WATERMELONS, ONIONS 



12 Holmes Seed Oompany, Harrisburg, Pa. 



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Sweetest, Largest and Best Shipping Early Melon 



Harris' Earliest Wateimelon, was originated by crossing Kolb's Gem with Hungarian Honey, Cole's Early and a 

 small Russian inelou of the very finest flavor. The melon is oval to oblong, striped with green and gray ; bright red 

 flesh, sweet, tender and delicious. Very productive, often bearing fine melons from July'unti. frost; weighs from 20 

 to 30 pounds. It bears shipment very well, early, handsome appearance and fine table qualities always finds a ready 

 sale at profitable prices. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., M lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50, by mail, postpaido 



It has become very popular as a shipping melon, particularly in the South. Vine 

 vigorous and productive, ripening its fruit early. Fruit large, oval, very heavy, uni- 

 formly mottled light and very light green; rind thin but firm; flesh bright red, firm, 

 solid, tender, melting and sweet. Pkt. Sc., oz. 10c. , M lb. 20c., lb. 60c., post- 

 paid. 



Improved Strain of Kolb's Gem 



Shape, size and appearance, similar to the well-known Kolb's Gem, but is dis- 

 tinctly darker, and the skin where the melon rests on the ground, is rich yellow in- 

 stead ol white as in that variet)'; very firm, hard rind, quite as good a shipper as the 

 Kolb's Gem; flesh is m\ich deeper colored, extends nearer to tlae rind — tender and 

 sweet. Pkt. 5c,, oz. lOc, %lb. 25c., lb. 80c. 



MciVER 



JIAKIMH EARLIEST WATEKMEi^ON. 



Large fruits and fine quality. Oblong in form, averaging 20 inches in length; skin beautifully marked with broad stripings of light 

 green on dark ground. Flesh is of a pale pink color, very crisp, free from any stringiness, sweet and melting. Pkt. 5c., oz. lOc, Mlb. 

 20c., lb. 60c., postpaid. By express or freight: Per lb. 55c., 5 lbs. or more at 50c. per lb. 



The finest melon yet introduced for home growing and table use. Vines are strong, vigorous, and the fruits grow to large size, 18 to 

 20 inches long and 12 inches in diameter. Skin is a rich, dark green; flesh bright scarlet, ripening close to the rind, which is but half an 

 inch thick, so that shipping it long distances is not practicable. Crisp, sugary, melting and entirely free from stringiness. Pkt. 5c., oz. 

 lOc, i^lb. 25c., lb. 75c. 



FIELD OF ONIONS liOING TO SEED ON RANCH VTHEEE OUR SEED IS GROWN 



TESTED AND OF THE STRONGEST VITALITY 

 THE FINEST SELECTED STRAINS 

 One Ounce Will Sow 100 Feet of Drill; Five Pounds Will Sow An Acre 



CtTLTXTRE.— Sow iu early,sprin<r. in moist soil, as soon a", the weather will permit, in rows 1 2 inches apart, and cover half an Inch deep. If the Onions grow too thick, 

 thin to about an inch apart, or only a tew small oiilims will b^. the result. Manure highly (20 laads per acre being used by market-gardeners with profit), and if manure is 

 not plenty, some good phosphate, at the rate of 400 to tiOO pounds per acre will give splendid crops. A top-dressing of wood ashes, applied after the second v/eeding, is very 

 beneficial. ' ^ - 



€^ ^ B i T 8 €\ M ^SWASS. Ol CHSAP onion seeds. This caution is necessary this year more than ever before, owing to a large quantity of old seed being car- 

 *J I 9 W 1^ ried over by some houses, and then mixed with a small portion of new. Fresh new seed, such as we sell, will test 90 to St5 per cent. If you are led 

 by low prices to purchase Onion Seed from doubtful sources, test it before planting. Our prices are as low as reliable seeds can be bought. The lowest-priced Onion Seed is 

 not always tha cheapest. The crop this year is the shoriesc ever known. 



A Seiected Strain, Uniform la Shape, Attractive Color, Mild Flavor and Prodaces Enormous Crops of Large Globe Onions 



Finest shape, best color and yields largest crop of any yellowonion. The heaviest jdeld of onions is always obtained from rich, black 

 lands. On such soils a globe-shaped onion with a somewhat flattened base gives largest returns, bulbs are large and uniformly spherical, 

 with very small necks, the largest diameter below the centre of the bulb; of a rich orange-yellow color; enormous yielders and splendid 

 keepers. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., M lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.25. 



The Southport Red G-lobe is of medium size, spherical, with small neck, very deep 

 rich red color, and of superior quality. Pkt. 5 c, oz. 20 c, >i lb. 65 c, lb.. $2.25. 



Southport Red Globe Onions. 



SEE GENERAL LIST OF VEGETABLE SEEDS, PAGES 24 to 39 FOR OTHER VARIETIES. 



