. Almanac and garden manual for the southern states of the J. Steckler Seed Co., Nursery stock Louisiana New Orleans Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. 52 J. STECKLER SEED I/TD., ALMANAC AND Long Island Beauty. A splended new- variety of the Hackensack type, originated on Long Island. It is of very superior quali- ty, with green iesh, and densely netted. In shape it resembles the Hackensack. but is slightly more ribbed, and is decidedly the most attractive looking melon we have ever s
. Almanac and garden manual for the southern states of the J. Steckler Seed Co., Nursery stock Louisiana New Orleans Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. 52 J. STECKLER SEED I/TD., ALMANAC AND Long Island Beauty. A splended new- variety of the Hackensack type, originated on Long Island. It is of very superior quali- ty, with green iesh, and densely netted. In shape it resembles the Hackensack. but is slightly more ribbed, and is decidedly the most attractive looking melon we have ever seen. Besides being the most beauti- ful, it is also the earliest of Xew Orleans Market Melon. MELON—WATER. Melon d'Eau [Fr.]. Wassermelone [Ger.], Sandia [Sp.] Ice Cream (white seeded. ) Mammoth Iron Clad. Battle Snake. Pride of Georgia. Kolb Gem. Seminole. Florida Favorite. Lone Star. Duke Jones. Water Melon will grow and produce in places where Canteloupes will not do well. The soil for this plant., must be light and sandy. Plant in hills about eight feet apart, eight to twelve seeds in a hill; when the plants are well up thin out to three. The plants should be hoed often, and the ground between the hills kept clean till the vines touch. Ice Cream. ( White Seeded. ) A me- dium sized variety of excellent quality. It is early and very productive. Being thin in the rind it is not so well adapted for the market as the other kinds; notwithstanding this it is grown exclusively by some for that, on account of its earliness. It has come into general cultivation more and more every year, as it is very sweet, and sells readily in the market. Rattle Snake. An old Southern vari- ety which has come into notice of late years. It is of large size, light green, with large dark stripes, and is identical with the Gypsy. Fine market variety. It stands transportation better than most other kinds; has been the standard market melon till the Kolb Gem was introduced. However it always will
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