. May's catalogue of northern grown seeds, plants, bulbs & fruits. Nursery stock Minnesota Saint Paul Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Minnesota Saint Paul Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. A Page of Most Valu- able Special, ties. THE FAMOUS ROCKY FORD MUSK MELON (See cut.) The Epicure's Delight. GENUINE ROCKY FORD MELON. The sweet and luscious fruit that has become world famous for its flavor. As sweet as sugar, as Juicy as an orange and as delicions as a peach, the acme of perfection in the melon line. The Rocky Fo
. May's catalogue of northern grown seeds, plants, bulbs & fruits. Nursery stock Minnesota Saint Paul Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Minnesota Saint Paul Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. A Page of Most Valu- able Special, ties. THE FAMOUS ROCKY FORD MUSK MELON (See cut.) The Epicure's Delight. GENUINE ROCKY FORD MELON. The sweet and luscious fruit that has become world famous for its flavor. As sweet as sugar, as Juicy as an orange and as delicions as a peach, the acme of perfection in the melon line. The Rocky Ford Netted Gem Musk Melon is an improved variety of the nutmeg type, cultivated and made famous by the Colorado powers in the Rocky Ford Valley. It is of small size, averaging five or six inchesin length, some specimens being round, others slightlv oval. The ground color of the skin is, when ripe, of a rich, greenish gold. The netting, which is very prominent, and light in color, renders the outer appearance very attractive. The flesh is very deep, ripening clear to the rind, the seed cavity small. Many carloads SaveTjeen snipped from Colorado in the past 3 years to New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, Chi- cago. Detroit. Cleveland, Cincinnati and other Eastern markets. All of the leading hotels in the country will buy no other melons while the Rock} Fords are in the market. They command the highest price in all markets and readily sell at double the price paid for ordinary stock. Pkt. 5c, 02. 10c, 1-4 lb. 20c, lb. 60c.' WATER MELON. FORDHOOK EARLY. Paul Rose Musk Helon. A cross of the Osage with tlie Netted Gem. Size and Shape is that of the Netted Gem; skin is heavily netted. The flesh is quite thick, of rich orange red color, ripening close to the rind, and in flavor is sweet and luscious. It ripens about two weeks earlier than the Osage. The thickness of its flesh and the firmness of its rind make it the best melon for shipping. The size of the fruits, which are of uni
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