. Cole's garden annual. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Iowa Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs. Cuban Queen CUBAN QUEEN. The vines are very strong, healthy and vigorous in growth. The flesh is bright red, solid, peculiarly luscious, crisp and sugary. It is an excellent keeper, very thin rind, enormously productive, and very heavy, having been grown to weigh 100 pounds. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 8 cts., % lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. PEERLESS or ICE CREAM. One of the best 'Melons in cultivation. Of medium size, thin rind, light mot
. Cole's garden annual. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Iowa Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs. Cuban Queen CUBAN QUEEN. The vines are very strong, healthy and vigorous in growth. The flesh is bright red, solid, peculiarly luscious, crisp and sugary. It is an excellent keeper, very thin rind, enormously productive, and very heavy, having been grown to weigh 100 pounds. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 8 cts., % lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. PEERLESS or ICE CREAM. One of the best 'Melons in cultivation. Of medium size, thin rind, light mottled green; flesh bright scarlet, solid to the center, crisp, melting and sweet as honey. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 8 cts., hi lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. THE TRIUMPH. Mr. Girardeau, the originator, describes this 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 makes it a ready seller in any market. Where it has been plant- ed for long distance shipping in comparison with other varieties, it has distanced them all. The rind is of dark green color. The average size of the melon is very large, weighing over forty pounds each. The flesh is red, very solid, melting and ; Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., hi lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. • COLORADO PRESERVING. An improvement on the green preserving melon; enormously pro- ductive, and of better quality, and making very clear, transparent preserves, of fine flavor. Di- rections for cooking and preserving inside each packet. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., hi lb, 20 cts., lb. 60 Triumph Melon. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cole's Seed Store; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Pella,
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