Mann's descriptive catalgoue : 1914 guide for the farm and garden . ightlyribbed; flesh thick, green, very finely flavored,smooth and sweet; very productive, and neverbursts open at blossom end. Packet, , 10c. | pound, 30c. Pound, 85c. Extra Early Hackensack.—It produces mel-ons equally as large and with all the good quali-ties of the well-known Hackensack, but two weeksearlier; heavily netted, and has light-green fleshof delicious flavor. Packet,oc. Ounce, 10c. \ pound,25c. Pound, 75c. Rocky Ford NettedGem.—Our stock is spe-cially grown for us in the fa-mous Rocky Ford melon dis-trict
Mann's descriptive catalgoue : 1914 guide for the farm and garden . ightlyribbed; flesh thick, green, very finely flavored,smooth and sweet; very productive, and neverbursts open at blossom end. Packet, , 10c. | pound, 30c. Pound, 85c. Extra Early Hackensack.—It produces mel-ons equally as large and with all the good quali-ties of the well-known Hackensack, but two weeksearlier; heavily netted, and has light-green fleshof delicious flavor. Packet,oc. Ounce, 10c. \ pound,25c. Pound, 75c. Rocky Ford NettedGem.—Our stock is spe-cially grown for us in the fa-mous Rocky Ford melon dis-trict, and is a particularlyvaluable strain for is uniform in size, thicklynetted, distinctly ribbed,firm-fleshed and of most de-licious flavor. Packet, , 10c. \ pound, , 60c. Emerald Gem.—Medi-um size, nearly round; flesha delicate light salmon colorvery thick, fine grained, and of most excellent flavor. The rind is thin, darkgreen, ribbed, but not netted. One of the bestfor home use. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 10c. | pound,25c. Pound, EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK Burrells Gem.—Originated in Rocky Ford,Colo., the home of the celebrated Rocky FordMelons. This is very similar to Rocky Ford,excepting it has a yellow, or salmon-coloredflesh instead of the green flesh. It grows to avery desirable size, is closely netted, slightly rib-bed, with a dark green skin. The flavor is all thatcan be desired; very rich, sweet and tender. ThisMelon is an excellent shipper and one of the bestyellow-fleshed varieties. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 10c.| pound, 30c, Pound, 85c. The Paul Rose, or Pe-toskey.—It is a cross be-tween the Osage and Net-ted Gem, and combines thebest features of the orig-inals. The fruit is oval,medium sized, dark exte-rior, thickly netted; withrich salmon flesh, so thickas to nearly close the seedcavity. Packet, 5c. Ounce,10c. | pound, 25c. Pound,75c. Tip Top.—For splendideating qualities this melonis certainly rightly named,for it is one of the mostde
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