. 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. 44 THE GEORGE W. P. JERRARD Jersey Belle Musk-Melon. During the past three seasons this new cantaloupe has been the first to ripen, and what is more remarkable, it has proven the largest of all the first-early sorts, grown alongside of them and under the same conditions. Unlike other extra-early sorts, it does best on light soils, and will even develop perfectly on white sand. As shown in photograph above, it is flat- tene
. 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. 44 THE GEORGE W. P. JERRARD Jersey Belle Musk-Melon. During the past three seasons this new cantaloupe has been the first to ripen, and what is more remarkable, it has proven the largest of all the first-early sorts, grown alongside of them and under the same conditions. Unlike other extra-early sorts, it does best on light soils, and will even develop perfectly on white sand. As shown in photograph above, it is flat- tened on the ends, deeply ribbed and heavily netted, indicating by its outward appearance the exquisite quality of the beautiful green flesh within. Price: pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 15 cts. Montreal Market (Musk). This is an early kind of the largest size, specimens often growing to weigh twenty pounds or more. Flesh thick and of finest flavor. One of the best large-sized melons. (See cut.) Prices: by mail, post-paid— 75 cts. ; 1-4 lb., 20 cts. ; oz., 10 cts. ; pkt., 5 cts. W. P. Callahan, St. Louis Co., Minn., writes: '"We find ice can grow melons with absolute certainty from your seed. We never could* to amount to anything, until five years ago ice bought your seed. We have bought it every year since, and have not had a failure.''. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original George W. P. Jerrard Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Caribou, Maine : George W. P. Jerrard Co.
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