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CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



MUSKMELONS 



SALMON OR ORAKGE FLESHED. 



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 oft 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 80 hlllii; 2 to 3 Iba. to the acre. 



MllTvankee Market. 



CURRIE'S MILWAUKEE MARKET 



THE BEST MELON FOR THE H03IE GARDEN 

 AND MARKET. 



Exceedinglj- Prolific, Strong, Vlgoroiu Grower, 

 Unsurpasited 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 fiesh 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 lus- 

 cious to the rind. As a market gardener's Melon 

 we believe it has no equal, and it is an excellent 

 shipper. 



Pkt. 10c; ox. 30c; % lb. 85c; % lb. fl.50; 1 lb. $2.85. 

 Postpaid. 



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

 and that is the Milwaukee Market Muskmelon — 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. 



They are the melons that sell, while other kinds 

 lie around and spoil. R. G. STOAKES, 



Traer, Iowa. 



The very best ever grown anywhere. 



MRS. BONE. 



San Jose, Calif. 



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. 



CCHRIE'S SELECTED PAUL ROSE, or Petoskey — The result 

 of a cross betw^een the well-known Osage and Netted Gem. 

 It combines the sweetness of the Osage with the fine net- 

 ting of the Gem. Added to this, the firmness of the rind, 

 heavy texture of flesh and small seed cavity makes it a 

 naost desirable market grower's Melon. Flesh salmon. 



Emerald Gem — When an extra early Melon for home use is 

 wanted nothing can equal this superb sort. It is of me- 

 dium size, outside skin emerald green and smooth. Ripens 

 clean through to the rind, which is very thin. The flesh 

 is thick and juicy, of a nice salmon color; for sweetness 

 and rich aromatic flavor it is unequalled. A prolific bearer 

 and just the Melon for the small grower. 



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

 green skin and thick fiesh, which is a beautiful salmon 

 color. It ripens early and lias a most delicious flavor. 



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

 and thick, salmon-colored flesh; very productive and of 

 delicious flavor. 



HOODOO — In shape slightly more rounded than the ■well- 

 known Rocky Ford, a point strongly in its favor as a ship- 

 ping Melon. The flesh is deep-orange in color, finely 

 grained and of delicious flavor. Fruits of medium size 

 and flnely netted. Vines vigorous and almost entirely 

 blight-resisting. 



Tip-Top — A heavy producer, of handsome appearance, round 

 in shape and beautifully netted. Of excellent flavor, firm, 

 sweet and juicy, and can be eaten almost down to the 

 rind. Flesh yellow. 



HONEY-DEW. 



The demand for this new Melon has been exceedingly 

 heavy during the past few seasons, among the fancy fruit 

 dealers. It is unlike the ordinary muskmelon in appearance 

 and flavor, the latter a sort of honey-like. The skin is thin 

 and smooth, nearly white, with an occasional netting, turning 

 to a yellow tint when fully ripe. The hard shell makes it a 

 good shipper. They -weigh from six to ten pounds each. 

 Flesh thick meated, of a light green color and very juicy. 

 Store in a cool place for tw^o or three days after gathering, 

 for they are at their best when a little over-ripe. HONEY- 

 DEW is the finest quality Melon ever grown for the market, 

 also the most profitable. Order at once, stock limited. Pkt. 

 10c; % oz. 30c; 1 oz. 50c; % lb. $1.50. Postpaid. 



AU varieties, except where noted, postpaid. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; % lb. 50c; % lb. 90c; 1 lb. $1.70. 



