. 29th annual seed catalogue & price list of everything for the garden, farm and orchard : season 1898. Nursery stock Tennessee Memphis Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. Grist, or Benjes Town Melon. The Grist, or Benjes Town Melon. —This is the old reliable stand-by which melon growers prize the most—no doubt it suits our climate and soils better than some varied-s. Always grows to a large size, some specimens weighing sixty to seventy-five pounds; outside appearance of a light mottled gree
. 29th annual seed catalogue & price list of everything for the garden, farm and orchard : season 1898. Nursery stock Tennessee Memphis Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. Grist, or Benjes Town Melon. The Grist, or Benjes Town Melon. —This is the old reliable stand-by which melon growers prize the most—no doubt it suits our climate and soils better than some varied-s. Always grows to a large size, some specimens weighing sixty to seventy-five pounds; outside appearance of a light mottled green, and the eating qualities of this melon are excelled by none. Its bright red flesh is always tender, brittle, sweet and juicy. This variety is also called by some The Gray Kid. Oz., 10c; 2 oz., 15c; % lb., 25c; 1 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 Otto Schwill & Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Memphis, Tenn. : Otto Schwill & Co.
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