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CASAD’S SPECIAL CASSABA 
■' WINTER PINEAPPLE CASSABA 
WATERMELON CUBAN QUEEN 
MUSK MELONS (Continued) 
Miller’s Cream, or Osage. The fruit is large and round, with light 
green netted skin and thick, sweet, salmon-colored flesh.. 
Banana. Grows 1| to 2 ft. in length and 3 or 4 inches in diameter; 
flesh salmon, and exquisitely flavored, resembling banana. 
Brings a high price in Eastern markets..... 
CASSABAS 
Eastern Cassaba. Long oval-shaped, skin very thin and delicate; 
flesh extremely tender, rich and sweet. 
Genoa Cassaba. This is a late variety of oblong shape; skin dark 
green with whitish marking or mottling; flesh pale green, or 
nearly white, of excellent flavor, and fine aroma. As its name 
implies, it is an Italian melon, in which country it is very largely 
grown and highly esteemed for its fine qualities. 
Cassaba, or Winter Pineapple. A large, late melon, of unique ap¬ 
pearance, corrugated skin, green flesh of pronounced pine-apple 
* Savor. Melons do not ripen on the vines, and the flavor is 
greatly improved after being stored in a cool place. 
Santa Claus. The latest melon grown. Thin, hard skin with yel¬ 
lowish brown markings, flesh light green and good flavor. Can 
be picked in September or October and will keep for several 
months. 
Gautier Pineapple. A well known market favorite of splendid 
quality. 
Golden Beauty. A variety of Winter Pineapple which * it ’ re¬ 
sembles in every way except color. 
Improved Hybrid Cassaba. A variety that'ripens’late’and is a 
good keeper. Thick flesh of excellent quality. 
Casad’s Special. A fine variety of salmon fleshed Cassaba, verv 
sweet with none of the cucumber flavor found in some of the 
Cassabas. For the local market it is unsurpassed. Large fruit 
and very prolific. . . 
| [IMPORTED VARIETIES FOR FORCING 
Blenheim Orange. A favorite variety; scarlet flesh, good flavor. . 
flavor CaSt C * Green flesh ’ oval shape, finely netted, delicious 
PRICES 
Pkt. Oz. 1 lb. 
1.05 $.15 $1.25 
.05 
.10 1.25 
•05 .10 1.00 
.10 .25 3.00 
.10 .20 2.00 
.10 .25 2.50 
.05 .15 1.25 
.10 .20 2.50 
.10 .25 3.00 
.10 .25 3.00 
LEMON AND ORANGE 
Peach or Garden Lemon. The fruit is about the size of a large 
peach, oval-shaped and of a bright orange yellow color, somt- 
what russetted. When it first ripens it is quite hard, and has 
very little flavor, but they soon become mellow, not sweet, and 
.25 
.25 
ar^superb 1 flaV ° r * F ° r sweet pickles, pies, or preserving,' they 
Mango Melon,*'or '“Vine Omnge.” * Size,' shape' and 'cdor'of an 
orange, fine for preserving or pickling. 
WATERMELONS 
Sandia Wassermelone Melon d’Ean 
10 .20 2.00 
.10 .20 2.00 
Pkt. Oz. 1 lb. 
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Germain’s Improved Chilian. See back cover and p.-ge 2 
Halbert Honey. See Specialties. 
S ^ ve ^ t * This is a very popular variety in the South' 
pecially m Texas, where they grow it in preference to any other 
Sftr « . ,S !° ng : C °:°[ d y k flesh red m.d’ab- 
Cuban Queen. Melons are oblong in form-' skin' itWnpH’’A ' 7 
and light g^een. Rind quite thin, but tough enough for shiS 
n i an( i °f fine quality. ^ 
Fordhook Early. This is the earliest large-fruited melon in cuiti 
vation, weighing 30 to 40 pounds eachfhas deep green sSn and 
jests,***' '■ “ 
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.05 .10 .75 
.05 .10 .75 
.05 .10 .75 
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