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CURRIE’S MILWAUKEE MARKET 
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 uni- 
form in size and thick green colored flesh slightly tinged 
yellow towards the center, with a very small cavity. The flesh 
is deliciously sweet and luscious. Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 15c; 144 
Ib., 40c; 1 Ib., $1.25. 
EMERALD GEM—An extra early variety and a prolific bear- 
er, 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. Pkt., 
10c; 1 oz., 15c; 14 [b., 40c; 1 Ib., $1.25. 
PROLIFIC NUTMEG—An old favorite and an excellent 
variety, yielding an abundance of oval-shaped small Melons 
which are sightly netted and attractive in appearance. The 
flesh is yellowish green, rich and sugary: Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 
15c; 14 Ib., 40c; 1 Ib., $1.25. 
PAUL ROSE (Petoskey)—Resembles Netted Gem in ap- 
pearance, but larger and heavily netted. It is a cross be- 
tween 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. Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 
15c; 14 Ib., 50c; 1 Ib., $1.50. 
TIP TOP—An excellent yellow fleshed variety of large size. 
Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 20c; 14 Ib., 50c; 1 Ib., $1.50. 
CASSABA MELON 
GOLDEN BEAUTY—The Cassabas are primarily for winter 
use. They require a long season for maturing, but the fruits 
are exceptionally good keepers. The skin of the fruits is 
usually furrowed and they possess little or none of the com- 
mon musk melon odor. Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 20c; %4 Ib., 60c; 1 
Ib., $2.00. 
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 being bright orange. They 
make splendid preserves and excellent sweet pickles, and when 
ripe they are esteemed as a delicacy sliced and served raw 
with sugar. Pkt., 10c; 1 0z., 20c; 44 Ib., 50c; 1 Ib., $1.75. 
CURRIE BROTHERS CQO. 
Currie’s Musk Melon 
Plant in warm, rich soil in hills 4 feet apart, placing 
eight or ten seeds in each hill, and when danger from 
insects is past, thin out the plants to four of the strongest. 
Pinch the ends of the most vigorous vines. 
‘In this latitude it is advisable to start the seed in paper 
pots indoors, or between two pieces of inverted turf, to 
insure an early crop. 
To keep off insects use Pyrox for the striped beetle and 
a nicotine spray for aphis. To prevent blight, after the 
plants have four or six leaves use Bordeaux Mixture, to 
which may be added arsenate of lead for eating insects. 
For the home garden use Milwaukee Market for main 
crop, and the small Gem type for extra early. 1 oz. to 
500 hills; 2 to 3 Ibs. per acre. 
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 
Pkt., 10c; 1 0z., 25c; 14 Ib., 75c; 1 Ib., $2.50. 
EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK-—Is similar in appear- 
ance to the preceding, possessing all its good qualities and 
is about two weeks earlier, making it a valuable market 
ee variety. Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 15c; %4 Ib., 40c; 1 Ib., 
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OSAGE (Extra Selected Stock)—A popular variety un- 
surpassed 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 salmon, thick and 
juicy, retaining its sweetness throughout and close to the 
rind. Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 15c; 14 Ib., 35c; 1 Ib., $1.25. 
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 sea- 
son to ripen. The melons are large, round in shape, with 
very thick light green, solid flesh of a luscious honey-like 
flavor. Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 20c; 14 Ib., 60c; 1 Ib., $1.75. 
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. Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 15c; 
14 Ib., 50c; 1 Ib., $1.25. 
HONEY ROCK-—Is very prolific, also very early, matur- 
ing in 85 days. It is almost round, five inches across. 
rich, salmon flesh of fine quality. It is sweeter than 
Rockford, but without the honey sweetness of Honey 
Dew; a fine variety for home use. Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 15¢; 
14 Ib., 50c. 
