Netted Gem. 



lV/Ip 1 ! f^lVI Musk, or Cantaloupe. 



1*A«-*"V^1 1" 1 1 oz> for 60 hills . 4 lbs to the acre 



All Melons thri-ve best in a light, dry, sandy soil. Sow after all danger of frost is past, in hills six feet 

 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. 



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; 

 X lb., 15c; lb., 50c 



Paul Rose, or Petoskey. — This new Melon is a cross of the Osage with Netted Gem. 

 It possesses ihe fine netting of the Gem, and averages 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 convenient for packing in baskets than the 

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

 other red-fleshed Melons. X lb., 15c; lb., 50c. 



The Extra Early Jenny Lind Musk Melon. — The Early 

 Jenny Lind has been for many years most popular with 

 market growers, on account of its extreme earliness 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 delicious 

 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 peculiar- 

 ity of the earliest ripening strain, as 



Emerald Gem. 



Emerald Gem. — 



Fruit small to medium 

 sized, globular or 

 slightly flattened at 

 the ends, only slightly 

 netted and ribbed. 

 Skin deep green while 

 young, becoming ting- 

 ed with yellow as the 

 fruit matures, flesh 

 deep salmon yellow, 

 thick, ripening close 

 to the rind, and ex- 

 ceedingly high flavor- 

 ed Pkt., 5c; X lb., 

 20c; lb., 60c 



Jenny Lind. — An extra early green 

 fleshed Melon, and one of the sweet- 

 est flavor. Fruit small, gobular, 

 oval, little flattened, ribbed and cov- 

 ered with shallow netting. One of 

 the best small Melons for hotel and 

 restaurant use. Pkt., 5c; X 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; X lb-> 

 15c; lb., 40c 



Large Hackensack, or Turk's 

 Cap. — Very popular variety. It at- 

 tains 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. Pkt., 

 5c; X lb., 15c; lb., 40c 



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 pro- 

 lific. X lb., 15c; lb., 40c 



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; X lb., 20c; lb., 75c 



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 melt- 

 ing, 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 

 having a well-developed nub or ' 'but- 

 ton," and can be depended upon not 

 onlv for the earliest ripening, but also 

 to produce fruits of very uniform size 

 and finest quality. The majority will 

 show the nubs as illustrated, well de- 

 veloped. Pkt., 5c; X lb., 20c; lb., 

 65c 



Extra Early Jenny Lind. 



CITRON. 



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

 ing 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; X lb. ,15c; lb., 50c 



Baltimore Nutmeg. 



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