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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO., N. Y. 
Mdskipelop. 
1ms fine fruit is much more delicious when eaten fresh 
from the vines than when allowed to stand for days in the 
heat of the market. Grow them like Cucumbers. 
Emerald Gem —In quality this leads afll, and every home 
garden should include it. Medium sized, round, with 
salmon flesh, so rich, sweet and juicy that it needs to be 
eaten with a spoon. No other Muskmelon can compare 
with it in eating qualities, and it is the sort of all others 
for the home garden. It is rather soft and perishable 
for marketing, except near home. Where known in our 
villages and cities, the Emerald Gem easily brings 
double the price of any other sort, and for gardeners 
who deliver the melons to customers, or to the market 
direct, this is the most profitable where it is known. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz„ 15c.; lb., $1.00. 
Banana- A curious sort that is quite popular. Melons very 
slender, largest at the bottom end, and two or three feet 
long. A very fragrant variety, and if not picked until 
thoroughly ripe, of very good quality and flavor. Its 
flesh and flavor, as well as its shape, remind one of a 
great luscious Banana. Pkt.. 10c..• nz 2 <>o 
C ”'iiciou"s , fl^vm.7nd ,::;T asome - ia rge, round melon, of de- 
favoHte q , uallt > r - , A great cropper and a 
give great'satisf action t any locShtf For shinnhmh 
IS without doubt the very best of an M,?,InnpW g ri 
oz. 30as Ibl, $1.,%? tor markefc gardeners. Pkt., 5c.; 
Montreal Green Nut¬ 
meg- While not as 
large as the Great 
Combination, this 
is an uncommonly 
large melon and a 
great cropper; flesh 
green, very firm 
and delicious and 
unlike most varie¬ 
ties, does not lose 
flavor during wet 
or cloudy weather. 
Popular sort with 
Northern market 
gardeners. Pkt., 
5c.; oz., 15c,, lb., 80c, 
MUSK MELGfl 
Childs Great Combination —Great Combination is an 
appropriate name for a melon which combines the larg¬ 
est size, superb quality, fragrance, late ripening and long 
keeping qualities. In size it will average twice as large 
as any other Muskmelon we know, twenty or thirty 
pounds being its usual weight. It is very thick meated, 
rich apricot yellow in color and highly fragrant. In 
quality it is very rich and delicious, being equalled only 
by Emerald Gem, It is the last of all the Muskmelons 
to ripen and comes after all others have gone, which 
makes it a most important variety. Its keeping qualities 
are simply marvelous, for when carefully picked in 
oeptember and stored in a cool place it is not unusual 
ee -*i a m °ffth in perfect condition. It lias a 
splendid uniform shape, and its tremendous size makes 
Jk lan -n a . mon & melons. A most valuable novelty 
55*$ ^ 00 be greatly appreciated. Per pkt.. 10c.; oz., 
Prl v,^ 8S T. A S ew aTld superior variety for either market or 
• , T} i e Melons are nearly round, deeply 
o I J , tklck flesh of a rich salmon color, and very 
a - Pheasant. Melons medium sized and quite 
loc-fb $1 00 ly handsome in appearance. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 
** a3 o noi?tT.A^mn eiy profitable sort to grow, as they will yield 
^nT, 4 ;? 0 ? lelIon ? t ? 1 t . he acre and these large, hand- 
W,?v 1 !^c f, SWee ^/ lell ? IOUS flavor, popular with both 
bujei and seller. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c.; tb„ 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 pos¬ 
sessed by any other 
fruit. These melons 
have much thicker and 
finer flesh than ordinary 
Muskmelons, hence 
their long keeping 
qualities. They very 
rarely ripen on the vines 
, so the melons must be 
hnwp^tv! the fall and put m some cool place, where, 
w«n?Z? r ’ £M le ' ls ' n .o danger of freezing, until they are 
-W. It IS usually necessary to place them in a warm 
tho^nSbu-Tif £*\ fom ' da >' s -before using, so as to ripen 
m.vnthf^pv/ m is Way ey can be had for the winter 
months. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c. 
One packet each of the 8 sorts, hoc. 
