. McCullough's seed catalogue and amateur's guide. Nursery stock Ohio Cincinnati Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. SEED CATALOGUE AND AMATEUR'S GUIDE, 1900. 15 M^IvOIV—Wo-toi-. (Wasser Melon, Ger.) One Ounce tor 30 Hills. 4 to 5 Pounds in Hills for an In order to raise Water Melons, a rich, sandy soil. or a sandy loam, is required. Prepare, plant, and manage it the same as Musk Melons, only have the hills a .greater distance apart—say seven to eight feet each -\vay. If la
. McCullough's seed catalogue and amateur's guide. Nursery stock Ohio Cincinnati Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. SEED CATALOGUE AND AMATEUR'S GUIDE, 1900. 15 M^IvOIV—Wo-toi-. (Wasser Melon, Ger.) One Ounce tor 30 Hills. 4 to 5 Pounds in Hills for an In order to raise Water Melons, a rich, sandy soil. or a sandy loam, is required. Prepare, plant, and manage it the same as Musk Melons, only have the hills a .greater distance apart—say seven to eight feet each -\vay. If large Melons are'desired it is well to pinch olf all but two or three from each vine. THESE PRICES INCLUDE POSTAGE. Black Spanish. Fruit medium size, almost round ; skin, dark green : flesh red, sweet and delicious. 5c pkt., 10c oz., 20c }i 60c lb. Boss. Color dark green, flesh unusually deep scar- let; rind verv hard, but thin; quality'of the best. 5c pkt., 10c oz., 20c 34 lb., 60c lb. Cuban Queen. Oneof the largest varieties, ripen- ing to the very centre, heavy cropper, flesh bright red. tender and melting, luscious, crisp, and verv sugary 5c pkt., 10c oz., 20c 34 lb., 60c lb'. Dark icing, or Ice Riud. It is a very solid sort, with a thin rind, and possesses most delicious flavor 5c pkt., 10c oz., 20c 34 lb., 60c lb. Dixie. A cross between the Kolb Gem and Moun- tain Sweet, surpassing the former in earliness, productiveness and shipping qualities, and fully equaling the latter in quality and fine flavor. It has a remarkably hard but very thin rind. Good keeper 5c pkt., lOe 20c 34 lb. 60c lb. Florida Favorite. Oblong in shape, growing to large size; rind dark, with light green stripes; flesh light crimson, crisp and deliciouslv sweet. 5/ pKt. 10c oz 20c 34 lb,, 60clb. Improved Ironclad. Of large size and great weight, flesh deep red and of delicious flavor 5c pkt., 10c oz., 20c 34 lb., 60c lb. Jones. This is a splendid melon. The color of the skin is solid green,
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