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



27 



Jenny Lino. 



MELON, MUSK. 



French, Melon. German, Zucker-Melone. 



The Musk Melon is too universally popular to need any 

 special description. 



Culture.— Cultivate as recommended for cucumbers, ex- 

 cept that the hills should be six feet apart. Rich earth for 

 the youn^ plants is far better than manure, but if the latter 

 must be used, see that it is well rotted. If the plants grow 

 very rank, more and finer fruit will be secured by pinching 

 off the ends of the shoots when about three feet long. The 

 quality of melons of all varieties is largely dependent upon 

 conditions of growth and ripening. Unhealthy vines or un- 

 favorable weather produce fruit of comparatively poor flavor. 



JENNY LIND.— An 

 extra early green 

 fleshed melon, and 

 one of the sweetest 

 in cultivation. Fruits 

 globular or flat globe 

 shaped, ribbed and 

 covered wirh a shal- 

 low netting: medium, 

 size to small. One of 

 the best melons for 

 hotel and restaurant 

 use on account of its 

 convenient size. 



EXTRA EARLY 

 CITRON. -A small 

 round melon, valu- 

 able on account of its extreme earliness and great productive- 

 ness. The skin is green, becoming j-ellowish at maturit}'. 

 The flesh light green, sweet and of fair quality. 



SMALL GREEN NUTMEG.— Fruit of medium size, slightly 

 ribbed, globular. Skin dark green, becoming yellow when 

 over ripe, and nearly covered with broad shallow netting. 

 Flesh thick, a little coarse, but of fine flavor. This variety is 

 in universal demand for both home and market use. It is the 

 size so much sought after at present by hotels and restaurants. 

 Our stock is carefull\- grown and selected, and will be found 

 first class in every particular. 



NETTED GEM.— This has become one of the most popular 

 of small or basket melons. The fruit is oval, slightly ribbed, 

 densely covered with coarse netting. Flesh thick green; very 

 sweet and high flavored. 



SILVER NETTED CANTELOUPE.— This variety is one of 

 the most distinct and uniform on the list. We think it the 

 most handsome of the green fleshed melons. Fruit slightly 

 oval, nearly round, without ribs. Color light green, but 

 becoming covered at maturity with dense silver graj' netting. 

 Flesh green, firm, sweet and uniform!}- high flavored. 



EARLY WHITE JAPAN.— An old variety, but of very fine 

 quality. Fruit oval, white, with green flesh. One of the 

 best for the home garden. Very early. 



BALTIMORE, OR ACME. — Fruit medium size, oval, 

 slightly pointed at stem end, slightly ribbed, covered when 

 ripe with coarse netting. Flesh thick, green, very fine 

 flavored and sweet. We think this one of the most uniformly 

 good melons we have on our list. 



inPROVED LARGE GREEN NUTflEQ.— Vines vigorous, 

 hardy, productive: fi-uit veiy large, round, slightly flattened 

 at both ends, ribbed, covered with coarse netting; flesh very 

 thick, and of the highest flavor. 



HACKENSACK, OR TURK'S CAP.-Fruit very large, 

 flattened globe shape, ribs large and of irregular width, 

 densely covered with coarse netting; flesh green, thick, coarse, 

 but of the finest flavor. We have taken great pains to have 

 our stock of this true to the "'Turk's Cap" type, and after 

 careful comparison with that of other growers do not hesi- 

 tate to pronounce it the best in the country. 



MONTREAL.— Our stock of this variety, unlike most, 

 offered, is of distinct and uniform type. Fruit of the larg- 

 est size, often measuring twelve to fourteen inches in diame- 

 ter; spherical, or slightly oval in shape, with regular, shallow 

 ribs, and sparsely covered with netting; flesh firm, hght 

 green, sweet and of excellent flavor. 



PINE APPLE.— Vines very productive and hardy. Fruit 

 oval, medium size, slight ribs and dark green at first, but 

 becoming covered with shallow gray netting. Flesh green, 

 verj- thick, soft, delicate and exceedingly sweet and high 

 flavored. One of the best of all the green fleshed melons for 

 home use. 



BAY VIEW.— Fruit long and of the largest size, often 

 weighing fifteen to seventeen pounds under high culture, 

 deeply ribbed and covered with coarse netting: flesh green, 

 thick and of fine flavor. A favorite in some markets. 



CASABA, OR GREEN PERSIAN.-One of the largest and 

 best musk melons in cultivation. Fruit long, oval, a little 

 pointed at each end: flesh green, verj- sweet. 



RED OR YELLOW FLESHED SORTS. 



EMERALD GEM.— The standard of excellence among the 

 salmon fleshed varieties. Fruit small to medium size, globu- 

 lar, or slightly flattened at the ends, only slightly netted and 



Emerald GeM. 



ribbed. Skin deep green while young, becoming tinged with 

 yellow as the fruit matures: flesh deep salmon-yellow, very 

 thick, ripens close to the rind and is unsurpassed in flavor. 

 This variety has steadily grown in popular favor and is to-day, 

 in manj- laVge markets, leading all other kinds. 



SURPRISE.— Vines hardy and productive: fruit oval, not 

 deeply ribbed, covered with slight patches of netting; skin 

 yellowish-white; flesh deep salmon color. Quality the very 

 best. 



OSAGE, OR IMPROVED^ MILLER'S CRE'AM.-This 



melon has made its way into public favor from the market 

 rather than the garden, and seems to be just what the people 

 want. It is medium size, oval, slightly ribbed, dark green in 

 color, covered more or less with shallow netting. The flesh 

 is deep salmon, and is good to within a fourth of an inch of 

 the rind, and is thicker than any other sort. Very sweet and 

 good flavored. A favorite variety- in some markets. 



LONG YELLOW.— A large variety: long, oval, deeply 

 ribbed; flesh thick: light salmon colored, and of a peculiar 

 muskj- flavor. This variety is used in its green state for maii- 

 goes. 



Hackcnsack. 



