. Young & Halstead's descriptive seed catalogue. Nursery stock New York (State) Troy Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. 20 YOUNG A: HALSTEAD, CHOICE SELECTED SEEDS. mHI^O^ (Musk:)—Continued. ^' Miller's Cream. The flesh is rich salmon color, very rich, sweet and thick; rind very thin, finely- netted; one of the best. Pkt. 5c.; oz. loc; \i lb. 25c. ; lb. 70c. KPrincess. Similar to Miller's Cream. Superb variety. Pkt. 5c.; oz. loc; ^Ib. 20c. ^Delraonico. This variety, the vines are hardy and very thrifty growth, oval in shape, ripens thoroughly to
. Young & Halstead's descriptive seed catalogue. Nursery stock New York (State) Troy Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. 20 YOUNG A: HALSTEAD, CHOICE SELECTED SEEDS. mHI^O^ (Musk:)—Continued. ^' Miller's Cream. The flesh is rich salmon color, very rich, sweet and thick; rind very thin, finely- netted; one of the best. Pkt. 5c.; oz. loc; \i lb. 25c. ; lb. 70c. KPrincess. Similar to Miller's Cream. Superb variety. Pkt. 5c.; oz. loc; ^Ib. 20c. ^Delraonico. This variety, the vines are hardy and very thrifty growth, oval in shape, ripens thoroughly to the rind; color orange-pink. Pkt. 5c.; oz. loc.; \^ lb. 20c.; lb. 6oc. ''^Osage. Medium sized, oval shape, flesh salmon, very thick, being but a slight cavity in centre of largest melon. Pkt. 5c.; oz. loc; 3^ lb. 20c.; lb. 75c. '^Surprise. Oblong, rich orange flesh, excellent quality. Pkt. 5c.; oz. loc; lb. 25c.; lb. 6oc. y^range Christiana. Flesh yellow, very rich and sweet. One cf the leading round varieties. Pkt. 5c.; oz. loc; \i lb. 25c.; lb. 60c. r Emerald Gem. This old reliable sort has been in cultivation for a long period and has won merit among the gtowers: small, extra early, sweetish flesh. Pkt. 5c.; oz. loc; 34 lb, 25c.; lb. 60c. Extra Early Grand Rapids Musk Melon— Very early. Matures a full week earlier than any other sort and is profitable on that account. The flesh is yellow almost to the rind. Skin finely netted. The Grand Rapids is the earliest of all melons large or small. Pkt. , 5c.; oz. loc; % lb. 25c. ; lb. 8oc. Rocky Ford—This has become one of the most popular of small or basket melons, and is shipped in large quantities from Colorado and Arizona. The fruit is oval, slightly ribbed, densely covered with coarse netting. Flesh thick, green, very sweet and high flavored. Pkt. 5c.; oz. lOc; % lb. 30c. lb. $ Long-Island Beauty (Green Flesh)—This is a new variety of the Hackensack type. It was originated on Long Island It is claimed for this varie
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