. Delano Bros. catalogue of choice field and garden seeds. Nurseries (Horticulture) Nebraska Fairbury Catalogs; Vegetables Nebraska Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. CATALOGUE OF FIELD AND GAKDEN SEEDS. 9 MELON, WATER—Continued. Kolb's Gem—This melon is the best shipping variety grown. Placed in the cellar in autumn, they can be kept long into the winter. None excels it as a long keeper. It has been called the "Queen of ; Skin dark-green, striped and nearly round, with firm scarlet flesh. 5c pk{., 10c oz., 25c i lb, 75c R). Phinney's Early—By many this is claimed to
. Delano Bros. catalogue of choice field and garden seeds. Nurseries (Horticulture) Nebraska Fairbury Catalogs; Vegetables Nebraska Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. CATALOGUE OF FIELD AND GAKDEN SEEDS. 9 MELON, WATER—Continued. Kolb's Gem—This melon is the best shipping variety grown. Placed in the cellar in autumn, they can be kept long into the winter. None excels it as a long keeper. It has been called the "Queen of ; Skin dark-green, striped and nearly round, with firm scarlet flesh. 5c pk{., 10c oz., 25c i lb, 75c R). Phinney's Early—By many this is claimed to be the earliest watermelon in cultivation. Green striped, scarlet flesh, very sweet and an enormous cropper. 5c pkt., 10c oz.; 20c I lb, 60c R), 50c lb for 5 lbs. Stokes Extra Early—This new variety is undoubtedly the earliest of all; shape nearly round. Green skin, slightly mottled. Flesh deep scarlet, remarkably solid, and in deli- cious sugary flavor; is unsurpassed by any other melon. Average size about 15 lbs. Seed very small, about half the size of ordinary phinney's early water melon. melon seed. More productive than the larger varieties, and for family purposes is quite unequalled. 5c pkt., 10c oz,, 25c 4 lb, 75c lb. Under date of September 19, 1889, Mr. Coy says: " I have planted a little of your new melon again this season, and am more than ever pleased with ; Mr. Coy is a very large vine seed grower, and is, perhaps, as competent a judge as could be found in the United States. 1 oz. for 100 feet of drill. 5 lbs per acre. In central Nebraska the practice of sowing onion seed late in the fall is growing in favor. In spring the seed should be sown as early as the ground can be worked. Sow in drills 16 inches apart, and cultivate with hoe or hand cultivator before the weeds appear. Weed and cultivate sufficiently to keep the weeds down and the ground mellow. Early Flat Red—The earliest of all. Light colored, good keeper and heavy j'ielder.
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