. 32nd annual catalogue. Nursery stock Iowa Des Moines Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. EMERALD GEM MUSK MELON. EMERALD GEM—This is one of the most delicious little melons that we have ever eaten. The flesh is thick, of a suffused salmon color, al- most red, and ripens thoroughly to the extremely thin, green rind, it is peculiarly crystaline in appearance, juicy and rich. The flavor is sweet and luscious beyond description. Rather small for marketing but very nice for home use. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, % lb.
. 32nd annual catalogue. Nursery stock Iowa Des Moines Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. EMERALD GEM MUSK MELON. EMERALD GEM—This is one of the most delicious little melons that we have ever eaten. The flesh is thick, of a suffused salmon color, al- most red, and ripens thoroughly to the extremely thin, green rind, it is peculiarly crystaline in appearance, juicy and rich. The flavor is sweet and luscious beyond description. Rather small for marketing but very nice for home use. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, % lb. 20c, lb, 00c. ROCKY FORD—Thisnewvariety has everywhere been in great de- mand by the high class hotels and restaurants. Hundreds of carloads of them have been shipped from the little town of Eocky Ford, Colorado, to Chicago, St. Louis, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Newport, Boston a and other cities, driving out the home grown, i|fi _ The melons are of just the right size for table igj =s use, slightly oval in shape. The flesh is thick, of g= _ a light green color and a fine, juicy, luscious fla- vor. It is very early, and is wonderfully produc- tive. Pkt. 5c, oz. loc, % lb. 25c, lb. 75c. PRINCESS or PERFECTION".—This splendid variety is nearly round, with heavy, netted, dark _ green skin; the flesh is of a rich salmon color, =rs and in flavor it is sweet and luscious beyond de- yT scription. They ripen early and grow to a good size, often weighing 8 to 10 lbs. each. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, >i lb. 25c, lb. 70c. PERFECTED DELM0NIC0—An improved type of the Delmonico melon, Almost a perfect globe in shape; the skin is a peculiar grayish 5^ green until ripe, when it changes to a bright yel- gs low. The flesh is a deep, rich, orange yellow g color, is of very fine grain and uniformly high quality. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c. Ji lb. 25c, lb, 75c. NETTED GEM.—A most excellent small mel- on and very popular with melon growers. It is finely netted and looks nicely on the market. Flesh g
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