CURRIE BROTHERS CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



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Currie's Musk Melon 



CURRIE'S MILWAUKEE MARKET 



IMPROVED MILWAUKEE MARKET 

 MUSK MELON 



Possesses More Excellent Qualities Than 



Any Other Melon 



Is Large and Attractive in Appearance 



Has Thicker and More Luscious Flesh than Any Other 



Every Melon is a Good One 



Our Stock of this Variety is Grown from Extra 



Selected Melons 



The Annual Demand for Our Milwaukee Market 



Melon Increases by Leaps and Bounds 



1 oz., 25c; % lb., 60c; 1 lb., $2.00 Pkt. 10c 



EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK— Grows to a large 

 size, is heavily netted, the flesh is green and pos- 

 sesses a delicious flavor, a splendid keeper and won- 

 derfully prolific. 1 oz., 15c; % lb., 35c; 1 lb., $1.00 

 Pkt. 5c 



OSAGE (Extra Selected Stock)— A popular variety 

 unsurpassed in delicacy of flavor. It is medium in 

 size, comes in shortly after the small extra early 

 sorts, and is very productive. The flesh is deep sal- 

 mon, thick and juicy, retaining its sweetness through- 

 out and close to the rind. 1 oz., 15; % lb., 35c; 1 lb., 



$1.00 Pkt. 5c 



HONEY DEW MELON— An exceedingly popular 

 melon. It cannot, however, be recommended for 

 planting in northern latitudes, for the reason that it 

 takes a long season to ripen. The melons are large, 

 round in shape, with very thick, light green, solid 

 flesh of a luscious honey-like flavor. 1 oz., 15c; % lb., 



35c; 1 lb., $1.00 Pkt. 5c 



HEARTS OF GOLD OR HOODOO— An excellent me- 

 dium-sized melon with very thick, firm, orange flesh 

 of splendid flavor. It is nearly round and beautifully 

 netted. As a shipper it has no superior. 1 oz., 10c; 



% lb., 25c; 1 lb., 90c Pkt. 5c 



NETTED GEM OR ROCKY FORD — An excellent 

 shipping variety and one of the best of the small early 

 sorts. It has a thin, tough rind, closely netted, is oval 

 in shape, very uniform in size and thick green colored 

 f sh slightly tinged yellow towards the center, with a 

 vv-ry small cavity. The flesh is deliciously sweet and 

 luscious. 1 oz., 10c; % lb., 25c; 1 lb., 85c Pkt. 5c 



Plant in warm, rich soil in hills 4 feet apart, plac 

 ing 8 or 10 seeds in each hill, and when danger from 

 insects is past, thin out the plants to 4 of the 

 strongest. Pinch the ends of the most vigorous vines. 



In this latitude it is advisable to start the seed ir 

 paper pots indoors, or between two pieces of inverted 

 turf, to insure an early crop. 



To keep off insects use Pyrox for the striped beetl 

 and a nicotine spray for aphis. To prevent blight, 

 after the plants have 4 or 6 leaves use Bordeau^ 

 Mixture, to which may be added arsenate of lead foi 

 eating insects. 



For the home garden use Milwaukee Market foi 

 main crop, and the small Gem type for extra early 

 1 oz. to 500 hills; 2 to 3 lbs. per acre. 



HONEY ROCK — Is very prolific, also very early, ma- 

 turing in 85 days. It is almost round, 5 inches across, 

 rich, salmon flesh of fine quality. It is sweeter than 

 Rocky Ford but without the honey sweetness of Honey 

 Dew; a fine variety for home use. 1 oz., 20c; Vi, lb., 

 60c; 1 lb., $1.75 Pkt. 10c 



BENDER'S SURPRISE— -Melons are large, nearly 

 round, and skin is lightly netted, of a pale green when 

 ripe, and the flesh a rich, deep orange, fine grained 

 with a very small seed cavity and of remarkabh 

 sweetness and spicy flavor. 1 oz., 20c; % lb., 50<c; 

 1 lb., $1.25 Pkt. 10c 



EMERALD GEM — An extra early variety, and a pro- 

 lific bearer, with the most delicious flavor. Just the 

 melon for home use. It is medium in size, the outside 

 skin is emerald green. The flesh is thick and juicy 

 of a beautiful salmon color, and ripens clear through 

 to the rind, which is very thin. For sweetness and 

 rich aromatic flavor it is unequalled. 1 oz., 15c; % lb.. 

 30c; 1 lb., $1.00 Pkt. 5c 



GOLDEN CHAMPLAIN— The flesh is fairly thick, 

 deep orange salmon color, juicy and very sweet. 

 This is one of the earliest melons on the market. 

 When fully ripe, the fruits show a golden color 

 through the netting. 1 oz., 15c; % lb., 30c; 1 lb., $1.00 

 Pkt. 5c 



PAUL ROSE (Petoskey) — Resembles Netted Gem in 

 appearance, but larger and heavily netted. It is r 

 cross between Osage and Netted Gem, combining all 

 the excellent qualities of both. The flesh is a rich 

 salmon color, thick and sweet, with a very small seed 

 cavity. 1 oz., 15c; % lb., 45c; 1 lb., $1.25 Pkt. 5c 



TIP TOP— An excellent yellow fleshed variety of 

 large size. 1 oz., 15c; % lb., 45c; 1 lb., $1.25_-Pkt. 5c 



CASSABA MELON 



GOLDEN BEAUTY — The Cassabas are primarily 

 for winter use. They require a long season for ma- 

 turing, but the fruits are exceptionally good keepers. 

 The skin of the fruits is usually furrowed and they 

 possess little or none of the common musk melon odor. 

 1 oz., 20c; Vi lb., 60c; 1 lb., $2.00 Pkt. 10c 



VINE PEACH (Vegetable Orange or Mango Melon) 



— The fruit is oval shaped and about the size of a 

 peach, which they resemble very much, the color be- 

 ing bright orange. They make splendid preserves and 

 excellent sweet pickles, and when ripe they are es- 

 teemed as a delicacy sliced and served raw with 

 sugar. 1 oz., 20c; % lb., 50c; 1 lb., $1,75 Pkt. 10c 



