Never cut or pull Muskmelons from the vine; when fruits crack around the stem they are ripe 57 
Seeds from hand Muskmelons 
selected fruits as Cantaloupes 
CULTURE.—Plant seed in hills 4 to 6 feet apart each way, after danger of frost is over. Use well rotted manure in the hills. Insert seeds just 
under surface of soil; use a packet to 15 hills, ] ounce to 60 hills; 2to 3 pounds toan acre. Thin out, leaving only 4plantstoa hill. A light, warm 
Soil is best Suited toall melons. Ready to use in 58 to$5 days. Casabasin 120days. Fight bugs with Bordo Lead, Key-Cide, Slug Shot, or Bug Death. 


Popularly known 
364 Improved Watter’s 
Solid Net 
Rocky Ford _ 
The Earliest of All 
Rocky Fords 
(Green flesh.) Watter’s Solid 
Net sets a very heavy first 
crop,so thatina few days after 
the first ripe melons, heavy 
pickings are in order for the 
nexttwoor threeweeks. Itis 
amost valuable sort to 
plant where first melons on 
the market are of great im- 
portance, and has made the 
best record for Inoney returns 
on account of its early matur- 
ity. Furthermore, Watter’s 
produces melons of even size 
and shape. The weil devel- 
oped gray and green netting 
|} is very closely laced. The 
thick flesh is light green, spicy 
and sweet. It germinates a 
very vigorous plant that sets 
fruit early and matures its 
erop in about 65 days. The 
large yield ofearly canta- 
loupes, when prices average 
high, is the strong point in 
favor of this strain. The il- 
lustration is a reproduction 
ofa photograph. Our stock is 
direct from headquarters. 
Excellent for home garden or 
nearby market, 
Packet, 10 cents; 
ounce, 15 cents; 
quarter pound, 45 cents; 
pound, $1.50; 
5 pounds, $7.00, postpaid. 



























ky Ford 
One of the Sweetest and Most Delicious Early Melons 
__ (Green flesh.) The melons are covered with a heavy grayish netting. 
Its Shape is ideal, very slightly oval, no ribs and is heavily netted over 
the entire melon. A wonderfully prolific yielder, producing its luscious 
medium size melons in 68 days. It is the right shape to pack to best ad- 
vantage in crates. The seed cavity is very small, flesh thick and firm; 
a good melon for market as well as the home garden. 
Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; quarter pound, 45 cents; 
\ pound, $1.50; 5 pounds, $7.00, postpaid. 






















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380 Honey Dew Melon iss 
A Wonderful Melon, Sold at Fabulous Prices in all Markets 
(Green flesh.) Honey Dew is a new type of muskmelon, which 
grows uniform in size, about 6 inches in diameter from top to bottom 
and 7 or Sinches long. The color is a dull white when ripe, having no 
netting. The rind, though thin, is very tough and so ¢lose that the 
excellent flesh is practically sealed up where it keeps in fine condition 
for several weeks after they are ripe. The flesh isa rich green color, 
very Sweet and possesses a delightful flavor. Matures in 100 days. 
Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; quarter pound, 50 cents; 
pound, $1.75; 5 pounds, $8.00, postpaid. 


