50 SELECT VEGETABLE SEEDS offered bt WILLIAM BULL, F.L.S. 
MELONS — con tinned. 
NEW MELON. 
BISHOP’S FAVOURITE. 
Award of Merit Royal Horticultural 
Society, June 25/A, 1895. 
This magnificent New Melon has 
been raised by Mr. Bishop, Westley 
Hall Gardens, Bury St. Edmunds, 
and is the result of a cross be- 
tween “Longleat Perfection” and 
“ Golden Perfection.” 
Per packet, Is. (Sd. 
The following- is the raiser’s description ; — 
‘ ‘ Tbi.s Melon is very handsome in 
appearance, being beiiutifull}^ netted, with 
a ma^iificent golden -yellow skin ; it has 
a white flesh of great depth, remarkably 
tender, with a most luscious flavour, 
the fruit reaching 6 and 7 lbs. in weight. 
I have grown it over four years, and find 
its constitution most -vigorous and robust. 
I feel confident it will become one of the 
standard varieties.” 
“ THE 6AEDEN,” in announcing the 
Award of Merit to the above excellent 
Melon, 
MELON— BISHOP’S FAVOUSITE. 
‘ Melon— Bishop s Favoiteitk. — A white-fleshed fruit, above medium size, -with a good depth 
of flesh, very sweet and weU flavoured.” 
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BENHAM PARK, green flesh . , . , , . 
BLENHEIM ORANGE, scarlet fle.sh, delicate and delicious flavour 
DUCHESS OF YORK, tliick white flesh .. .. .. 
HERO OF LOCKINGE, white flesh, deliciously melting, and of exquisite flavour . . 
HERO OF ISLEWORTH, green flesh, delicious flavour .. ,, 
high cross hybrid, green flesh, a large oval-shaped, handsomely netted fruit 
received a First-Class Certificate 
INGESTRE HYBRID, white flesh 
LA FAVORITE, a superb green-fleshed Melon of medium size, nearly round, of a beautiful 
golden yellow colour when ripe, beautifully netted, flesh of great thickness and fineflavoiu- 
MONARCH, a magnificent gi-een-fleshed variety, of superb flavour, and of unusual thickness 
First-Class Certificate, R.H. Society 
SCARLET INVINCIBLE. — First-Class Certificate, R.H. Society ; skin orange-red when 
perfectly ripe, finely and evenly netted ; thick bright scarlet flesh, of exquisite flavour 
SION HOUSE (New). — Certificate of Merit, R.H.S. The fruits are of mediiun size, 
beautifully netted, fle.sh scarlet, slightly tinted with green towards the rind, melting, and 
of exquisite flavour . . 
SUPERB (iSattcH’s), flesh green 
SUTTON’S SCiiRLET, deep red flesh ’ " ’’ 
THE COUNTESS, enormously prolific, setting fruit at every joint ; fruits large, very tender, 
sweet, and the skin of a pale yellow 
TRIUMPH. First-Class Certificate Crystal Palace Show. Flesh scarlet wdth green band next 
the skin, but occasionally a idant throws grecn-fle.shed fruits, equally choice in flavour . . 
WINDSOR CASTLE (New), a very large green-fleshed variety of superb flavour, the skin 
handsomely netted . , 
WILLIAM TILLERY, green flcHli 
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