. Steckler's seeds : 1905 . New Orleans Market Melon. Osage Melon. which originated in Michigan. It is almostround, of very good quality, the skin is-green and smooth; flesh salmon, fine grainedand thick. Good variety for family use. Long Island Beauty. A splendid newvariety of the Hackensack type, originatedon Long Island. It is of very superior qual-ity, with green flesh, and densely netted. Inshape it resembles the Hackensack, but isslightly more ribbed, and is decidedly themost attractive looking melonwe have ever seen. Besidesbeing the most beautiful, itis also the earliest of all. Paul R
. Steckler's seeds : 1905 . New Orleans Market Melon. Osage Melon. which originated in Michigan. It is almostround, of very good quality, the skin is-green and smooth; flesh salmon, fine grainedand thick. Good variety for family use. Long Island Beauty. A splendid newvariety of the Hackensack type, originatedon Long Island. It is of very superior qual-ity, with green flesh, and densely netted. Inshape it resembles the Hackensack, but isslightly more ribbed, and is decidedly themost attractive looking melonwe have ever seen. Besidesbeing the most beautiful, itis also the earliest of all. Paul Rose. This splendidmelon is one of the very bestvarieties for either home useor the market that has beenintroduced for many is a successful cross of theOsage with the Netted Gem,combining the sweetness ofthe former with the fine net-ting of the Gem. It has afirmness of rind and structureof flesh peculiarly its own,superior in this respect toany other melon in existence,surpassing all other varietiesas a shipper and
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