To prevent blight keep your vines in a h ealthy condition by spraying or dnsting with Bordo Mixture or Key-Cide 61 



347 Maule's Select 

 Rocky Ford or Netted Gem 



(Green flesh. ) In this Rocky Ford melon we ofl'er our cus- 

 tomers a strain of seed grown for us by one of the very best 

 if not the best, growers of melons in Rocky Ford, Colo. 

 Melons are slightly oval in shape, finely netted. Flesh isli^ht 

 green in color, very thick and firm, ripening 

 close to the rind; in flavor it is luscious and 

 sweet, the vines are vigorous and productive. 

 Matures in 70 days. 



Rocky Ford or Netted Gem has become 

 one of the most popular melons; is shipped 

 in large quantities from Colorado and Ari- 

 zona. It is also a desirable medium early 

 sort for home and market garden. 



Packet, 10 ceuts; ounce ^O cents; 

 quarter lb., 4:0 ceuts; pouud, $1.25, postpaid. 



347 MAULE'S SELECT ROCKY FORD OR NETTED GEM MUSKMELON. 



384 Mixed Muskmelons 



Excellent for the Home Garden 



(Green and orange flesh.) By planting this mixture one is sure to 

 produce melons in 58 to 85 days of luscious flavor that are suited to your 

 climate. Excellent assortment for the home garden. 

 Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents; 

 quarter lb., 80 cents; pound, $1.00, postpaid. 



MELON CULTURE 



This book tells best how to grow and care for Melons. 

 By TROOP. niQStrated. Cloth-bound. SLOO, postpaid. 



Spraying 

 Crops 



By 

 C. M. WEED 



Illustrated 



Cloth Bound 

 Book 



$1.00, postpaid 



359 Texas Cannonball 



A real Sunproof and Insectproof Melon 



fGreen flesh.) This splendid muskmelon 

 produces medium size melons In 75 days. In flavor 

 it is flrst class and its dense netting makes It 

 almost sun and insect proof, this being a very 

 great advantage where insects are troublesom^e 

 and melons liable to sunscald. Is almost all meat, 

 seed cavity being small. The firm, green flesh Is 

 very spicy. If you have found it dlflicult to grow 

 any other varieties of muskmelon try Texas Can- 

 nonball, as it succeeds where other va'rieties fall. 

 Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 30 ceuts; 

 ><^pound, 40 cts.; pouud, $1.^5, postpaid. 



377 Large Hackensack 



The Noted Turk's Cap Melon; Very Hardy and Productive 



(Green flesh.) Fruits very large, weighing from 5 to 6 pounds each, 

 and is one of the most extensively grown of muskmelons. It is a large, 

 round variety, flattened at the ends and well ribbed. The skin is deeply 

 netted. The flesh is green, inclining toward yellow at the centre, and of 

 delicious flavor. Is a strong grower, very productive, maturing large, 

 luscious melons In 75 days. Excellent for the home garden or market. 

 Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; 

 quarter pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.35, postpaid. 



358 Fordhook 



An Orange Fleshed 

 Jenny Lind 



(Orange flesh.) This melon resembles the Prize Jenoy Lind in shape. 

 The vine is a strong vigorous grower, branching freely and frequently 

 setting five to nine melons close to the hill. The melons grow very 

 even and regular in size and attractive in appearance, slightly flat- 

 tened at both stem and blossom ends. The shape Is shown in the illus- 

 tration. They are roughly netted. The flesh is very thick, color an 

 attractive deep orange and of a delicious flavor. Matures in 70 dag's 

 medium sized melons which are excellent for both home and market. 

 Packet, 10 cents; ounce, HO cents; 

 quarter pound, 15 cents; pound, $1.50, postpaid. 



