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NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES, D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 
Early Detroit Tomato 
This excellent variety, introduced by 
us two years ago, has been tried out by 
many growers of tomatoes for shipment. 
It has been found that in earliness, uni¬ 
formity, freedom from blight of vine and 
cracking and blistering of fruit Early 
Detroit meets the most exacting require¬ 
ments. Vine vigorous and very produc¬ 
tive. Fruits very smooth, uniform in 
size, nearly globe shaped, firm and of ex¬ 
cellent quality. We consider Early 
Detroit the best large, purplish pink 
tomato yet introduced. (See cut on this 
page and further description, page 56 ) 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 40c; 2 Oz. 75c; V 4 Lb. $1.25; Lb. $4.00 
Harris’ Earliest Water Melon 
We have carefully observed this 
splendid variety in our trials for several 
seasons and are convinced that it is the 
very best first early melon for the home 
garden. The fruits are slightly oval, with 
irregularly mottled stripes of light and 
dark green, very even in shape and size. 
No variety that we know of matures fruits 
of such large size so early in the season. 
Flesh bright red, sweet and tender. (See 
cut and further description, page 40 ) 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 0z. 20c; / 4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
The Three Best Orange Fleshed Melons for the Market 
Musk melon shippers until recently have had difficulty in getting melons of the yellow, orange or 
salmon fleshed class that were sufficiently hard shelled to carry well. We now offer to growers care¬ 
fully bred stocks of three varieties of this class which have been found to stand shipment as well as any 
of the green fleshed sorts and in addition are usually considered distinctly superior in quality. Admiral 
Togo is a small, oval, orange fleshed sort, similar in size and shape to the green fleshed Netted Gem or 
Rocky Ford. We consider it the best basket melon yet introduced. Hoodoo is a medium sized and 
nearer round orange fleshed variety. It also is exceptionally well adapted for basket or crate ship¬ 
ment to distant markets. Defender is a medium sized, oval sort with deep yellow flesh. This melon 
meets more completely the requirements for the large basket size than any other on the market. We 
consider each of the three the very best of its size and class and we believe it is only a question of time 
before they will be universally demanded by discriminating buyers. (See further descriptions, page 39 ) 
The Best Round Shipping Melon—Ferry’s Iceberg 
This splendid round or slightly oval water melon, introduced by us in 1902 , is similar in shape, size 
and appearance to the well known Kolb’s Gem, but is distinctly darker and the skin where the melon rests 
on the ground is rich yellow instead of white as in that variety. It has a very firm, hard rind and is as 
good a shipper as Kolb’s Gem but the flesh is much deeper colored, extends nearer to the rind and is 
more tender and sweet. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; V 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 
Tom Watson Water Melon 
This is a comparatively new water melon which is becoming very popular in the south. The fruits 
of this desirable sort are large and long, similar in shape, color and splendid quality to Monte Cristo, but 
averaging larger in 
size and with a 
tougher rind, mak¬ 
ing the variety es¬ 
pecially adapted 
for shipping. The 
vines are vigorous 
and productive. 
The flesh is rich, 
red, sweet and 
tender. The seed is 
white more or less 
marked with 
brown. (See cut on 
this page) Pkt. 5c? 
Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; 
y 4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
Tom Watson Water Melon 
