Dreer's garden calendar : 1900 . dreersgardencale1900henr Year: 1900 Emerald Gem. Emerald Gem (see cut). A small very early melon, form globular; flesh salmon-colored ; the flavor is exceptionally fine—-solid and thick, exterior dark green. The ribs are marked, but skin is not netted. It is the most delicious of the salmon- fleshed melons, and will please all who plant it. Montreal J>Iarket. Largest of the nutmeg varieties ; uniform in shape; netted; flesh green; qual- ity remarkably good. This is a fa- mous melon that is shipped by express from Montreal, Canada, to Boston market; good spe
Dreer's garden calendar : 1900 . dreersgardencale1900henr Year: 1900 Emerald Gem. Emerald Gem (see cut). A small very early melon, form globular; flesh salmon-colored ; the flavor is exceptionally fine—-solid and thick, exterior dark green. The ribs are marked, but skin is not netted. It is the most delicious of the salmon- fleshed melons, and will please all who plant it. Montreal J>Iarket. Largest of the nutmeg varieties ; uniform in shape; netted; flesh green; qual- ity remarkably good. This is a fa- mous melon that is shipped by express from Montreal, Canada, to Boston market; good specimens grown under glass, selling readily at each ; can be grown on almost any soil with ordinary fertilizing and cultivating. As a melon for growing large specimens there can be no better, and unlike many of the large sorts it retains its splendid quality. While this is a very old variety, we have improved it so that now it has qualities not con- tained in other large melons. The general impres- sion is that only the small sorts are of good flavor, but this is an error. It is the largest variety grown, excellent quality; green fleshed, roughly netted, very prolific, and of good keeping qualities. Too much cannot be said in its favor. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts., \ lb., 75 cts. Cosmopolitan. Combines the firm flesh of the French Cantaloupe and the deli'cious flavor of the American Muskmelon; fruit of medium size, spherical, with no ribs, and densely covered with gray netting. This is a cross between Columbus and Osage, combining all the good qualities of both ; flesh red, thick and luscious, and ripens clear to the rind : melons of medium size, beautifully netted. Columbus, Combines sweetness and fine keeping and cropping qualities. Buff skin covered with whitish netting ; flesh green, solid and thick. Miller's Cream, or Osajje (see cut). A remark- ably good variety, of large size and delicious flavor; a favorite among truckers on account of being e
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