. Moore and Simon's seed buyers guide and wholesale price list : market gardeners, florists and other large buyers. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. Florida Favorite. liOUISIANA MELTING SUGAK. A large, long, weighty melon. Rind light green ; interior always solid, the edible portion extending to within half an inch of the skin, flesh brilliant red, sweet, tender, crystalline, very juicy and altogether quite superior. A very hard rind, and therefore a good shipper. No better melon, except the M
. Moore and Simon's seed buyers guide and wholesale price list : market gardeners, florists and other large buyers. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. Florida Favorite. liOUISIANA MELTING SUGAK. A large, long, weighty melon. Rind light green ; interior always solid, the edible portion extending to within half an inch of the skin, flesh brilliant red, sweet, tender, crystalline, very juicy and altogether quite superior. A very hard rind, and therefore a good shipper. No better melon, except the Market King, has ever been offered to lovers of choice Watermelons ; in size it is not a Mammoth —no large Melons are first-class in quality. In texture, crystalline; in flavor, sugary. The flesh is solid throughout, without any sign of either core or cavity, and the edible portion extends to within a half inch of the skin. We cannot say enough in praise of this grand melon from Louisiana, where it is prized above all other sorts. Pkt. 5c., oz. loc, Jj^ lb. 25c., lb. 70c., sTb«|^i^OLB'S GWM. It has a very tough rind and carries in good condition without breakage. They grow uniformly round of nearly equal diameter each way. Extra quality seed, oz. sc., 3^ lb. isc, lb. 35c., s lbs. ^, 10 lbs. —4^' TRIUMPH (New). A cross between the Z^a.^^yo«fJ and Kolb Gem, having the handsome dark green color of the former and the fine shipping qualities of the latter. Pkt. 5c., oz, IOC, 3^ lb. 20C, lb. 60c »^„. GEORGIA BLUE GEM. A large dark skinned variety, of same shape as KoWs * Gem. Pkt. sc., oz. loc, 3^ lb. 20c., lb. 5oc., 5 lbs. ^ 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 Moore & Simon (Philadelphia, Pa. ); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Philadelphia, Pa. :
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