. Dreer's garden calendar : 1899. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. WATERHELONS. One ounce for thirty hills, four to five pounds for an acre. For culture, see directions given under heading for Muskmelons. Price: Pitt. 5 cts., oz., 10 cts., 'j lb. 'ZO cts., lb. 60 cts., except where noted. Sweet-Heart. An entirely distinct and handsome new Water melon. Vine vigorous and productive, ripening early. Fruit large, oval, very heavy, uniformly mottled light and dark green. Flesh
. Dreer's garden calendar : 1899. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. WATERHELONS. One ounce for thirty hills, four to five pounds for an acre. For culture, see directions given under heading for Muskmelons. Price: Pitt. 5 cts., oz., 10 cts., 'j lb. 'ZO cts., lb. 60 cts., except where noted. Sweet-Heart. An entirely distinct and handsome new Water melon. Vine vigorous and productive, ripening early. Fruit large, oval, very heavy, uniformly mottled light and dark green. Flesh bright red, solid and very tender, melting and sweet. The Melons retain their good quality for a long time after ripening ; is sure to become a popular variety. Black Spanish. Solid ; very thin rind, flesh scarlet, sweet and luscious ; a profitable variety for the market gardener. Mountain Sweet. Early, large, oblong, dark green, thin rind; flesh red; solid, rich, and sweet, especially good for Northern gardens. Cuban Queen. One of the largest varieties, ripening to the very centres; heavy cropper, flesh bright red, tender and melt- ing, luscious, crisp, and very sugary. Florida Favorite. Of medium size, striped alternately light and dark green, flesh deep red, crisp and deliciously sweet. Earlier than Kolb Gem by two weeks. Kolb Gem. This Melon grows to a very large size, and is an excellent shipper. Of a delicious, sugary flavor, bright red flesh, firm and solid. It is one of the largest (30 to 50 lbs.), most productive and best keeping Melons grown. Nabob. (See cut.) A new variety, shape of Kolb Gem, but different color, being mottled. Grow to weigh 50 to 60 lbs. each, with thin, firm rind. Two average-sized men have stood, bearing their whole weight on a Nabob weighing 30 pounds, without cracking the rind or injuring the Melon. They are of most delicious quality, sweet, luscious and melting. The Melons stand shipping a long distance. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., )i lb. 30 cts.
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