. Price list and descriptive catalogue. Nursery stock Kansas Lawrence Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs. Kol*>*s G?m. WATER MELONS. BIXIE. This new and desirable variety of southern origin, is a cross between the Kolb's Gem and Mount- ain Sweet, having the tough rind and long- keeping qualities of the former combined with the great productive- ness, high flavor and Golden Honey, freedom from stringiness of the latter. Color of the skin dark green striped with a lighter shade, making it very
. Price list and descriptive catalogue. Nursery stock Kansas Lawrence Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs. Kol*>*s G?m. WATER MELONS. BIXIE. This new and desirable variety of southern origin, is a cross between the Kolb's Gem and Mount- ain Sweet, having the tough rind and long- keeping qualities of the former combined with the great productive- ness, high flavor and Golden Honey, freedom from stringiness of the latter. Color of the skin dark green striped with a lighter shade, making it very attractive; rind thin but tough; flesh bright scarlet; ripens closely to the rind; is of the best quality and free from all toughness and stringiness so objection- able a feature of many shipping melons, Pbt. 5c, , 34 lb. 20c lb. We are the largest growers of Melon Seed in the West; grow several carloads annually. Buy your Melon Seed from headquarters. Will make special prices on large lots. KANSAS STOCK. This melon is grown extensively in Okla- homa, western Kan- sas and eastern Col- orado, It belongs to the citrons and can be used only for pre- serves or stock food. It is immensely pro- ductive. The melons grow to a large size, some of them weigh- ing as high as sixty or seventy pounds. The flesh is firm and solid, with only very few seeds. The mel- ons will keep all winter, and can be fed to stock same as t urn ips and beets. They grow on any kind of soil, and in dry seasons and cli- mates. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c., U lb. 25c, lb. 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 Kansas Seed House; F. Barteldes & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Lawrence, Kan. : F. Barteldes & Co.
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