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. Beckert's garden field and flower seeds. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs. WM. C. BECKERT, ALLEGHENY, PA. Muskmelons and Watermelons. MUSKMELONS, continued. GRAND RAPIDS. Extra-early yellow-fleshed sort of fine quality. Pkt. 5 cts/oz. 10 cts., 341b. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. i^URPRISE. Ripens early ; has a thin, cream-colored rind, and thick, sweet, salmon-colored flesh. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 541b. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. , _ ACME, or BALTIMORE. Fruits medium size, oval, lightl
. Beckert's garden field and flower seeds. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs. WM. C. BECKERT, ALLEGHENY, PA. Muskmelons and Watermelons. MUSKMELONS, continued. GRAND RAPIDS. Extra-early yellow-fleshed sort of fine quality. Pkt. 5 cts/oz. 10 cts., 341b. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. i^URPRISE. Ripens early ; has a thin, cream-colored rind, and thick, sweet, salmon-colored flesh. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 541b. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. , _ ACME, or BALTIMORE. Fruits medium size, oval, lightly ribbed; flesh ' light green, rich and juicy. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. DELMONICO. Rich, orange-pink flesh; large, oval, heavily netted and thick-ineated. ' Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. BIRD CANTALOUPE. Large ; of fair quality ; produces heavy crops. Pkty5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. wy'BAY VIEW. Very large, early ripening, oblong Muskmelon ; flesh green, ikejet and spicy. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. t/ SKILLMAN NETTED. Early ; roundish oval fruits, with deep green, sJfre/T perfumed flesh. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., *41b. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. \X CHRISTINA. Extra early ; flesh bright orange ; of fine quality and pecu Ear flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J^lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. WATERMELONS. (SBaffermetonen.) An effort should be made to secure good, strong vines early in the season, and this can best be done by taking care that the hills are large, mellow and well drained, with the manure placed so that they will not dry out quickly under hot suns. All possible protection from insects should given the young plants, and their growth may be hastened still further by frequent applications of liquid manure. As a protection from insects, netting is frequently used, and also dry ashes or coal dust sprinkled over the leaves when wet. Plant the seeds thickly, and thin the^plants to 4 of the s
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