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FERRY'S SEEDS 



MUSK MELON 



There are few products of the garden that give as much 

 pleasure as ripe sweet melons fresh from the vines. With seeds- 

 men and. other plant breeders vying to produce the most 

 delicious varieties it is now comparatively easy for the home 

 gardener to enjoy this luscious garden prize at its best. Our list 

 is made up of the most desirable varieties suited for growing 

 wherever melons can be grown. 



In sections where the summers are short, seed can be planted 

 indoors or in hot beds by using small boxes, such as berry boxes. 

 These can be transplanted to the garden when danger of frost is 

 past. If practicable spade in a hberal forkful of well rotted 

 manure at the bottom of each hill. The rows should be at least 

 6 feet apart and the hills 3 feet apart in the rows. In general 

 the culture is practically the same as for cucumber. 



ORANGE FLESHED VARIETIES 



BURRELL'S GEM The distinct character of this fine melon 

 make it popular for home garden growing. The fruits are 

 normally 7 inches long when ripe, distinctly oval in shape, 

 slightly ribbed and closely netted on the ribs. The thick 

 fine grained flesh is rich yellowish-salmon in color and ripens 

 clear to the rind. Midseason, ripening in 95 days. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; Vi lb. 55c; lb. $1.75. 



HALE'S BEST Since its introduction this variety has dis- 

 placed some of the older popular favorites by its outstand- 

 ing merit. An early melon, ripening in 75 to 80 days. 

 The nearly round fruits are normally 6 to 63^^ inches long, 

 densely covered with medium heavy netting and are almost 

 devoid of ribbing. The flesh is very thick and fine grained, 

 deep salmon-pink in color and richly flavored. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 1/4 lb. 55c; lb. $1.75. 



HEARTS OF GOLD One of the best known and most popular 

 of medium sized melons. In season it follows the earlier 

 varieties and is very fine to plant for succession as it ripens 

 in about 100 days. The fruits are 5 to 6 inches in diameter. 

 The smooth orange-salmon flesh is exceptionally thick and 

 usually regarded as the last word in fine flavor. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; V4 lb. 55c; lb. $1.75. 



IMPROVED PERFECTO A recent introduction and one of 

 the best. It is an early melon, ripening in 80 to 85 days. 

 Fruits are 6 to 7 inches in diameter and almost spherical. 

 They are solidly netted and creamy colored when ripe. 

 Even among thick fleshed melons this is outstanding for 

 its thickness and the fine quahty and flavor mark it as a 

 high accomphshment in melon breeding. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 1/4 lb. 55c; lb. $1.75. 



OSAGE An old favorite that still maintains its popularity. 

 The large oval ribbed fruits have a soft dark green skin 

 lightly marked with fine open netting. They are usually 

 8 or 9 inches long and 7 or 8 inches thick and ripen in about 

 95 days. Deep orange-salmon flesh of great thickness and 

 particularly pleasing quahty. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 1/4 lb. 55c; lb. $1.75. 



PERSIAN, Small Type This melon has a distinctive flavor. It 

 measures 6 to 8 inches in diameter and is usually rounded 

 in shape. The flesh is bright orange, very thick and juicy. 

 It requires warm weather and is not tasty unless allowed 

 to ripen thoroughly on the vines. There are no ribs on the 

 surface but it is heavily netted. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; 1/4 lb. $1.25; lb. $4.00, 



TIP TOP One of the earliest of large home garden melons, 

 ripening in 85 to 90 days and usuaUy 7 or 8 inches long. A 

 short, oval melon symmetrically ribbed with a medium 

 amount of netting, and creamy yeUow when ripe. The thick 

 deep yellow flesh is fine grained and sweetly flavored. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; Vi lb. 40c; lb. $1.50. 



GREEN FLESHED VARIETIES 



EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK The earliest of the green 

 fleshed melons, ripening in 80 days. The fruits are large and 

 somewhat flattened, being broader than they are long. They 

 weigh 4 to 6 pounds. When fully ripened the medium light 

 green flesh is exceptionally sweet and juicy and lacks the 

 musky quahty of many other varieties. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; Vi lb. 40c; lb. $1.50. 



NETTED GEM or ROCKY FORD A compara- 

 tively small green fleshed melon of the oval 

 type, which weighs about 2 pounds and is ideal 

 for serving in halves. It is probably one of the 

 most widely known and extensively grown of 

 its class. A sure and abundant yielder. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 1/4 lb. 35c; lb. $1.25. 



10-25 SALMON TINT This excellent cantaloupe of 

 the Rocky Ford type makes a superior main 

 crop. It is of medium early matm-ity, about 94 

 days. A vigorous plant, gives a most abundant 

 yield of rounded fruit, 5 or 6 inches long and 

 salmon colored, shading to a light green near the 

 rind. The skin is a medium green, but overlaid 

 by a coarse gray netting. The small seed cavity 

 is enclosed in thick juicy flesh of most fragrant 

 quahty. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 1/4 lb. 55c; lb. $1.75. 



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