GENERAL LIST OF VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



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MUSK MELON. (Zueker Melone.) 



Cultivate about as recommended for cucum- 

 bers, except that the hills should be six feet 

 apart, but avoid planting near those plants, as 

 they will mix with and injure the quality of the 

 melons; this and heavy rains at the time of 

 ripening will destroy the flavor of the finest 

 stock. Rich earth for the young plants is far 

 better than manure, but if the latter must be 

 used see that it is well rotted. If the plants 

 grow very rank more and finer fruit will be 

 secured by pinching off the ends of the shoots 

 when about three feet long. 



i^B^One ounce will plant about eighty hills. 



The Banquet. (Henderson.) This superb 

 melon represents years of careful selection and 

 improvement of a stock of musk me on, at the 

 hands of the largest and most experienced 

 grower of melons in the world. The raiser re- 

 gards it as his greatest production, and likely 

 to supersede all other red fleshed varieties. 

 The cut shown is a reproduction of a photo- 

 graph. It is a medium sized melon, very flat 

 at both ends and more beautifully netted than 

 any known variety. In quality it has no equal; 

 the flesh is uniformly deep and of that granu- 

 lated character that always indicates a good 

 melon. Color dark rich salmon. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 oz. 20 cts.; 1^ lb. 75 cts. 



New Early Hackensack. This valuable new 

 variety is ready for market fully ten days ahead 

 of the well known Hackensack, its progenitor, 

 which it much resembles in shape and quality ; 

 the melons are of good size, weighing- five to ten 

 pounds each. Pkt. r> cts : 07.. In rts : l4 lb. i 



Hackensack, or Turk's Cap. Grown more extensively 

 than any other single variety; form round and flattened at 

 the ends, and attains a very large size; of excellent quality 

 and very productive. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; W lb- ^5 cts.; 

 lb. 90 cts. 



Prolific Nutmeg-. A delicious variety introduced some 

 years ago ; the fruit is small but produced in abundance ; 

 quality excellent. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; lb. -25 cts.; 

 lb. 90 cts. 



Ex-Early Green Citron. Deeply netted, and of medium 

 size; nearly round in shape; flesh green and of delicious 

 flavor. Pkt. 5 cts. ; oz. 10 cts.; lb. 25 cts. ; lb. 90 cts. 



Acme or Baltimore. An elegant shipping variety, 

 elongated and thick in form ; green fleshed and delicious in 

 flavor; productive. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; 34 lb. 25 cts.; 

 lb. 90 cts. 



Pine Apple. Dark green in color, oval lorm, netted; 

 flesh thick, very sweet and juicy. Pkt. Sets. ; oz. 10 cts. ; 

 lb. 25 cts. ; lb. 90 cts. 



Bay Vie-w. Fruit large and oblong, green fleshed, 

 sweet and spicy; ripens early. Pkt. 5 cts. ; oz. 10 cts. ; 

 lb. 25 cts.; lb. 90 cts. 



Surprise. Skin thin and cream-colored; flesh thick and 

 of a salmon color. Early and very delicious; when well 

 grown is one of the finest musk melons extant. Pkt. 5 cts. ; 

 oz. 10 cts. ; }4 lb. 25 cts. ; lb. 00 cts. 



California Citron. A large globular melon ; very good 

 quality; flesh deep orange; attractive in appearance; weight 

 up to twelve pounds; suitable for heavy soil. Pkt. 5 cts. ; 

 oz. 10 cts.; ;4 lb. 25 cts.; lb. 90 cts. 



Emerald Uem. 



Emerald Gem. Of superior flavor and quality ; the out- 

 side skin is an emerald green color, and quite smooth; they 

 ripen early and produce well; the flesh is light red or sal- 

 mon ; very thick, juicy and crystalline, and luscious in flavor. 

 Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; >4 lb. 25 cts.; lb. 90 cts 



