. Cole's garden annual. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Iowa Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs. COLE S WATER MELON SEEDS 37 Fordhook Early Water Melon This new melon has provtn itself to be the earliest. We have had early melons of good quality, but this is the FIRST EXTRA EARLY WA' MEL- ON of fine quality tliat is also of largo size. From seed planted on the tenth day of May, large ripe melons were picked the last day of July, demon- strating its in'^red character of matur- ing extra early. The form is nearly round.
. Cole's garden annual. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Iowa Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs. COLE S WATER MELON SEEDS 37 Fordhook Early Water Melon This new melon has provtn itself to be the earliest. We have had early melons of good quality, but this is the FIRST EXTRA EARLY WA' MEL- ON of fine quality tliat is also of largo size. From seed planted on the tenth day of May, large ripe melons were picked the last day of July, demon- strating its in'^red character of matur- ing extra early. The form is nearly round. The average weight of the mel- on is from twcnty-flve to thirty-five pounds each—a size rarely attained by any other extra early melon under fav- orable conditions. Tlie rind is tough, making it a valuable variety for ship- ping; the outer color is a uniform me- dium green* the seeds are white; the flesh is bright red and very sweet. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 20 cts., lb. 6o Kleckley Sweets Water Melon The introducer says: "In our ex- tensive trials of watermelons, we fail to find any of so uniformly fine quality as the Kleckley Sweets. It is the unanimous verdict of growers that it is the finest of Water-mel- ons for home use or nearby market. The only drawback to the variety is that the fruits are too tender to stand shipment. The vines are strong and vigorous and the fruits grow uniformly to quite large size; oblong in form. The skin is a rich dark green, while the flesh is bright ^scarlet, ripening close to the skin, tlie rind being only about one-half inch in thickness. Large solid heart, whicli does not crack open when ripe, as is the case in man}' larga Melons. The rich, scarlet flesh is crisp, sugary, and melting to the highest degree, being entirely free from any Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustration
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