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AYe deliver all Seeils offeretl on this page Free to any Post-Office 

 in the United States. Deduct 10 cents per pound if shipped by 

 Express at purchaser's expense. 



MUSK-MELONS. 



German, Melone. French, Melon. 



The Melon grows best in light soil. Plant in hills about 6 

 feet apart, mixing- in each hill a shovelful of well rotted 

 manure. Sow about a dozen seeds in every hill, early in May, 

 and when well started thin out to three or four of the 

 strongest plants. Pinch off the shoots and thin out the 

 young fruit if it sets too plentifully, so as to increase the 

 size of the remainder. 



1 oz. to about 60 hills; 2 to 3 lbs. to the acre. 



MILWAUKEE MARKET. 



THE BEST MELON FOR THE MARKET 

 GARDENER. 



Exceedingly Prolific. Strong, Vigorous Grower. 

 Unsurpassed in Flavor. 



In this we have a Melon combining more good 

 qualities than any other now on the market. 

 It is a wonderfully luxuriant grower, exceed- 

 ingly productive and especially fine flavored. 

 It is very attractive in appearance, medium in 

 size and ripens medium early. The flesh is a 

 deep salmon color, thick, firm and solid, and 

 possesses a rich aromatic flavor. The fruit is 

 very uniform in size, and every Melon is a good 

 one, sweet and luscious to the rind. In addi- 

 tion to its many other good qualities it is an 

 excellent shipper. It is remarkably perfect in 

 form, slightly oval shaped, and handsomely 

 netted. As a market gardener's Melon we be- 

 lieve it has no equal. 



Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; % lb. 45c; 1 lb. $1.50. 



MII.WAt'KEE MARKET. 



Princess, or Perfection — Is round, large, heavily netted, dark gTeen skin 

 and thick flesh, which is a beautiful salmon color. It ripens early and 



has a most delicious flavor. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; U, lb. 25c; 1 lb 80 



Surprise — An early sort, having a thin, cream-colored skin, and thick, 

 salmon-colored flesh; very productive and of delicious flavor. Pkt. 5c; 



oz. 10c; \i lb. 25c; 1 lb SO 



CURRIE'S SELECT OSAGE. 

 This is unquestionably one of the finest Melons ever produced in this 

 country. Its outward appearance will at all times command a ready sale. 

 It is of medium size, very productive, and unsurpassed in the delicacy of 

 its flavor. The flesh is reddish-orange, thick and juicy, retaining its sweet- 

 ness close to the rind. 



Pkt. 5c; oz 10c; % lb. 30c; 1 lb. 91.00. 



CURRIE'S SELECT OSAGE. 



NETTED GEM. (ROCKY FORD.) 



NETTED GEM, OR ROCKY FORD. 



Gems, as they are familiarly known on the market, is one 

 of the best of our small early or basket Melons. During the 

 last few years they have largely increased in popularity on 

 account of the excellent quality and flavor of this Melon as 

 shipped from Rooky Ford (Colo.). Growers and seedsmen are 

 undecided as to whether it is owing to any particular quality 

 of soil or climate, or to persistent selection, that has brought 

 the Rocky Ford type of Gem into such great prominence. We 

 are inclined to the theory of close selection and offer a se- 

 lected stock of the true Rocky Ford type. The Melons are 

 oval in shape, very uniform in size, with thick-meated gree^i 

 flesh ol' a melting and delicious flavor. 



Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 25c; 1 lb. 75c. 



