. Thorburn's seeds : 1900. Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. Catalogue of High-Class Seeds. 9 Rocky Ford Musk Melon. An improved strain of the Netted Gem type, which has been grown on a very large scale, and to a wonderful •ee of perfection, in Rockv Ford, Colorado. From that section it has been shipped to every city in the country, and sold in the markets under the name of the town from which it came. The Rocky Ford Melon is. therefore, already well known. It is by far the most popular sort on the market, and commands h
. Thorburn's seeds : 1900. Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. Catalogue of High-Class Seeds. 9 Rocky Ford Musk Melon. An improved strain of the Netted Gem type, which has been grown on a very large scale, and to a wonderful •ee of perfection, in Rockv Ford, Colorado. From that section it has been shipped to every city in the country, and sold in the markets under the name of the town from which it came. The Rocky Ford Melon is. therefore, already well known. It is by far the most popular sort on the market, and commands higher prices than any other variety. The true type is shown by our illustration, the shape being oval and" the average length about five inches. It is very sweet and most delicately flavored, with exceed- in siv fine and smooth-grained flesh of a light green color. Per oz., 15 cts.; %lb., 40 cts.; lb., $ Valuable New Peas. EXONIAN. An extra-early new wrinkled marrow Pea. It is not a selection from any existing variety, but an entirely new sort. The pods, which are produced in great abundance, contain G to 8, and many of them 9 good-sized Peas of a capital dark green color, and of excellent flavor. The Royal Horticultural Society of England recognized its merits by awarding it a first- class certificate, after testing it against many other va- rieties. Per qt., 30 cts. CRADUS. This splendid novelty cannot be too highly praised. It is without doubt the finest extra-early Pea yet introduced, being as early as the earliest round varieties, and yet having pods as large as those of Tele- phone or Duke of Albany, well filled with large wrinkled Peas of a handsome deep green color and of the finest flavor and quality. Per qt., 50 cts. DUKE OF YORK. It is impossible to speak too highly of this splendid new wrinkled Pea. It is the most dis- tinct and valuable that has been introduced for years. It has been well described as an earlier and dwarfer form of the "Duke of Alb
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