18 J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Md. 



SUPERIOR VEGETABLE SEEDS 



MUSKMELON 



CANTALOUPE 



1 oz. for 50 bills; 3 lbs. per acre. 



The most suitable soil for melons is a warm, 

 sandy loam, well worked and enriched with 

 rotted manure. After danger from frost is 

 over, sow ten to twelve seeds to a hill, about 

 2 inches deep; the hills being six feet apart 

 each way. When the plants have the second 

 pair of leaves and danger from insects is past, 

 thin out to four plants to a hill. Cultivate 

 frequently, deeply away from the plants and 

 shallow close to them. When hoeing, remove 

 the crust from around the plants and replace 

 with fine, loose soil. 



GREEN FLESHED 



VARIETIES 



Knight's Early Maryland 



An extremely early medium sized melon. Fruit 

 oblong, showing the neck tendency; skin deep 

 green, turning to golden at maturity, well 

 covered with a close gray netting and distinctly 

 ribbed; flesh fairly thick and very sweet; color 

 medium green blending to light pink near the 

 center. The earliest high quality melon and 

 a good shipper. Pkt., 5c; % lb., 50c; lb., 

 $1.50. 



Extra Early Jenny Lind or Jersey Button 



An extra early, small, green-fleshed melon; fruit round and flat- 

 tened at the ends, deeply ribbed and heavily netted. Pkt., 5c; 

 oz., 10c; U lb., 25c; lb., 75c. 



Rnttnmlv * s P' ante< ^ exclusively by the foremost canta- 

 DOllUIXllJ' loupe growers of Anne Arundel County, in con- 

 nection with the now_ famous Knight, maturing about 10 days 

 later. The most exacting will be satisfied by the delicious quality 

 while its appearance exhibits all the refinement of form, color 

 and netting so necessary to a good melon. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 

 M lb., 40c; lb., $1.25. 



IT nI1flv Roll The result of crossing the Texas Cannon 

 noney r>dll Ball Cantaloupe and the California Honey 

 Dew Cassaba Melon; possesses characteristics that make it 

 one of the finest melons that has ever been offered to the 

 grower, the shipper and the consumer. Matures in approx- 

 imately 105 days, resists sun scald better than most other 

 melons and is early enough to escape the mid-summer heat 

 It is as round as a ball, has very small seed cavity and a very 

 thick wall cf delicious green meat clear to the rind. The 

 sugar content is higher than even the Honey Dew but the 

 fruits are excellent keepers and shippers, the hard and tough 

 rind keeping them in perfect condition for three weeks or more. 

 The colcr is greenish white until fully ripe, then turning to a 

 creamy white; _ slightly netted. Honey Ball is exceedingly 

 prolific, producing as many as fifteen to twenty large canta- 

 loupes to the plant Shippers in the South have found it 

 , impossible to supply the increasing demand for this delicious 



BOTTOMLY CANTALOUPE 



new . variety in the larger cities. Every commercial grower 

 and home gardener should have at least a trial patch of Honey 

 Ball. Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 35c; M lb., $1.25; lb., $4.50. 

 TTr»«£>\7 Flow A melon of the Cassaba type. The fruit is 

 XlOIlcy 1/cW large, oval in form, about 10 inches long and 

 8 inches in diameter; surface smooth and hard, without ribbing 

 or netting, creamy white in color turning to a lemon tint when 

 fully ripe. The very thick flesh is light green in color, ripening 

 to the rind, very tender, with an extreme sweetness. The vines 

 are vigorous and set 6 to 10 melons to the hill An excellent shipper, 

 will keep for several weeks even when fully ripe Pkt., 5c; M lb., 

 35c; lb., $1.25. 



Golden Honey Dew t% \^\lfy7Je\ sh Tt^j! 



bines the spicy flavor of Emerald Gem with the sweetness and 

 long keeping qualities of the original Honey Dew, of which it is 

 a sport. Pkt., 10c; H lb., 50c; lb., $1.50. 



Thoroughbred Rocky Ford Jf^" m %?™Zt 



of small or basket melons. The fruit is oval, slightly ribbed, 

 densely covered with coarse netting. Flesh light 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; M lb., 25c; lb., 75c. 



■p j Cam This is one of the leading muskmelons of the 



Il.Ueil l_rtJIH Rocky Ford type. It is of medium size, nearly 

 round in shape, very heavily netted and slightly ribbed. The 

 flesh is extremely thick, seed cavity small, making it very heavy 

 for a melon of its size. In quality it compares with the best strain 

 of Rocky Ford. It is medium early and very prolific. _ The vine 

 is vigorous and will resist blight better than most varieties. Pkt., 

 5c; oz., 10c; M lb., 25c; lb., 75c. 



SALMON FLESHED VARIETIES 

 Paul Rose, Petoskey, or Salmon-Fleshed 



y-i^^^This is the original salmon-fleshed "basket" Melon. It 

 ^jenijjolds the same place in the salmon-fleshed sorts as the 

 Netted Gem dees in the green-fleshed. Pkt., 5c; \i lb., 35c; 

 lb., $1.00. 



Rnrroll (~* am Of sweet and aromatic flavor, oblong shape- 

 AiUrreil IjtJIIl smoothly rounded ends, closely netted and 

 slightly ribbed dark green skin. Fruits average 6 inches long by 

 4 inches deep. Very fine for marketing. Pkt. 5c; % lb., 30c; 

 lb., 90c. 



Fmornl/1 Cam Ri P ens early, medium size, nearly round, 

 r^mcialU vjelll flesh a delicate light salmon color, very 

 thick, fine grained and of superb flavor. The rind is thin, dark 

 green, ribbed, slightly netted. Pkt., 5c; M lb., 30c; lb., $1.00. 

 »T i The fruits average nearly round. The netting is ex- 



rlOOOOO ceptionally dense. The rind, although thin, is so 

 very firm that the Melons arrive in distant markets in perfect 

 condition. The flesh is very thick, highly colored and of most deli- 

 ious flavor. Pkt., 5c; M lb., 35c; lb., $1.00. 



CITRON 



Red Seeded 



KNIGHTS EARLY MARYLAND 



A small globular variety, striped and marbled 

 with light green. Flesh white and solid; 



seeds red. Used exclusively for pickles and preserves. Pkt., 5c; 



oz., 10c; M lb., 40c; lb., $1.25. 



