. Vick's floral guide. KOLB GEM WATER MELON. This new variety originated in the South^the home of the Water Melon, and has becomevery popular there on account of its extremelylarge size, uniformity, immense yield, and ex-cellent shipping qualities, keeping a long timewithout decay. For the latter reason alone,southern growers claim that this variety netsthem 8314 per cent, more on shipments madeto the North than the Rattlesnake, or ScalyBark. Specimens of the Kolb Gem have beenin good eatable condition three months aftershipment. In flavor it is excellent. Price, perpound, $; per ounce, 20
. Vick's floral guide. KOLB GEM WATER MELON. This new variety originated in the South^the home of the Water Melon, and has becomevery popular there on account of its extremelylarge size, uniformity, immense yield, and ex-cellent shipping qualities, keeping a long timewithout decay. For the latter reason alone,southern growers claim that this variety netsthem 8314 per cent, more on shipments madeto the North than the Rattlesnake, or ScalyBark. Specimens of the Kolb Gem have beenin good eatable condition three months aftershipment. In flavor it is excellent. Price, perpound, $; per ounce, 20 cents; per packet,10 cents. PRIDE OF GEORGIA WATER PRIDE OF GEORGIA WATER MELON. As indicated by the name, this is another new variety of southern origin. It is described asfollows by the introducer. It is dark green in color, nearly oval in shape, ridged like anorange, and grows as represented, resting nearly on its end. It attains immense size, is crisp,and sweet in flavor, and of excellent shipping quality. Price, per pound, $; per ounce,25 cents; per packet, 10 cents. ^ MAMMOTH IRON CLAD WATER MELON.
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