Childs' Ruby Gold Watermelon Watermelon
Our Ruby Gold Watermelon is the greatest and grandest of all new vegetables. Each of these represent something entirely new of great and startling value, and entirely unlike anything else in cultivation or ever dreamed of. In shape it is long, often two feet or more, and frequently weighs as high as sixty pounds, though its average weight is about forty pounds each. Its flesh is solid, pure golden yellow, variegated with streaks, and layers of bright pink or ruby red, which often appear in a star-shaped form. This makes it at once the most beautiful, odd and novel melon ever seen. It is also as much superior to other melons in quality as it is in beauty. It has a sweetness and lusciousness which no other melon possesses, being tender and melts in the mouth like ice cream without a particle of core or stringy substance. It is very juicy, and does not lose its flavor when it becomes over-ripe like most sorts. It is solid to the center, and ripens close to the rind which is very thin. It is a hardy, robust grower, medium early, and sure to give a good crop. Mr. W.A. Smith, the originator, who has grown it for several years, says: “It is so greatly superior to other melons that my children will eat not other, and its great beauty when sliced for the table can be better imagined than described; such a lovely blending of pure gold and ruby, encircled by its emerald rind. It is also one of the largest and most prolific melons grown. Pkt., 15c; oz., 30c; lb., $3.00
Originally listed in: 1891-Illustrated Catalog of Bulbs and Plants
Our Ruby Gold Watermelon is the greatest and grandest of all new vegetables. Each of these represent something entirely new of great and startling value, and entirely unlike anything else in cultivation or ever dreamed of. In shape it is long, often two feet or more, and frequently weighs as high as sixty pounds, though its average weight is about forty pounds each. Its flesh is solid, pure golden yellow, variegated with streaks, and layers of bright pink or ruby red, which often appear in a star-shaped form. This makes it at once the most beautiful, odd and novel melon ever seen. It is also as much superior to other melons in quality as it is in beauty. It has a sweetness and lusciousness which no other melon possesses, being tender and melts in the mouth like ice cream without a particle of core or stringy substance. It is very juicy, and does not lose its flavor when it becomes over-ripe like most sorts. It is solid to the center, and ripens close to the rind which is very thin. It is a hardy, robust grower, medium early, and sure to give a good crop. Mr. W.A. Smith, the originator, who has grown it for several years, says: “It is so greatly superior to other melons that my children will eat not other, and its great beauty when sliced for the table can be better imagined than described; such a lovely blending of pure gold and ruby, encircled by its emerald rind. It is also one of the largest and most prolific melons grown. Pkt., 15c; oz., 30c; lb., $3.00
Originally listed in: 1891-Illustrated Catalog of Bulbs and Plants