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 .21 



A poor Netted Gem, the result of haphaz- 

 ard selection of seed melons . . 23 



A much better type than Fig. 4 . .24 



A bunch of well-grown Rattlesnakes . 32 



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Hotbeds where the melon seeds are started 38 



This is easier than watering by hand 3Q 



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 . . . -5° 



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 



