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GERMAIN SEED AND PLANT CO. 
New Dwarf Bean, Stringless Green Pod. 
THE BEST BEAN GROWN, ABSOLUTELY STRINGLESS, 
An entirely stringless green podded bean, unsurpassed by any other variety for quality or productive¬ 
ness, It is extremely early being two weeks earlier than the Early Valentine. The pods are long, 
straight, very crisp and tender and never develop any strings. Per pkt. 10c; per lb. 20c; 100 lbs. $15. 
Germain’s Autumn Musk Melon a Great Favorite. 
The Best Late Melon; will keep all Winter. 
&*F‘See also colored illustration on fourth page of cover. 
This melon, offered by us for the past three seasons, has met with great appreciation by the public. Many 
of the melons are now to be seen in the Los Angeles markets, where they are in great demand and^sell 
for high prices. Our Mr. Eugene Germain found this variety while residing in Switzerland, but was un¬ 
able to obtain the name of it. He, however, purchased some of the melons, from which he saved the 
Germain’s Autumn Musk Melon. 
seed and brought it to this country. We have grown this melon for the last four seasons, and find it one 
of’the very best we have ever seen. The melons are oblong in shape, deeply ridged, of a dark-green 
color, slightly tinged with reddish-brown when ripe; the seed cavity is very small, flesh pale green, 
veiy deep, ripening clear to the rind and of the finest possible flavor; in fact those who have tasted this 
melon, have been enthusiastic over it and pronounced it "the best they ever ate.” It is a late variety and 
a good keeper, in fact one of its principal recommendations is its long keeping qualities. Melons may be 
P^ed, handled carefully and put in a cool, dry place, where they will gradually ripen, and can be kept 
till late in the winter when other melons are gone. It succeeds best when planted during the months 
of June and July, according to climatic conditions. We heartily recommend it both for market growing 
or for home use. Stock of seed very limited. Per pkt. 10c; per oz. 40c; per lb. $4.00. 
WATER MELON “ALABAMA SWEET.” 
The Shipping Melon of the South. 
This new variety is one of the very best of late introductions, and is without doubt one of the best all 
around melons known; while as a shipper it is especially valuable. As an illustration of its popularity 
in Houston, lexas, out of 1100 cars of water melons shipped, 820 were " Alabama Sweet.” It is of 
large size, melons have been grown weighing 75 lbs. each, though the average weight is less. In shape 
it is long; color dark-green; flesh red and absolutely stringless. Extremely early and prolific. Per pkt 
10c; per oz. 20c; per lb. $2.00. ^ ' 
