. Catalogue 1891 : W. R. Strong Company California seeds, trees & nursery stock. Nurseries (Horticulture) California Sacramento Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Trees Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs. Mammoth Ironclad. Mammoth Ironclad. A variety of undoubted ex- cellence, of large size and weight, crops of it averaging nearly 50 pounds each. The flesh is deep red and of a delicious rich flavor, holding its fine qualities very close to the skin. In ontside ap- pearance it is somewnat like the Gypsy. For ship- ping and keeping qualities the Ironclad
. Catalogue 1891 : W. R. Strong Company California seeds, trees & nursery stock. Nurseries (Horticulture) California Sacramento Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Trees Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs. Mammoth Ironclad. Mammoth Ironclad. A variety of undoubted ex- cellence, of large size and weight, crops of it averaging nearly 50 pounds each. The flesh is deep red and of a delicious rich flavor, holding its fine qualities very close to the skin. In ontside ap- pearance it is somewnat like the Gypsy. For ship- ping and keeping qualities the Ironclad is unsur- passed. The vines are strong growing, and alto- gether it is a most valuable Kolb Gem. Kolb Gem. This variety originated in Alabama three years ago, has proved to be a very valuable acquisition. It is uniformly round and grows to a good size, often attaining a weight of twenty-five or fifty pounds; the flesh is a bright red and flavor excellent, rind dark green, striped and very tough; It is unsurpassed as a shipping melon, retaining its freshness and sweetness for a long time after ripening. It is unusually productive and will ma- ture as far north as Chicago. Imperial Lodi. This is now the most popular of all the California grown varieties. Large, ob- long, skin light pea-green in color, and thin. Eed flesh, very sweet and fine in flavor, and one of the very best for cultivation for market sales. Seminole. Hungarian Honey. The Volga. Green and Gold. Florida Favorite. See Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original W. R. Strong Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Sacramento, C. A. : W. R. Strong Company
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