case with all good Melons, 



it is not a giant, few monsters being first-class. We cannot say too much in praise of the ^ 



beauty and quality of the Arkansas Traveler °" 



Alabama Sweet, 90 days.— ns''«\rjh."'''ffi»'te"flat„';; ss ^ 15 



For Express charges paid by customer, or small seeds Postage paid by us, see inside of cover. 



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