r"U^^,^:^^ H/ff~~l,~*. The fruit s are large, round or 

 Lnampion Market slightly oval, slightly ribbed and 

 covered with dense netting. The flesh is green, very thick 

 and sweet. The variety is an improvement on Montreal in 

 earliness and productiveness and will suit those who like a 

 large, sweet, green fleshed sort. It can always be de- 

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

 y 4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 



Hackensack, or Turk's Cap green 'fleshed 



melon. The vines are hardy, vigorous and productive. 

 The fruits are nearly round, usually somewhat flattened; 

 ribs large and of irregular width, densely covered with 

 coarse netting. Flesh is 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. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; % Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 



U \ /• Fruits are of largest size, frequently weigh- 



Day View ing ten to fifteen pounds, long, distinctly 

 ribbed and covered with coarse netting. The skin is 

 green, becoming slightly yellow as fruits ripen. The 

 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 inex- 

 perienced cultivators. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 

 y 4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 



38 D. M . FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



MUSK MELON 



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 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 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-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 



C CI f't. A small, round melon, valuable 



CjXtra Ejarly Ultron on account of its extreme 



earliness, hardiness and great productiveness. The skin 



is green, becoming yellowish at maturity. The flesh is 



light green, sweet and of good quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 



2 Oz. 25c; Y* Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 

 I I * J Vm © s rather small but vigorous and pro- 



Jenny Ldind ductive. Fruits small, somewhat flattened, 



deeply ribbed and well netted. Flesh green and exceed- 

 ingly 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; 



y 4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 

 «-. . w-, * T w i i We offer under this 



Lxtra Larly Hackensack name distinct stock, 



very different and much superior to that often sold as Ex- 

 tra Early Hackensack. The fruits are nearly two weeks 

 earlier than Hackensack, medium to large sized, nearly 

 round or somewhat 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; % Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 



Netted Gem, or Rocky Ford one S of a the e mSst 



popular of small or crate melons and is shipped in large 

 quantities from Colorado and Arizona. The vines are 

 vigorous and productive. The fruits are oval, slightly rib- 

 bed, densely covered with 

 fine netting. Flesh green, 

 very sweet and highly fla- 

 vored. We offer an excep- 

 tionally fine stock of this 

 early sort, the fruit being 

 very uniform in shape and 

 quality and of the even 

 size that is so desirable in 

 a shipping melon. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; 

 V 4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



•n i.« The fruits 



Baltimore, are medium 



e\r A<rn*» sized, oval or 



orAcrae long oval, 

 slightly pointed at stem 

 end, slightly ribbed, and 

 are covered when ripe with 

 coarse netting. The flesh 

 is thick, green, well fla- 

 vored and sweet. This 

 variety is a very produc- 

 tive, sure cropper of good 

 quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 

 2 Oz. 25c; V 4 Lb. 40c; 

 Lb. $1.25 



Cosmopolitan 



This variety, combin- 

 ing, as it does, the 

 firm, sweet flesh of the 

 French Cantaloupe 

 and the delicious flavor 

 of the American Musk 

 Melon, is truly cos- 

 mopolitan in charac- 

 ter. It is the most beau- 

 tiful of the green flesh- 

 ed melons. Fruits 

 slightly oval, nearly 

 round, without ribs. 

 Color light green but 

 becoming covered at 

 maturity with dense 

 silver gray netting. 

 The flesh "is green, 

 firm, sweet and uni- 

 formly high flavored. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 

 2 Oz. 25c; % Lb. 40c; 

 Lb. $1.25 Netted Gem, or Rocky Ford 



