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dependable Vegetable Seeds 
MUSKMELON—Cont. 
Red or Salmon Fleshed Varieties 
Hale's Best. An early melon with a very thick salmon pink 
flesh of sweet flavor. Broad, oval fruits 6 V 2 inches by 5 V 2 
inches; indistinct ribbing, heavy netting. 
Improved Paul Rose or Hearts of Gold. Fruit oval, about five 
inches in diameter, shape and general appearance similar to 
the Netted Gem. Of a light green or faint golden hue when 
fully ripe. Firm flesh; a rich orange red like the Osage, but 
even sweeter and higher flavored; ripens close down to the 
rind, with small seed cavity. 
Osage or Miller’s Cream. Fruit medium sized, oval, slightly 
ribbed, dark green in color, banded with lighter streaks, cov¬ 
ered more or less with shallow netting. The flesh is deep sal¬ 
mon color and very thick, there being but a slight cavity in 
the center of even the largest fruit, and of exceptionally fine 
quality. 
Sugar Rock—Honey Rock. An excellent home garden va¬ 
riety. Thick orange flesh, sweet and juicy. Oval fruits, not 
ribbed, medium size. 
Cassabas or Winter Melon 
Golden Beauty. A melon for winter use or late shipment. 
Six to eight inches in diameter. May be taken from vine as 
soon as they lose the green lustre, but should not be eaten 
until the hard rind will give under pressure of the thumb. 
Flesh is white, tender, sweet and juicy. 
Honey Dew—Green. A melon of distinct character, but with 
a seed cavity like the ordinary cantaloupe. Dull white when 
ripe. Thin, tough skin protects the flesh and keeps it fresh 
for considerable time. Flesh is green and sweet as honey. 
WATERMELON 
Angelino Black Seed. The most attractive m appearance of 
all watermelons. Large with bright red flesh, red to the rind. 
Free of fibre. Very early. 
Tom Watson 
Chilian Black Seed. A desir¬ 
able variety for home gardens, 
also for shipping. Fruits me¬ 
dium size, nearly round. Flesh 
bright red, fine grained and 
sweet. Very early. 
Cole's Early. An extra early 
round melon with solid heart, 
flesh of fine texture and good 
flavor. A good variety for our 
northern states. 
Gypsy or Georgia Rattlesnake. 
A variety very popular with 
home gardeners and shippers. 
Adapted especially to the 
South. Long fruit, light green 
striped dark green. Flesh scar¬ 
let with white seeds. Tender 
and sweet. 
Harris’ Earliest. Sweetest, 
largest and best shipping early 
melon. Melon is oval to oblong; 
beautifully striped with green 
and gray; bright red flesh, 
which is sweet, tender and 
delicious. Melons weigh 20 to 
30 pounds. 
Ice Cream or Peerless. Rind 
thin, light mottled green. 
Flesh bright scarlet. Solid to 
center. Sweet as honey. 
Kleckley’s Sweets or Monte 
Cliristo. The finest of all me¬ 
dium early watermelons for 
home use. The rind is too thin 
to stand long distance ship- 
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