. Griswold's catalogue of vegetable, flower and field seeds. Nursery stock Nebraska Lincoln Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 15 Kolb's Gem. [Dark Seed.] The best all around melon for this climate, as it stands our hot summer better than any other variety. The dark green skin, although thin, is exceedingly tough. Flesh bright red, flavor excellent. Form nearly round, weight varies from 80 to 50 lbs. Retains its sweetness and freshness a long time. Dixie. [Dark Seed.] Similar to Kolb's Gem, but larger. Fruit oval, heavily stri
. Griswold's catalogue of vegetable, flower and field seeds. Nursery stock Nebraska Lincoln Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 15 Kolb's Gem. [Dark Seed.] The best all around melon for this climate, as it stands our hot summer better than any other variety. The dark green skin, although thin, is exceedingly tough. Flesh bright red, flavor excellent. Form nearly round, weight varies from 80 to 50 lbs. Retains its sweetness and freshness a long time. Dixie. [Dark Seed.] Similar to Kolb's Gem, but larger. Fruit oval, heavily striped; rind thin, but tough; flesh bright scarlet, ripening close to the rind. Kentucky Wonder. [Red Seed.] A new red-seeded sort, possessing re- markable vigor of growth and excellence of flavor, which combined witn its enor- mous size and general good quality, makes it one of the most desirable varieties. Sweet Heart. [Dark Seed.] A large melon, nearly globular in shape, skin a bright, beautiful mottled green. Flesh red, firm, crisp, melting, and ex- ceedingly sweet. A good keeper. Seminole. [Light-Brown Seed.] A large, oblong melon, of delicious fla- vor. Flesh red, skin grey and light green., Light Icing- or Monarch. [White Seed.] Similar in nob^t respects to the Dark Icing, but with lighter colored skin and longer. Dark Icing. [White Seed.] Fruit almost round, flesh bright scarlet, solid and crisp. Pride of Georgia. [White Seed.] Per- fectly oval in shape, striped light and dark green, and uniformly of fair size; the flesh is bright red and sweet. Florida Favorite. [White Seed.] Fruit very large, oblong in shape, with red flesh, and of surpassing excellence of flavor. It can be truthfully said of this variety, that it is one of the sweetest melons in cultivation. The Boss. [Dark Seed.] Color very dark green. Flesh an unusually deep scarlet, rich in sugar and of excellent flavor. Size large. Very productive. The strong growing vine demands rich soil and ample room for develop
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