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Iowa Seed Company, Des Moines, Iowa.
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The Emerald Gem Melon.

The melons are about the size of the Netted Gem, but, unlike that variety, the skin, while ribbed, is perfectly smooth and of a deep emerald green color. The flesh, which is thicker than in any other melon of the same size, is of a suffused salmon color, and ripens thoroughly to the extremely thin green rind. It is peculiarly crystalline in appearance, and so very juicy and rich that it almost drops to pieces (like a rich cake) when dipped out with a spoon. The flavor is sweet and luscious beyond description. On our trial grounds, in Adair county, this melon surpassed all others in quality, we are sure that all who grow the Emerald Gem this year will praise it as the finest flavored melon they have ever tasted. Mr. Edward L. Coy, of Washington county, New York, says that "the Emerald Gem ripened first of twenty-two varieties I had growing this season, and was Very Much Superior In Quality To Any Other I Ever Saw. But they are so thick meated they yield but little seed. I Verily Believe It To Be The Very Best Melon In The World." Per pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 1/4 lb. 45 cts.; lb., $1.25.

lowa Seed Co.'s Improved Ground Cherry.

Another year only adds to the popularity of this already very popular little fruit, which we introduced, and it is now listed in the catalogues of the leading seedsmen of the country to whom we supply seed. It is a great improvement on the wild Ground Cherry. They grow well on almost any dry soil; are easier raised than the tomato, and are prolific bearers, and oh! such luscious fruit. For sauce they are excellent, and for pies nothing can equal them in flavor and taste. They are delicious as preserves, and when dried in sugar are much better than raisins for cake or puddings, and they will keep if put in a cool place in the shuck, nearly all winter. Cooking directions accompany each packet. No one after raising them once will ever make a garden again without devoting a small portion at least to the Ground Cherry. A leading market gardener writes us on August 28th: "Your Improved Ground Cherry is certainly an improvement on the old Garden Ground Cherry. I have one fourth acre of them, but have not enough to supply the demand." Gardeners market them in quart fruit boxes, and they are sold by leading fruit dealers here. Per pkt. 10 cts.; 1/4 oz. 25 cts.; oz. 40 cts.

The Osage Muskmelon.

This new variety, offered last season for the first time, has created quite a stir in Chicago and other western markets, where it sells at double the prices of any other variety. It has been quite extensively grown and the stock held in the control of a few growers in the vicinity of Benton Harbor, Mich., from whence it was shipped to Chicago. The Osage grows to medium size and is egg-shaped. The skin is very thin, of dark green color, and slightly netted. The flesh is of a salmon color, remarkably sweet and spicy in fiavor, extremely thick, and delicious to the rind. The seed cavity is very small. All lovers of fine melons should try The Osage. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; 1/4 lb., 60 cts.; lb., $1.75.

Iowa Seed Co.'s Improved Table Guernsey Parsnip

This is a greatly improved and wonderfully fine strain of the Guernsey Hollow Crown Parsnip. It is strictly a table variety, and has no resemblance to what is called the Guernsey Stock Parsnip, which is not good for table use. The roots do not grow as long as the Hollow Crown, but are of a greater diameter and more easily gathered. It is a very heavy cropper; the roots are smooth, with a very deep, hollow crown and small top. The flesh is fine grained and sweet all the way through, and of excellent quality. Cooks evenly all the way through to the center, which is fine and soft and even in quality as outside portions. A field of these which were being grown for us for seed attracted the universal attention of market gardeners by reason of their extraordinary small tops, as compared with other kinds, and their fine shape. It is sure to please all who try it. Per pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 1/4 lb. 30 cts.; lb. 75 cts.

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