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CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



We deliver all Seeds offered 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. 



MUSKMELONS. 



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. 



CURRIE'S MILWAUKEE MARKET. 



THE BEST MELON FOR THE MARKET 

 GARDENER. 



Exceedingly Prolific, Strong, Vigorous Grower. 

 Unsurpassed in Flavor. 



A -wonderfully luxuriant grower, combining more 

 good qualities than any other now on the market. It 

 is exceedingly productive and especially fine flavored; 

 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 lucious to 

 the rind. As a market gardener's' Melon we believe it 

 has no equal, and it is an excellent shipper. 



Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; % lb. 75c; 1 lb. $2.50. 



There is one thing you don't tell the truth about, and 



that is the Milwaukee Market Musk-melon — it is much 



better than you describe it — the best melon in existence 



I believe. You don't exaggerate like so many seedsmen. 



A. S. CHRISTENSON, 



Dodge Center, Minn. 



MILWAUKEE MARKET. 



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

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

 and has a most delicious flavor. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 30c; 1 lb.... $1.00 



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; 3£ lb. 30c; 1 lb $1.00 



CURRIE'S SELECT OSAGE. 



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 sweetness close to the rind. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 40c; 1 lb. $1.25. 



CURRIE'S SELECT OSAGE. 



NETTED GEM. (ROCKY FORD.) 



NETTED GEM, OR ROCKY FORD — SELECTED STOCK. 



"Gems," as they are familiarly known on the market. 



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 Rocky 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 selected 

 stock of the true Rocky Ford type The Melons are oval in 

 shape, very uniform in size, with thick-meated green flesh of 

 a melting and delicious flavor. 



Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 30c; 1 lb. $1.00. 



BURR ELL GEM, OR DEFENDER. 



This Melon, introduced a few years since, has found much 

 favor among market gardeners for its unsurpassed shipping 

 qualities and equally desirable table value. In shape it is 

 somewhat elongated, averaging 6 inches in length by 4'4 > n 

 thickness, sharply tapering towards the ends. Uniformity of 

 si^e permits of even crating. The flesh is orange-salmon, fine 

 grained, sweet and spicv down to the thin rind. The dark green 

 skin and well-arched ribs are covered with a closely-laced gray 

 netting. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 30c; 1 lb. $1.00. 



