. Childs' rare flowers, vegetables, and fruits. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture); Seeds; Flowers; Vegetables; Fruit trees. Never plant Watermelons on hard, poor soil. Plant in large, deep, mellow hills, made very rich with ell-rotted manure, and youwill have great crops of this delicious veg- etable, which, to be had at its best, must be picked from one's own garden. Duke Jones—Briefly, this is supposed to be the large
. Childs' rare flowers, vegetables, and fruits. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture); Seeds; Flowers; Vegetables; Fruit trees. Never plant Watermelons on hard, poor soil. Plant in large, deep, mellow hills, made very rich with ell-rotted manure, and youwill have great crops of this delicious veg- etable, which, to be had at its best, must be picked from one's own garden. Duke Jones—Briefly, this is supposed to be the largest, handsomest, most prolific, and in other respects the finest melon grown. Will average nearly fifty pounds each by the field, while some specimens reach nearly one hundred pounds. Pkt., 10c.; 20c.; lb., $1 Childs' Ruby Gold—A variety introduced by us. The most beautiful table Melon grown. Fine for table decoration, cut cross wise and alternated with slices of deep red melon. In shape the melons are a long oval, two feet or more in length, and will weigh 40 to 60 pounds each. The flesh is a rich, solid golden yellow, with star-like center of carmine or ruby-red, almost too beautiful to think of eating, yet its quality is as superior as its appearance. There is absolutely no core or hard spots in it, but the flesh is juicy, sweet, luscious, melting in the mouth almost like ice cream. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 25c.: $ Hungarian Honey—One of the most delicious varieties known, of an almost honey-like sweetness. Bound, dark green melons that will average about ten pounds each; flesh rich and melting. Extra early and fine for the Northern States. Pkt., 5c.: 15c.; lb„ $ Phinney—An early, oval variety, prolific, sweet and crisp. One of the best. See page 84. Cuban Queen—A very juicy, sweet variety, of the largest size, a srecial favorite with those who Hire their melons nearly all core. 5c.; oz., 10c.; lb„ 60e. Mammoth Iron Clad—Enormous me
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