Dreer’s Muskmelons or Cantaloupes 
Melon Musca, Fr. 
Popone, ITAL. 
Meién, Sp. Melone, Grr. 
Treat seeds with Semesan, Cuprocide, Spergon, or Arasan. 
Sow when the ground has become thoroughly warm, in 
hills 5 to 6 feet apart each way. A few shovelfuls of well- 
rotted manure should be incorporated in each hill. Scatter 
12 to 15 seeds on top of each hill and cover about % inch 
deep. Thin out to three or four strongest plants per hill. 
1 Pkt. for 10 hills; 1 oz. for 50 hills; 6 to 8 Ibs. in 
hills per acre. 
Salmon-Flesh V arieties 
Pride of Wisconsin 
519 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. 15c; oz. 40c; 14 lb. $1.10. 
510 Hale’s Best. 86 days. An early, attractive, well ribbed 
melon with netted skin. The salmon flesh is extremely 
thick and has a delectable sweetness with a musky tang. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; %4 lb. $1.10. 
488 Bender’s Surprise. 95 days. A surprisingly delicious 
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. 15c; oz. 40c; 1% Ib. $1.10. 
506 Hearts of Gold, Special. 95 days. A most attractive 
melon, 6% to 7 inches across, weighing 4 to 5% Ibs. 
each. Well-ribbed fruits with fine gray netting and very 
juicy, honey-sweet, firm, salmon-orange flesh. Pkt. 15c; 
oz. 40c; % Ib. $1.10. 
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. 15c; oz. 40c; %4 Ib. $1.10. 
500 Fordhook. 88 days. Attractive large melons weighing 
about 214 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. 35c3 
Y |b. $1.00. 
Two Tasty Green-Fleshed Melons 
493 Delicious Gold-Limed. 90 days. There are many 
gardeners who prefer the green-fleshed melons to those 
with salmon flesh. In this excellent variety the thick 
flesh is luscious 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. 35c; %4 Ib. $1.00. 
522 Rocky Ford or Netted Gem. 92 days. An old 
favorite melon still very popular. Has thick, pale 
green, juicy flesh of sweet flavor and rich aroma. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 35c; % Ib. $1.00. 
~Watermelons 
Melon d’eau, FR. 
Sandia, Sp. 
Cocomero, ITAv. Wasser Melone, 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 
should be planted after the middle of May in hills 6 to 8 ft. 
apart. Plant 6 to 8 seeds in a circle in each hill and cover 
Y% inch deep. Thin to the strongest plant in each hill. 
537 Early Canada. 80 days. Extra-early, round fruits, 
11 inches across, with bright red, lusciously sweet flesh. 
Pkt. 15c; 0z. 30c; % lb. 90c; lb. $3.00. 
542 Harris’s Earliest. 80 days. A splendid early melon 
weighing 15 to 20 lbs. each with thin tender rind of 
dark green with light green stripes. Has beautiful rich 
red. flesh. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; %4 lb. 75c; lb. $2.50. 
541 Honey Cream. 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. 25c; % Ib. 75c; lb. $2.50. 
548 Improved Kleckley Sweets — Wilt Resistant. 90 
days. Large cylindrical fruits 30 to 40 Ibs. each. Thin 
rind but thick, bright scarlet, very sweet flesh free from 
fiber. Pkt. 15c; oz. 25c; 14 lb. 85c; lb. $2.90. 
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. 15c; 0z. 25c; 4 Ib. 85c; 
Ib. $2.90. 
538 Dixie Queen. 85 days. Large, nearly round fruits 
weighing 30 to 35 Ibs. each. Light green skin with dark’: 
green stripes. Sweet, fiberless, bright red flesh. Pkt. 15c; 
oz. 40c; 1% Ib. $1.10; Ib. $3.60. 
Stone Mountain Watermelon, 
' 549 Stone Mountain—Wilt Resistant 
90 days. A very large, oval-round shipping melon with 
blunt ends weighing 35 to 40 lbs. each. Has a large heart of 
attractive bright scarlet flesh which is very sweet and tender. 
The skin is medium green with a trace of light veins. Pkt. 
15c; 0z.25c; % Ib. 85c;3 lb. $2.90. 
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