MRIORSEEN FOI 



1921 





MELON-Musk or Cantaloupe 



1 oz. for 60 hills; 3 lbs. to the acre. 



All Melons thrive best in a light, dry, sandy soil. Sow after all danger of frost is past in hills 6 feet each way, 10 

 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 3 feet long. 



GREEN-FLESHED VARIETIES. 



Knight's Early Maryland. SSS^af&SB^ 



the Anne Arundel county growers, has placed this 

 county in first rank for producing Melons of un- 

 equaled quality. Baltimore shippers supply all large 

 cities with this superior Melon at good prices. The 

 Melons are oblong, heavily netted, average 7 to 8 

 inches long and 5 to 6 inches in diameter; flesh thick, 

 light green and very sweet; matures 10 days earlier 

 than Rocky Ford. The seed we offer is private stock. 

 Pkt. 5c; Vi lb. 40c; lb. $1.40. 



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 blos- 

 som 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 flav- 

 or, not often found in any other Melon. Pkt. 5c; 

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



Bottomlv Is planted exclusively by the fore- 



*" most Cantaloupe growers of Anne 

 Arundel county, in connection 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 necessarv to a good melon. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; % lb. 40c; lb. $1.40. 



Bottomly. 



HoneV Dew The Qualities of this new melon are not equaled 

 ' " by other melons. Sweet as honey and fresh as 



a morning dew. The vines are vigorous, and set 6 to 10 melons 

 to the hill; the fruit is very uniform, and measure six to seven 

 inches in diameter from top to bottom and eight inches in length. 

 The flesh is a rich green, and very firm; the rind is very close- 

 grained and tough, which keeps the sweet and delicious flesh 

 almost air-tight and remains in fine condition for several weeks 

 after the melon is ripe. The color is a dull white, and part of 

 Ihe melons show slight checks or web in the rind when ripe 

 Proper care should be taken to ship ripe melons onlv. Pkt. 5c; 

 14 lb. 40c; lb. $1.50. 



A sport from the green flesh Honey 

 Dew, which it resembles, except in 

 lb. 75c; lb. $2.50. 



Golden Honey Dew 



color. Pkt. 10c. 



% 



Thoroughbred Rocky Ford. 



The Knight. 



This has become one of the 

 most popular of small or bas- 

 ket 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; 

 14 lb. 25c; lb. 75c. 



PHpn ripm This might be described as a larger fruited oval or 

 ljUC " « c " 1 ' oblong Melon of the Rocky Ford type. The Mel- 

 ons are regular in size and form, averaging about G inches in 

 length by o inches in depth at the center, and a little over 2 

 pounds in weight. The skin is light golden and heavily netted. 

 The meat is very thick, light green in color, melting in character, 

 but firm enough for long-distance shipment. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 

 & lb. 25c; lb. 75c. 



SALMON-FLESHED VARIETIES. 

 Paul Rose, Petosky, or Salmon-Fleshed Gem. This is the orig inai 



Sal ill OH - 1 1 tJ ^""U 



"basket" Melon. It holds the same place in the salmon-fleshed sorts as 

 the Netted Gem does in the green-fleshed. Pkt. 5c; % lb. 25c; lb. 75c. 



Burrell Gem *-**- sw eet and aromatic flavor, oblong shape, 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. 25c; lb. 75c 



Emerald Gem Ripens early, medium size, nearly round, 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; % lb. 

 30c; lb. $1.00. 



Hoodoo. The fruits average nearly round. The netting is exceptionally 



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 delicious flavor. Pkt. 5c; V* lb. 30c; lb. $1.00. 



CITRON. 



Red Seeded -*■ srna -H' globular variety, striped and marbled with light 

 green. Flesh white and solid; seeds red. Used exclusively 

 for pickles and preserves. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 25c; lb. 90c 



Eden Gem. 



No discounts, but — Reliable Seeds Only, at lowest prices 



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