Never cut or pull Muskmelons from the vine ; when fruits crack around the stem they are ripe 



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Seeds from hand 

 selected fruits 



Muskmelons 



Popularly known 

 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. In 

 under surface of soil; use a packet to 15 hills, 1 ounce to 60 hills; 2 to 3 pounds to an acre. Thin out, leaving only 4 plants to a hill, 

 soil is best suited to all melons. Ready to use in 58 to 85 days. Casabas in 120 days. Fight bugs with Bordo Lead, Key-Cide, Slug Shot, 



sert seeds just 

 A light, warm 

 or Bug Death. 



36^1 Improved Waiter's 



Solid Net 



Rocky Ford 



- r- , ~i»2K£iC ~*-»*^-H©c.5.,wisai^ 



The Earliest of All 

 Rocky Fords 



(Green flesh.) Walter's Solid 

 Net sets a very heavy first 

 crop, so that in a few days after 

 the first ripe melons, heavy 

 pickings are in order for the 

 next two or three weeks. It is 

 a most valuable sort to 

 plant where first melons on 

 the market are of great im- 

 portance, and has made the 

 best record for money returns 

 on account of its early matur- 

 ity. Furthermore, Walter's 

 produces melons of even size 

 and shape. The well 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 

 crop in about 65 days. The 

 large yield of early canta- 

 loupes when prices average 

 high, is the strong point In 

 favor of this strain. The il- 

 lustration Is a reproduction 

 of a photograph. Our stock is 

 direct from headquarters. 

 Excellent for home garden or 

 nearby market. 



Packet, 10 cents; 

 ounce, 15 cents; 



quarter poiuid, 45 cents; 

 pound, SI. 50; 



5 pounds, $7.00, postpaid. 



364 IMPROVED WATTER'S SOLID NET ROCKY FORD MUSKMELON. 



369 Pollock's Solid Rock or Eden Gem 



The handsomest, best netted and most profitable early melon in existence. 



(Green flesh.) It gives us much pleasure to be able to offer to our customers this 

 grand early solid net strain of Rockv Ford. It has the heaviest, thickest flesh and the 

 smallest seed cavitv. Its oval shape is the same as the Rocky Ford with a solid white 

 netting. The average vield is over 250 crates per acre of A No. 1 shipping melons, 

 fully a thu-d more than "other sorts. The extra thick green flesh has a beautiful pinkish 

 hue of the most delicious quality, and is one of the best rust resisting melons ever 

 jfroducBd. It is a wonderful producer; matures in 70 days. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents; quarter pound, 50 cents; 

 pound, $1.75; 5 pounds, $8.35, postpaid. 



375 Montreal 



Largest of All. The Famous Canadian Melon. 



(Green flesh.) This celebrated melon is in universal 

 esteem. It is of large size and delicious, melting flavor. 

 The skin Is green and the flesh Is light green in color. 

 The shape and markings are shown in the engraving. 

 A weight of 20 to 2-5 pounds is not rare, and a weight of 

 39}^ pounds Is on record. The vine is proliflc; fruit matures 

 in 80 days. This is the melon that commands such 

 high prices on the Eastern market In the late fall months; 

 is a good shipper. The best seed comes from the neigh- 

 borhood of Montreal, and our stock Is the true CaB-adSaa. 

 Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 85 cents; 



quarter pound, 75 cents; pound, $3.50, postpaid. 



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