. Beckert's victory garden catalog. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Nursery stock Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Gardening Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Equipment and supplies Catalogs. VEGETABLE SEEDS Beckert's Seed Store, 101 and 103 Federal St., N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa. Muskmelons, continued The Choicest Salmon- fleshed Sorts Robinson's Delicious Gold- lined Rocky Ford. Slightly oval, no ribs and heavily netted; thick-meated, line-grained and sweet; green, with a Ijold marg


. Beckert's victory garden catalog. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Nursery stock Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Gardening Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Equipment and supplies Catalogs. VEGETABLE SEEDS Beckert's Seed Store, 101 and 103 Federal St., N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa. Muskmelons, continued The Choicest Salmon- fleshed Sorts Robinson's Delicious Gold- lined Rocky Ford. Slightly oval, no ribs and heavily netted; thick-meated, line-grained and sweet; green, with a Ijold margin next to the seed-cavity. Shape and size very uniform. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., '4lb. 50 cts. Emerald Gem. Marly; llesh thick and salmon-colored, granular, sweet, and delicious. An old stand- by. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., V«lb. 45 cts. Fordhook. Equal to Emerald Gem in flavor. Best salmon-fleshed melon in existence; roughly netted; flesh very solid, thick, and sur- prisingly sweet to the very rind. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15 cts., '/4lb. 40 cts. Burrell's Gem, or Defender. The fruit medium size, being slightly ribbed, and closely netted. Skin dark green and rind thin. Flesh thick and of delicious quality and flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., >/4lb. 30 cts. Miller's Cream, or Osage. Medium- sized, globe-shaped; very sweet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., y4lb. 45 cts. Paul Rose. Medium-sized; flesh sal- mon, thick and solid. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., V4lb. 45 cts. Princess. Seed-cavity small; flesh thick, rich salmon, fine sugary, melting. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Vilb. 45 cts. The hobbyist who really wants to grow good melons will do well to invest in "Home Vegetable Gardening from A-Z," as offered on page 37. Ten chapters cover every phase of melon-growing, from sowing the seeds to gathering the crop. The book covers every other class of vegetables in a similarly thorough Other Salmon-fleshed Kinds Tip-Top. (See illustration.) ( Considered by many the standard of qu


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