. Burpee's farm annual : garden, farm, and flower seeds, thoroughbred stock. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Pennsylvania Catalogs; Vegetables Pennsylvania Catalogs; Seeds Pennsylvania Catalogs. ICING, OR ICE RIND WATERMELON. ICING, OR ICE RIND. Of round form ; white-seeded. This fine melon can scarcely be praised too highly, on account of its solidity, thin rind, and rich, luscious, sugary flavor. There are two types of Icing, one dark- skinned, the other light-skinned. The objection to the light-skinned is that it shows any braise, and is soon dis- figured for marke
. Burpee's farm annual : garden, farm, and flower seeds, thoroughbred stock. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Pennsylvania Catalogs; Vegetables Pennsylvania Catalogs; Seeds Pennsylvania Catalogs. ICING, OR ICE RIND WATERMELON. ICING, OR ICE RIND. Of round form ; white-seeded. This fine melon can scarcely be praised too highly, on account of its solidity, thin rind, and rich, luscious, sugary flavor. There are two types of Icing, one dark- skinned, the other light-skinned. The objection to the light-skinned is that it shows any braise, and is soon dis- figured for market purposes. Our seed has been selected- with unusual care, all from dark-skinned melons, and will produce scarcely two percent, of the light-skinned. Pkt. 5 cts. ; oz. 10 cts. ; ft) 25 cts, ; Sb 85 cts. ICECREAM. Trtie ivhite-seeded. Flavor always good, sweet and delicious ; flesh solid and of rich scarlet color ; seeds always white. As shown in the illustration, the form is oblong (free from the objectionable neck), the rind is quite thin and dark green in color. Deservedly a very popular variety, and far superior to the old Alountain Sweet. Pkt. 5 cts. ; oz. 10 cts.; ^ ft) 25 cts. ; ft) 75 cts. By express 60 cts. per ft). EARLY CALIFORNIA, or IMPROVED ODELLA. Of recent years this has become a ver}-popular market variety. Shaped like Odella ; color light green ; thin rind, but tough shell, so that there is scarcely any breakage in shipping to market. It is next to Ice Cream in fine flavor, and grows readily to 40 ft)s. weight; has been grown to weigh 60 ft)s. It ripens very eariy. Pkt 5 cts. ; oz. 10 cts. ; ft) 25 cts. ; ft) 75 cts. By express 60 cts. per ft). IMPROVED MOUNTAIN SPROUT. Our seed is from the popular New Jersey market variety known in the Philadelphia and New York markets as " Nigger- ; Shape round ; size large, from 40 to 60 ft's. ; skin very dark blue, almost as dark as the Black Spanish. It is not equal to the Early California in flavor, but is
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