Cole's garden annual . yellow-fleshed melon we recommend to every lover of thisluscious fruit and to every gardener who grows forthe market. It is of the very best quahtv. everymelon produced, big or little, early or late in theseason, is a good one. They are sweet, juicy, offinest fiavor, eatable to the very rind. It is astrong grower and a heavy yielder and of hand-some appearance. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ^lb. 30 cts., lb. $ THE STRAWBERRY. This promisingnew melon was originated by Mr. A. Beck, a largemarket grower of Illinois, who describes it as fol-lows: Its first appearance ca
Cole's garden annual . yellow-fleshed melon we recommend to every lover of thisluscious fruit and to every gardener who grows forthe market. It is of the very best quahtv. everymelon produced, big or little, early or late in theseason, is a good one. They are sweet, juicy, offinest fiavor, eatable to the very rind. It is astrong grower and a heavy yielder and of hand-some appearance. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ^lb. 30 cts., lb. $ THE STRAWBERRY. This promisingnew melon was originated by Mr. A. Beck, a largemarket grower of Illinois, who describes it as fol-lows: Its first appearance caused a great furorein our markets. People were loud in its praises,claiming it surpassed all others in excellence, witha flavor like chat of a strawberry, hence its desirable market size, 6 to 8 lbs. Its outside ap-pearance compares favorably with the green nut-meg of old, turning to a yellowish hue when smooth, deep flesh is of an attractive pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 30 cts., lb. $ Early Netted Gem Melon EARLY NETTED GEM. This variety has become very popular as a market melon in theWestern cities. Shipped in basket^ in immensequantities. They grow remarkably uniform, weigh-ing from one and a quarter to one and a halfpounds each. They are thick-meated, the flesh islight green in color, and uniformly of fine, lusciousflavor; skin green, regularly ribbed and thicklynetted. Very prolific and extra early in pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 25 cts., lb. 70 cts. WINTER PINE-APPLE. This variety isof a decidedly distinct appearance, the outiside skinbeing deeply corrugated, with -^hick flesh and smallseed cavity. The flesh is light green, melting, andof a rich aromatic pine-apple flavor. But the mostremarkable and valuable feature of this new Melonis its wonderful keeping qualities. They do notripen on the vines as other musk-melons, but arepicked before hard frost and laid away in a cool,dry cellar, where they will keep sound and sweet
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