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VEGETABLE ^EED SPECIALTIES 



The "Henderson Bush Musk Melon 



SHOWN IN COLORS ON THE OPPOSITE PACE 



THE MOST REMAKKABLE AND VALUABLE SEED NOVELTY OF THE AGE 



A CLIMAX IN PLANT BKEEDING AND VINE CUKTAILMENT 



DELICIOUS MUSK MELONS MAY NOW BE GKOWN IN EVERY GARDEN 



AND IN FIELD CULTUKE THE SAVING IN SPACE 



PERMITS TWICE AS MANY MELONS TO BE PKODUCED AS FROM VINE VARIETIES 



WE were the first .to introduce the Bush Lima Bean, 

 which has proved such a valuable acquisition, and 

 qow we are the first to introduce the Bush or Vine- 

 less Musk Melon which we predict will revolutionize Melon-growing 

 as the Bush Lima did the growing of Lima Beans. 



Musk Melons and Cantaloupes — the most delicious of the world's 

 vegetable-fruits, natives of the warmer parts of Asia — have been 

 esteemed and cultivated from remote antiquity, during which time 

 thousands of special varieties have developed, degenerated and been 

 superseded, but never among them all, so far as we know, has a 

 Vineless or Bush variety been produced until the advent of 

 THE "HENDERSON" BUSH MUSK MELON. 



For a number of years we have been breeding and selecting this 

 remarkable variation from Vine Melons, and at last have it so"fi.\ed," 

 that we feel confident in offering it to our patrons as the most valu- 

 able seed novelty that has been introduced in many years. 



The fruits are of the popular "Jenny Lind" type but larger, 

 averaging 5 inches in diameter; they vary somewhat in shape from 

 flattened-round to almost spherical; the ribs are shallow; the surface 

 is dark green, but so densely netted that it appears almost russet 

 colored. The flesh is very deep, edible almost to the rind and is 

 colored light green flushed with salmon towards the centre. The 

 seed cavity is small. The quality is superb, lusciously sweet and 

 juicy with a cool gratifying flavor and a delightful aroma. They 

 ripen a little in advance of "Rocky Ford. " 



But the crowning merit of The "Henderson" Bush Musk Melon 

 is its vineless character of growth or "bush" habit, which is of dis- 

 tinct advantage, thus saving space and permitting it to be grown 

 in even small gardens where home-grown Melons have been denied 

 on account of the amount of ground that the vine varieties require. 



PRICE, 20c. pkt., 3 pkt 



The plants of The "Henderson" Bush Musk Melon are stocky 

 and vigorous, growing from 15 to 18 inches in length, and two to three 

 of them to a hill form a circular mound 2 J/2 to 3 feet in diameter which 

 permits the hills to be spaced 3 feet apart or at the rate of 4840 hills 

 to the acre, whereas the vine varieties are usually planted 5 feet 

 apart or 1742 hills to the acre. Allowing as a fair average 5 fruits 

 to a hill the yield would be 24,200 fruits per acre from the Bush 

 Melon and of the Vine Melons at 7 fruits to the hill, 12,194 fruits 

 to the acre. This comparison thus shows The "Henderson" Bush 

 Musk Melon will yield practically double the number of fruits that 

 Vine Melons do, on a given area. 



As we anticipate that The "Henderson" Bush Musk Melon will 

 be grown by many people who never grew Melons before, a few cul- 

 tural suggestions may be in order : 



Melons thrive best in the warmest and sunniest parts of the garden in 

 rich soil, deeply dug. Plant the seed after the ground and weather are warm. 

 Corn planting time is early enough unless glass is used. Space your hills, 

 or rather low mounds. 3 feet apart; a shovelful of rotted manure dug into each 

 is advisable. Put 4 or 5 seeds 2 inches apart. 1 inch deep about the centre, 

 thin out. leaving 2 or 3 of the strongest seedlings. Plantings made two weeks 

 apart will furnish a succession of fruit through the season. The male and- 

 female flowers are borne separately on the same plant, the female only producing 

 the fruit. Allow only 3 fruits to a plant for best Melons. Well-grown, vigorous, 

 healthy plants produce the finest flavored fruits, therefore the plants should 

 not be allowed to wilt from lack of moisture during hot. dry weather. Apply 

 the water near the roots — not on the foliage — in sufficient quantity to percolate 

 to the roots. Insects and fungus are partial to Melon foliage, and their ravages 

 should be prevented by the early and occasional use of insecticide and fungicide 

 — preferably Bordeaux mixture. Melons ripened on the vine are the most 

 delicious. Ripeness is indicated by cracks appearing in the stem of the Melon, 

 also by a softening and yielding to finger pressure at the blossom end, also 

 by a yellowing of the netting, and lastly by the perfume emitted. 



We predict great popularity for The "Henderson" Bush Musk 

 Melon. 

 :s., 50c., 7 pkts., $1.00. 



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