LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



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A fine field of muskmelons Frontispiece. 



1. Muskmelon vine, showing female blos- 



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



2. Section of watermelon field in the Ohio 



valley which yielded $150 per acre. 16 



3. Seed-testing 1 box filled with corn after the 



melon seeds had germinated . 21 



4. A poor Netted Gem, the result of haphaz- 



ard selection of seed melons . . 23 



5. A much better type than Fig. 4 . .24 



6. A bunch of well-grown Rattlesnakes . . 32 



7. Hotbeds where the melon seeds are started 38 



8. This is easier than watering by hand . 30 



9. Hauling the plants to the field for trans- 



planting 43 



TO. A thoroughbred Rocky Ford . . -47 



IT. Harvesting cantaloupes and hauling them 



to market 49 



T2. A typical packing shed . . . .50 

 T3. Some different styles of packages . . 54 



14. A fine bunch of Burrell Gems; note the 



uniformity of size, shape and netting 56 



15. A handy screen for fencing out the striped 



beetle 71 



T6. A field of Tip Tops nearly ruined by the 



bacterial wilt . . . . .80 



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