. 1898 [catalog]. Nursery stock, Kansas, McPherson, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs, Seeds. This distinct melon, is. without doubt the earliest of all. Dark green skin: slightly mottled with white. The flesh is deep scarlet, remark- ablv solid, and in delicious sugary flavor is unsurpassed by any other melon. Their average weight is about fifteen pounds. The seed is verv small, being onlv about half the size of other melon seeds. They are also much more productjvethan the larger sorts: and for family use are quite unequalled. Pkt. 5c: oz. 10c: l-41b. 30c: lb. $ \
. 1898 [catalog]. Nursery stock, Kansas, McPherson, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs, Seeds. This distinct melon, is. without doubt the earliest of all. Dark green skin: slightly mottled with white. The flesh is deep scarlet, remark- ablv solid, and in delicious sugary flavor is unsurpassed by any other melon. Their average weight is about fifteen pounds. The seed is verv small, being onlv about half the size of other melon seeds. They are also much more productjvethan the larger sorts: and for family use are quite unequalled. Pkt. 5c: oz. 10c: l-41b. 30c: lb. $ \ Mountain Sprout-—Long striped, scarlet flesh, good quality but not quite as early as the Mountain Sweet. Pkt, 5c; oz. 10c; \ lb. 20c; lb. \/4Phinney,i s Extra Early.—None of the early sorts of recent introduction sur- pass this old favorite, first to ripen: good size, productive, shape oblong, flesh a deep red: a first-class early mar- ket melon. Pkt. 5c: oz. 10c: \ lb. 25c: lb. 50c. ^ Cuban Queen.—A large symmetrical and solid variety, rind very thin and strong, ripens to the very center, skin Phinney's Early. striped with dark and light green. Vines strong, healthy, and of vigorous growth, very heavy cropper, flesh bright red. tender and melting, luscious, crisp, and verv sugarv. It is an excellent keeper and bears transit well. Pkt. 5c: oz. 10c; \ lb. 20c: lb. 50c. v Mountain Sweet-—Dark green, flesh red. sweet and rich, early and hardy. Though one of the oldest varieties, it is still one of the best. Pkt 5c; oz. 10c; \ lb 20c; lb. $ Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original E. Annabil & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. McPherson, Kan. : E. Annabil & Co.
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