. Beckert's garden field & flower seeds. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs. SURPRISE. Adistiiict and attractive variety, and one of the finest in cultivation, when well grown. The melons ripen early, and have a thin, cream-colored rind, and thick, sweet, salmon-colored flesh. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., KIb. 25 cts., lb. 70 cts. ACME, o r BALTIMORE MARKET. Noted in the southern and eastern markets as a very fine shipping melon of extra and uniformly good quality. The vines b
. Beckert's garden field & flower seeds. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs. SURPRISE. Adistiiict and attractive variety, and one of the finest in cultivation, when well grown. The melons ripen early, and have a thin, cream-colored rind, and thick, sweet, salmon-colored flesh. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., KIb. 25 cts., lb. 70 cts. ACME, o r BALTIMORE MARKET. Noted in the southern and eastern markets as a very fine shipping melon of extra and uniformly good quality. The vines bear abundantly, and the fruits are of medium size, oval, lightly ribbed; flesh light green, rich and juicy. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., K'; 25 cts., lb. 70 cts. CHAMPION MARKET. Handsome, early-ripening, fruits uniformly large and globular, averaging 6 pounds each ; they keep and ship remarkably well, owing to the thin but tough rind, and the solidity of the thick, lightgreen flesh, which is delicate, sugary and juicy. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., l{\h. 25 cts., lb. 70 cts. -^DELMONICO. Celebrated as a dessert melon, the rich, delightful, orange-pink flesh well deserving its fame. The fruits are large, oval, heavily netted, and thick-meated. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 70 cts. ââGREEN CITRON. Round, deeply-netted melons of medium size ; flesh thick, light green, sweet and delicate. One of the best green-fleshed varieties. Pkt. 5c., oz. loc, Klb. 25 cts., lb. 70 cts. BIRD CANTALOUPE. The unusually large size of this Muskmelon creates a considerable demand for it. It is of very fair quality, and ripens several days earlier than Bay View and Golden Netted Gem. The vines produce heavy crops of fruit. Pkt. 5c., oz. loc, %\h. 25c., lb. 70c. SHUMWAY'S GIANT. Very large melons, and very uniform in size, whole fields of them averaging from 18 to 20 pounds. The flesh is very thick, sweet and salmon-colored. It is an excellent shipper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.,'i<(l
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