D. M. FERRY & CO., WINDSOR, ONT. 
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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 nreDare hills about eight feet apart, by thoroughly working into the soil an abundance of well rotted manure—hen manure, 
pm a no or other forms rich in nitrogen being most desirable. Over this highly manured soil put an inch or more of fresh earth 
Ind 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 
If the striped beetle appears use tobacco dust freely. The best protection against blight an.d insect pests is to maintain a 
vigorous and continuous growth. It is desirable to change the location as often as practicable. 
An extra early melon of excellent 
Harris’ Earliest quality. The fruits are exceptionally 
laree for so earlv a variety, slightly oval N\ith irregularly 
mottled broad stripes of light and dark greem The llesh is 
bright red sweet and tender, Seed black. Hie vines are 
vigorous and productive. One of the best varieties 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. 10c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; Va Lb. 75c. 
D ^ , Sometimes sold as Ice Cream. One 
D. M. Ferry & Lo S of the best early sorts for the 
D 1 e home garden and for market gardeners who de- 
reeriess ij ver direct to consumers. The vines are mod¬ 
erately vigorous, hardy and productive. The fruits are 
very tender, medium sized, oval to medium long, bright 
green finely veined with a darker shade. The rind is thin. 
The flesh is bright scarlet, solid, crisp and very sweet. Seed 
white. Pkt. 10 c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; Vi Lb. 75c. 
_ . , . . 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. The 
fruits are long and large, light green, slightly veined with a 
little darker shade. The flesh is deep, rich red, and of splendid 
quality. Seed white. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; Va Lb. 75c. 
, • . m i • The fruits are small-medium, 
Kound Light Icing nearly round, greenish white, 
slightly veined or dotted with lightgreen. The fiesh is bright, 
light red. very sweet and tender. Seed white. Pkt. 10c; 
Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; Vi Lb. 75c. 
Monte Cristo or Kleckley’s Sweets extent 
variety is unsurpassed for home us«* or m*ar markets. The vines 
are vigorous and productive. The fruits are medium to large, 
oblong, tapering slightly towards the stem end, dark green, 
often showing fine russetiug. The flesh is very bright,' rich 
red and is exceedingly sweet. The variety is 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 pene¬ 
trated with a knife. Seed white. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; 
Harris* Earliest 
T \\7 A. large, long melon similar in shape, color 
1 01X1 W arson and splendid quality to Monte Cristo but 
averaging larger in size and with a tougher rind, making it 
especially adapted for shipping to distant markets. The vines 
are vigorous and productive. The fiesh is rich red. sweet and 
tender. Seed white, more or less marked with brown. Wher¬ 
ever grown in the south it has become very popular as a ship¬ 
ping sort. There has been an increasing'demand of late for 
a better quality of shipping melon and this demand has been 
met in a most exceptional degree by the Tom Watson 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; Vi Lb. 75c. 
Vi Lb. 75c. 
1-.1 .j - A splendid melon of very large size 
rlorida ravonte and excellent quality. Tne fruits are 
long, dark green, with irregular mottled striping of a lighter 
shade. The rind is tiiin but. firm. The flesh is very bright, 
deep red. very sweet ami tender. The vines are Vigorous 
and productive. Seed nearly white. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c- 
2 Oz. 40c; Vi Lb. 75c. 
A very large, long melou of excellent 
quality, popular in the south where 
it is grown extensively for shipping. The color is rather 
deep green, with dark, irregular striping. The rind is thin 
but very tough. The fiesh is bright red. fine grained and 
sweet. The fruits average a little thicker than Florida Favor¬ 
ite. Seed nearly white. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; 
Vi Lb. 75c. 
Chilian rieties 
Alabama Sweet 
Tom Watson 
of this melon is equalled by few va- 
and surpassed by none for the home 
garden. It is ‘desirable also for shipping. The fruits are 
medium sized, nearly round or slightly oblong. The skin is 
very deep green, indistinctly mottled ami striped with a 
lighter shade. The fiesh is decidedly bright vermilion-red, 
remarkably fine grained but firm and very sweet. Seed 
white. A melon of splendid quality, very popular on the Pacific 
coast and taking high rank elsewhere as it becomes more 
generally known. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; Vi Lb. 75c. 
™ s variety, introduced by us in 1894. is 
oweei neari much used for shipping as well as for the 
home garden The vines are vigorous and very productive, 
ripening their fruit evenly. The fruits are of largest size, oval 
but fiat toned at the ends and very heavy. The rind is very 
firm. The color is very light green, very slightly veined with 
a little darker shade. The fiesh is 
bright red. firm but very sweet. The 
fruit remains in good condition a long 
time after ripening. Seed black. Our 
stock will be found very uniform in 
shape, size and color. Pkt. 10c; Oz.25c; 
2 Oz. 40c; Vi Lb. 75c. 
One of the 
L»ypsy or Georgia largest and 
Lest known home 
IvaiuesnaKe garden and shipping 
sorts, especially adapted for the south. 
The fruits are very long, of a light green 
color, distinctly striped and blotched 
wjth a darker shade. The fiesh is 
bright scarlet, tender and sweet when 
grown in the south, although usually 
the fruits are too late maturing to ripen 
properly in the north. Vines are large 
and vigorous. Seed nearly white. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; Vi Lb. 75c. 
