Melon 



-Musk, or Cantaloupe. 



1 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 each way, ten seeds in a hill. When the plants have made the second pair of leaves, and 

 all danger of insects is past, thin out four to hill. If the plants grow very rank the tips of the 

 leading shoots should be pinched off when about three feet long. 



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 sweet and highly flavored. We offer an exception- 

 ally fine stock of this sort, the fruit being wonderfully uniform in shape and quality 

 Pkt., 5c; % lb., 15c; lb. 40c. 



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 averages about the same size, but 

 owing to the great thickness of its beautiful salmon-colored fle'h, will weigh at least 

 one-third more than a Netted Gem of the same size. The 

 size is much more convenient for packing in baskets than 

 the Osage, while as a shipper and long keeper, it surpasses 

 all other red-fleshed Melons. % lb. , 15c ; lb. , 40c 



The Extra Early Jenny Lind Musk Melon.— 



The Early Jenny Lind has been for many years most popu- 

 lar with market growers, on account of its extreme earh- 

 ness and great productiveness. We now offer an improved 

 strain of this fine Melon, obtained from a leading grower of 

 South Jersey, where Melons command the highest market 

 prices by reason of their handsome appearance and deli- 

 cious flavor. The fruit of the regular Jenny Lind is well 

 flattened at both stem and blossom ends, ribbed and 

 heavily netted, but in this fine type there is a distinct 

 nub or "button" growing out of the blossom end, as 

 if the fruit had attempted to make a second growth. 

 This extra growth is a peculiarity 



Netted Gem. 



Emerald Gem. 



of the earliest ripening strain, 

 as well as an indication of finest 

 flavor, and is eagerly sought for by 

 buyers in the Eastern cities. The 

 flesh of these Melons is uniformly 

 sweet and melting, but the small 

 nub or "button" has a concentrated 

 sweetness not found in any other 

 Melon, and furnishes a delicious 

 morsel to finish the eating of one 

 of these fine fruits. Our seed has 

 all been saved from specimens hav- 

 ing a well-developed nub or "but- 

 ton," and can be depended upon not 

 only for the earliest ripening, but 

 also to produce fruits of very uni- 

 form size and finest quality. The 

 majority will show the nubs as illus- 

 trated, well developed. Pkt , 5c; 

 % lb., 20c; lb. 65c 



Emerald Gem. 



— Fruit small to medi- 

 um sized, globular or 

 slightly flattened at 

 the ends, only slightly 

 netted and ribbed. 

 Skin deep green while 

 young, becoming tin g- 

 ed with yellow as the 

 fruit matures, flesh 

 deep salmon yellow, 

 thick, ripening close 

 to the rind, and ex- 

 ceedingly high fla- 

 vored. Pkt., 5c; ]{ 

 lb., 15c; lb. 40c 

 Jeuny Lind.— An extra early 

 green-fleshed Melon, and one of the 

 sweetest flavor. Fruit small, globu- 

 lar, oval, little flattened, ribbed and 

 covered with shallow netting. One 

 of the best small Melons for hotel 

 and restaurant use. Pkt., 5c; ]i 

 lb., 15c; lb., 40c. 



Extra Early Hackensack. 

 — We offer under this name a very 

 distinct 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; 

 % lb., 15c; lb., 40c 



Large Hackensack, or 

 Turk's Cap. — Very popular 

 variety. It attains a large size, is round in shape and flattened at the ends. 

 Skin green and thickly netted. Flesh is also green, rich and sugary in 

 flavor. It is very productive and largely grown by market gardeners. 

 Pkt., 5c; % lb., 15c; lb., 35c , 



Baltimore Nutmeg'.— This is without doubt the best Cantaloupe for 

 table use and market purposes. It is slightly ribbed, beautiful, heavily 

 netted, green skin, olive shape, flesh thick, very fine flavored and sweet; 

 very prolific. % lb., 15c; lb., 35c 



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 appearance. Pkt.. 

 5c; oz., 10c ; % lb., 20c; lb., 60c 



Extra Early Jenny land. 



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 



Baltimore Nutme«. with mottled markings of light and dark green. The fruits being so much 



larger have a larger pr >p->rtion of solid meat free from seeds, and the entire flesh of the Melon can be used for making 



the finest preserves. Pkt., Tic ; % lb., 15c; lb., 50c 



18 



