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E. W. REID'S CATALOGUE OF SMALL FRUITS, ETC, 
NEWaEARLY HACKENSACK MELON. 
By'careful selection and improvement, carried on for some years, this strain has been 
so developed that it produces 
melons with all the good qual- 
ities of the well known Hack- 
ensack Melon, but at least ten 
days earlier. The melons 
weigh from six to ten pounds 
each, are of a nutmeg shape, 
heavily netted, and have light 
green flesh of delicious flavor. 
This is the third year that we 
have sold this Extra Early 
Hackensack Melon and have 
not had a complaint. We grew 
it largely for seed last season, 
and had opportunities to ob- 
serve its earliness, manner of 
growth, etc. 5 cts. per pkt., 
10 cts. per oz., 35 cts. per J^lb., 
00 cts. per lb. 
HENDERSON’S 
EARLY SNOWBALL 
CAULIFLOWER. 
Everything considered, this 
is certainly the best type of 
new early Hackensack melon. cauliflower in the market. 
The experience of years 
shows it to be unexcelled by any variety for earliness. If planted March 1st, large-sized 
heads will be produced early in June, about one week earlier than other varieties, and 
scarcely a single head will fail to form. The outer leaves are short, so that the plants 
may be set from eighteen to twenty inches apart, thus allowing the planting of from 
twelve to fourteen thousand heads per acre. Its compact habit of growth renders it a 
peculiarly profitable variety to force under glass, and it does equally well for late plant- 
ing. 35 cts. per pkt., $1 per y oz., $3 per oz. 
LIVINGSTON’S NEW BEAUTY TOMATO. 
The color is quite distinct from any other sort, being a very glossy crimson with a 
slight tinge of purple ; the color alone will bring it into favor. It grows in clusters of four 
or five large fruits, retaining its large size late in the season. This is an essential point 
in its favor, as many other good sorts decrease in size at least one-half before the season 
is over. It ripens with the Acme and Perfection, is entirely free from ribbed and elon- 
gated fruit, being perfect in shape. During the past four seasons of growth, under varied 
circumstances and on different classes of soil, it showed no signs of rotting. This is par- 
tially on account of its firmness, 
besides its having a thick skin 
and few seeds. 10 cts. per pkt., 
30 cts. y, oz., 35 cts. per oz., $1 
per y lb.', $3 per lb. 
Austin, Tex. 
Mr. E. W. Reid :J 
Plants were received yesterday 
in fine shape. “ They were fine 
plants. 1 ' Many thanks. Do not 
think I will lose a plant, they 
were so fresh and green. 
D. E. Russell. 
Durham ville, IN. M. 
Mr. E. W. Reid: 
The plants I got of you came to 
hand in good order. Thanks for 
promptness. A. H. Aultrom. 
Scipio, N. Y. 
Mr. E. W. Reid: 
My stock arrived in good con- 
dition. Accept thanks for extras. 
W. H. PORDYCE. HENDERSON’S EARLY SNOWBALLjCAULl FLOWER. 
