. Retail seed catalogue. Nursery stock Iowa Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. SHDMWAY'S GIAST. Tests in our Trial Gardens at Walker's Island show this nelon to be worthy :)£ special mention, md one of the finest eating Melons in cultivation. Per pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 75c. SURPRISE. — Extra early. Skin cream col- ored and very thin, flesh thick, salmon col- ored; very early, ex- ceedingly productive and of delicious flavor. Per pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; tt)., 75c. WATER MELON, One ounce for thirty liHls;
. Retail seed catalogue. Nursery stock Iowa Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. SHDMWAY'S GIAST. Tests in our Trial Gardens at Walker's Island show this nelon to be worthy :)£ special mention, md one of the finest eating Melons in cultivation. Per pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 75c. SURPRISE. — Extra early. Skin cream col- ored and very thin, flesh thick, salmon col- ored; very early, ex- ceedingly productive and of delicious flavor. Per pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; tt)., 75c. WATER MELON, One ounce for thirty liHls; four pounds to tlielacre. Water Melons require a rich, though rather sandy soil for best development. Cultivate exactly as for Musk Melon, ex- cept that the hills should be just double the distance apart, namely, eight and ten feet. EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES. VICK'S EARLY.—This melon is highly prized for its extra earliness; oblong in shape, but irregular in color; smooth, size medium, flesh light pink, solid and sweet. Per pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., Stokes' Extra STOKES' EXTRA EARLY.—The flesh is deep scarlet, remarkably solid, and in de- licious sugary flavor is unsurpassed. Their average weight is about fifteen pounds. The seed is very small, being about half the size of other melon seeds. They are also much more productive than the larger sorts, and tor family use are unequaled. Per pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 75c. Phinney's Early. PHINNEY'S EARLY.—A very early va- riety; medium and uniform size, and of beautiful form. One of the best croppers we know of. The skin is smooth, with uni- form, narrow, white mottled and dark green stripes. Flesh deep red, of very su- perior quality; early and productive, A valuable market variety. Per pkt., 5g; oz., 10c; lb., 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
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