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Description: 42 early mbite Japan D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. GONTINUDD... Rocky ford This has become one of the most popu- lar of small or basket melons, and is shipped in large quantities from Colo- rado and Arizona. The fruit is oval, slightly ribbed, densely covered with coarse netting. Flesh thick, green, very sweet and high flavored. We offer an exceptionally fine stock of this sort, the fruit being wonderfully uniform in shape and quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 0z. 20c; % Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 l)acken$acKorturr$(Zap Fruit very large, the diameter much more than the length; ribs large and of irregular width, densely covered with coarse netting; flesh green, thick, coarse, but very s\^ eet and fine flav- ored. We have taken great pains to have our stock of this true to the "Turk's Cap" type, and after careful comparison with that of other growers do not hesitate to pronounce it the best in the country. Pkt. 6c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; ^Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. tli.%ntt*/.yl1 Our stock of this vari- llZVIIII^ai ety, unlike most of- fered, is of distinct and uniform type. Fruit of the largest size, often measur- ing twelve to fourteen inches in diam- eter; spherical, or slightly oval in shape, with regulai', shallow ribs, and sparsely covered with netting; flesh light green, very juicy, sweet and of excellent flavor. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. Pine flPDic Z?:\iTiF:f/r. Fruit oval, medium sized, slightly rib- bed and dark green at first, but becom- ing covered with shallow grey netting Flesh green, thick, delicate, exceedingly Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 16c; Musk Melon, Netted Gem or Rocky Ford. as they mature. A very early variety of fine g^-eet and high' flavored. _ . quality. Fruit oval, white, ^ tk .jq^. t% 55c with green flesh. One of the best for the home garden 4 • - . Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; ^ Lb. 20c; Lb. 66c. Improved Carge Green nutmeg Cosmopolitan Vines vigor- _ ous, hardy, productive; fruit very large, round, slightly flattened at both ends, ribbed, covered witli coarse netting; flesh very thick and of the highest flavor. Pkt. &c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; h Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. This variety was introduced by us in 1894, and combining, as it does, the flrm, sweet flesh of the French Cantaloupe and the delicious flavor of the American Musk Melon, it is truly cosmopolitan in character. ^ jg ^,,g ^^^^ Beautiful of the Green Fleshed Melons. Fruit slightly oval, nearly round, without ribs. Color light green, but becom- ing covered at maturity with dense, silver gray netting. Flesh green, firm, sweet and uniformly high flavored. Pkt. 6c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; .i Lb, 20c; Lb. 65c. R.lir 7li..lt1 Fruit long and of the largest size, frequently Dily MI..V weighing fifteen to seventeen pounds, deeply ribbed and covered with coarse netting; flesh green, thick and of fine flavor. By far the best of the large melons, and so hardy as to be the best sort for inexperienced cultivators. Pkt. 6c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; h Lb. 20c; Lb. 5oc. Cosmopolitan Musk Melon ORANGE riESnCD VARIETIES PetOSkey— See description and colored plate page 62. jMc Cotter's pride Tills variety is the result of long continued skillful breeding and selection with the purpose of securing a very large melon of spherical shape, with flesh of fine grain and high quality. The fruit is very large, nearly round, evenly and moderately ribbed, dark green in color, partially covered with gray netting. The orange- red flesh is very thick, sweet and of fine flavor. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; % Lb. 60c; Lb. $1.75 emerald Gem H'?S: to medium sized, globular, or slightly flattened at the ends, only slightly netted and ribbed. Skin deep green while young, becoming tinged with yellow as the fruit matures; flesh deep salmon-yellow, thick, ripening close to the rind, and exceedingly high flavored. This variety has steadily grown in popular favor, and in many large markets leads all other kinds. Pkt.Sc; Oz.lOc; 20z.20c; ^4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 ^llt*l1t*iCi. "^^"^ °^*^ variety is still highly vMI
Title: Seed annual (16451509655)
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Author: D.M. Ferry & Co.; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection.
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