SEEDS OF SPECIAL MERIT. 
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Green and Gold, is the largest early 
variety in cultivation, melons ranging from 25 
to 46 pounds, and its productiveness is eqml 
to any of the red*flesbed sorts, while in deli- 
cious flavor it surpasses them aJl. The rind is 
the thinnest of any melon, the white being on- 
3-8 to 1-2 an inch in thickness. '1 he flesh is a 
beautiful golden-orange color, free from any 
tinge of white or other color, even immediate- 
ly around the seeds. The flesh is beautifully 
granular in appearance, juicy and sweet, and 
as we have already stated, of uuequaled flavor 
Coupled with the delicious flavor of the Green 
and Gold Watermelon, its rich golden color 
will make it most desirable, as an ornament for 
the table, especially if its golden slices are ar- 
ranged in contrast with the crimson of the 
other sorts. Pkt. 10c-, oz- 15c., lb. §1.60. 
Kolb’s Gem- Much has been said against 
this variety and it has been condemned on ac - 
count of its coarse grained flesh, but we think 
this complaint comes in i>art at least from the 
use of inferior stock grown at the North. It is 
essentially a southern shipping melon, and as 
such has no equal. Prominent commission 
merchants in ^cramento and San Francisco 
and other cities, report that this is the favorite 
variety in their markets, always arriving in 
good condition and selling at an advance of 
five to ten dollars per hundred over other va- 
rieties. Melons from one of our fields were 
pronounced by good judges to be the best they 
had ever tasted, and the entire field was said to 
be the best in a section where the water melon 
is the principal crop. We can recommend it as 
MaminotJi Irouciad. Thus suben) .Uciouia uckuuwI- 
edged by all to be unsurpassed, excelling in every good 
point a Melon should have, ripening early, holding their 
own until late, and being unexcelled for shipping and 
market. The dainty red-colored flesh is of rich sugary 
flavor, ripening to hill perfection almost to the rind. This 
Melon grows to enormous size, 60 to 70 lbs. being the or- 
dinary weight, while extra cultivation will produce them 
125 lbs. and over. Per pkt. 5 c., oz. 10 c., lb. 7oc. 
Gieen and Gold. 
Seminole. This new variety originated in the home 
of melons, — Florida — and is said to be quite an acquisi- 
tion. The following description is by the originator: 
Oblong in shape, smooth, and beautifully proportioned, 
it is ot two colors, gray and light green; the later seems 
to be just a darker coloring of the former, the gray great- 
ly prodominates. Melons of both colors are found on the 
same vines. Melons of both colors are exactly the same 
in shape, size, color of seed, flavor, etc. 
This melon possesses four qualities which will make 
it the most popular ever offerecf to the public. It is extra 
early, extra large, enomioudy productive, and of most de- 
Ikons jiavor, i'kt. 10c , oz. 15c. lb. $1 50. 
of unequalled purity and excellence. Pkt. 6c., oz. 10c , lb. 75c. 
The Volga WatermeloD . Is cultivated on the lower 
Volga, near the Caspian Sea, for shipment in barrels to 
St. Petersburg and Moscow. In solidity and hardness it 
is remarkable, and therefor carries well. In productive- 
ness it surpasses most sorts, two melons being sometimes 
borne at adjacent joints of the same vine. Inform it is 
neaily perfectly globular. In color it is so pale green as 
to be nearly white, with nearly imperceptible stripes. Al- 
though so solid and hard, the rind is not thick. The 
flesh is remarkably crisp, and when fully ripe, very 
sweet, luscious and red in color. Pkt., 10c., oz. 15c. lb. 
n 50. 
THE OSAGE MUSK MELON. 
No variety of Muak Melon, as far as we are aware, has 
advanced in popularity and become at once so widely 
known as this variety. “Skin dark i^reeu, slightly netted 
on the lobes on the upper side, and on the liest speci. 
mens a noli orange color where the melon lies on the 
ground, and on this side it is eatable within an eighth of 
an inch of the surface. The shape is pointed oval — egg 
shaped most exactly expresses it. Medium sized, and the 
whole crop is very even and extra lieavy owing to the 
thickness of the meat.” Pkt., 10c.; 1 oz., 80c.; 1 lb., J4.00 
