. Spring 1897. Nursery stock Wisconsin Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Cereal grasses Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO/S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. 72. Rare Melons* 15 Cents. 1. EARLY HACKEN* SACK MUSK. Delicious in flavor; un- rivaled quality; 5plen« did for market; wonder- ful in yield; perfection in all. Hard to beat for eating, shipping and selling qualities. Ex- tremely early, iarg:e and prolific Pkg, 5c.; lOc: ^ lb., 25c.; lb., TOc; 3 ibs., ; 5 lbs., 3. ACME. This is a splendid Melon,


. Spring 1897. Nursery stock Wisconsin Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Cereal grasses Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO/S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. 72. Rare Melons* 15 Cents. 1. EARLY HACKEN* SACK MUSK. Delicious in flavor; un- rivaled quality; 5plen« did for market; wonder- ful in yield; perfection in all. Hard to beat for eating, shipping and selling qualities. Ex- tremely early, iarg:e and prolific Pkg, 5c.; lOc: ^ lb., 25c.; lb., TOc; 3 ibs., ; 5 lbs., 3. ACME. This is a splendid Melon, especially for shipping purposes; growing to large size; of excellent flavor; prood keeping qualities. Splendid for all pur- poses. Pkg., 5c.; oz., lOc; M lb-. 25c.; lb., 70c. 3. THE OSAGE MELON. "Tell us something about the *Osafi:e Mel- on.' " we saia to a wise seedsman. His answer: Ah,sir,that'sthe Melon mystery. You've heard of wedding mysterits, of mysterious robberies, and other deeds of mystery, but Osage is the Melon mystery. In 1886 simultaneously appeared in our Western cities a Melon branded 'Osage', of a mysteriously delicious flavor. Its origin was unknown, its arrival shrouded in mystery, its sale rapid, Men would come and sample a Melon, buy one, and return within an hour for more, when the supply was found to have mysteriously disappeared. Sal- zer, this Melon is the grandest, most delicious Melon I have ever ; Pkg., lOc; oz., 25c,; 34 ^^-^ ^c.; lb., , One package of each, EARLY HACKENSACK, ACME and THE OSAGE MELON, for only 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 John A. Salzer Seed


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