Title: Drumm Seed and Floral Company
Identifier: CAT31283637 (find matches)
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Drumm Seed and Floral Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Texas Fort Worth Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs
Publisher: Fort Worth, Tex. : Drumm Seed and Floral Company
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Drumm Seed and Floral Co. EARLY CURLED SILECIAN. One of the oldest and earliest for outdoor planting.. Packet, 5c; ounce,: 15c; JC pound, 25c. BLACK-SEEDED SIMPSON. (Curled.) This is a very popular sort among our home gardeners. It forms a large, loose head; its leaves nearly white. It is one of the very best sorts for the frame or hot house. Packet, 5c; ounce, 15c: M pound, 25c. WATERMELONS. 9 o. O . a « r, O « P P. 4 BALTIMORE NUTMEG. (Cantaloupe. Has a beautiful heavily netted green skin; Of good size; oval, drawn slightly to a point at stem and slightly ribbed; select stock. Packet, 5c: ounce. 15c; quarter pound, 35c; pound, $1.25. EXTRA EARLY CITRON. (First in market.) The larg- est of the very early cantaloupes; form half flat; fairly webbed: flesh green. Packet, 5c; XA oz, 10c; M pound, 20c; pound, 60c. TEXAS BEAUTY. Originated with a market gardener near this city. A new strain, large, round, somewhat flat- tened on the ends. Heavily netted, thick green fleshed and p. CD ^Oi/jO^o-T'eso t>vj <j ^ 4*i a *i *4 a1 s?2 o OO<0 ►I ass; 2 v h go -2»rt°^ B"rt 0 3 0QP ' w B O O (t <• cp S3 B S.^rLrt>Sj3.i_,(60!«o s.ft^w SUe 3*8 &Ov - 91 o B" oB M ^ O SI <j O 0 jq ; o c 05 «- : 1-1 o P o ^ P" •MSf Si » S :
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Each of the above wa- termelons 5c per packet. Write us for prices on 5 and 10 pound lots. DUKE JONES.(New.) (See cut.) A new strain combining all the good qualities of Kolb's Gem, being a good shipper and one of the best yielders ever introduced. Twelve cars of Duke Jones ship- ped by an extensive grow- er last season, averaged 40 pounds to the melon: 850 melons to:the car: average car weighed 32,- 000 pounds. Packet, 10c: ounce, 15c; pound, 25c; pound, 75c. EARLY CALIFOR- NIA. This is a very pop- ular market sort around Fort Worth. Quite early, very large and produc- tive; the flesh is deep scarlet, remarkably solid; delicious sugary flavor, oval in shape: color light green and an excellent shipper; rind very tough. Packet, 5c; ounce, 10c; % pound, 25c; pound, 75c. GRAY MONARCH. (Jordan's.) Long, large, heavy, flesh solid, deep red and of good flavor. Packet, 5c: ounce, 10c; X pound, 25c; pound, 75c. MELONS—MUSK. One ounce of seed for 60 hills: 2 to 3 pounds for an acre. LARGE GREEN NUTMEG. Round, large size; green flesh. Packet, 5c; ounce, 15c; XA pound, 25c. of excellent flavor; very productive: one vine will produce from five to seven melons. Ona of the best market sorts. Packet, 5c; ounce, 15c; % pound, 30c; pound, $1. NEW ORLEANS MARKET. A large species of nutmeg class, extensively grown for and preferred to all other varie- ties in the New Orleans market. It is large in size, very roughly netted and of luscious flavor; green fleshed. Cannot be excelled for growing South. Our seed is grown from stock Note our special low prices on seed. We want your order. Get your neighbor to order with you.

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