just under surface of soil: 1 ounce to 50 hills; 2to3 pounds to acre. A) 
= light, warm soil is best, but there are varieties of melons well adapted) 
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CULTURE.—Plant seed in hills 4 to 6 feet apart each way, after danger | soil well up to the plants. Fight bugs with tobac 
of frost is over. Use well rotted manure in the hills. Insert seeds or buhach. 
This delicious melon is nothing more nor less than a for 
of my old standard Netted 
and is in wide favor as a market melon. Indeed, its abilit: 
~———OSAGE GEM MUSKMELON, 
Not to be confounded with Osage. Osage Gem is the resul 
melon. 
“ BECK’S STRAWBERRY MUSKMELON, 
Extra Good and Strongly Individual in Character. 
Has deep flesh of a green color, inclining to yellow. The flavor is ex- 
quisite, though peculiar. The story sent out by the introducer was to 
the effect that a melon blossom had been affected by strawberry pollen, 
producing a cantaloupe flavored like a strawberry. I do not pretend to 
vouch for the correctness of this rather Startling theory, and only men- 
tion it in connection with the peculiarly delicious and highly desirable 
flavor of the melon. The illustration shows the Shape and markings. 
It remains green until ripe, when it assumes a yellow tint. It is an 
early melon, decidedly earlier than its parent, the Montreal, and is in 
great demand where known. It has somewhat the external appearance 
of the old nutmeg melon, but the flesh is of richer color. Packet, 5 cents; 
ounce, 10 cents; 14 pound, 20 cents; pound, 60 cents. 
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] A new favorite. This is a new extra early form of the Jenny 
yim) Lind; of the same size as the parent sort, but is earlier to reach 
j| Maturity, and is hence more valuable. It has the same green flesh, 
Spiciness and sweetness as the parent form, but shows a gain in the 
direction indicated, being ready for market considerably before the 
first Jenny Linds. The name Norfolk Button is derived from its place 
of origin, as well as on account of the well developed button or projec- 
tion at the blossom end, as shown in the illustration. The market gar- 
deners and farmers at Norfolk, Virginia, have for some years made 
money with this splendid strain of Jenny Lind, and it became so well 
known and so famous as to require a distinctive title apart from its 
original name. It is a sort that cannot be overlooked by money mak- 
ing gardeners, for it is in high commercial favor, and takes top prices. 
I am inclined to think that in addition to extreme earliness the Nor- 
Hea pee — = folk Button is entitled to credit for superior depth of flesh and more 
BECK’S STRAWBERRY MUSKMELON, netted specimens. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 14 lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 
~ PETOSKEY OR PAUL ROSE, ~~ ) PETOSKEY OR 
THICK MEATED AND FINE FLAVOR. \ PAUL ROSE 
This extra fine salmon fleshed melon is a hy- JMUSKMELON 
brid between Osage and Netted Gem, being a 
full brother to the new Osage Gem, which 1 
elsewhere describe. It is, however, larger than 
Osage Gem, with deeper flesh. It is the thick- 
est fleshed yellow or salmon colored musk- 
melon within my knowledge. It is of the 
Netted Gem or Rocky Ford family, being 
Small in size, slightly elongated in shape, and 
of the highest flavor known. The average 
weight of all these melons is below 2 pounds, 
with Petoskey somewhat larger than some of 
the others. The illustration shows the shape. 
Notwithstanding its thin rind, Petoskey is a 
good shipper and fine melon for market pur- 
poses. Its habit of growth is very uniform, and 
it is handsome when in crate or basket. It is 
of the type which is now in highest fashion, 
My seed is grown directly from headquarters 
stock. Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; 14 pound, 
15 cts.; pound, 50 cts. 
Maule’s Netted Gem or Rocky Ford Muskmelon., 
more after its removal from the vine. It isa heavy cropper 
of a cross between Osage and Netted Gem. It is precisely }| 
Similar to Maule’s Netted Gem in outward appearance, and} 
only upon cutting is the difference discovered. Osage Gem 
has rich and beautiful salmon colored flesh. In a word, it is 
a Rocky Ford melon with salmon flesh. . Osage Gem weighs 
about 144 to 2 pounds, and is a perfect family or market}} 
tt originated in Michigan, and is a great favorite in }g 
Chicago and other cities. This melon belongs to the most 
fashionable of existing types, and will be received with de-|] 
=— light wherever a salmon fleshed cantaloupe is appreciated. }} 
MAULE’S NETTED GEM OR ROCKY FORD MUSKMELON. Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; 44 pound, 20 cts.; pound, 60 cts. |y 
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weighing 114 to 14 pounds. The flesh is deep and thick, and | 
light green in color, except next the seeds, where it inclines 
towards yellow. The flavor is exceedingly fine. The skin ig 
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