DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 
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very liberal quantity of the best decomposed stable ma¬ 
nure, and mix well with the soil, filling up a little above 
the general level. By this mode, good melons may be 
raised on almost any soil. Seeds should not be put into 
the hills until the weather becomes settled and warm. 
MELON, WATER. 
Fr. Melon cf eau. — Ger. Wassermelone. 
The Water Melon is purely a tropical fruit, greatly 
appreciated for its refreshing coolness and delicious fla¬ 
vor. 
Early Jersey 
Early Jersey. — One of the earliest varieties grown. 
Above the medium size, oval-round, dark green, striped 
with lighter shades. Flesh scarlet, solid, fine-grained, 
very sweet and juicy. A most excellent variety, either 
for market or home use. The rind is quite thin, but it 
bears carriage well 
Phinney's Early 
Phinney’s Early. — A very early variety ; medium 
and uniform size, and of beautiful form. One of the best 
croppers we know of. The skin is smooth, with uniform, 
narrow, white mottled, and dark green stripes. Flesh 
light red or pink ; very sweet and delicious. For an 
early melon for family use, it has few superiors, but does 
not bear carnage well, on account of its thin, brittle 
rind. 
Chinese Sculptured-Seeded.—Remarkably early 
and of most delicious flavor. Flesh cream-color ; shell 
light green. The seeds are of singular form. 
Black Spanish.—Round very dark green, with 
scarlet flesh and black seeds. It is not so large as some 
of the other sorts, but has a very thin nnd, and a rich, 
sugary flavor. 
Black Spanish. 
Long Island.—This is the variety commonly grown 
for New York market, and is either round or long ; flesh 
red ; seeds dark grey. 
Mountain Sweet.—A large, long, oval variety ; skin 
Striped and marbled with different shades of green ; flesh 
scarlet, and quite solid to the center; very sweet and 
delicious. 
Mountain Sprout. — A large, long, striped variety, 
with bright scarlet flesh and drab-colored seeds ; it dif¬ 
fers from the Mountain Sweet in color and shape, is 
rather late, and will keep longer in the fall. 
Orange.—An oval melon ; skin green ; flesh scarlet, 
of good quality, and is peculiar in that the flesh may 
be easily separated from the rind, like an orange. 
Ice Cream.—Medium size, scarlet flesh, and very 
sweet ; a good variety for main crop. 
D. M. Ferry & Co’s Peerless.- This is unques¬ 
tionably the best 'water melon in cultivation. Q/ 
medium size, thin rind, light mottled green ; flesh 
bright scarlet , solid to the center » crisp, melting, and 
S7ueet as honey. Our stock of this variety all came 
from one melon, selected several years ago. 
Gypsy.—The largest of all the varieties of water 
Mountain Sweet. 
Citron, for Preserving. 
