. Descriptive catalogue and price list : flower, field and garden seeds. Watermelon—Gypsy. MOUXTAIX SWEET. An old standard variety; s?ze large, fiavoi best for garden culture. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, % lb. 25c, lb. 75c. ;ood, rind thin, dark in coloi CUBAX QXTEEX. A large and solid variety, rind very thin and strong; ripens to the very cen- ter; skin striped with dark and light green. Vines strong, healthy and of vigorous growth; very heavy cropper, flesh bright red, tender and melting, luscious, crisp, and very sugary. It is an ex- cellent keeper, and bears transit well. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1± lb. 25
. Descriptive catalogue and price list : flower, field and garden seeds. Watermelon—Gypsy. MOUXTAIX SWEET. An old standard variety; s?ze large, fiavoi best for garden culture. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, % lb. 25c, lb. 75c. ;ood, rind thin, dark in coloi CUBAX QXTEEX. A large and solid variety, rind very thin and strong; ripens to the very cen- ter; skin striped with dark and light green. Vines strong, healthy and of vigorous growth; very heavy cropper, flesh bright red, tender and melting, luscious, crisp, and very sugary. It is an ex- cellent keeper, and bears transit well. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1± lb. 25c. lb. KLECKLEY'S SWEET. Large, oblong melon, twenty inches in" di- ameter, somewhat tapering at the ends. The skin is dark green, flesh bright scarlet, ripening close to the skin, the rind being only about one- half inch in thickness. Seeds white, lying close to the rind, leaving a large, solid heart which does not crack open when ripe. The scarlet flesh is sweet and sugary, and is of such texture that it leaves no strings of pulp whatever in eating. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 14 lb. 25c, lb. SOc. BLACK DIAMOND. A cross between Kolb's Gem and Hoosier King. Xo melon produces anything like its large, uniform fruit, nor ap- proaches it in productiveness. Melons weighing from 75 to 90 pounds are' frequent. It is the most prolific watermelon ever planted. Its color is a rich, dark green, almost black. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, % lb. 25c, lb. 75c. Watermelon—Cuban Kansas stock, or Colorado preseryixg melon. This melon Queen. is grown extensively in Oklahoma, Western Kansas and Eastern Colo- rado. It is immensely productive. The melons grow to a large size, some of them weighing as high as sixty or seventy pounds. The flesh is firm and solid, with only very few seeds. The melons will keep all winter, and can be fed to stock same as turnips and beets. Thev grow on any kind of soil and in dry seasons and climates. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c. % lb. 25c, lb. SOc. 13. Please note that these images a
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