. Dreer's garden book : 1905. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. IHHIRrADREERfflllAOELPHIAJ^mRELIABLEtoETABLESEEDS- i \\\ 37 Wassermelone, Ger. WATERMELONS. «. v. Oue ounce for thirty liills; lour to five pouuds for au acre. (FOR CULTURE see directions given under heading for Muskmelons.) rionte Cristo, or Kleckley Sweets. (See page 10.) Zandia, Sp. 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 35 cts.; lb., $ m Cole's Early. The earliest variety. Large heart, flesh of


. Dreer's garden book : 1905. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. IHHIRrADREERfflllAOELPHIAJ^mRELIABLEtoETABLESEEDS- i \\\ 37 Wassermelone, Ger. WATERMELONS. «. v. Oue ounce for thirty liills; lour to five pouuds for au acre. (FOR CULTURE see directions given under heading for Muskmelons.) rionte Cristo, or Kleckley Sweets. (See page 10.) Zandia, Sp. 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 35 cts.; lb., $ m Cole's Early. The earliest variety. Large heart, flesh of fine texture and good flavor. Rind thin. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. Dark Icing. The flavor of this variety cannot be excelled. It is very solid, rind very thin, and highly prized as a shipper; seed white. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. Sweet-Heart. An entirely distinct and handsjme Water- melon. Vine vigorous and productive, ripening early. Fruit large, oval, very heavy, uniformly niottljd light and dark green. Flesh bright red, solid and very tender, making and sweet. The Melons retain their good quality for a long time after ripening. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. Florida Favorite. Of medium size, striped alternately light and dark green, flesh deep red, crisp and deliciously sweet. Earlier than Kolb by two weeks. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; ^ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. Wonderful {^The Mdver Sugar Melon). A very sweet, solid- fleslied sort; often grows to the length of two .feet. The rind is marked with broad bands of yellowish-green, shading to deep green; shape oblong. Pkt., .5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; ;., 25 ;; lb.; 75 cts. Cuban Queen. One of the largest varieties, ripening to the very centres; heavy cropper, flesh bright red, tender and melting, luscious, crisp and very sugary. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 25 cts ; lb., 75 CIS. Mammoth Ironclad. (See cut.) Large size, s


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