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  J, 
  Bolgiano 
  8c 
  Son, 
  Seedsmen, 
  Baltimore, 
  Md. 
  

  

  AVatter's 
  

   ?olid 
  Net 
  

   Rocky 
  Ford 
  

  

  ZUCKER 
  ElONE 
  

  

  Melon 
  Almizcleno 
  

   ilDelor 
  HDusca&e 
  

  

  MuskmelOnS 
  cantaloupe 
  

  

  Pt;., 
  Ozs. 
  and 
  J 
  Lhs. 
  Delivered 
  Free, 
  Parcel 
  Post 
  Rates 
  — 
  See 
  Page 
  4. 
  

   One 
  ounce 
  will 
  plant 
  about 
  50 
  hills; 
  2 
  to 
  3 
  lbs. 
  in 
  hills 
  per 
  acre. 
  

   Culture. 
  Melons 
  thrive 
  best 
  in 
  a 
  light, 
  rich 
  soil. 
  Plant 
  early 
  in 
  May, 
  when 
  the 
  ground 
  

   has 
  become 
  Tvarm 
  and 
  dry, 
  in 
  hills 
  5 
  to 
  6 
  feet 
  apart 
  each 
  way 
  for 
  Muskmelons; 
  8 
  to 
  10 
  

   feet 
  for 
  Watermelons. 
  Previous 
  to 
  sowing 
  the 
  seed, 
  mix 
  a 
  few 
  shovelfuls 
  of 
  well-rotted 
  

   manure 
  in 
  each 
  hill, 
  and 
  plant 
  in 
  each 
  12 
  to 
  15 
  seeds; 
  after 
  all 
  danger 
  of 
  the 
  bugs 
  is 
  over, 
  

   thin 
  out 
  to 
  three 
  or 
  four 
  plants 
  per 
  hill. 
  A 
  few 
  hills 
  for 
  early 
  use 
  may 
  be 
  had 
  by 
  sowing 
  

   on 
  pieces 
  of 
  sod 
  in 
  a 
  hotbed, 
  and 
  when 
  warm 
  enough 
  transplant 
  to 
  open 
  ground. 
  Melon 
  

   Mnes 
  are 
  subject 
  to 
  the 
  same 
  destructive 
  insects 
  and 
  fungous 
  foes 
  as 
  are 
  cucumber 
  and 
  

   squash 
  vines. 
  Early 
  and 
  repeated 
  spraying 
  with 
  Bordeaux 
  Arsenate 
  of 
  Lead 
  Mixture 
  is 
  

   always 
  advisable 
  for 
  these 
  crops. 
  

  

  Green 
  Fleshed 
  Varieties 
  

  

  16. 
  "Junior" 
  Rocky 
  Ford. 
  A 
  little 
  larger, 
  two 
  weeks 
  earlier, 
  

   twice 
  as 
  prolific 
  as 
  Rocky 
  Ford. 
  (Specialty, 
  see 
  page 
  21 
  ) 
  

   Pkt. 
  10c. 
  Oz. 
  20c. 
  J 
  Lb. 
  50c. 
  Lb. 
  $1.50. 
  Postpaid. 
  

  

  344. 
  Henderson's 
  Bush 
  Cantaloupe. 
  (Specialty, 
  see 
  page 
  21.) 
  

   The 
  only 
  Bush 
  Cantaloupe 
  in 
  the 
  World. 
  Produces 
  an 
  abundance 
  

   of 
  delicious 
  melons. 
  Require 
  very 
  little 
  ground. 
  Good 
  for 
  the 
  

   market 
  gardener, 
  southern 
  shipper 
  and 
  especially 
  valuable 
  for 
  

   the 
  small 
  kitchen 
  garden. 
  Pkt. 
  10c. 
  I 
  Oz. 
  20c. 
  1 
  Lb. 
  SI 
  00 
  

   Lb. 
  53.50. 
  Postpaid. 
  

  

  207. 
  Improved 
  Watter's 
  Solid 
  Xet 
  Kockr 
  Ford 
  Cantaloupe. 
  

  

  (Specialty, 
  see 
  page 
  21.) 
  This 
  is 
  the 
  earliest 
  strain 
  of 
  Rockv 
  

   Ford 
  Cantaloupes. 
  The 
  meat 
  is 
  light 
  green, 
  spicv 
  and 
  sweet 
  

   , 
  "t'^x, 
  ^??^"^y 
  sray 
  netting 
  is 
  closely 
  laced. 
  Pkt. 
  10c. 
  Oz. 
  15c. 
  

   i 
  Lb. 
  25c. 
  Lb. 
  60c. 
  Postpaid. 
  

  

  167. 
  Eden 
  Gem 
  or 
  Xetted 
  Rock 
  Kocky 
  Ford 
  Cantaloupe. 
  This 
  

   magnificent 
  newMuskmelon 
  is 
  a 
  selection 
  of 
  the 
  old 
  Rocky 
  Ford 
  

   which 
  it 
  completely 
  surpasses 
  in 
  lusciousness, 
  yield, 
  carrying' 
  

   and 
  good 
  selling 
  qualities. 
  In 
  shape, 
  it 
  is 
  somewhat 
  longer 
  and 
  a 
  

  

  -si<^ 
  ,.,. 
  -. 
  ^ 
  ' 
  ■ 
  trifle 
  larger 
  and 
  closer 
  and 
  deeper 
  netted. 
  Pkts. 
  5c 
  and 
  10c 
  

  

  -^-- 
  — 
  i— 
  i-i^;--- 
  Oz. 
  15c. 
  \ 
  Lb. 
  25c. 
  Lb. 
  60c. 
  

  

  334 
  Pollock 
  Rooky 
  Ford 
  Cantaloupe. 
  A 
  rust 
  resisting 
  melon, 
  with 
  netting 
  over 
  the 
  blossom 
  end, 
  not 
  a 
  long 
  melon, 
  but 
  rather 
  in- 
  

   clined 
  to 
  be 
  short 
  w'ith 
  the 
  finest 
  shipping 
  and 
  eating 
  qualities. 
  The 
  selections 
  from 
  time 
  to 
  time 
  have 
  reduced 
  the 
  size, 
  now 
  they 
  crate 
  

   nicely. 
  Pkts. 
  5c. 
  and 
  10c. 
  Oz. 
  15c. 
  i 
  Lb. 
  25c. 
  Lb. 
  60c. 
  

  

  slightly 
  toward 
  gold 
  

  

  127. 
  Christmas 
  Gift 
  or 
  Santa 
  Claus 
  Cantaloupe. 
  (Specialty, 
  see 
  

   page 
  21.) 
  Just 
  think 
  of 
  having 
  a 
  delicious 
  cantaloupe 
  to 
  eat 
  for 
  

   your 
  Christmas 
  Dinner. 
  Plant 
  same 
  time 
  you 
  would 
  any 
  melon. 
  

   When 
  the 
  under 
  side 
  of 
  melon 
  becomes 
  a 
  golden 
  yellow, 
  cut 
  the 
  

   stem 
  about 
  three 
  inches 
  from 
  the 
  melon. 
  They 
  can 
  be 
  laid 
  in 
  sand 
  

   and 
  covered 
  with 
  straw 
  or 
  laid 
  away 
  in 
  a 
  shed, 
  but 
  never 
  on 
  top 
  

   of 
  another. 
  Pkt. 
  10c. 
  Oz. 
  20c. 
  i 
  Lb. 
  50c. 
  Lb. 
  $1.50. 
  Postpaid. 
  

  

  337. 
  Knight, 
  or 
  New 
  Maryland 
  Cantaloupe. 
  (Specialty, 
  see 
  page 
  

   21.) 
  A 
  very 
  popular 
  melon 
  with 
  large 
  growers 
  and 
  shippers: 
  some- 
  

   what 
  larger 
  than 
  the 
  Rocky 
  Ford 
  or 
  Netted 
  Gem. 
  We 
  offer 
  the 
  

   original 
  stock 
  w'hich 
  is 
  very 
  fine. 
  Pkt. 
  10c. 
  

   Oz. 
  15c. 
  i 
  Lb. 
  40c. 
  Lb. 
  ?1.25. 
  Postpaid. 
  

  

  111. 
  Norfolk 
  Button. 
  They 
  are 
  excellent 
  

   little 
  melons. 
  Very 
  early 
  in 
  maturing, 
  thick, 
  

   sreen 
  flesh, 
  uniform 
  in 
  size, 
  and 
  with 
  an 
  

   occasional 
  button 
  at 
  the 
  blossom 
  end. 
  De- 
  

   licioucly 
  sweet. 
  Pkt. 
  5c 
  and 
  10c. 
  Oz. 
  15c. 
  

   \ 
  Lb. 
  25c. 
  Lb. 
  60c. 
  

  

  168. 
  Improved 
  Jenny 
  I>ind. 
  The 
  Jenny 
  

   Lind 
  is 
  the 
  earliest 
  small 
  to 
  medium 
  sized 
  

   melon 
  known. 
  It 
  is 
  very 
  uniform 
  in 
  size, 
  

   well 
  nettled 
  and 
  with 
  thick 
  meat. 
  Small 
  

   seed 
  cavity. 
  Pkt. 
  5c 
  and 
  10c. 
  Oz. 
  15c. 
  

   5 
  Lb. 
  25c. 
  Lb. 
  60c. 
  

  

  Baltimore 
  Nutmeg 
  Cantaloupe 
  

  

  The 
  Original 
  Stock. 
  Finest 
  on 
  Earth. 
  

  

  170. 
  Is 
  delicious 
  in 
  flavor, 
  attractive 
  in 
  

   form 
  and 
  color, 
  and 
  unexcelled 
  as 
  a 
  shiper. 
  

   Our 
  seed 
  of 
  Baltimore 
  Nutmeg 
  Cantaloupe 
  

   as 
  produced 
  under 
  a 
  bracing, 
  clear 
  and 
  in- 
  

   vigorating 
  climate. 
  This 
  insures 
  a 
  parent 
  

   stock 
  of 
  the 
  finest 
  flavor. 
  We 
  recommend 
  

   this 
  melon, 
  and 
  firmly 
  believe 
  the 
  cash 
  

   balance 
  of 
  every 
  trucker 
  will 
  be 
  materially 
  

   increased 
  if 
  he 
  grows 
  our 
  superior 
  stock 
  of 
  

   Nutmeg 
  Cantaloupe. 
  Pkt. 
  5c 
  and 
  10c. 
  

  

  ■Oz. 
  15c. 
  i 
  Lb. 
  30c. 
  Lb. 
  75c. 
  _ 
  

  

  ', 
  S'^*- 
  Salmon 
  Fleshed 
  Fden 
  Gem. 
  Outward 
  appearance 
  is 
  identical 
  with 
  the 
  Eden 
  Gem 
  but 
  a 
  trifle 
  more 
  uniform 
  in 
  size, 
  it 
  is 
  the 
  best 
  

  

  long 
  distance 
  shipping 
  Rocky 
  Ford, 
  strain 
  with 
  a 
  new- 
  delicious 
  flavor 
  and 
  color 
  of 
  flesh. 
  One 
  of 
  the 
  closest 
  netted 
  of 
  all 
  melons. 
  It 
  is 
  

  

  ^inequaled 
  in 
  hardiness, 
  prolificness 
  and 
  disease 
  resistance. 
  It 
  originated 
  with 
  Prof. 
  Blum 
  of 
  the 
  Colorado 
  Experiment 
  Station. 
  The 
  

  

  J^'' 
  '|,^,™°st 
  invariably 
  salmon. 
  If 
  cut 
  at 
  the 
  right 
  stage. 
  Supply 
  of 
  seed 
  very 
  limited. 
  Pkt. 
  10c. 
  Oz. 
  25c. 
  J 
  Lb. 
  75c. 
  Lb. 
  $2.50. 
  

  

  51. 
  Meltmg 
  Gold 
  Rocky 
  Ford 
  Cantaloupe. 
  Simplv 
  the 
  most 
  delicious 
  Cantaloupe 
  that 
  was 
  ever 
  eaten. 
  The 
  sweet 
  luscious 
  flesh 
  Is 
  as 
  

   yellow 
  as 
  melting 
  gold. 
  It 
  is 
  the 
  best 
  eating 
  cantaloupe 
  in 
  the 
  world 
  and 
  a 
  splendid 
  profitable 
  shipper. 
  (Specialty, 
  see 
  page 
  21.) 
  Pkt. 
  

  

  - 
  Oz. 
  25c. 
  J 
  lb. 
  75c. 
  Lb. 
  $2.50. 
  Postpaid. 
  

  

  Purest 
  Kocky 
  Ford 
  Cantaloupe. 
  

  

  Orange 
  Fleshed 
  Varieties 
  

  

  „,¥^-r„J'^'^*"'''?^'''"'^^ 
  Rocky 
  Ford 
  Cantaloupe. 
  (Specialty, 
  see 
  page 
  

   21 
  ) 
  Thoroughbred 
  Stock. 
  Bolgiano's 
  Trustworthy 
  Stock. 
  The 
  fin- 
  

   ?^ 
  '°v,^^?. 
  ■"''"'I'i- 
  Size 
  4 
  inches 
  high 
  by 
  5 
  inches 
  long. 
  Weight 
  H 
  

   lbs. 
  Netting 
  well 
  developed, 
  closely 
  laced 
  and 
  interlaced 
  and 
  of 
  an 
  

   attractive 
  graycolor. 
  Crevices 
  between 
  the 
  netting 
  very 
  small. 
  Ten 
  

   listinct 
  ribs. 
  The 
  onion 
  between 
  the 
  ribs 
  very 
  narrow, 
  but 
  well 
  

   defined 
  from 
  stem 
  to 
  blossom 
  button. 
  Blossom 
  button 
  well 
  developed 
  

   put 
  srnall. 
  Color 
  of 
  rind 
  in 
  crevices 
  and 
  unions 
  light 
  green 
  turning 
  

  

  i^ilS"" 
  ^■^fr-'^^t^ 
  <,k'^*VI^^" 
  '"^^'^y 
  to 
  Pi'^l^ 
  and 
  ship 
  long 
  distance 
  

   Rmd 
  very 
  tough. 
  When 
  cut, 
  meat 
  light 
  green 
  changing 
  very 
  

   near 
  the 
  centre. 
  Fine 
  grained, 
  firm 
  and 
  of 
  

   high 
  quality, 
  very 
  spicy 
  and 
  sweet. 
  Flesh 
  

   very 
  deep 
  leaving 
  a 
  triangular 
  seed 
  cavity, 
  

   seed 
  held 
  in 
  three 
  lobes. 
  Abundant 
  yielder. 
  

   having 
  produced 
  300 
  standard 
  crates 
  from 
  

   one 
  acre. 
  Somewhat 
  later 
  than 
  our 
  "Ju- 
  

   nior" 
  Rocky 
  Ford 
  but 
  continues 
  a 
  long 
  

   time 
  in 
  bearing. 
  Our 
  seed 
  is 
  saved 
  from 
  the 
  

   finest 
  melons 
  of 
  the 
  first 
  picking. 
  Each 
  

   individual 
  melon 
  is 
  cut 
  oper". 
  by 
  hand 
  and 
  

   carefully 
  inspected 
  both 
  inside 
  and 
  out. 
  Last 
  

   but 
  not 
  least, 
  it 
  is 
  an 
  excellent 
  shipper. 
  Pkt. 
  

   5c. 
  Oz. 
  10c. 
  i 
  Lb. 
  20c. 
  Lb. 
  50c. 
  Post- 
  

   paid. 
  

  

  160. 
  Blxtra 
  Early 
  Hackensacb. 
  Will 
  weigh 
  

   from 
  10 
  to 
  12 
  lbs., 
  delicious 
  flavor. 
  Pkt. 
  

   5c. 
  and 
  10c. 
  Oz. 
  15c. 
  \ 
  Lb. 
  25c. 
  Lb. 
  60c. 
  

   'i'ostpaid. 
  

  

  161. 
  Netted 
  Gem, 
  extra 
  early, 
  weight 
  1 
  to 
  

   li 
  lbs. 
  fine. 
  Pkt. 
  5c. 
  Oz. 
  10c. 
  i 
  Lb. 
  20c. 
  

   Lb. 
  50 
  c. 
  

  

  166. 
  Anne 
  Arundel, 
  large, 
  green 
  fleshed 
  

   deeply 
  netted. 
  Pkt. 
  5c. 
  and 
  10c. 
  Oz. 
  15c. 
  

   5 
  Lb. 
  25c. 
  Lb. 
  60c. 
  

  

  333. 
  Acme 
  or 
  Baltimore. 
  Popular, 
  large, 
  

   flne 
  flavored. 
  Pkt. 
  5c. 
  and 
  10c. 
  Oz. 
  15c. 
  

   \ 
  Lb. 
  25c. 
  Lb. 
  60c. 
  

  

  10c. 
  

  

  -v,.,ii" 
  JPtirrels 
  Gem. 
  (Specialty, 
  see 
  page 
  21.) 
  The 
  fruit 
  is 
  of 
  good 
  size, 
  

   -T,-^^?- 
  « 
  appearance 
  and 
  fine 
  flavor. 
  The 
  skin 
  is 
  a 
  rich, 
  dark 
  green, 
  con- 
  

   trasting 
  finely 
  with 
  the 
  deep 
  orange-salmoned 
  colored 
  flesh; 
  sweet, 
  tender. 
  

  

  ifti 
  %• 
  i°?i 
  ^'"=- 
  J 
  ^^- 
  25c. 
  Lb. 
  60c. 
  Post 
  Paid. 
  

   •Th 
  fl 
  K.^- 
  ^9^®- 
  "lis 
  fruits 
  are 
  nearly 
  round, 
  ribbed 
  and 
  heavily 
  netted, 
  

   xne 
  flesh 
  is 
  thick, 
  of 
  rich 
  deep 
  orange 
  color, 
  and 
  ripens 
  close 
  to 
  the 
  rind, 
  

   with 
  small 
  seed 
  cavity. 
  It 
  is 
  an 
  excellent 
  shipper. 
  Pkt. 
  5c. 
  and 
  10c. 
  Oz. 
  

   15e. 
  J 
  Lb. 
  25e. 
  Lb. 
  660c. 
  

  

  -c 
  "^^^^ 
  1 
  *'^'*°Be-n<'shed 
  Osage. 
  The 
  fruits 
  are 
  larger 
  than 
  those 
  of 
  the 
  

   J!.rnerald 
  Gem; 
  nearly 
  round 
  in 
  form, 
  but 
  having 
  the 
  same 
  distinct 
  dark 
  green 
  

   skin 
  with 
  lighter 
  bands 
  between 
  the 
  ribs, 
  and 
  thick, 
  firm 
  orange 
  flesh 
  of 
  

   tine 
  quality. 
  Pkt. 
  5c. 
  and 
  10c. 
  Oz. 
  15c. 
  J 
  Lb. 
  25c. 
  Lb. 
  60c. 
  

  

  169. 
  Emerald 
  Gem. 
  The 
  melons 
  are 
  about 
  the 
  size 
  of 
  Netted 
  Gem. 
  The 
  

   flesh 
  IS 
  of 
  a 
  beautiful 
  salmon 
  color, 
  and 
  is 
  peculiarly 
  crvstaline 
  in 
  appearance, 
  

   the 
  flavor 
  is 
  sweet 
  and 
  luscious 
  beyond 
  description. 
  Pkt. 
  5c. 
  and 
  10c. 
  Oz. 
  15c. 
  

   J 
  Lb. 
  25c. 
  I.b. 
  60e. 
  

  

  547. 
  New 
  Ford 
  Hook. 
  This 
  melon 
  is 
  a 
  cross 
  between 
  the 
  Emerald 
  Gem 
  and 
  

   Improved 
  Jennj' 
  Lind. 
  It 
  has 
  very 
  thick, 
  deep 
  salmon-colored 
  flesh, 
  surpas- 
  

   singly 
  sweet 
  to 
  the 
  veryrind. 
  It 
  is 
  quite 
  early, 
  vigorous 
  in 
  growth, 
  and 
  ex- 
  

   tremely 
  prolific. 
  Price: 
  Pkt. 
  5c. 
  and 
  10c. 
  Oz. 
  15c. 
  J 
  Lb. 
  25c. 
  Lb. 
  60c. 
  

  

  353. 
  Extra 
  Early 
  Osage 
  Gem. 
  Round, 
  well 
  netted, 
  thick, 
  deep 
  salmon-col- 
  

   ored 
  flesh, 
  small 
  seed 
  cavity, 
  delicious 
  flavor. 
  Pkt. 
  5c. 
  and 
  10c. 
  Oz. 
  15c. 
  

   3 
  Lb. 
  25c. 
  Lb. 
  60c. 
  

  

  354. 
  Ferry's 
  Defender. 
  Medium 
  size, 
  flesh 
  firm, 
  fine 
  grained, 
  ricli, 
  deep 
  

   yellow, 
  highly 
  flavored. 
  A 
  splendid 
  shipper. 
  Pkt. 
  5c. 
  and 
  10c. 
  Oz. 
  15c. 
  \ 
  

   Lb. 
  25c. 
  Lb. 
  60c. 
  

  

  549. 
  Hoodoo 
  Cantaloupe. 
  (Specialty, 
  see 
  page 
  21.) 
  One 
  of 
  the 
  newest 
  and 
  

   most 
  popular 
  varieties. 
  About 
  the 
  size 
  of 
  "Junior" 
  Rocky 
  Ford, 
  filled 
  with 
  

   delicious 
  flesh. 
  A 
  splendid 
  shipper. 
  Pkt. 
  5c. 
  and 
  10c. 
  Oz. 
  15c. 
  % 
  Lb. 
  30c. 
  

   Lb. 
  75c. 
  Post 
  Paid. 
  

  

  158. 
  Free 
  Lunch 
  Cantaloupe. 
  Large, 
  yellow-fleshed, 
  thick, 
  firm 
  and 
  juicy. 
  

   Dark 
  green 
  and 
  gold 
  in 
  color. 
  Pkt. 
  5c 
  and 
  10c. 
  Oz. 
  15c. 
  J 
  Lb. 
  30c. 
  Lb. 
  75c. 
  

  

  528. 
  Banana. 
  The 
  deep 
  golden 
  flesh 
  is 
  of 
  exquisite 
  flavor. 
  It 
  looks 
  and 
  

   smells 
  like 
  a 
  banana. 
  Not 
  a 
  mere 
  curiosity, 
  but 
  is 
  in 
  such 
  favor 
  as 
  to 
  com- 
  

   mand 
  prices, 
  from 
  50c. 
  to 
  $1.00 
  for 
  a 
  single 
  specimen. 
  Pkts. 
  5c. 
  and 
  10c. 
  Oz. 
  

   15c. 
  i 
  Lb. 
  30c. 
  Lb. 
  75c. 
  

  

  \ 
  

  

  

  .-'^•^'i 
  

  

  Salmon 
  Fleshed 
  Eden 
  Gem 
  Rocky 
  Ford 
  Cantaloupe. 
  

  

  