DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 
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Per oz. Per lb. 
Cuban Queen. — (See cut.) Beautifully marked, light and dark green; solid, crisp, 
bright red flesh: grows to an immense size. .. 10c 50c 
Dark Icing, or Ice Rind. —(See cut.) Hound, solid, thin rind, very delicious in 
flavor; not desirable for shipping, owing to its thinness of rind. 10c 50c 
Dixie.— This water melon pos¬ 
sesses the rich, luscious flavor of 
the old Mountain Sweet, united 
with the excellent shipping qual¬ 
ities of the Kolb’s Gem. It is 
longer than the latter variety, 
flesh is of an intense deep scar¬ 
let, very sweet, tender and juicy. 
It is very prolific, with the valu¬ 
able characteristic of rooting at 
almost every joint, thereby in¬ 
creasing the duration of the 
vines. Per oz. 10c; per lb. 50c. 
Florid a Favorite. — A su¬ 
perior strain; improvement on 
Rattlesnak ; earlier. Per oz. 
10c; per lb. 50c. 
Georgia Rattlesnake, or 
Gypsy. — Standard Southern 
variety, possessing remarkable 
shipping qualities; oblong, scar¬ 
let flesh, crisp and juicy. Per 
oz. 10c; per lb. 50c. 
Kolb’s Gem. 
Cuban Queen. 
Green and Gold.— This variety is of 
a golden yellow color, it possesses all the 
excellent qualities of the older varieties . 
Hungarian Honey.— Very early, per¬ 
fectly round, flesh brilliant red. 
Kentucky Wonder. — (See cut on 
next page.) Very highly recommended, 
enormously productive.. 
Kolb’s Gem. — (See cut.) Flesh bright 
crimson, solid, sweet and luscious, in¬ 
creasing in popularity every year. 
Per oz. Per lb. 
10c 50c 
10c 60c 
10c 50c 
10c 50c 
Per oz. Per lb. 
Lodi. —A large, solid, cream-colored 
melon, with red flesh, of a rich delicious 
flavor, with only half an inch of rind; 
white-seeded; great favorite in the San 
Francisco market.. 10c 
Dong .Ligilt Icing. —A very excel¬ 
lent melon for general purposes; fine 
quality. 10c 
Evolution from the Water Melon. 
