LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



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A fine field of muskmelons — Frontispiece. 



Muskmelon vine, showing female blos- 

 som at a, and male blossom at b. . 3 



Section of watermelon field in the Ohio 



valley which yielded $150 per acre. 16 



Seed-testing box filled with corn after the 

 melon seeds had germinated 



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A poor Netted Gem. the result of haphaz- 

 ard selection of seed melons 



A much better type than Fig. 4 



A bunch of well-grown Rattlesnakes . 



Hotbeds where the melon seeds are started 38 



This is easier than watering by hand , 30 



Hauling the plants to the field for trans- 

 planting 43 



A thoroughbred Rocky Ford . . -47 



Harvesting cantaloupes and hauling them 



to market 49 



A typical packing shed . . . .50 



Some different styles of packages . . 54 



A fine bunch of Burrell Gems; note the 



uniformity of size, shape and netting 56 



A handy screen for fencing out the striped 



beetle 71 



A field of Tip Tops nearly ruined by the 



bacterial wilt 80 



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