WATERMELON 
0 SUGGESTIONS are necessary to induce people to raise this cooling, delightful favorite. At home or in the fielc 
it is always acceptable, and many times takes the place of water in quenching thirst. The plants require a riel 
though sandy soil to bring the best product. In the South they grow to perfection ; and in the North, when plantec 
in warm soil and sheltered from strong winds, fine and profitable crops are obtained. Hills eight to ten feet apart. 
The Melon, being of tropical origin, reaches perfection only in a warm temperature. In this latitude it must had 
every possible advantage to secure earliness and thorough ripening. The same culture as recommended for Cucum. 
bers will insure success. One ounce of seed will plant thirty hills, and three pounds an acre. 
)z ounce, 5 cents; oz., 10 cents; lb., 25 cents; lb., 85 cents; except as noted. 
Coles* Early. This is a leader in Watermelons—one of the fines 
for the amateur and for the home market. It is not only the earliest varieti 
in cultivation, but continues to bear enormously throughout the season; ven 
hardy, and can be grown farther North than any other variety. The fruit 
is nearly round ; rind thin and brittle, hence not desirable for shipping 
flesh deep red and of extremely delicate texture, sweet, juicy, and delicious , 
seeds very few. Though the melons are not large, what they lack in size i> 
more than made up in number and solidity. 
Mclvor’s Wonderful Sugar. This is of Southern 
origin, and is one of the very best Melons in cultivation. It excels both fo 
beauty and lusciousness, being exceedingly sweet and juicy. The Melons 
attain great weight and size ; oblong in shape, the rind showing broad stripes 
of light and dark green. The flesh is a rosy pink, perfectly solid and string- 
less from rind to core ; very crisp, and of delicious flavor. For the honu 
garden or general market it is unrivaled. ^ ounce, 5 cents ; oz., 10 cents; 
Y x lb., 25 cents ; lb., 90 cents. 
Sweet Heart. A magnificent new and distinct shipping variety 
of the largest size, nearly globular in shape; skin a bright, beautiful, 
mottled green ; rind thin ; flesh bright red, firm, and solid to the center, 
heavy, but crisp, melting, and exceedingly sweet. A good keeper, and 
improves in quality for a long time after ripening. Vine vigorous and 
productive, ripening its fruit early. 
Dixie. A decidedly popular Melon. A cross between the Kolb's Gera 
and the old reliable Mountain Sweet. It surpasses the Kolb's Gem as a long, 
distance shipping Melon, while it fully equals the Mountain Sweet in it$ 
excellent flavor, and is ten to twelve days earlier than either. In shape 
about one-third longer than thick ; color of skin dark green and beautifully 
striped : rind thin, but remarkably hard ; flesh a bright scarlet, sweet anc 
juicy. A strong, vigorous grower, and exceedingly productive, making if 
altogether the Melon for the home market or garden. 
WATERMELON, McIVOR'S WONDERFUL SUGAR 
WATERMELON, COLES' EARLY 
KlecKley Sweets. This new 
variety is one of the finest - flavored Melons 
grown. The vines are strong and vigorous; 
the fruits oblong in form, eighteen to twenty 
inches long, and ten to twelve inches in diam¬ 
eter ; skin dark green ; flesh bright red, ex¬ 
tremely sweet, melting, and luscious. Ripens 
close to the rind, which is only about one-half 
inch in thickness. The large solid heart does 
not crack open when ripe. Not a shipper, but 
highly recommended for the home market and 
family garden. y 2 ounce, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 
5 i lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00. 
Kolb S Gem. Extensively grown, particu¬ 
larly in the South for shipment to Northern 
markets. F'ruit uniformly large and nearly 
round, mottled and striped with light and dark 
green; flesh a bright red, and while somewhat 
coarse, does not detract from its delicious sugary ' 
flavor. The outer shell is exceedingly hard 
and firm, which makes .it a standard sort for 
shipping long distances. 
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. Its delicious flavor 
entitles it to the name of Peerless. 
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