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MUSKMELON OR CANTALOUPE 



THOUGH a native of Asia and Africa, this delicious 

 vegetable fruit finds a most congenial home in 

 America, where, under favorable climatic conditions 

 and with thorough care, it develops qualities far beyond 

 anything known to the old world. The fame of melons 

 produced in certain sections of America has spread far 

 beyond our boundaries. Melons have made Rocky Ford, 

 Colorado, famous, and California's Cassaba melons bid 

 fair to eclipse even Rocky Fords. 



Where the sun shines warm and frost stays away be- 

 tween May 3<Dth and September I5th, muskmelons may 

 be grown from seeds sown outdoors. They will ripen 

 in sections with shorter seasons where seeds are started 

 under glass or in the house. One hundred to one hundred 

 and forty days is the time required by muskmelons to 

 reach maturity. The possibilities and limitations of 

 muskmelon culture are fully explained on pages 235-240. 



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