. Burpee's farm annual. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; W. Atlee Burpee Company; Nursery stock; Flowers; Vegetables; Seeds. DIXIE. This Watermelon possesses the rich, luscious flavor of the old Mountain Sweet united with the excel- lent shipping character of the Kolb's Gem. The form is considerably longer than the Kolb's Gem, while the skin is a darker green in color and beautifully striped ; the flesh is of an intense, deep, bright scarlet, very sweet, tender, and juicy. It is a heavy setter of fruit, being strong and vi
. Burpee's farm annual. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; W. Atlee Burpee Company; Nursery stock; Flowers; Vegetables; Seeds. DIXIE. This Watermelon possesses the rich, luscious flavor of the old Mountain Sweet united with the excel- lent shipping character of the Kolb's Gem. The form is considerably longer than the Kolb's Gem, while the skin is a darker green in color and beautifully striped ; the flesh is of an intense, deep, bright scarlet, very sweet, tender, and juicy. It is a heavy setter of fruit, being strong and vigorous in growth, with the val= uable characteristic of rooting at almost every joint, thereby increasing the duration of the vines. Per pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; \i ft> 20 cts.; per ft) 60 III LBS. CUBAN QUEEN WATERMELON BURPEE'S CUBAN QUEEN. Theskin isbeautifullv striped, dark and light green. The flesh is bright reel, remarkably firm, luscious, and sugary. They are wonderfully solid and their rind is unusually thin, being scarcely more than half an inch thick on a melon of enormous size. In 1883 John G. Miller, of Georgia, raised three Cuban Queens, weighing, re- spectively, 81 lbs., 97 lbs., and ill lbs. Per pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; % lb 20 cts.; per ft) 60 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 W. Atlee Burpee Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. [Philadelphia, Pa. ] : W. Atlee Burpee Co.
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