8 _JOHNSON & STOKES, PHILADELPHIA . c . . 
Section of our Field of ijlauk nouLDBii Watermelons—Aaron Paul, the originator, on the right. 
Sllack Shoulder ~<Jhe 3$est 'Watermelon for SfiZarket 
Sec also Colored Illustration on Back of This Book 
For this grand now and distinct watermelon we are indebted to Aaron Paul, the veteran melon 
grower ol New .Jersey. Its uniform symmetrical shape and wonderful productiveness are shown in our 
Held photograph above, giving one the impression at a distance of a field of great boulders, from its mam¬ 
moth size and rich dark green, almost black, color. It cuts equal to any melon we have ever eaten, and 
its shipping qualifies arc superior to IColh Gem or Johnson’s Dixie, which is certainly high praise, but 
this melon deserves it. While it is sure to become the leading melon for market, it'is one of the best 
"all round ” melons in existence, and for the family garden it is also without a peer. Price of seed grown 
by the originator, pkt,, 10c.; oz., 20c.; J lb., 60c.; lb., $2.00. 
Dteio SlecJ-fles/ted SfLushmelon 
S*aul Siose or S*etoskey 
TAUL hobic, Showing Its thick flesh and small seed cavity. 
The Paul Rose is a cross of the Osage with 
Netted Gem. It possesses the line netting of the 
Gem, and averages about the same size ; but owing 
to the great thickness of its beautiful salmon- 
colored llesh will weigh at least one-third more 
than a Netted Gem of the same size. The size is 
much more convenient for packing in baskets than 
the Osage, while as a shipper and long keeper it 
surpasses all other red-fleshed melons. In Chicago 
and some other Western cities, where there is a good 
demand for the red or salmon-fleshed varieties, 
the Paul Rose sells at double the price of other 
sorts. Market gardeners who grow red-fleshed 
melons will find the Paul Rose their most profit¬ 
able sort, while for the home table nothing better 
could be desired or obtained. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 
20c.; Jib., 50c.; lb., $1.50. 
