. 1902 vegetables, flowers, grains & fruits : 22nd annual catalogue / Ford Seed Nursery stock Ohio Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. 24 Oiir Packets Are Large. Try Them And Sec. r. t/, SWEET HEART WATER MELON. Sweetlieart. The popular market melon. Early, large and handsome. Always commands the highest price. A long keeper, unequaled for ship- ping. Vines vigorous and prolific. Fruit, oval and very heavy; rind, thin but firm, uniformly mottled light and very light green; flesh bright red, firm, solid, but very melting and sweet; seeds gray. R
. 1902 vegetables, flowers, grains & fruits : 22nd annual catalogue / Ford Seed Nursery stock Ohio Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. 24 Oiir Packets Are Large. Try Them And Sec. r. t/, SWEET HEART WATER MELON. Sweetlieart. The popular market melon. Early, large and handsome. Always commands the highest price. A long keeper, unequaled for ship- ping. Vines vigorous and prolific. Fruit, oval and very heavy; rind, thin but firm, uniformly mottled light and very light green; flesh bright red, firm, solid, but very melting and sweet; seeds gray. Remains longer in-good condition than other sorts. inney's Early. One of the very earliest, of medium uniform size, oblong in shape, flesh bright red and very sweet; seeds white, skin mot- c^^S;.: tied white and green; vines vigorous, hardy and very productive; an ex- «- cellent variety for market or home use in northern latitudes, (i^eerless, or Ice Cream. An ex- cellent one for home use, early, me- dium size, oblong, light green skin; with very sweet, melting, delicious flavored crimson flesh; seeds white. FORDHOOK EARLY. Probably the most valuable early water melon for shipping. It attains a large size for an early melon, averaging about 35 lbs. each. It is really the only large early melon. It has a tough rind which makes it desirable for shipping. It is of a light green color, seeds white, flesh bright red and very sweet. '^Black Diamond. As its name indicates, this is a very dark green, almost black, melon. It attains a very large size, often weighing 75 lbs. The vines are vigorous and productive. A good shipper and in quality it is Xo. 1. |/fCeiitTieii:y AVonder. One of the very best melons for home use or market. In form it is quite long, of good size, weighing 40 to 60 pounds; skin dark green, striped and mar- bled with light green; flesh very firm, solid and never mealy; very fine sugary flavor; seeds red. I Black-Eyed Susan. This originated with Mr. Paynter Frame, of
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