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W. F. Alien’s Plant and Seed Catalogue, Salisbury, Md. 
EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK.— This is a round melon flattened at the ends 
and well ribbed. tne skin is netted, and the flesn wmcn is green, is rich and sugary; 
the vines make good strong growth and bear abundantly; it is also considered a 
good shipping melon. This is a production or the old Hackensack; the new lorm is 
ten days earlier and is almost of equal size, the melons weighing from five to ten 
pounds each, in shape and color it is similar to the parent, the main difference be¬ 
ing in point of earliness. which is sufficient to commend it to market gardeners. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; quarter pound 25c; pound 80c. 
PAUL ROSE OR PETOSKEY.— This extra fine salmon-colored melon is a hy¬ 
brid between Osage and Netted Gem. It is, however, larger than Osage with 
thicker flesh ; it is the thickest fleshed yellow or salmon-colored melon within my 
knowledge ; it is of the Netted Gem and. Rocky Ford family, being smaller in size, 
slightly elongated in shape and of highest flavor ; notwithstanding its thin rind, it 
has a good shape; grows very uniform and handsome. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; quarter 
pound 30c; pound $1.00. 
JERSEY BELLE.— Somewhat like Jenny Lind, not so early, but larger. 
The melons are flat, heavily ribbed, coarsely netted. It has a green flesh and 
very fine quality, and altogether is a very desirable melon. • Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 
quarter pound 30c; pound $1.00. 
BAHLY HACKENSACK MUSK MELON. 
TRUE ROCKY FORD. — (Burpee’s Netted r Gem.) It has come to be a 
well-known fact that W. F. Allen grows more cantaloupes than any toher 
one grower in all that vast territory east of the Mississippi river and north of 
Georgia, about three carloads daily being shipped through the season. In. 
Now York and Boston fancy dealers begin to inquire for Allen’s cantaloupes 
several weeks before the season opens. In growing this quantity of canta¬ 
loupes it is worth much to have the truest type of uniform size and highest 
quality, with the surface completely and densely netted. With all this in 
view my seed are selected. All seed are saved from thoroughly matured 
cantaloupes that ripen on the vines. 
The seed that I am offering is the 
same exactly that I use for my own 
planting, and I have never been able 
to buy any as true or as good. 
Neighboring growers willingly 
pay $1.00 per pound for my seed 
sooner than buy on the market at 
thirty or thirty-five cents. Some 
of the largest growers in Georgia 
secure their seed from me at $1.00 
per pound sooner than take chances 
elsewhere. Price of extra selected 
seed saved only from well matured 
extra rough cantaloupes : Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 10c; quarter pound 20 c; 
NVERS - pound 60c. 
CARROTS . 
CHANTF.NAY. 
—This variety is 
a very produc¬ 
tive one. It has 
an extra large 
shoulder, is eas¬ 
ily dug, and is 
desirable in all 
respects. It is a 
stump- rooted 
CHAMTrv * v, sort, and is very 
nr> ” smooth, fine in 
texture, and of a 
beautiful, rich orange color. For table use it is con¬ 
sidered by many to be best of all, both on account of 
shape and quality. When cooked it is very tender. Pkt. 
5c; oz. 10c; quarter lb. 20c; lb. 60c. 
OX HE ART. —This carrot is a splendid sort. In length 
it comes between Early Scarlet Horn and Long Scarlet; 
it runs from three to four inches in diameter, and speci¬ 
mens have been measuring seven inches in diameter. 
The quality is extra good, and satisfactory for both home 
use and market. Oxheart can be easily pulled, which 
makes the harvesting of this variety quite inexpensive. 
For an early, handsome, ready-selling carrot, do not fail 
to plant this. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; quarter lb. 20c; lb. 60c. 
This variety is well adapted 
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DENVER’S HALF LONG. 
to all soils and sections, and some years leads the whole 
list in popularity. It is half long in shape, somewhat 
stump-rooted, and of rich, dark orange color. This vari¬ 
ety Moll probably yield a greater bulk and weight, having 
greater length of root than any other carrot now grown; 
forty tons per acre have been grown, and a yield of 
twenty or twenty-five tons is not uncommon. It is a 
very popular and successfu 1 carrot. Pkt. 5c; ounce 10c; 
quarter pound 20c; pound 60c. 
LONG ORANGE. —This variety is also an enormous 
cropper, and is particularly adapted to a deep, light soil; 
the roots are of large size, smooth, fine grain, and desira¬ 
ble in all respects; except in soil treated to raw stable 
manure (which makes all carrots rough), it is always well 
formed. This is the strongest and purest strain of the 
well-known long orange carrot on the market. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 10c; quarter lb. 20c; lb. 60c. 
LARGE WHITE BELGIAN. —This variety is in great 
demand for feeding stock and is excellent for that pur¬ 
pose. It yields an enormous crop, growing about one- 
third out of the ground; roots are white, green above 
the ground, with small top; flesh rather coarse. The roots 
are very large and yield enormously. Price • pkt. 5c; oz. 
10c; quarter pound 20c; pound 5Uc, postpaid. 
WATER-MELONS. 
CAROLINA BRADFORD.— 
A splendid-melon for home 
use,maturing in about 85 dys. 
It is a large, long melon, of 
dark green color, with dark¬ 
er stripes; the red flesh is 
sweet, nd melting, and of ex¬ 
cellent texture; the seed are 
white; it has a strong vine 
and very productive. It is 
highly esteemed wherever 
known, and is be tter adapted 
to home use or near market 
than for distant shipment. 
Pkt. 5c; ounce 10c; quarter 
pound 20c; pound 50c. 
CAROLINA BRADFORD 
