. Novelties and specialties for 1897. Nursery stock Illinois Chicago Catalogs; Seeds Varieties Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs Plants Catalogs; Flowering shrubs Catalogs. Vv/ 5AP/1ABD Z(tipl (niOAOO, ILL- WATER MELON.— KOLB'S GEM. One of the most excellent of the recently infroduced varieties. Of vigorous habit, productive and remarkable for its keeping qualities, retaining its freshness and flavor longer after plucking than any other known variety. Rind dark-green, marbled in light, very thin, yet so firm as to bear transportation admirably. Flesh red, deli- ciously sweet a
. Novelties and specialties for 1897. Nursery stock Illinois Chicago Catalogs; Seeds Varieties Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs Plants Catalogs; Flowering shrubs Catalogs. Vv/ 5AP/1ABD Z(tipl (niOAOO, ILL- WATER MELON.— KOLB'S GEM. One of the most excellent of the recently infroduced varieties. Of vigorous habit, productive and remarkable for its keeping qualities, retaining its freshness and flavor longer after plucking than any other known variety. Rind dark-green, marbled in light, very thin, yet so firm as to bear transportation admirably. Flesh red, deli- ciously sweet and crisp. Weight varies from 25 to 50 pounds. Deservedly popular with melon shippers and in Te market. Pkt., 3c; oz., 7c; % lb., 20c; lb., 60c PEERLESS, OR ICE CREAM. Flesh red, solid to rthe center, sweet and delicious. Seeds white. Early, vigorous, hardy, productive, and altogether a desirable variety. Pkt., 3c; oz., 7c,f % lb., 20c; lb., 60c \J PRIDE OF GEORGIA. A much better table variety than the Kolb's Gem, though not so good a shipper, owing to the exceeding thinness and tenderness of the rind. In form the melons are an oblong-oval, bearing indentations somewhat like the Musk Melon. The vines are exceedingly prolific. After a thorough trial of its merits, we recommend it highly to our friends desiring melons for home use, in any section of the country. Pkt., 3c; oz., 7c; % 20c; lb., 70c. \ ' CITRON. {Preserving Melon,) Fruit small, perfectly found and handsome. Used for preserves, etc. Pkt., 3c; oz., 7c; X !b-, 20c; lb., 70c. Lauch, Ger. Puerro, Sp. Poireau, Fr. 1 oz. to 150 ft. of drill. Leeks are useful for flavoring soups, etc., and in Europe are considered better for the purpose than onions. Prepare the soil and sow the seed as for onions. When large enough to handle, about the size of a lead pencil, transplant to a well enriched bed. Set in rows one foot apart, four or five inches in the row. sem Large American Flag. This is the sort chiefly grown by market g
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