. Jerrard's seed potatoes, early corn and seeds: grown in the cold north east. Nursery stock Maine Caribou Catalogs; Potatoes Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. CARIBOU, MAINE. 45. WATER-MELONS. Ruby Cold Water-Melon. This superb new melon originated in Georgia, and is without doubt the most novel and attractive variety ever grown in that famed home of the water-melon. The fruit is of large size, averaging about forty pounds each. Its flesh is solid, pure golden- yellow, variegated with streaks and layers of bright pink or ruby-red, which often appears in a star-shaped form, making a v
. Jerrard's seed potatoes, early corn and seeds: grown in the cold north east. Nursery stock Maine Caribou Catalogs; Potatoes Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. CARIBOU, MAINE. 45. WATER-MELONS. Ruby Cold Water-Melon. This superb new melon originated in Georgia, and is without doubt the most novel and attractive variety ever grown in that famed home of the water-melon. The fruit is of large size, averaging about forty pounds each. Its flesh is solid, pure golden- yellow, variegated with streaks and layers of bright pink or ruby-red, which often appears in a star-shaped form, making a very beautiful and novel effect. It is very sweet, juicy, and luscious, without a particle of core or stringy substance, and does not lose its flavor when it becomes over-ripe like most sorts. It is solid to the center, and ripens close to the rind, which is very thin. Prices: pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 10 cts. ; 1-4 lb 25 cts. ; lb., 75 cts. White Cem Water-Melon. This new melon should have a place in every garden. It is creamy white, slightly marked with green, while its flesh is a rich, bright pink, very sweet and nice. It yields a large crop of melons, weighing from ten to twenty pounds each. Prices: by mail, post-paid—lb., 65 cts. ; 1-4 lb., 20 cts. ; oz., 10 cts. ; pkt., 5 cts. Green and Cold Water-Melon. This is one of the very largest of the early melons, growing to weigh twenty-five to forty pounds each, while for delicious flavor it is unsur- passed by any. The flesh is a beautiful golden- orange color, with a rind outside no more than three-fourths of an inch thick. Prices : by mail, post-paid — lb., 50 cts. ; 1-4 lb., 20 cts. ; oz., 10 cts pkt. cts. White Gem Water-INIelon. Colorado Preserving Melon. Citron. This is the finest preserving melon we have ever seen, and cannot help pleasing every good housewife. Its flesh is unusually firm and it makes a clear, transparent preserve of the finest flavor. Prices: by mail, post-paid—lb., 75 cts.; 1-4 lb,, 25 cts. ; oz., 10 c
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