MELON -Musk or Gantetoupe 



i oz. for 60 hills; 4 lbs. to the acre. 



All Melons thrive best in a light, dry, sandy soil. Sow after all danger of 

 frost is past in hills six feet deep each way. ten seed in a hill. When the plants 

 have made the second pair of leaves, and all danger of insects is past, thin out four 

 to a hill. If the plants grow very rank, the tips of the leading shoots should be 

 pinched off when about three feet long. 



Green- Fleshed Varieties 



Rocky Ford, or Netted Gem. — This has become one of the most popular of 

 small or basket Melons. The fruit is oval, slightly ribbed, densely covered with 

 coarse netting. Flesh thick, green, very thick and highly flavored. We offer an 

 exceptionally fine stock of this sort, the fruit being wonderfully uniform in shape 

 and quality. Pkt. 5c; J4 lb. 15c; lb. 50c. 



Netted Gem. 



Baltimore Nutmeg. — One of the best all-round melons in cultiva- 

 tion, and recommended for its uniform shape and size and fine quality. 

 Is slightly pointed at stem end; somewhat ribbed and coarsely netted. 

 The flesh is thick, green and very sweet. Pkt. 5c; % lb. 20c; lb. 60c. 



Champion Market. — A splendid variety of the Netted Gem type, 

 producing fruits nearly three times as large. They are regular in 

 form, nearly round, averaging eight inches in diameter, with well- 

 netted ribs; thick light green flesh, with very thin rind and true Netted 

 Gem flavor. Pkt. 10c. ; % lb. 25c. ; lb. 75c. 



Extra Early Jenny Lind, or Jersey Button. — This is an improved 

 type of Jenny Lind. There is a distinct knob or button growing out of 

 the blossom end, as if the fruit had attempted to make a second 

 growth. This growth is a peculiarity of the earliest ripening strain, 

 and indicates the finest flavor, not often found in any other melon. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Yk lb. 25c; lb. 75c. 



Extra Early Jenny Lind. 



Extra Early Hackensack. — We offer under this name a very dis- 

 tinct stock, different and much superior to that often sold as Extra 

 Early Hackensack. The fruit is medium sized, nearly round, with deep 

 ribs and very coarse netting. The flesh is green, a little coarse, but 

 very juicy and sweet. Pkt. 5c; Ya lb. 20c; lb. 60c. 



Salmon-Fleshed Varieties 



Tip-Top. — It is a yellow-fleshed Melon of the very best quality, 

 every Melon produced, big or little, early or late in the season, is a 

 good one. They are sweet, juicy, of finest flavor, eatable to the very 

 rind. It is a strong grower and a heavy yielder, and of handsome ap- 

 pearance. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Ya lb. 30c; lb. $1.00. 



Paul Rose, or Petoskey. — This new melon is a cross of the Osage 

 with Netted Gem. It possesses the fine netting of the Gem. and av- 

 erages about the same size, but, owing to the great thickness of its 

 beautiful, salmon-colored flesh, will weigh at least one-third more 

 than a Netted Gem of the same size. The size is much more con- 

 venient for packing in baskets than the Osage, while as a shipper and 

 long keeper it surpasses all other red-fleshed Melons. Ya lb. 25c; lb 

 75c. 



Burrell's Gem. — The golden fleshed Rocky Ford, but even better for ship- 

 ping, and in the market where the orange-fleshed melons are in demand they 

 bring much higher prices. The melons average 6 inches long, 4J/2 inches thick 

 and will crate more exactly than any melon grown. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Ya 

 lb. 30c; lb. $1.00. 



Emerald Gem. — Fruit small to medium sized, globular or slightly flattened 

 at the ends, only slightly netted and ribbed. Skin deep green while young, be- 

 coming tinged with yellow as the fruit matures; flesh deep salmon yellow, 

 thick, ripening close to the rind, and exceedingly high flavored. Pkt. 5c; Ya lb. 

 25c; lb. 75c. 



Emerald Gem. 



Citron 



Colorado Preserving. — This is a large fruiting strain of the Citron, growing 

 to several times the size of ordinary small, round-fruited variety. Flesh clear 

 white and very solid. Olive-green seed. Skin finely striped with mottled 

 markings of light and dark green. The fruits being so much larger, have a 

 larger proportion of solid meat, free from seeds, and the entire flesh of the 

 melon can be used for making the finest preserves. Pkt. 5c; Ya lb. 25c; lb. 75c. 



