. Annual circular and retail catalogue of warranted vegetable and flower seeds. Gardening Massachusetts Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Massachusetts Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Massachusetts Catalogs. Cream-Fleshed Sculptured Seeded. This Melon came to me as a new Watermelon from Japan. The seed have a sin- gular appearance as though engraved with oriental characters. I add a description hy a gentleman who raised them ou a large scale. Per pack- age, 15 cents. "In size it is about medium, color much like the Phinney's hut darker and more regularly striped, flesh very te
. Annual circular and retail catalogue of warranted vegetable and flower seeds. Gardening Massachusetts Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Massachusetts Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Massachusetts Catalogs. Cream-Fleshed Sculptured Seeded. This Melon came to me as a new Watermelon from Japan. The seed have a sin- gular appearance as though engraved with oriental characters. I add a description hy a gentleman who raised them ou a large scale. Per pack- age, 15 cents. "In size it is about medium, color much like the Phinney's hut darker and more regularly striped, flesh very tender and melting, sweet and delicious. I think this the bs;t eating melon I ever tasted, and this saems to be the general opinion of all who have eaten of them. I took some to our Fair, where there were much larger and better looking ones than mine, but when the judges came around and tested their quality they unhesi- tatingly gave mine the first premium. The melons are quite tender and thin shelled, and will not bear rough handling, but they proved to be first rate keepers notwithstanding; I kept lots of them nearly two months after picking. The vines seem to le more productive than any other variety I have tiled. On the. whole I am much pleased with this varictj fcr market, I shall plant this ; Jan. 4, 1872. and if I raise a crop tfhis year ? IitTHEK Bailey. Phinney's Watermelon is of a very elegant mottled grass green color, is exceedingly prolific, very early, sweet and of dcHeious flavor, while it excels in its capacity to hear transportations for long distances. I learn from correspondents in the South, that they are raising it largely as an early sort for the Northern markets. Per package 10 cts.; per ounce 25 cts.; per lb. $ Sill's !N"CY7 Zlelon. Of medium size, color outside greenish- white, flesh of a salmon-color. Early, very productive, quality first-class. In delicacy of flavor and intense sweetness unsurpassed. This has given exceeding'satisf
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