Dreer's garden calendar : 1903 . dreersgardencale1903henr Year: 1903 HlWADREER ffllLADELPHIAM'S RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEDS 33 Wassermelone, Ger. WAT E Rf*l E LO N5. Md°n ' Ea'' FR' One ounce for thirty hills ; four to five pounds for an acre. (For culture see directions given under heading for Muskmelons.) Improved Hungarian Honey. (See page 9.) Pkt., lOcts.; oz., 20 cts.; \ lb., 60 cts.; lb., $2 00. Monte Cristo, or Kleckley Sweets. (See page 9.) Pkt., 10 rts.; oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 40 cts ; lb., $ Cole's Early. The earliest variety. Large heart, flesh of fine texture and good flavor. Rind
Dreer's garden calendar : 1903 . dreersgardencale1903henr Year: 1903 HlWADREER ffllLADELPHIAM'S RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEDS 33 Wassermelone, Ger. WAT E Rf*l E LO N5. Md°n ' Ea'' FR' One ounce for thirty hills ; four to five pounds for an acre. (For culture see directions given under heading for Muskmelons.) Improved Hungarian Honey. (See page 9.) Pkt., lOcts.; oz., 20 cts.; \ lb., 60 cts.; lb., $2 00. Monte Cristo, or Kleckley Sweets. (See page 9.) Pkt., 10 rts.; oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 40 cts ; lb., $ Cole's Early. The earliest variety. Large heart, flesh of fine texture and good flavor. Rind thin. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; } lb , 25 cts.; lb., 70 cts. Dark Icing. The flavor of this variety cannot be excelled. It is very solid, rind very thin, and highly prized as a shipper; seed white. Pkt , 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 20 cts.; lb., 60 cts. Jordan's Gray flonarch, or Long Light Icing. A variety of Icing Watermelon, producing large, oblong Melons. Color of skin very light green. Quality fully equal to Dark Icing, and a good market Melon. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 70 cts. Dixie. A cross between the Kolb Gem and old-fashioned Moun- tain Sweet, surpassing the former in earliness, productiveness and shipping qualities, and fully equaling the latter in quality. Pkt. 5 cis.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 20 cts ; lb., 60 cts. Kolb (iem. Of a delicious, sugary flavor, bright red flesh, firm and solid. It is one of the most productive and best keeping Melons grown. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 20 cts.; lb., 60 • cts. Cuban Queen. One of the largest varieties, ripening to the very centres; heavy cropper, flesh bright red, tender and melting, luscious, crisp, and very sugary. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; i lb., 20 cts; lb., 60 cts. Wonderful (The Mclver Sugar Melon). A very sweet, solid-fleshed sort; often grows to the length of two feet. The rind is marked with broad bands of yellowish-green, shading to deep green; shape oblong. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 1
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