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M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



MUSK MELON 



After danger of frost is past, the ground being warm and in good condition, plant in i-icli soil, preferably sandy loam, in hills 

 about fom- to six feet apart according to the vigor of the variety. Put ten or twelve seeds in a hill, covering with about an inch E 

 of fine soil firmly pressed do-rni. When 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. 



The quahty of melons of all varieties is largely dependent upon conditions of growth and ripening. Unhealthy vines or un- 

 favorable 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. 



After the plants have four to six leaves it is considered a safeguard against blight to spray with Bordeaux Mixture at inter- 

 vals of about ten days, adding either Paris green or arsenate of lead for the eating insects. 



GREEN FLESHED VARIETIES 



I- > <-" A small, round or slightly flattened melon, valuable as an early market sort on account of its ex- 



Extra Early Citron treme earliness, hardiness and great productiveness. The skin is green, becoming yellowish at ma-, 

 turity. The flesh is light green, sweet and of fair quahty. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; 'A Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



w 1 • J The vines are rather small but 



Jenny Liind vigorous and productive. The 



fruits are small, somewhat flattened, moderately 



ribbed and netted. The flesh is green and very 

 ■ sweet. This well known flattened green fleshed 



sort ripens quite early and is suitable for the 



home garden as well Ms'near-by markets. Pkt. 5c; 



Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; 1/4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



Extra Early Hackensack green fleshed 



variety is popular in many sections as a market 

 melon and is also extensively used as a home 

 garden sort. The frtiits 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 -nath yeUow as the 

 fruits mature. The flesh is green, a little coarse 

 but juicy and sweet. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 

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



Netted Gem or Rocky Ford become 



one of the most popular of small or crate melons 

 and is shipped in large quantities from Colorado 

 and Arizona. It is also a desirable medium early 

 sort for the home and market garden. The vines 

 are vigorous and productive. The fruits are oval, 

 slightly ribbed, densely covered wdth fine netting. 

 The flesh is green, very sweet and highly flavored. 

 We offer an exceptionally 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; >4Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



_ , . . The fruits of this midseason green fleshed sort are medium sized, oval or long oval, slightly 



oaltimore or Acme pointed at stem end, slightly ribbed, and are covered when ripe with coarse netting. The flesh 

 is thick, green, well flavored and sweet. This variety is a very productive, sure cropper of good quality. It is extensively 

 grown in some sections for the market, also as a home garden melon. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; 1/4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



^!_ • a/I 1 J. The fruits are 



Champion Market large, rotmd or 

 slightly oval, slightly ribbed and covered 

 with dense netting. The flesh is green, 

 very thick and sweet. The variety is a 

 reliable, medium early market sort. It is 

 an improvement on Montreal in earliness 

 and productiveness and will suit those who 

 like a large, sweet, green fleshed sort. 

 Pkt. 5c: Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; Vi Lb. 30c; 

 Lb. $1.00 

 . . 1 I A well known sort of 



Hackensack or good quality, it is 



Tiirlf'c Par> considered the best of the 

 * "» **■ * v.'tip very large gi'een fleshed 

 melons. The vines are hardy." vigorous and 

 productive. The fruits are nearly round, 

 always somewhat flattened. The ribs are 

 large and of irregular width, and the fruits 

 are densely covered with coarse netting. 

 The flesh is green, thick, coarse but juicy 

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

 Cap" type. This is still an extensively 

 gro'mi main crop melon in some sections 

 for the market and home garden. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; V4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



Bay View late maturing, green fleshed 

 variety producing fruits of largest size, 

 frequently weighing ten to fifteen poimds, 

 long, distinctly ribbed and covered -nath 

 coarse netting. The skin is green, becom- 

 ing slightly yellow as fruits ripen. The 

 flesh is green, thick and of good flavor. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; V4 Lb. 30c; 

 Extra Early Hackensack Lb. $1.00 



Netted Gem or Rocky Ford 



