. Spring 1897. Nursery stock Wisconsin Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Cereal grasses Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs. Rare Melons* 15 Cents. 1. EARLY HACKEN* SACK MUSK. Delicious in flavor; un- rivaled quality; 5plen« did for market; wonder- ful in yield; perfection in all. Hard to beat for eating, shipping and selling qualities. Ex- tremely early, iarg:e and prolific Pkg, 5c.; lOc: ^ lb., 25c.; lb., TOc; 3 ibs., ; 5 lbs., 3. ACME. This is a splendid Melon, especially for shipping purposes; growing to large size; of excellent flavo


. Spring 1897. Nursery stock Wisconsin Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Cereal grasses Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs. Rare Melons* 15 Cents. 1. EARLY HACKEN* SACK MUSK. Delicious in flavor; un- rivaled quality; 5plen« did for market; wonder- ful in yield; perfection in all. Hard to beat for eating, shipping and selling qualities. Ex- tremely early, iarg:e and prolific Pkg, 5c.; lOc: ^ lb., 25c.; lb., TOc; 3 ibs., ; 5 lbs., 3. ACME. This is a splendid Melon, especially for shipping purposes; growing to large size; of excellent flavor; prood keeping qualities. Splendid for all pur- poses. Pkg., 5c.; oz., lOc; M lb-. 25c.; lb., 70c. 3. THE OSAGE MELON. "Tell us something about the *Osafi:e Mel- on.' " we saia to a wise seedsman. His answer: Ah,sir,that'sthe Melon mystery. You've heard of wedding mysterits, of mysterious robberies, and other deeds of mystery, but Osage is the Melon mystery. In 1886 simultaneously appeared in our Western cities a Melon branded 'Osage', of a mysteriously delicious flavor. Its origin was unknown, its arrival shrouded in mystery, its sale rapid, Men would come and sample a Melon, buy one, and return within an hour for more, when the supply was found to have mysteriously disappeared. Sal- zer, this Melon is the grandest, most delicious Melon I have ever ; Pkg., lOc; oz., 25c,; 34 ^^-^ ^c.; lb., , One package of each, EARLY HACKENSACK, ACME and THE OSAGE MELON, for only The Princess. This is a chance seedling discovered near i B o s t o n . Our engfraving shows the shape; color, dark green; the flesh is of a rich salmon color, much thicker than other Muskmelons, and in flavor is sweet and lus- cious beyond description; very early, and averages 8 pounds in weight, often pro- ducing from 8 to 12 perfect Melons from a seed. Pkg., Sc.; lOc, M lb., 20c ; lb., eoc Perfection Muskmelon. It is simply the perfection of the Muskmelon family, equally de


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