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Cole’s Early — A fine melon for the private garden, but too brittle for long shipments; very 
early, of medium size and very productive, and a sure cropper; well adapted to the northern 
states. Honest pkt. 5c, oz. 8c, 34 lb. 15c, tb. 50c. 
Black Boulder —For this grand new and distinct watermelon, we are indebted to Aaron 
Paul, the veteran melon grower of New Jersey. It is enormously productive, reaching a mammoth 
size, with rich, dark-green skin. It cuts equal to any market melon we have ever eaten, and its 
shipping qualities are phenomenal, no other melon equaling it in tough skin and rind, in this 
respect even superior to Kolb Gem. While it is fast becoming one of the leading melons for 
market, it is one of the best “all around” melons in existence, and for the family garden it is also 
without a peer. Honest pkt. 5c, oz. 8c, 34 lb. 15c, lb. 50c. 
Cuban Queen — Skin beautifully striped, dark and light green. Flesh, bright red and crisp; 
sugary; large, solid, good keeper; excellent to ship, and productive. Honest pkt. 5c, 34 tb. 12c, 
tb. 40c. 
Dixie —A popular market sort. Vine 
vigorous, large growing and hardy. 
Honest pkt. 5c, oz. 8c, }4 tb. 15c, tb.50c. 
Kolb’s Gem — Vines of medium size, 
but remarkably vigorous and healthy. 
Leaves of medium size, deeply cut, with 
a peculiar frilled edge. Honest pkt. 5c, 
J4 tb. 15c, tb. 40c. 
Phinney’s Early— A very early va¬ 
riety, medium, and uniform size, and 
beautiful form. The skin is smooth, with white mottled and dark-green stripes. Honest pkt. 
5c, 34 lb. 15c, tb. 50c. 
Fordhook Early —An extra early melon of fine flavor and large size — qualities combined in 
no other watermelon. Seeds white, flesh bright red, and very sweet. Average weight of water¬ 
melons, 30 to 40 pounds. Honest pkt. 5c, 34 tb. 15c, tb. 50c. 
Ice Cream or Peerless — The old but extremely popular home market melon. There is 
none better, nor a more handsome melon grown. It is medium in size, almost round; the skin a 
pale green, slightly mottled; flesh bright scarlet, fine grained, solid to the center, sweet, crisp, and 
melting. Honest pkt. 5c, 34 tb. 15c, tb. 50c. 
Triumph —The Triumph is not only a monster in size (a single specimen of the largest filling 
a flour barrel), but it is very prolific, early, and of delicious flavor. Moreover it is a capital 
shipper, carrying long distances, as well as Kolb’s Gem, or any other variety. Honest pkt. 5c, 
34 tb. 12c, tb. 40c. 
Georgia Rattlesnake— This is the long, large, mottled green melon, so largely grown in the 
South for the northern markets. Honest pkt. 5c, 34 tb. 12c, tb. 40c. 
Duke Jones— A great many new varieties have been introduced, but this is holding its own, 
and has too many friends to be forgotten for some time. A magnificent large melon, flesh bright 
red, very prolific, a splendid shipper. Honest pkt. 5c, J4 tb. 12c, tb. 40c. 
Citron or Preserve —This variety grows uniformly round and smooth. It has a handsomely 
striped and marbled skin of light green. It is used entirely for preserves and pickles, and not for 
eating in the raw state. Wonderfully prolific. Honest pkt. 5c, 34 tb. 25c, tb. 75c. 
Mammoth Ironclad— This is an extra large watermelon, and it is one of the great commercial 
ones; skin dark green, with bright stripes of lighter green in mottled markings. It uniformly 
grows to greater size, with more marketable melons to the acre than any of the large varieties, 
and is one of the best shippers known. Honest pkt. 5c, oz. 8c, 34 tb. 15c, tb. 50c. 
