Archive image from page 21 of Descriptive catalogue of vegetable, flower,. Descriptive catalogue of vegetable, flower, and farm seeds Descriptivecata00WeebA Year: 18uu WEEBER ® DON 21 Vegetable Seeds WATER MELONS German, Wassermelonen. French, Melon oVEau. Spanish Zandia. One ounce will plant 50 Mils. Water Melons are cultivated in hills, which should be six to eight feet apart each way, and composed of light, moderately rich soil. The hills should be dug about two feet square, :=:::r:r. eighteen inches deep, and half filled with well- rotted manure, which must be thoroughly in- corporated
Archive image from page 21 of Descriptive catalogue of vegetable, flower,. Descriptive catalogue of vegetable, flower, and farm seeds Descriptivecata00WeebA Year: 18uu WEEBER ® DON 21 Vegetable Seeds WATER MELONS German, Wassermelonen. French, Melon oVEau. Spanish Zandia. One ounce will plant 50 Mils. Water Melons are cultivated in hills, which should be six to eight feet apart each way, and composed of light, moderately rich soil. The hills should be dug about two feet square, :=:::r:r. eighteen inches deep, and half filled with well- rotted manure, which must be thoroughly in- corporated with the soil. Plant in May, ten seeds to a hill, and when the plants are well up, thin out to three. Cultivate until the vines cover the ground, and pinch the ends of the growing shoots to induce early fruiting. Black Spanish. A sweet and delicious va- riety ; fruit round, of large size; skin blackish green; scarlet flesh. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, lb. 20c, lb. 60c Citron, for Preserving Handsome round fruit of small size, highly esteemed as a table preserve. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, lb. 20c, lb. 60c. Cole's Early. Delicate in texture ; fruit nearly round and of medium size; rind thin. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, lb. 20c, lb. 60c. Cuban Queen. Beautifully striped, dark and light green; vigorous in growth; flesh bright red, solid, luscious, crisp and sugary. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, lb. 20c, lb. 60c Florida Favorite. Oblong; green and white stripes; flesh light crimson, crisp and deliciously sweet. Very early; one of the finest table Melons grown. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, lb. 20c, lb. 60c isy, or Rattlesnake. A large striped variety of MOUNTAIN SWEET WATER MELON
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