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SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1898. 
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Childs’ Creat Combination Great Combination is an 
appropriate name for a Melon which combines the larg¬ 
est size, superb quality, fragrance, late ripening and long 
keeping qualities. In size it will average twice as large 
as any otner Musk Melon we know, twenty or thirty 
pounds being its usual weight. It is very thick meated, 
rich apricot yellow in color and highly fragrant. 
In quality it is very rich and delicious, being equalled 
only by Emerald Gem. It is the last of all the Musk 
Melons to ripen and comes after all others have gone, 
which makes it a most important variety. Its keeping 
qualities are simply marvelous, for when carefully 
picked in September and, stored in a cool place it is not 
unusual for it to keep a month in perfect condition. It 
has a splendid uniform shape, and its tremendous size 
makes it a giant among Melons. A most valuable nov¬ 
elty which will be greatly appreciated. Per pkt., 10c.; 
oz , 20c.; lb., $2.00. 
Prl ncess— A new and superior variety for either market or 
home garden. The Melons are nearly round, deeply 
ribbed, very thick flesh of a rich salmon color, and very 
sweet and pleasant. Melons medium sized and quite 
early, and very handsome in appearance. Pkl., 10c.; oz., 
20c.; lb., $1.00. 
Bay View- A very profitable sort to grow, as they will yield 
3,000 to 4,000 melons to the acre and these large, handsome 
ones, of sweet, delicious flavor, popular with both buyer 
and seller. Pkt., 5c,; oz,, 10c.; lb.. 85c. 
Winter Pineapple A new melon of much value, owing to 
the fact that it can be kept until Christmas or later. 
The color of the flesh is a deep lemon-yellow, and the 
outer skin is dark green, marked with yellow. The 
quality is delicious, having a rich spicy flavor that is not 
possessed by any other fruit. These melons have much 
thicker and finer flesh than ordinary Musk Melons, hence 
their long keeping qualities. They very rarely ripen on 
the vines, so the melons must be picked off in the fall 
and put in some cool place, where, however, there is 
no danger of freezing, until they are wanted. It is 
usually necessary to place them in a warm room for 
three or four days before using, so as to ripen thoroughly: 
in this way they can be had for the winter months. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c. 
One packet each of the 8 sor/.s, ftOc. 
WINTKH PINEAPPLE MUSKMELON. 
