. Burpee's farm annual : garden, farm, and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Pennsylvania Catalogs; Vegetables Pennsylvania Catalogs; Seeds Pennsylvania Catalogs. Burpee's Cuban queen BURPEE'S CUBAN QUEEN. This magnificent new melon from the West Indies was first brought promi- nently before the public by us, in 1881. 1 he above illustration, engraved from a photograph, gives a fair idea of their form and markings. 1 he skin is beau- tifully striped, dark and light green, of the latter there being two s-hades, agreeably diversified. 1'heir fle
. Burpee's farm annual : garden, farm, and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Pennsylvania Catalogs; Vegetables Pennsylvania Catalogs; Seeds Pennsylvania Catalogs. Burpee's Cuban queen BURPEE'S CUBAN QUEEN. This magnificent new melon from the West Indies was first brought promi- nently before the public by us, in 1881. 1 he above illustration, engraved from a photograph, gives a fair idea of their form and markings. 1 he skin is beau- tifully striped, dark and light green, of the latter there being two s-hades, agreeably diversified. 1'heir flesh is bright red, remarkably solid, luscious and sugar%-. In delicious flavor it equals the celebrated Icing. They are wonderfully solid and their rind is unusually thm, being scarcely more than half an inch thick on a melon of enormous size. A CUBAN QUEEN, the size of a forty- five pound melon of some common variety, v, ill weigh from sixty to sixty-five pounds, so very much heavier and more solid are they. They are enckjiously pro- ductive, yielding heavier crops than any other variety we have ever grown. The vines are \-ery strong, nealthy and vigorous in growth. They ripen early, maturing fine, large melons, even in Canada, and are suited for all sections. Their enormous size, handsome appearance, thin rind, red flesh and delicious taste, are so captivating that they bring extra prices wherever put on sale. In 1883, John G. Miller, Esq., of Stone INIountain, Georgia, raised three Cuban Queens from seed bought of us, weighing, respectively, eighty-one pounds, ninety- seven pounds, and one hundred and eleven pounds. Our customers will remember the interesting account of these melons taken ixov\x\\& At'anta Cotistitutiofi and published in our Farm Annual of 1SS4. Per pkt. 5 cts. ; oz. 10 cts.; ft). 30 cts.; per ft). $ ICING, OR ICK RIND WATERMELON. ICING, or ICE RIND. Of round form; white-seeded. This fine melon can scarcely be praised too highly, on account of its s
Size: 1732px × 1442px
Photo credit: © Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorhenryggilbertnurserya, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880
