Title: I.N. Kramer & Son, seedsmen and florists
Identifier: CAT31283750 (find matches)
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: I. N. Kramer & Son; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock Iowa Cedar Rapids Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs
Publisher: Cedar Rapids, Iowa : I. N. Kramer & Son
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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CEDAR RAPIDS AND MARION, IOWA. 15 WATER MELON. True Ice Cream—Few, if any, surpass a True Ice Cream for quality and productiveness. Medium early, fruit oblong, large size, rind mottled green, flesh bright scarlet, solid to center, melting and delicious. Lb. 60c; % lb. 20c; oz. 10c; pkt. 5c. Sweet Heart Water Melon—Vine vigorous and productive, ripen- ing its fruit early. Fruit large, oval, very heavy, uniformly mottled light and dark green; rind thin but firm, flesh bright red, firm, solid, but very tender, melting and sweet. Remains in condition for use longer than any other sort; seeds gray. Lb. 60c; X lb. 2cc; oz. 10c; pkt. 5c. Cole's Early —This is the best melon for the home market to- day. Forsweet and delicious texture of flesh it has no equal. The rind is thin but brittle, and therefore not suitable for ship- ping; for home market we know of none better. Extreme ear- liness is another important point in its favor. Lb. 65c; \ lb. 20c; oz. 10c; pkt. 5c. Lb Hlb oz Pkt Kentucky Wonder -55c 15c 7c 5c Seminole-Ex early60c 20c 10 5c The Dixie 60c 20c 10 5c Dark Icing 50c 15c 7c 5c PInney's Improv'd—60c kc 7c Lb %\b oz Pkt Long White Icing_6oc 20c 10 5c Florida Favorite_55c 15c 7c 3c Mountain Sweetie 15c 7c 5c Kelb's Gem 50c 15c 7c 3c Colorado Citron.. 20c 10 5c
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flclvor's Wonderful Sugar Melon. Early Hackensack—This is a greatly improved selection of the Hackensack, being ten days or two weeks earlier; also larger and finer in appearance. Flesh light green, of delicious flavor. One of the finest melons for table use. Lb. 60c; 1-4 lb. 20c; oz. 10c; pkt. 5c. Tip Top—A new yellow-fleshed melon of great merit, which we can recommend to gardeners as being "Tip Top" in every respect. Lb. 60c; i-4lb. 20c; oz. 10c; pkt. 5c. Grand Rapids Musk Melon. The Earliest Large Musk Melon. A new, extra early, yellow-fleshed sort of handsome shape. It is a most profitable sort to gardeners on account of its size, attractive appearance and its extreme easi- ness. Its flavor is not as good as that of the Osage, Chicago Market or other stand- ard melons, but it is ready for market before any other large melon can be picked, and that fact insures its ready sales. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; i-4lb. 20c; lb. 50c. Giant Chicago Market—Like the well known Chicago Market, but much larger and very productive; finely flavored. Lb. $1; 1 4 lb. 30c; oz. 10c. pkt. 5c. Chicago Market—Considered one of the best Nutmegs forearliness of maturity, large and uniform size, thickly netted skin. Jumbo. Mclvor's Wonderful Sugar Melon—The sweetest melon grown. Without a single exception this is the sweetest Water Melon of all; it is simply superb. The melons grow oblong, resem- bling Rattlesnake in shape, attain a great weight; are of very handsome appearance, NEVER CRACK or lose their fine flavor in the wettest season. It is a very productive and hardy variety and one that will take the lead wherever it is known. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; l-4lb. 30c; lb. $1. MUSK MELON. Columbus—Nearly round, densely netted, flesh green, very thick and solid, leaving only a small seed cavity. The flavor is of the very best. The melons average from 10 to 15 pounds each and are very solid, never burst, and can safely be shipped long distances. Lb. 60c; i-4lb. 20c; oz. 10c; pkt.5c

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