D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE, 35 



MUSK MELON 



CULTURE— Plant the seed in hills six feet apart each 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 plants in a hill. Give 

 frequent but shallow cultivation, until the plants make runners so long that this is impracticable. Rich earth for the 

 young plants is far better than manure, but if the latter must be used, see that it is well i-otted 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 de- 

 pendent upon conditions of growth and ripening. Unhealthy vines or unfavorable weather produces fruit of compara- 

 tively 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 slacked 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 



E-mwi-^,*. C^wKr C^\^wf^w> A small, round melon, valu- 

 Xtra Eiariy citron able on account of its ex- 

 treme earliness and great productiveness. The skin is 

 green becoming yellowish at maturity. The flesh is light 

 green, sweet and of good quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 3 Oz. 15c; H Lb. 35c; Lb. 80c. 



f«knnv f inri ^^°® rather small but vigorous and 



O^llliy J^lllU productive. Fruit small, somewhat 

 flattened, deeply ribbed; flesh green and exceedingly 

 sweet. It ripens early and on account of its size is par- 

 ticularly good for hotel use. We know of no green fleshed 

 melon maturing equally as early that is of more excellent 

 quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 15c; !^ Lb. 35c; Lb. 80c. 



Extra Early Hackensack Erm.^disS^^J 



stock, very different and much superior to that often sold 

 as Extra Early Hackensack. The fruit is medium sized, 

 nearly round, with deep ribs and very coarse netting. 

 The flesh is green, a little coarse but very juicy, 

 sweet and well flavored. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 30c; 

 %Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



Netted Gem, or 

 Rocky Ford 



This has become one of the most 

 popular of small or basket mel- 

 ons and is shipped in large quanti- 

 ties from Colorado and Arizona. 



The fruit is oval, slightly ribbed, densely covered with fine 



netting. Flesh thick, green, very sweet and high flavored. 



We offer an exceptionally fine stock of this early sort, 



the fruit being very uniform 



in shape and quality. Pkt. 5c; 



Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 35c; 



Lb. 80c. 



Early White ^eSr^fc 



lai-kan ^^ variety of fine qual- 

 •'"•P**" ity. Fruit oval, white 

 with green flesh which is very 

 sweet and fine fiavored. One 

 of the best for the home garden. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 30c; 

 HUi. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



Baltimore, or ^^"Sf J: 



Arrn^A oval, slightly pointed 

 •*^^****5 at stem end, slightly 



ribbed, covered when ripe with 



coarse netting. Flesh thick, 



green, very fine flavored and 



sweet. One of the most uni- 



foftnly good green fleshed mel- 

 ons on our list. Pkt. 5c; 



Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 30c; 3^ Lb. 30c; 



Lb. $1.00 



Cosmopolitan ^^ ;ts 



introduced by us in 1894 and 

 combining, as it does, the flrm, 

 sweet flesh of the French Can- 

 tatoupe and the delicious flavor 

 of the American Musk Melon, it 

 is truly cosmopolitan in charac- 

 ter. It is the most beautiful of 

 the green fleshed melons. Fruit 

 slightly oval, nearly round, 

 without ribs. Color light green 

 but becoming covered at ma- 

 turity with dense silver gray 

 netting. The flesh is green, 

 firm, sweet and uniformly- 

 high flavored. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 15c; 3 Oz. 35c; % Lb. 40c; 

 Lb. $1.50 



PViainrkirtri MavL-^f Fruit large, round or slightly 

 l^nampiOn IViarKeC oval, with very shallow de- 

 pressions and covered with dense netting. Flesh green, 

 of medium texture, very thick and sweet. The variety 

 is an improvement on Montreal in earliness and produc- 

 tiveness and will suit those who like a lai-ge, sweet, green 

 fleshed sort. It can always be depended upon for a good 

 crop. Pkt. oc; Oz. 15c; 3 Oz. 35c: ^ Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.35 



Hackensack, or Turks Cap fh1'l[ii?,S 



much moie than the length; ribs large and of irregular 

 width, densely covered with coarse netting; flesh green, 

 thick, coarse iDut very sweet and fine flavored. Our stock 

 is true to the "Turk's Cap" type and after careful com- 

 parison with that of other growers we do not hesitate to 

 pronounce it the best in the country. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 3 Oz. 30c; h Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



Vines 

 vigor- 

 ous, hardy, productive; fruit very large, round, shghtly 

 flattened at both ends, ribbed, covered with coarse net- 

 ing; flesh very thick and of the highest flavor. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 30c; % Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



Ra tr Vi^a-iAT- Fruit of the largest size, frequently weigh- 

 DAy V lew ing ten to fifteen pounds, long, deeply 

 ribbed, and covered with coarse netting; flesh green, 

 thick and of fine flavor. By far the best of the large 

 late maturing melons and "so hardy that we specially 

 recommend it for inexperienced cultivators. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 30c; h Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



Improved Large Green Nutmeg 



Netted Gem or Rocky Ford 



