. Descriptive catalogue of high grade seeds fruit trees nursery stock and flowers. Nurseries (Horticulture) Tennessee Memphis Catalogs; Nursery stock Tennessee Memphis Catalogs; Flowers Tennessee Memphis Catalogs; Vegetables Tennessee Memphis Catalogs; Fruit Tennessee Memphis Catalogs; Gardening Tennessee Memphis Equipment and supp. PAUL ROSE CANTELOUPE. The Paul Rose is a cross of the Osage with Netted Gem. It possesses the fine netting of the Gem, and averages about the same size ; but owing to the great thickness of its beautiful salmon-colored flesh will weigh at least one-third more than
. Descriptive catalogue of high grade seeds fruit trees nursery stock and flowers. Nurseries (Horticulture) Tennessee Memphis Catalogs; Nursery stock Tennessee Memphis Catalogs; Flowers Tennessee Memphis Catalogs; Vegetables Tennessee Memphis Catalogs; Fruit Tennessee Memphis Catalogs; Gardening Tennessee Memphis Equipment and supp. PAUL ROSE CANTELOUPE. The Paul Rose is a cross of the Osage with Netted Gem. It possesses the fine netting of the Gem, and averages about the same size ; but owing to the great thickness of its beautiful salmon-colored flesh will weigh at least one-third more than a Netted Gem of the same size. In Chicago and some other Western cities, where there is a good demand for the red or salmon-fleshed varieties, the Paul Rose sells at double the price of other sorts. Market gardners who grow red-fleshed melons will find the Paul Rose their most profitable sort, while for the home table nothing better could be desired cr obtained. Packet, 5c; ounce, 15c; 2 ounce, 25c; % pound, 40c; 1 pound, $125, pos- paid. Hooky Ford Canteloupo. An improved strain of the Netted Gem type, which has been grown on a very large scale, and to a wonderful degree of perfection, in Rocky Ford, Colorado. It is by far the most popular sort on the market, and commands higher prices than any other variety. The true type is shown by our illustration, the shape being oval and the average length about five inches. It is very sweet and most delicately flavored, with exceedingly fine and smooth grain- ed flesh of a light green color. Packet, 5c; ounce, 15c; 2 ounce, 25c; % pound, 40c, 1 pound, $, postage paid. ^ffimmpfa Watermelon. After satisfactory trials we take pleasure in offering seed grown in Florida by the originator, Wm. M. Girardeau, who describes this new Melon as follows : "It is early, prolific, and averages very large. As a market melon it has no competitor for first place in the list of shipping and selling melons. Its fine appearance and magaificent prop
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