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CURRIE BROTHERS CO., MILWAUKEE. WIS 



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 



Pkt„ 10c; 1 oz., 25c; >/ 4 lb., 75c; 1 lb., $2.50. 



EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK— Is similar in ap- 

 pearance to the preceding, possessing all its good qual- 

 ities and is about two weeks earlier, making it a valu- 

 able market gardener's varietv. Pkt., 5c; 1 oz., 15c; 

 Va lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.00. 



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 salmon, 

 thick and juicv, retaining its sweetness throughout 

 and close to the rind. Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 20c; % lb., 50c; 

 1 lb., $1.25. 



HONEY DEW MELON— An exceedingly popular mel- 

 on. 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 honev-like flavor. Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 20c; Va lb., 

 50c; 1 lb., $1.35. 



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., 5c; 1 

 oz., 20c; i/4 lb., 50c; 1 lb., $1.25. 



NETTED GEM OR ROCKY FORD— An excellent ship- 

 ping variety and one of the best of the small early 

 sorts. It has a thin, tough i-ind, closely netted, is oval 

 in shape, very uniform in size and thick green colored 

 flesh slightly tinged yellow towards the center, with a 

 very small cavity. The flesh is deliciouslv sweet and 

 luscious. Pkt., 5c; 1 oz., 15c; Va lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.00. 



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 lbs. per acre. 



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

 turing 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., 20c; 

 Va lb., 60c. 



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 remarkable 

 sweetness and spicy flavor. Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 20c; % 

 lb., 50c; 1 lb., $1.25. 



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. Pkt., 5c; 1 oz., 15c; 

 Va lb.. 40c; 1 lb., $1.15. 



PROLIFIC NUTMEG — An old favorite and an excel- 

 lent variety, yielding an abundance of oval-shaped 

 small Melons which are slightly netted and attractive 

 in appearance. The flesh is yellowish green, rich and 

 sugary. Pkt., 5c; 1 oz., 15c; Va lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.15. 



PAUL ROSE (Petoskey)— Resembles Netted Gem in 

 appearance, but larger and heavily netted. It is a 

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



TIP TOP— An excellent yellow fleshed variety of large 

 size. Pkt., 5c; 1 oz., 15c; Va lb., 45c; 1 lb., $1.25. 



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 common musk melon odor. Pkt.. 

 10c; 1 oz., 20c; Va lb., 60c; 1 lb., $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 

 delicacv sliced and served raw with sugar. Pkt., 10c; 

 1 oz., 20c; Va lb., 50c; 1 lb., $1.75. 



