. Burpee's farm annual, 1887 : garden, farm, and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. 10 W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., CHICAGO MARKET MELON. CHICAGO MARKET NUTmEG MELON. Just as the Canadian growers developed a fine strain of nutmeg melon " Tlie Montreal," so several market garden- ers around Chicago have, for some years, been making a selection, but not â w ith a view to such extra large size. The strain we offer has been selected and improved by Mr, A. Colvin, who has most carefully select
. Burpee's farm annual, 1887 : garden, farm, and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. 10 W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., CHICAGO MARKET MELON. CHICAGO MARKET NUTmEG MELON. Just as the Canadian growers developed a fine strain of nutmeg melon " Tlie Montreal," so several market garden- ers around Chicago have, for some years, been making a selection, but not â w ith a view to such extra large size. The strain we offer has been selected and improved by Mr, A. Colvin, who has most carefully selected the melons for seed with a view to the following points : " they must be of the first to ripen, of large and uniform size, thickly netted and with small seed cavity, deep green Jiesh. juicy and of deli cious flavor, and freedom from rot. The result of this care' ful selection is evinced in the practical monopoly which- this variety has maintained in the Chicago market for a number of ; Per pkt. lo cts.; oz, 20 cts.; i^ft)6octs. ; per Jb ^ 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. Atlee Burpee Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. [Philadelphia, Pa. ] : W. Atlee Burpee Co.
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