935 B STREET. X W., WASHINGTON, D. C. 



Muskmelon or Cantaloupe. 



"tnc ounce will pLmt about 50 hilla. 

 2 or 3 pounds in hill per acre. 



CULTURE —Melons thrive best in a rich, light soil. Plant early in Maw when the ground has become warm and dry, in hills 



Tht feet for watermelon. Previous to sowing the seed, mix a few shovelfuls of well-rotted 



I hill, and plant in each twelve to fifteen seed: after all danger of the buys is over, thin out to three plants per hill. 



ibout one foot long, pinch off the tips to make them branch, as it strengthens the growth of the vines and makes the fruit 



feed liquid manure occasionally. A few hills for early use maybe had by sowingon pieces 



of sod in a hot bed, and when warm enough transplant to open ground. 



Pollock's Netted Rock Cantaloupe. 



This melon was called to our attention 

 in 1907. The growers in Rockv Ford have 

 been trying toget a RUST PROOF and 

 BLIGHT PROOF MELON. Mr. Pollock 

 found this melon plant in a patch where 

 all the rest were dead from blight and 

 rust and began to grow stock from this one 

 vine, each year making selections so as to per- 

 fect the type. It is distinct in its marking, be- 

 ing almost entirely covered with netting, slight- 

 ly larger than the Rockv Pord; very delicious 

 in the spicy sweet cantaloupe flavor. 



This melon is fast becoming the leading can 

 taloupe of the West as well as the East. The 

 Colorado Experimental Station has taken it up 

 and recommend it to everyone. Rust proof 

 and blight proof and sweet. Our seed comes 

 direct from Pollock. Price, 10 cents per packet; 

 '» pound, 50 cents; l pound, #1.50. 



Sweet Air Cantaloupe. 



There has been introduced a melon as de- 

 serving to be placed in the front rank of melons 

 as this one. All the good qualities of all other 

 melons are combined in this melon. Full de- 

 scription on page 2 of novelties for this year. 

 Price, 1 ounce, 15 cents; '4 pound, 40 cents; 1 

 pound, f 1 .25. 



Pollock's Netted Rock Cantaloupe. 



ROCKY FORD CANTALOUPES. 



Reliable stock, luscious flavor; a health. trrower; exceedingly prolific. No muskmelon ever introduced has had such 



wide-spread popularity and been a source of so much profitable realizing as this grand melon. We are sure the seed of this famous 

 money maker will very early be consumed. The ground color of the skin is, when ripe, of a rich, greenish gold. The netting is 

 very prominent, and is light in color, which makes the outer appearance very attractive. The flesh is very deep, ripening clear to 

 the rind, and it has an ■ -mall seed cavity. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; yi pound, 15 cents; pound, 50 cents. 



Bolgiano's Baltimore Nutmeg Cantaloupes is, as you all know, a large, green-flesh variety, sweet as sugar; in fact, the 

 flavor which cannot be duplicated in any other kind. Packets, 5 and 10 cents; % pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00. 



NETTED GP;.M, OBLONG. Same as Rocky Ford, save is shape 



Cocoanut-shaped, yellow flesh; light green netted skin 



PAUL ROSE. Handsome oval variety, rich orange flesh, very sweet 



BURRELL'S GEM. Selected stock. Reddish orange flesh; fine-grained and spicy.. 



EMERALD GEM. Small, extra-earlv; dark green skin, orange flesh; very sweet 



HACKENSACK, EXTRA-EARLV. Ripens 10 days early than the Hackensack 



JENNY LEND. Small, green-fleshed; very early, good quality 



The New "Tip Top" Muskmelon. 



Ought to be planted by every gardener. Sweet. B 



juicy, finest flavored, firm but not hard) fleshed, 



and eatable to the outside coating. Its appearance *^f 



on the market is very attractive. Sells on sight. 



The fruit is of large size, nearly round, evenly f -^ 



ribbed and moderately netted. It is also pc 

 the most productive melon known. „ Price, 10 



. pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.00. ? -*f 



Package. 

 05 10 



i lb. 

 20 

 40 

 40 

 50 

 30 

 30 

 30 



1 lb. 

 60 

 1.25 

 1.25 

 1.50 

 1.00 

 1 00 

 1.00 



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Hyattsville, Md., Augusts, 1908. 



F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., 



Gentlemen : I have been growing Sweet Aii 

 Cantaloupes for two years. I have never beer 

 able to supply the demand. I get at least $1.0( 

 per crate more than market price on Rocky Ford 

 They are all sweet. 



CHAS. G. HEITMILLER. 



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Cantaloupes. 



