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QREY HONARCH. — The 
flesh of this variety is a bril- 
liant red and is remarkably 
sweet, delicious and crisp. 
.in well adapted to both 
N >rth and South, and claim- 
o l to be excellent both tor 
market aud the lamily gar¬ 
den. It is a vigorous, rapid 
grower, and ve y productive 
•<f large, beautiful melons of 
lightish color. It is one of 
the best in quality and a 
general favorite everywhere 
Pat :>e; ounce 10c; quarter 
pound 20c; pound 50c. 
THREE FOLD.—This is a 
new, very large variety of 
superior quality. The mel¬ 
ons are uniform, large and 
1 mg; vines of strong, vigor¬ 
ous growth, and produce 
e i >rmous crops of richly- 
lii/ored melons. The skin, 
v ‘die thin, is very tough, of 
a i uthery make, which in- 
• surjs iinest shipping quali¬ 
ty 53. The flesh is richly col¬ 
or ‘d, being of a deep blood 
m l. This uew variety should 
8u >ersede many of the popu- 
lar ship ping varieties on account of its superior quality. 
Packet 1> cents ; ounce 20 cents; quarter pound 35 cents; 
one pound $100. 
FLORIDA FAVORITE.-A beautiful melon, with dark 
and !i rht green exterior; shape oblong; flesh bright crim- 
s >n, crisp and deliciously sweet; ripens ahead of Kolb 
Gem, Ironclad or Rattlesnake; a good shipper; a great 
fav »rite for home use or near market. Packet 5 cents; 
ounce 10 cents; quarter pound 20 cents; pound 50 cents. 
DARK RIND KOLB GEM, or ICEBERG. 
DARK RIND KOLB GEIT, or ICEBERG.— This may be 
described as being very superior to the old Kolb Gem 
variety. It somewhat resembles the old variety in size 
and appearance, but is darker in color both outside and 
insi le Where it rests upon the ground it is yellow, 
while the Kolb Gem is white. The shape is oblong to 
nearly round ; the rind is thin but very tough, and mel¬ 
ons bear shipping and handling better than most other 
varieties. In this section it is more largely grown than 
any other on account of its excellent qualities. Packet 
5 cents; ounce 10 cents; quarter pound 20 cents; one 
pound 50 cents. 
SWEETHEART.—Magnificent new shipping; melon of 
uniformly large size and tine qualities; vine vigorous and 
productive, ripening its fruit early; fruit large, oyai 
very heavy, uniformly mottled, light, and very Ii ht 
er-en- rind thin but firm; flesh bright red. firm, solid, 
but very tender, melting and sweet; fruit remains m 
condition for use longer than most other sorts. I grew 
quite a few of this variety the past season and know that 
it • =? very fine. I shipped a few to Boston which sold tor 
$37 00 a hundred, and the parties that bought them were 
anxious for more. It is indeed of lame size and ver- 
fine quality. Packet 5 cents: ounce 10 cents; quarter 
pound 25 cents: pound 80 cents. 
SUCCESS.— This grand new and distinct watermelon 
has proven wonderfully popular with the large growei s 
who wish, to supply the fancy trade of the New York 
markets. It is enormously productive, very large, with 
rich dark green skin. It ships as well as Kolb Gem ami 
others of that class, and has what they do not—that is, 
fine quality. Its shipping qualities are phenomenal, 
scarcely any other melon equaling it in tough skin ana 
rind. While it has rapidly become one of the leading 
melons for market, it is one of the best all-around mel¬ 
ons in existence, and for the family garden it is a,iso 
without a peer. Last season I grew quite a large patch 
of this variety, and shipped fifteen carloads to the Boston 
market, and received prices far in advance of any other 
grower in this section. The first picking it averaged 
around 40 lbs. to the melon,'with plenty of speci¬ 
mens running from 50 to 60 lbs. I shall plant 
about forty acres for market this coming season, 
and practically all of them will be of this variety. 
One commission merchant to whom I shipped last 
season, and who quoted me 25 cents on large mel- 
ons, returned me 35 cents, stating that he had no 
idea I had such large melons. The first picking 
we could load a car with 1,000 to 1.050. Packet 
10 cents; ounce 20 cents; quarter pound 35 cents; 
one pound $1.00. 
MAnnOTH IRONCLAD.— This extra large wa¬ 
termelon is one of the greatest commercial melons 
on the market. The flesh is of prime quality, 
always solid and never mealy; the heart is very 
large and the flesh next to the rind is fully equal 
to that in the centre; it uniformly grows to great¬ 
er size, with more marketable melons to the acre 
than any other of the extia large varieties. I ron¬ 
clad will mostly resist a fall of three f 0 ®!'without 
fracturing or even bruising,and is one of the best 
shippers known. It has excellent lasting quail 
ties in the field, remaining a month or more on 
the vines without injury. It is said that ii taken 
from the patch in October it will keep until 
Christmas. Packet 5 cents; ounce 10 cents; quar¬ 
ter pound 20 cents; pound 50 cents. 
BLACK BOULDER.— This is enormously pro¬ 
ductive, reaching a mammoth size, with rich ctark 
green skin. It cuts equal to any melon on the 
market, and its shipping qualities are phenomenal, no 
other melon equaling it in-tough skin and rind It is 
claimed to be even superior to Kolb Gem. Packet 5 cents, 
ounce 10 cents; quarter pound 20 cents; pound 60 cents. 
HALBERT HONEY.— Planters who sell their melons 
in nearby markets say that Halbert Honey outsells any 
other variety they grow, and claim that it will sell even 
when the market is well supplied. It is essentially a 
home melon for your own use or nearby market, as the 
thin skin is too brittle to withstand rough hand mg in 
distant shipping. The vines are of strong vigorous 
growth, and sets fruit freely; four or five large melons 
are frequently seen clustered closely together. The vines 
grow quickly, so that they will ripen choice fruits even 
in the Northern States, if planted in good location, fur¬ 
ther South two plantings may be made, one for summer 
and one for fall use. Tim melons average eighteen to 
twenty inches long and are full or bluntly rounded a*, 
both ends; tlm skin is a dark glossy green: flesh is a 
beautiful crimson, rich color and luscious quality, ex¬ 
tending to a. closel v defined line -where it joins the turn 
rind. The send are white and comparatively small. 
Packet centq • ounce 10 cents; quarter pound 20 cents; 
one pound 50 cents. 
