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D. M. FERRY & COS DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
WATER MELON 
To make certain of raising good Water Melons, it is essential that the plants have a good start and to this end it is 
important to prepare lulls about eight feet apart, by thoroughly working into the soil an abundance of well rotted man 
pre-hen manure, guano, or other forms rich in nitrogen, being most desirable. Over this highly manured soil put an 
inch or more of fresh earth and plant the seeds on this, covering them about an inch deep. It is important that the seed 
should not be planted before the ground becomes warm and dry, as the young plants are very sensitive to cold and wet 
When the plants have formed the first pair of rough leaves, they should be thinned so as to leave two or three of the 
strongest and best to each hill. Frequent watering of the plants with liquid manure will hasten the growth thus dimin 
ishing the danger from insect pests. 
U ’>17 1* t. An extra early melon of excellent 
narns Harliest quality. Fruits exceptionally large 
for so early a variety, slightly oval with irregularly mot¬ 
tled broad stripes of light and dark green. Flesh bright 
red, sweet and tender. Seed black. The vines are vigor¬ 
ous and productive. One of the best varieties for northern 
latitudes. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; »/ 4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
• > 17 1 An unusually hardy, sure cropper. 
* ilinncy S Harly Vines vigorous and productive, 
fruiting quite early. Fruit medium size, oblong, marbled 
in stripes of two shades of green; rind thin; flesh pink, 
tender and crisp. Seed nearly white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 
2 Oz. 15c; V 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 
D if 9 r* * Sometimes sold as Ice Cream. 
• IV1. r erry <& v^O S. One of the best early sorts 
Peerless ^ or ^ ie k° me garden and for market garden- 
a cci icaa e rs w jj Q deliver direct to consumers. Vine 
moderately vigorous, hardy, productive. Fruit medium 
sized, oval, but somewhat uneven in shape, bright green, 
finely veined with a darker shade. Rind thin, flesh bright 
scarlet, solid, crisp and very sweet. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; »/ 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 
v i • i. * • Our stock of this sort is much 
L-Ong Light icing better than that usually offered 
and superior to many strains offered as Gray Monarch, 
etc. Fruits uniformly long and large, a little irregular in 
shape, light green, slightly veined with a little darker 
shade. Flesh deep, rich red, and of splendid quality. Seed 
white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 25c; Lb. 80c. 
r> j f • l. * • Fruit medium sized, nearly 
Kouna Light icing round, greenish white, slightly 
veined or dotted with light green. Flesh bright, light red, 
very sweet and tender. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 
2 Oz. 15c; Va Lb. 25c; Lb. 80c. 
rx l | • Fruit medium sized, nearly round, dark 
L/aXK icing green, very indistinctly veined and mot¬ 
tled with lighter shade. Flesh very rich, bright red, sweet 
and of excellent quality. Seed white. (Crop failed) 
Monte Cristo, or Kleckley’s Sweets passed 
for home use or near markets. Vine vigorous and produc¬ 
tive; fruit of medium size, oblong, tapering slightly 
towards the stem end, dark green, often showing fine 
russeting. Flesh very bright, rich red, exceedingly sweet. 
So crisp and tender that it will not stand shipping, the 
fruit bursting open if subjected to even a slight jar, or 
when the rind is penetrated with a knife. Seed white. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; V 4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 
¥71 • i |7 •. A splendid melon of very large 
r loriaa r avorite Size and excellent quality. Fruit 
long, dark green, mottled and striped with lighter shade; 
rind thin but firm. Flesh very oright, deep red, very 
sweet and tender. Vines vigorous and productive. Seed 
white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; >/ 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 
a i i c . A very large, long melon of ex 
Alabama ^wcet cellent quality; very popular in 
the south where it is grown extensively for shipping. 
Color rather deep green, with dark, irregular striping. 
Rind firm; flesh bright red. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 
2 Oz. 15c; V 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 
Harris' Earliest 
TV*™ A lar ge, long melon similar in shape, 
*VV aison color and splendid quality to Monte 
Cristo but averaging larger in size and with a tougher 
rind, making it especially adapted for shipping. Vines 
vigorous and productive. Flesh rich red, sweet and ten¬ 
der. Seed white, more or less marked with brown. ( See 
cut and further deaci'iption in Supplement , page 10.) 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; V 4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
i_ i _We introduced this splendid melon 
terry S iceberg in 1902. Ill general shape. size and 
appearance it is similar 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, is more tender and sweet. Sometimes 
sold as Blue Gem. Seed black. The best dark colored 
shipping melon yet produced. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 
V 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 
r* __ A very.large, round or slightly oval 
IvOlD S L»0ITI melon, often flattened on the ends, 
marked with irregularly mottled stripes of dark and light 
green. Rind exceedingly hard and firm, making it one 
of the best sorts for shipping. Flesh bright red, solid, a 
little coarse, but sweet and tender. Vines vigorous and 
productive. Seed black. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 
74 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 
pv* • A popular market sort. Vine vigorous, large 
LrlX10 growing and hardy, ripening its fruits earlier than 
most of the large sorts; fruit medium sized to large, about 
one-third longer than thick. Color of skin dark green, 
striped with a lighter shade; rind thin but tough; flesh 
bright scarlet, ripens closely to the rind and is of the best 
quality. Seed black. This 
variety is highly esteemed, 
especially in tne south. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 
y 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 
•«• A new melon of 
l^nilian splendid quality, 
already very popular on the 
Pacific coast and will doubt¬ 
less take high rank else¬ 
where as soon as its desir¬ 
able characteristics have be¬ 
come more generally known. 
Fruits medium sized, nearly 
round or slightly oblong, 
skin rich very deep green, 
indistinctly mottled and 
striped with a lighter shade. 
Flesh decidedly bright ver¬ 
milion-red; remarkably fine 
grained but firm and very 
sweet. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 
>/ 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 85c. 
Monte Cristo 
