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DREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS. 



MUSK MELONS. 



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One ounce will plant about fifty hills. 



Melons thrive best in a light rich soil. Plant early in May, when the ground has become warm and dry, in hills t> 

 feet apart each way for Musk Melons, 8 feet for Water Melons. Previous to sowing the seed, mix a few shovelfuls of 

 well-rotted manure in each hill, and plant in each 12 to 15 seeds ; after all danger of the bugs is over, thin out to 3 plants 

 per hill. When about 1 foot long, pinch off the tips to make them branch, as it strengthens the growth of the vines, 

 and makes the fruit mature earlier. A few hills, for early use, may be had by sowing on pieces of sod in a hot-bed, and 

 when warm enough transplant to open ground. 



Price per pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; \ lb. 25 cts., except where noted. 



Jenny Lind. The earliest variety ; netted, of 



small, round size, excellent flavor. 

 Golden Jenny. A small, highly-prized early 



variety. 

 Cassabah. This much improved sort has come 

 to the front ; it is the largest variety grown. (See 

 Novelties.) Introduced by us in 1872. Pkt. 

 20 cts. 

 Green Citron. Medium size, deeply netted, 



nearly round, of delicious flavor. 

 Netted Pineapple, or Nutmeg. Medium size, 



flesh green, firm, juicy and very sweet. 

 tlackensack. One of the best, of large size and 

 attractive appearance ; very productive and of 

 excellent flavor. 

 Extra Early Hackensack. A careful selection 

 from the Hackensack, and with fruit much like 

 the parents in shape and quality of the flesh, 

 but ready for market 10 days earlier ; they are 

 of good size, weighing from 5 to 10 pounds each. 

 Emerald Gem. A small very early Melon, form, 

 globular - ; flesh salmon colored, too much can- 

 not be said in favor of this variety ; the flavor 

 is exceptionally fine — solid and thick, exterior 

 dark green. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; \ lb. 25 cts. 





Triumph. This superb new melon is a cross between Columbus and 

 Osage, combining all the good qualities of these two most excellent va- 

 rieties; fleshred, 



Emerald Gem. 



thick and lus- 

 cious, and ripens 

 clear to the rind ; 

 melons of medi- 

 um size, beauti- 

 iully netted. 

 Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 

 A cts.; i lb. 40 cts. 

 1 1 Columbus. This 

 very attractive 

 new variety com- 

 bines in a high 

 degree sweetness 

 and fine keeping 

 and cropping 

 qualities. Its 

 beautiful buff 

 skin is covered 

 with a very thin 

 whitish netting, 

 flesh green, very 

 solid and thick. Pkt, 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; i lb. 40 cts. 

 Miller Cream, or Osage. A remarkably good variety, of large size and 

 delicious flavor; a favorite among truckers. The fruits are large and 

 round, with light green, netted skin, and thick, sweet, salmon-colored flesh. 

 Montreal Market. Largest of the nutmeg varieties ; uniform in shape ; 



netted flesh green ; quality remarkably good. 

 Baltimore. An oval, green-fleshed melon, of good size, flesh thick and of 



delicious flavor. 

 Cosmopolitan. This brand new green-fleshed Musk Melon is one of the 

 most distinct and handsome melons ever introduced, combining as it 

 does the firm flesh of the French Cantaloupe and the delicious flavor 

 of the American Musk Melon ; fruit of medium size, spherical, with 

 no ribs, and densely covered with grav netting. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 

 J lb. 40 cts. 

 Tip-Top. Quite distinct in appearance, this new melon is of the finest 

 quality. Flesh yellow, sweet, juicy and firm, but not hard fleshed. Fruit 

 ribbed and beautifully netted, a very productive and excellent variety. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; J lb. 40 cts. 



We can also supply the following varieties: Bay View, Banquet, Del- 

 monico, Hango or Vegetable Orange, Skillman's Netted, Surprise. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; i lb. 25 cts. 



Ready March 1st, 25 cts. * 



Early Hackensack Melon. 



" Dreer's Open Air Vegetables " is a sure guide to growing Melons in any soils or localities 



We pay postage on Vegetable and Flower Seeds except where noted. Farm Seeds are sent by express or freight at purchaser's expense. 



