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D. M. FERRY & CO’S 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 hills about eight feet apart, by thoroughly working into the soil an abundance of well rotted manure—lien 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 lull. I- requent watering of the plants with liquid manure will hasten the growth, thus diminishing the danger from insect pests. 
I he 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. 
Harris’ Earliest f„ n e ,o„ M ,f™cS 
quality. Fruits exceptionally large for so 
early a variety, slightly oval with irregu¬ 
larly mottled 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 va¬ 
rieties for northern latitudes. 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. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; Va Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
DU*—— y 17 1 An unusually 
rhmney S Larly hardy, sure crop¬ 
per. 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. 
Monte Cristo, or Kleckley'S Sweets 
D M ft o Sometimes sold as Ice Cream. 
• 1VI. F erry Cxi LO S One of the best early sorts for 
Peerless the . home . garden and for market gardeners who 
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. Kind thin, flesh bright scarlet, solid, crisp 
and very sweet. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 
V 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 
I I ° ur stock of this sort is much better 
Long Llgnt 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; y 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 80c. 
I LU* I Fruit medium sized, nearly round, 
K °und Light lcmg 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. 
ria**tr Linrr Fruit medium sized, nearly round, dark 
L,drK icing green, very indistinctly veined and mottled 
with lighter shade. Flesh very rich, bright red, sweet and of 
excellent quality. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c- 
y 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 80c. 
Monte Cristo, or Kleckley’s Sweets toThomeusl 
or near markets. Vine vigorous and productive; fruit of me¬ 
dium to large 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 
Seed white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; l / 4 Lb. 30c; 
Lb. $ 1.00 
171 • l i 7 •« A splendid melon of very large size 
Florida. Favorite 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. 
A|_L_ mo A very large, long melon of excellent 
AldDama oweet quality; very popular in the south 
where it is grown extensively for shipping. Color rather 
deep green, with dark, irregular striping Kind thin but 
very tough; flesh bright red, fine grained and sweet. The 
fruits average a little thicker than those of Florida Favorite. 
Seed white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 0z. 15c; l / 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 
A large, long melon similar in shape, color 
1 om VV aison 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 produc¬ 
tive. 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. (See colored 
plate , page 3 and further description in Supplement, page 2.) 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; l / 4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
Covfir’o We introduced this splendid melon in 
Ferry S Iceberg 1002. Ill general shape, size and appear¬ 
ance it is similar to the well known Kolb's Gem. but is dis¬ 
tinctly 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 round shipping melon yet 
produced. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; Vi Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 
KrJK’a A ver y large, round or slightly oval melon, 
rv.uiu , often flattened on the ends, marked with 
irregularly mottled stripes of dark and light green. Rind ex¬ 
ceedingly 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; 
y 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 
pLil* „ A new melon of splendid 
Vxiiiiidil quality, already very popular 
on the Pacific coast and will doubtless 
take high rank elsewhere as soon as its 
desirable characteristics have become 
more generally known. Fruits medium 
sized, nearly round or slightly oblong, 
skm 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. Duality equalled 
by few and surpassed by none for the 
home garden. Desirable also for ship¬ 
ping and keeps exceptionally well. Seed 
Pkt-, 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 
y 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 85c. 
Florida Favorite 
