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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
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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