. Annual catalogue : best seeds in the world. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Commercial catalogs Ohio Zanesville. JNO. D. IMLAY, ZANESVILLE, OHIO. 19 MELONS—Water. One ounce of seed for thirty hills; four to five pounds to an acre. Sweet Heart. (See cut.) This grand melon was extensively grown for two seasons past, and every planter was delighted with it, as it proved in the hands of our customers just what we claimed for it—early, large, handsome, heavy, a good shipper and a long keeper. The skin and flesh are of splendid color; vine vigorous and productive, ripening- its
. Annual catalogue : best seeds in the world. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Commercial catalogs Ohio Zanesville. JNO. D. IMLAY, ZANESVILLE, OHIO. 19 MELONS—Water. One ounce of seed for thirty hills; four to five pounds to an acre. Sweet Heart. (See cut.) This grand melon was extensively grown for two seasons past, and every planter was delighted with it, as it proved in the hands of our customers just what we claimed for it—early, large, handsome, heavy, a good shipper and a long keeper. The skin and flesh are of splendid color; vine vigorous and productive, ripening- its fruit early. ^ Fruit large, oval, very heavy, uniformly mottled, and very light green. Kind thin but firm, flesh bright red, firm and solid, but very tender, sweet and melting. Fruit remains in condition for use longer than anv other sort. Dark gray seeds. 5c % oz, 10c oz, 50c Sweet Heart Water Melon. Dark Iceing or Ice Rind. Of round form and white seeded. This fine melon can scarcely be praised too highly on account of its solidity, thin rind, and rich, luscious, sugary flavor. Fruit large, nearly round, dark green, very distinctly mottled with a lighter shade. Flesh very rich and bright red. The abundant juice is of rich deep color, and flows so freely as to be available as a drink. 5c % oz, 10c oz, 50c lb. Kolb's Gem. Pronounced the mos1 successful shipping melon ever introduced. The rind, though quite bhin, is very tough, standing shipping long distances without break- ing. The fruit is of the largest size, round or slightly oval, marked with irregular and mottled stripes of dark and light green. The flesh is bright red, solid, a little coarse, but sweet and tender. 5c % oz, 10c oz, 50c lb. Dixie. This new melon is conceded to even excel Kolb's Gem. It is larger, ten days earlier, dark green, more beautifully si riped, and far more productive; six to eight large melons on one vine-is not uncommon: rind thin, but tough, flesh bright scarlet and very tender, sweet a
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