. Descriptive catalogue : Leonard's seeds. Nursery stock Illinois Chicago Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. MUSK MELON. Rocky Ford. This new musk melon is similar to the oval strain of Netted Gem. The strain here offered orig-inated with the melon growers in the vicinity of Rocky Ford, Colorado, who have shipped this melon from that distant western point to eastern markets. The melons grown by them are so fine in quality as to outsell all others, and the demand for such melons has been far bevend the
. Descriptive catalogue : Leonard's seeds. Nursery stock Illinois Chicago Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. MUSK MELON. Rocky Ford. This new musk melon is similar to the oval strain of Netted Gem. The strain here offered orig-inated with the melon growers in the vicinity of Rocky Ford, Colorado, who have shipped this melon from that distant western point to eastern markets. The melons grown by them are so fine in quality as to outsell all others, and the demand for such melons has been far bevend the supply. ^Skillman's Netted. An excellent early meleh with fine, tender flesh. , Netted Gem. The best early melon known. Shipped to every market of note, in great quantities, every year. Medium size, but of excellent flavor. fJenny Lind. A good early melon. ^<^reen Fleshed Osage. Quality of the best, flesh a beautiful pea green; also a good shipper. Early Hackensack. A green fleshed nut- meg, of excellent form. A very early and splendid melon. Hackensack. A large, deeply netted melon, flattened ^it the ends, of most delicate flavor, and very productive. Champion Market. Shape almost round, deeply ribbed; skin heavily netted; flesh light green, rich, and sweet. Very productive, and nearly as early as the Netted Gem. An excellent shipping variety, I^Chicago Market. Fruit large, round or slight- ly oval with very shallow depressions and covered with dense netting. Flesh green, medium texture, very thick and sweet. The variety is an im- provement on Montreal and will suit those who like a large, sweet, green fleshed sort. Garden Lemon. An excellent fruit for preserv- ing. Is shaped as shown in cut. Has a decided acid flavor. Pkt., 5c.: oz., CHICAGO MARKET NUTMEG. OTHER STANDARD MUSK MELONS. i Extra Early Giant Frolic. I Thorburn's Giant. ; Extra Early Nutmeg. I ImproYed Cantaloupe. Grand Rapids Market. White Japan. ose Gem. Ti'iuniph. Jersey Belle. , Shumway's Giant. ^ Long
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