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. Cole's garden annual. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Iowa Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Trees Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs. VAUCIiDSE RKD SKEDED MELON. FORDHOOK EHRLY This new melon has proven itself to be the earliest. We have had early melons of good quality, but this is the first extra early Water-melon of fine quality that is also of large size. From seed planted on the tenth day of May, large ripe melons were picked the last day in July, demonstrating its inbred character of maturing ea?Zi/. The form is
. Cole's garden annual. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Iowa Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Trees Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs. VAUCIiDSE RKD SKEDED MELON. FORDHOOK EHRLY This new melon has proven itself to be the earliest. We have had early melons of good quality, but this is the first extra early Water-melon of fine quality that is also of large size. From seed planted on the tenth day of May, large ripe melons were picked the last day in July, demonstrating its inbred character of maturing ea?Zi/. The form is nearly round. The average weight of the melons is from twenty-jive to thirty-five pounds each—a, size rarely attained by any other extra early melon under favorable conditions. The rind is tough, making it a valuable variety for shipping; the outer color is a uni- form medium green; the seeds are white; the flesh is bright red and very sweet. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., H Ih. 50 cts., 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 Cole's Seed Store; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Pella, Iowa : Cole's Seed Store
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