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D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 
JVetted 6cm 
as they mature, 
sweet and high 
Lb. 20c; Lb. 
Musk Melon, Netted Gem or Rocky Ford. 
early White 3apait quality! Fruit oval, white, 
with green flesh. One of the best for the home garden. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; H Lb. 20c; Lb. 55c. 
Vines vigor- 
_ ous, hardy, 
productive; fruit very large, round, slightly flattened at both 
ends, ribbed, covered with coarse netting; flesh very thick 
and of the highest flavor. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 
% Lb. 20c; Lb. GOc. 
This variety was introduced by us in 
1894, and combining, as it does, tne firm, 
sweet flesh of the French Cantaloupe 
and the delicious flavor of the American Musk Melon, it is truly cosmopolitan 
In character, ^ j g ^ost Beautiful of the Green Fleshed Melons. 
Fruit slightly oval, nearly round, without ribs. Color light green, but becom¬ 
ing covered at maturity with dense, silver gray netting. Flesh green, firm, 
sweet and uniformly high flavored. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; h Lb. 20c; 
Lb. 65c. 
Improved Earge Green nutmeg 
Cosmopolitan 
CONTINUED ... 
Rocky ford 
This has become one of the most popu¬ 
lar of small or basket melons, and is 
shipped in large quantities from Colo¬ 
rado and Arizona. The fruit is oval, 
slightly ribbed, densely covered with 
coarse netting. Flesh thick, green, 
very sweet and high flavored. We offer 
an exceptionally fine stock of this sort, 
the fruit being wonderfully uniform 
in shape and quality. Pkt. 6c; Oz. 10c; 
2 Oz. 20c; ^ Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
bacRen$ackorturR’$Cap 
Fruit very large, the diameter much 
more than the length; ribs large and 
of irregular width, densely covered 
with coarse netting; flesh green, thick, 
coarse, but very sweet and fine flav¬ 
ored. We have taken great pains to 
have our stock of this true to the 
“Turk's Cap" type, and after careful 
comparison with that of other growers 
do not hesitate to pronounce it the best 
in the country. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 
2 Oz. 15c; ^ Lb. 20c; Lb. GOc. 
VftlMttt*!};)] Our stock of this vari- 
IflZVlIII vUI ety. unlike most of¬ 
fered. is of distinct and uniform type. 
Fruit of the largest size, often measur¬ 
ing twelve to fourteen inches in diam¬ 
eter; spherical, or slightly oval in 
shape, with regular, shallow ribs, and 
sparsely covered with netting; flesh 
light green, very juicy, sweet and of 
excellent flavor. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 
2 Oz. 15c; h Lb. 20c; Lb. GOc. 
Vines very produc¬ 
tive and hardy. 
Fruit oval, medium sized, slightly rib¬ 
bed and dark green at first, but becom¬ 
ing covered with shallow grey netting 
Flesh green, thick, delicate, exceedingly 
flavored. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 
55c. 
R/III 7li*m Fruit l° n £ arc * largest size, frequently 
Oily V»>W weighing fifteen to seventeen pounds, deeply 
ribbed and coverea with coarse netting; flesh green, thick: 
and of fine flavor. By far the best of the large melons, and so 
hardy as to be the nest sort for inexperienced cultivators. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; kz Lb. 20c; Lb. 56c. 
Pine Apple 
ORANGE FLESHED VARIETIES 
Petoskey— See description and colored 
plate page 52. 
JVIc Cotter's pride 
This variety is the result of long 
continued skillful breeding and selection with 
the purpose of securing a very large melon of 
spherical shape, with flesh or fine grain and 
high quality. The fruit is very large, nearly 
round, evenly and moderately ribbed, dark 
green in color, partially covered with gray 
netting. The orange-red flesh is very thick, 
sweet and of fine flavor. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 
2 Oz. 35c; h Lb. GOc; Lb. $1.75 
Bmerald Gem 
Cosmopolitan 
Musk Melon. 
A splendid 
variety. 
Fruit small 
to medium sized, globular, or slightly flattened 
at the ends, only slightly netted and ribbed. 
Skin deep green while young, becoming tinged 
with yellow as the fruit matures; flesh deep 
salmon-yellow, thick, ripening close to the rind, 
and exceedingly high flavored. This variety 
has steadily grown in popular favor, and in 
many large markets leads all other kinds. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz.lOc; 20z.20c; % Lb. 80c; Lb. $1.00 
Tins 01(1 variet y is s gh highly 
vWI fJI Ivv esteemed by many. Vines hardy 
and productive; fruit oval, not deeply ribbed, 
covered with slight patches of netting; skin 
yellowish- white; flesh deep salmon color. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; ^ Lb. 20c; Lb. 55c. 
Pah/| VUllAin A ,ar K e var *ety; long, oval, deeply 
lAWl) ZvIlVW ribbed; flesh thick, light salmon col¬ 
ored, and of a peculiar musky flavor. This variety is 
used in its green state for mangoes. Pkt. 5c; Oz. iOc; 
2 Oz. 15c; \ Lb. 20c; Lb. 55c. 
