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Iowa Seed Company, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Iowa Seed Co.'s New
Vine Peach
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From a Photograph.

Vine Peach.

A splendid novelty which we introduced in 1887. The vine on which they are borne is somewhat similar to the musk-melon vine, and requires the same cultivation.

The fruit is about the size of a large peach, oval-shaped, and of a bright orange yellow color, somewhat russeted. When it first ripens it is quite hard and has very little flavor, but soon they become mellow and sweet, and have a rich flavor. When ripe, the fruit falls from the vine, the flesh is very firm with a small cavity in the center, and when peeled and the seeds taken out they much resemble peaches. For
sweet pickles, pies, or preserving, They Are Superb. Receipts for preparing them in various manners for the table will be sent with each order. In the west and northwest, where fruit is scarce, we feel certain that they will quickly become popular, as they are easily cultivated, wonderfully prolific, and can be used in every way in which you would use a peach, except that they are not usually liked raw, although some consider them excellent simply sliced with a little sugar on. Market gardeners are already having considerable call for them from their customers. Try them, and we know you will be pleased. Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; 1/4 lb., 65 cts.; lb., $2.

Copper King Onion.

Undoubtedly the largest variety in existence, having been grown to the enormous weight of five pounds and six ounces, and notwithstanding their large size they retain their perfect shape and fine quality, and do not become ungainly monstrosities. To obtain some idea of how large this really is, just weigh the largest onion you can obtain and compare weights, or weigh out five pounds and six ounces of common onions and imagine them all in one. They are a beautiful copper color; flesh pure white, fine grained and mild, Per pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts; 1/4 lb. $1.

January 10, 1889.--The seed I got from you last year was number one. I raised the largest celery I ever saw, and very heavy. I measured some trimmed for use, and it measured 4 feet 2 inches in length.--J. A. Pommert, Blanchester, Ohio.

White Gem Watermelon

This will be found indeed a gem, both in its unique, handsome appearance and delicious quality. The vines are of very luxurious growth, covering the entire surface of the ground. It is enormously productive, and sets probably more fruit to the acre than any other Watermelon in cultivation. The Melons are perfectly round in shape, as shown in the illustration, of good average size for family use, weighing fifteen to twenty pounds each, of a beautiful cream-white color when ripe. The skin is so tough that a melon fully ripe will support a man without even cracking the flesh--this, notwithstanding that the rind is only a scant half inch in thickness. The flesh is a rich, bright pink, crisp, melting, very juicy and deliciously sweet in flavor. In packets only, each 15 cts.; 2 for 25 cts.