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D. M. FERRY & CO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
WATER MELON 
To make certain of raising good Watermelons, it is essential that the plants have a good start and to this-end it is important 
to prepare hills about eight feet apart, by thoroughly working into the soil an abundance of well rotted manure—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. Put ten or twelve seeds in a hill. 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 diminishing the danger from insect pests. 
The best protection against blight and insect pests is to maintain a vigorous and continuous growth. It is desirable to change the 
location as often as practicable. 
w t • > *7 i* . An extra early 
Harris Earliest melon of ex¬ 
cellent quality. Fruits exceptionally 
large for so early a variety, slightly 
oval with irregularly mottled broad 
stripes of light and dark green. Flesh 
bright red, sweet and tender. Seed 
black. The vines are vigorous and 
productive. One of the best varieties 
for northern latitudes. We have 
carefully observed this splendid va¬ 
riety in our trials for several seasons 
and are convinced that it is the very 
best first early melon for the home 
garden. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; 
V 4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
D »/i p 0/^9 Sometimes 
. M. r erry & Co s sold as ice 
Peerlpcc Cream. One of the best 
* cci icas early sorts for the home 
garden and for market gardeners who 
deliver direct to consumers. Vine 
moderately vigorous, hardy, product¬ 
ive. 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; l / 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 
f f • i. f • Our stock of this sort is much better 
Long Light Icing than that usually offered and su¬ 
perior 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; V 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 
r> j i • i. v • Fruit medium sized, nearly round, 
Kound Light icing 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; 
y 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 80c. 
pw II* Fruit medium sized, nearly round, dark green, 
LlarK icing very indistinctly veined and mottled with 
lighter shade. Flesh very rich, bright red, sweet and of ex¬ 
cellent quality. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 
y 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 80c. 
Chilian 
Florida Favorite 
Monte Cristo, or Kleckley’s Sweets for home use 
or near markets. Vine vigorous and productive; fruit medium 
to large, 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. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; l / 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 90c. 
it A splendid melon of very large size 
r londa r avonte and excellent quality. Fruit long, 
dark green, mottled and striped with lighter shade; rind thin 
but firm. Flesh very bright, deep red, very sweet and tender. ( 
Vines vigorous and productive. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 
2 Oz. 15c; y 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 
* I | c .A very large, long melon of excellent 
Alabama jweet quality; very popular in the south 
where it is grown extensively for‘shipping. Color rather 
deep green, with dark, irregular striping. Rind thin but 
very tough; flesh bright red, fine grained and sweet. Fruits 
average a little thicker than Florida Favorite. Seed 
white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; y 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 
T wt m. A large, long melon similar in shape, 
1 om W atson 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 
tender. Seed white, more or less marked with brown. 
A comparatively new water melon which is becoming 
very popular in the south. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; 
y 4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
T > f i Introduced by us in 1902. In 
r erry S Iceberg general shape, size and appear¬ 
ance it is similar to 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. Some¬ 
times sold as Blue Gem. Seed black. The best dark 
colored round shipping melon yet produced. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; l / 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 
|i > p A very large, round or slightly oval 
IvOlb S bem 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 round sorts for shipping. In the 
south it is used very largely for the market. Flesh 
bright red, solid, a little coarse, but sweet and tender. 
Vines vigorous and productive. Seed black. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 
A new melon of splendid quality, already very 
V.nilian popular on the Pacific coast and will doubt¬ 
less take high rank elsewhere as soon as it is 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 vermilion-red; remarkably fine grained but firm 
ana very sweet. Quality equalled by few and surpassed 
by none for the home garden. Desirable also for ship¬ 
ping and keeps exceptionally well. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; V 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 85c. 
