Muskmelons or Cantaloupes 



Melon Musca, Fr. Popone,lTAL. Meldn,Sp. Melone,G'ER. 

 Treat seeds with Semesan, Cuprocide, Spergon, or Arasan. 



Sow when the ground has become thoroughly warm, in 

 Ills 5 to 6 feet apart each way. A few shovelfuls of well- 

 kted manure should be incorporated in each hill. Scatter 

 i to IS seeds on top of each hill and cover about Ya inch 

 :ep. Thin out to three or four strongest plants per hill. 

 Pkt. for 10 hills; 1 oz. for 50 hills; 6 to 8 lbs. in 

 lis per acre. 



Sabnori'Flesh Varieties 





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Piide of Wisconsin 



19 Pride of Wisconsin. 86 days. Beautiful, heavy, 

 coarsely netted fruits of slightly oval form with very 

 thick and very sweet flesh of a beautiful salmon-pink 

 color. Has a wonderful aroma and a very small seed 

 cavity. The hard rind is pearly-gray ripening to bright 

 yellow. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; ^4 lb. $1.00. 



10 Hale's Best. 86 days. An early, attractive, well ribbed 

 melon with netted skin. The salmon flesh is e.xtremely 

 thick and has a delectable sweetness with a musky tang, 

 i Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; yi lb. $1.00. 



488 Bender's Surprise. 95 days. A surprisingly deHcious 

 and attractive melon, 8 inches long and 6 inches thick, 

 weighing about 7 lbs. each. Has greenish-yellow skin 

 with coarse netting enclosing bright -salmon flesh of 

 luscious sweetness. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; J4 lb- $1-00. 



506 Hearts of Cold, Special. 95 days. A most attractive 

 melon, 6'/^ to 7 inches across, weighing 4 to SJ/2 lbs. 

 each. Well-ribbed fruits with fine gray netting and very 

 juicy, honey-sweet, firm, salmon-orange flesh. Pkt. 10c ; 

 oz. 40c; % lb. $1.00. 



509 Honey Rock or Sugar Rock. 85 days. A newer 

 salmon flesh variety of delicious sweetness and rich 

 aroma. Fruits of medium size with remarkably thick 

 flesh and small seed cavity. The skin is roughly netted 

 and of gray-green color. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; ]4 lb. .$1.00. 



500 Fordhook. 88 days. Attractive large melons weighing 

 about 2J^ lbs. each. They are round with flattened ends, 

 have deep green skins, and thick, juicy, sweet, and spicy 

 flesh of bright orange-yellow color. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 

 li lb. $1.00. 



Two Tasty Greeii-Fleshed Melons 



523 Cold-Lined Rocky Ford. 90 days. There are many 

 gardeners who prefer the green-fleshed melon to those 

 with salmon flesh. In this excellent variety the thick 

 luscious flesh is light green, except for a thin layer 

 surrounding the seed cavity which is an appetizing 

 golden tint. This makes it very attractive when cut. 

 The flesh is thick and has a remarkably sweet and 

 spicy taste. The fruits are nearly round, have no ribs, 

 and are covered with a thick grey netting. Pkt. 10c ; 

 oz. 40c; li lb. .'^1.00. 



522 Rocky Ford Of Netted Cem. 92 days. An old 

 favorite melon still very popular. Has thick, pale 

 green, juicy flesh of sweet flavor and rich aroma. Pkt. 

 10c; oz. 3Sc; K lb. $1.00. 



Watermelons 



Melon d'eau, Fr. 

 Cocomero, Ital. 



Sandia, Sp. 



Wasser Melons, Ger. 



1 Pkt. for 8 hills; 1 oz. for 30 hills; four to five pounds per acre. 



Treat seeds with Semesan, Spergon, or Arasan. 



Watermelons require a long warm season to mature. Seed ' 



jhould be planted after the middle of May in hills 6 to 8 ft. | 



jipart. Plant 6 to 8 seeds in a circle in each hill and cover , 



4 inch deep. Thin to the strongest plant in each hill. ' ^' 



537 Early Canada. 80 days. Extra-early, round fruits, 

 t of icebox size, 11 inches across, with bright red, lusciously 



sweet flesh. Pkt. ISc; oz. SOc; 14 lb. $1.65; lb. $5.50. 



)42 Harris's Earliest. 80 days. A splendid early melon 

 weighing 15. to 20 lbs. each with thin tender rind of 

 j dark green with light green stripes. Has beautiful rich 

 1 red flesh. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; %. lb. 90c; lb. .$3.00. 



545 Coiden Honey. 85 days. A delicious extra-early melon 

 with honey sweet, cream yellow flesh. Has attractive light 

 green fruits with darker stripes and is very prolific. Pkt. 

 10c; oz. 4Sc; ;4 lb. $1.65; lb. $5.45 



548 Improved Kleckley Sweets — Wilt Resistant. 90 



days. Large cylindrical fruits 30 to 40 lbs. each. Thin 

 rind but thick, bright scarlet, very sweet flesh free from 

 fiber. Pkt. 25c. 



531 Hawksbury. 85 days. A wilt-resistant, large, oblong 

 melon of the Irish Gray type. 18 inches long, 10 inches 

 thick. .Very sweet flesh. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; ]4 lb. $1.35; 

 lb. $4.50. 



538 Dixie Queen. 85 days. Large, nearly round fruits 

 - weighing 30 to 35 lbs. each. Light green skin with dark 



green stripes. Sweet, fiberless, bright red flesh. Pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 4Sc; H lb. $1.65; lb. .$5.45. 



Tom Watson 



550 Tom Watson 



95 days. A well-known and universally favorite variety. 

 The peer of shipping melons because of its tough, elastic 

 rind which, nevertheless, is quite thin. The fruits are very 

 large weighing 35 to 40 lbs. each. They are long and cylin- 

 drical showing a fine veining of very deep green on a dark 

 green ground. The beautiful red flesh is of good quality and 

 afrrceably firm. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; ^4 lb. 90c; lb. $3.00. 



We highly recommend the use of the seed protectants given under each vegetable. See page 93. 



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