. ROCKY FORD DOUBLE EXTRA SELECT A Tin A Avnnrlol (70 Days from Plantmg to J±;L Ripening).âa thick, oval Melon of first size, ribs very distinct and netted all over. Flesh green and sugary. It is in all respects one of the best of Melons. Its entire webbing or netting fits it to resist abrasion dur- ing shipment. It always gives satisfaction on good ground. Lb. M Lb. Oz. Pkt. $1 50 50 20 5 EDEN GEM, 70 DAYS.âIt is a small fruited selec- tion out of the Rocky Ford. It is sometimes called Netted Rock, and in some Melon districts Has proved to be the best of the Rocky Ford types.
. ROCKY FORD DOUBLE EXTRA SELECT A Tin A Avnnrlol (70 Days from Plantmg to J±;L Ripening).âa thick, oval Melon of first size, ribs very distinct and netted all over. Flesh green and sugary. It is in all respects one of the best of Melons. Its entire webbing or netting fits it to resist abrasion dur- ing shipment. It always gives satisfaction on good ground. Lb. M Lb. Oz. Pkt. $1 50 50 20 5 EDEN GEM, 70 DAYS.âIt is a small fruited selec- tion out of the Rocky Ford. It is sometimes called Netted Rock, and in some Melon districts Has proved to be the best of the Rocky Ford types. Possessing all the good qualities of fruit and some very hardy characteristics of vine. Flesh green with orange tint next seed. Lb. M Lb. Oz. Pkt. $1 90 70 30 10 This seed is saved out of hand-selected _ fruit, and is superior to the ordinary rim. Flesh light green and of a delicate spicy flavor. No strain of Rocky Ford seed is better than this which we offer as Double 'Extra Select. Lb. â ""M'Lb. Oz. Pkt. $1 60 50 25 5 LARGE ACME.âGrown by truckers on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and along the borders of the Chesapeake. Twice the size of the old Acme and coming rapidly into demand. Lb. M Lb. Oz. Pkt. U 60 50 20 5 ROCKY FORD, 70 DAYS.âA Cantaloupe of great celebrity grown at Rocky Ford, Colorado. Slightly pointed at both ends. Small in size, but of very superior flavor; rind well ribbed; flesh green with a line of gold just beneath the skin. Lb. H Lb. Oz. Pkt. 90 25 15 5 RUST-RESISTANT ROCKY FORD, 70 DAYS.âFor several years a special selection of fruit from such vines as have resisted the effects of rust. This type is believed to have been fixed in those qualities, making it particularly hardy, and is, therefore, named Rust-resistant. The qualities are those of the Rocky Ford, but it is possibly a little more round, less ribbed and more thoroughly netted. The seed cavity is very small, and it is believed to be well worthy of trial by all those in whose distr
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