. Buist's garden guide and almanac : 1902. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. BUIST'S GARDEN GUIDE. Kolb Gem, Selected.—This variety is the queen of all Water Melons for solidity, uniformity of size weight, and fine shipping qualities, but unfortuna not for the table, as there are many varieties which surpass it in both quality and sweetness; but foi one that carries best to market, and when there, sells the best, the Kolb Gem and Blue Gem head the list; the Melons are nearly round, rind dark, rich green, mar- bled with lighter
. Buist's garden guide and almanac : 1902. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. BUIST'S GARDEN GUIDE. Kolb Gem, Selected.—This variety is the queen of all Water Melons for solidity, uniformity of size weight, and fine shipping qualities, but unfortuna not for the table, as there are many varieties which surpass it in both quality and sweetness; but foi one that carries best to market, and when there, sells the best, the Kolb Gem and Blue Gem head the list; the Melons are nearly round, rind dark, rich green, mar- bled with lighter shades; flesh crimson, quite solid, but lacks that sweetness which is so re quisite. Per oz., 10 cts.; lb., 20 cts.; lb., 50 cts. Jordan's Gray Monarch Long White Icing1.—This is one || of the largest and sweetest varie- ties known, it originated with W. B. Jordan, of Virginia, and was intro- duced by us. It is well adapted to the Southern States; we regard it as one of the best varieties. Its size is immense, frequently producing melons weighing over ninety pounds each. Its quality is unequalled, and the most productive vari- ety we have ever seen. The skin is of a very beautiful mottled-gray color, long and symmetrically formed, with an exceedingly thin rind; flesh bright crimson, and of the sweetest and most delicious flavor. Per oz., 10 cts.; X 1d-> cts.; lb., 75 cts. Mountain Sweet.—This was the great melon of olden times, and was almost the only variety grown extensively for market, but now it is almost entirely discarded for the more modern varieties, but it was the original variety from which many of the recently-introduced varieties emanated by hybridization. We, however, still icgard it as first-class, very productive, producing melons of large size, the flesh of which is bright crimson, sweet and juicy, and of delicious flavor. Seeds gray. Peroz., 10 cts.; X lb., 20 cts.; lb., 60 cts. Blue Gem.—One of the most popular mar- ket and shipping varieties of the
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