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M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



MUSK MELON 



Plant the seed in hills six feet apart eacli way. dropping ten to twelve seeds in a hill. After the plants begin to crowd 

 and the striped beetles are pretty well gone thin to four of the most vigorous planes in a hill. Give frequent but shallow cul- 

 tivation, until the plants make runners so long that this is impracticable. Rich earth for the j'oung plants is far better than 

 manure, but ii: the latter must be used, see that it is well rotted and thoroughly mixed with.the soil. 



If the plants grow very rank, more and finer fruit will be secured by allowing the main branch to continue growing but 

 pinch off the end of each side branch after it has one fruit set. The quality of melons of all varieties is largely dependent upon 

 conditions of growth and ripening. Unhealthy vines or unfavorable weather produces fruit of comparatively poor flavor. The 

 plants are liable to attack from the striped beetles which are so numerous in some cases as to destroy them. The beetles may 

 be kept off by frequent dusting with air-slaked lime, soot or sifted ashes diluted with fine road earth. Care should be taken 

 not to use too much of any of the above materials or the vines will be injured. Should even the diluted material prove injurious 

 to the vine, use road earth only, as frequent dusting with this alone will often prove effective especially if a wind Is blowing. 



GREEN FLESHED VARIETIES 



r i 17 I i^'i. ■^ small, round melon, valuable on account of its extreme earliness, hardiness and great produe- 



CiXtra llarly citron tlveuess. The skin is green, becoming yellowish at maturity. The flesh is Ught green, sweet and of 



good quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; V4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 

 I I • J Cities rather small but vigorous a\id productive. Fruits small, somewhat flattened, deeply ribbed and well 



Jenny JLind netted. Flesh green and exceedingly sweet. This variety ripens early and on account of its size is desirable 



as a table melon. We know of no green fleshed 



melon maturing equally as early that is of more 



excellent quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 



Vi Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 



£¥-•1111 1 ^Ve offer un- 



xtra Larly Hackensack der this name 



distinct stock, very different and much superior to 

 that often sold as Extra Early Hackensack. The 

 fruits are nearly two weeks earlier than Hacken- 

 sack, medium to large sized, nearly round or some- 

 what flattened, evenly and deeply ribbed and with 

 very coarse netting. The skin is green, slightly 

 tinged with yellow as the fruits mature. The flesh 

 is green, a little coarse but juicy and sweet. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; V4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 



Netted Gem or Rocky Ford belfonil 



one of the most popular of small or crate melons 

 and is shipped in large quantities from Colorado 

 and Arizona. The vines are vigorous and produc- 

 tive. The fruits are oval, slightly ribbed, densely 

 covered with fine netting. Flesh green, very sweet 

 and highly flavored. "We offer an exceptionally fine 

 stock of this early sort, the fruit being very uni- 

 form in shape and quality and of the even size that 

 is so desirable in a shipping melon. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 2 Oz. 20c; 1/4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 

 T> 1,. » The fruits are me- 



Daltimore or Acme dium sized, ovai or 



long oval, slightly pointed at stem end, slightly 

 ribbed, and are covered when ripe with coarse Netted Gem or Rocky Ford 



netting. The flesh is thick, green, well flavored and 



sweet. This variety is a very productive, sure cropper of r^ i-. This variety, combining, as it does, the 



good quality. One of the most desirable green fleshed L^OSmopOiltan firm, sweet flesh of the French Canta- 

 melons of medium size. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; loupe and the delicious flavor of the American Musk Melon, 

 V4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 is truly cosmopolitan in character. It is the most beautiful 



of the green fleshed melons. The fruits are 

 of medium size, nearly round or slightly 

 oval, without ribs. The skin is light green 

 in color, becoming covered at maturity with 

 dense sflver gray netting. The flesh is green, 

 firm, sweet and uniformlv high flav'ored. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 1/4 Lb. 40c; 

 Lb. $1.25 

 ^1 . n/i 1 1. The fruits are 



Champion JViarket large, round or 

 fliglitlv oval, slightly ribbed and covered with 

 dense netting. The flesh is green, very thick 

 and sweet. The variety is a improvement on 

 Montreal in earliness and productiveness and 

 V ill suit those who like a large, sweet, green 

 fleshed sort. It can always be depended upon 

 for a good crop. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 

 1/4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 



Hackensack or Turk's Cap lailZ 



green fleshed melon. Tines hardy, vigorous 

 and productive. Fruits nearly round, usu- 

 ally somewhat flattened: ribs large and of 

 irregular width, densely covered with coarse 

 netting. Flesh green, thick, coarse but juicy 

 and sweet. Our stock is true to the "Turk's 

 Cap" type and after careful comparison with 

 that of other growers we do not hesitate to 

 pronounce it the best in the country. Often 

 sold as Improved Large Green Nutmeg. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; 14 Lb. 30c; 

 Lb. $1.00 

 y> •« /•• Fruits are of largest size, fre- 



i5ay View quently weighing ten to fifteen 

 pounds, long, disiinctlv ribbed and covered 

 with coarse nettinsr. The skin is green, be- 

 coming slightly \ ellow as fruits ripen. Tlie 

 flesh is green, "thick and of fine flavor. This 

 variety is by far the best of the large late 

 green fleshed melons and so hardy that we 

 especially recommend it to inexperienced 

 cuitivatlis. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; 

 1/4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



