Bolgiano's Selected Cantaloupe Seed 



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MUSKMELON, or CANTALOUPE 0ne 0unc wm Plant 50 Hills 



Prices Include Postage on Pkts., Ozs., l / 4 Lbs. 



2 or 3 Pounds in Hill per Acre, 

 and Lbs. 



CULTURE. Melons thrive best in a rich, light soil. Plant early in 

 May, when the ground has become warm and dry, in hills six feet apart 

 each way for muskmelons, eight feet for watermelons. Previous to sow- 

 ing the seed, mix a few shovelfuls of well-rotted manure in each hill, 

 and plant in each 12 to 15 seed ; after all danger of the bugs is over, 

 thin out to three plants per hill. When about one foot long, pinch off 

 the tips to make them branch as it strengthens the growth of the vines 

 and makes the fruit mature earlier. Give plenty of water and feed liquid 

 manure occasionally. A few hills for early use may be had by sowing 

 on pieces of sod in a hotbed, and when warm enough transplant to open 

 ground. .. 



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41. 



Bolgiano's Sweet Air Cantaloupe 



Green Flesh Varieties 



Sweet Air. ("Best in Garden" Variety, see page 4). 



This wonderful melon is medium in size, 



thick green flesh with small seed cavities, delicious sweet 

 flavor, perfectly tender; it fairly melts in your mouth. Just 

 the kind market buyers and shippers will pay the highest 

 prices for. Vigorous grower, vines keep green and produce 

 big crops of beautiful netted melons. No culls. It will 

 please the most critical grower. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; x / 4 

 lb. 50 cts.; lb. $1.75, postpaid. 



226. Jr. Rocky Ford. Two weeks earlier, a little larger 

 and twice as productive as the Rocky Ford, one of the best 

 rust and blight resisters. Vigorous grower, vines keep green 

 and produce big crops of fine market melons. Its netting 

 is close and deep, sweet flavor, thick green flesh with small 

 seed cavities, make a very fine shipping melon. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 oz. 15 cts.; y 4 lb. 50 cts.; lb. $1.75. 



193. Knight, or New Maryland, it is not liable to 

 blight, considerably earlier in maturing and nearly, if not 

 quite, as large as the Sweet Air. The flavor is equal to the 

 best on the market. The melons are firmly netted, uniform 

 in size, and the thick green flesh is most delicious in flavor. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; «4 lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1.25. 



48. Eden Gem or Netted Rock. a medium - sized 

 melon, nearly round in shape, very heavily netted and very 

 slightly ribbed. The flesh is extremely thick, the seed cavity 

 very small. It is medium early and very prolific. The vine 

 is vigorous and will resist blight. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 

 Vi lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1.25. 



39. Rocky Ford, or Netted Gem. One of the best- 

 known cantaloupes in the world. When this melon was first 

 placed on the market it made a name and a place for itself. 

 its fine flavor, bright green, very deep meaty flesh, make it 

 a popular variety. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; l / 4 lb. 35 cts.; lb. 

 $1.00. 



123. Bottomley Cantaloupe. In shape it is oblong, 

 ribbed and heavily net- 

 ted. The flesh is green, very solid and thick, having a de- 

 licious flavor that is equaled by only few melons that ever 

 come to the table. When sold on the Washington Market last 

 spring, it never failed to bring the highest prices offered. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; y 4 lb. 60 cts.; lb. $2.00, postpaid. 



81. Bolgiano's Baltimore Nutmeg. Our seed this sea- 

 son has been grown from the old original stock seed. The 

 Baltimore Nutmeg is a large green-flesh variety, sweet as 

 sugar. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; V 4 lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1.25. 



210. Honey Dew Melon. 



his capacity was unlimited, 

 being prepared for the table. 

 45 cts.; lb. $1.50. 



Has a peculiar sweet pleas- 

 ant taste that makes one wish 

 It must be dead ripe before 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; */ 4 lb. 



230. 



Salmon Flesh Varieties 



Bolgiano's Unsurpassed Cantaloupe. As a ship- 

 per it is 



a wonder, stands long distance hauls, and is in perfect con- 

 dition when shipped from California to New York. Packs 

 45 to the crate perfectly. "Solid netted, of a whitish gray 

 color." The meat is a beautiful golden. Very thick flesh 

 with extremely small seed cavities. Tender, a sweet pleasing 

 flavor, one never to be forgotten. Vigorous grower, one of 

 the best blight-resisters, producing large crops of even size 

 melons, absolutely no culls. Be sure and give it a trial. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; V 4 lb. 60 cts.; lb. $2.00, postpaid. 



231. Hearts of Gold. Here is a fair sized melon, 

 larger than Rocky Ford with distinct ribs and quite heavily 

 netted. The rich golden flesh has a most excellent flavor 

 and is very deep, having only a small seed cavity. It is rec- 

 ommended for home or market gardens, while as a shipper 

 its popularity is increasing for the high quality is retained 

 perfectly after traveling long distances. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 

 15 cts.; Va lb. 45 cts.; lb. $1.50. 



344. Pearl Pinkmeat. A new variety with exceptional 



merit. Netting very coarse and skin is a beautiful shade 

 of pearl making the outside appearance very attractive. 

 Flesh is deep and pink in color, deliriously flavored. Ship- 

 ping qualities are excellent. It is oval shape and slightly 

 larger than Rocky Ford. Wherever it has appeared on the 

 markets has commended a premium over other kinds. Pkt. 

 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; */ 4 lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1.25. 



239. Golden Sugar. it is a pleasure for us to offer 

 again this salmon flesh melon which has given such univer- 

 sal satisfaction to those who have grown it. This sweet, 

 deep-fleshed melon has a flavor that invites all who taste, 

 while its regularity of size and tough rind recommend it to 

 shippers. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; l / 4 lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1.25. 



54. "Tip Top." Sweet, juicy, finest flavored, firm (but 

 not hard) fleshed. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; \' 4 lb. 35 cts.; lb. 

 $1.25. 



242. Extra Early Osage Gem. Delicious sweet flavor: 

 tender; extremely prolific. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; % lb. 

 30 cts.; lb. $1.00. 



63. 10-25 Cantaloupe. A re-selection of the Pollock 

 Salmon Tint, No. 25 Strain, which in the last few years has 

 become very popular among market gardeners. Orange flesh, 

 tender, sweet flavor, without strings or toughness; excellent 

 shipper, good seller. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; ' 4 lb. 35 cts.: 

 lb. $1.25. 



One Large 10c Pkt. Any Three Varieties Cantaloupe Seed for 25 Cts., Postpaid. 



