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iu the North. Some gardeners plant during February and cover with boses, the same as 



described for Cucumbers. When Melons are ripening, too much rain will impair the 



iflavor of the fruit. Osage Musk Melon. This variety is cultivated 



largely for the Chicago market. It is small and does 



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New Orleans Market Melon. 



TNew Barly Hackensack. A newly 

 introduced variety, resembling the well 



not look very attractive, but is of excellent flavor. 

 Kecomnieud it highly for family use. It will not sell 

 well in this market. People here are accustomed to 

 roughly netted melons, such as the New Orleans 

 Market. The Osage is smooth and very slightly netted. 

 Netted Nutmeg:. Small oval melon, roughly net- 

 ted, early, and of fine flavor. 



Netted Citron. This variety is larger than the 

 foregoiug kind ; it is more rounded in shape, of me- 

 dium size and roughly netted. 



Pine Apple A medium sized early variety, oval in 

 shape, and of very fine flavor. 



Karly "White Japan. An early kind, of creamish 

 wl.ite color, very sweet and medium size. 



Persian or Cassaba. A large variety, of oval 

 shape and very delicate flavor. The rind of this kind 

 i.s very thin, which Is a disadvantage in handling, and 

 l)revents it from being planted for the market. Very 

 fine for family use. 



Rockyford" Musk Melon, Undoubtedly the best 

 extra early, small, sound, green fleshed melon in cul- 

 tivation, nearly jjerfect globe in shape. Remarkably 

 uniform in size, weighing from IV4 to IK pounds. Very 

 thick nieated with thin rind. Skin green and heavily 

 ribbed. Fleeh light green in color, melting and uni- 

 form, of a very luscious flavor. Very prolific and 

 early in ripening. 



Preserving Citron. This fruit resembles the aver- 

 age sized watpr melon, of a light green color, which is 

 coated over with a white substance like flour, that is 

 easily rUbbed off. It ii only used for preserving and 

 for making pies and sauces. 



Texas Cannon Ball Musk Melon. This melon is 

 as round as a ball, of medium size, 6 to 8 inches in 

 diameter and heavily netted. Flesh light green, melt 

 ing and highly flavored. Ke- 

 markably solid with extremely 

 small seed cavity. Very prolific, 

 continuing bearing for a long 

 time. 



New Orleans Market, A 

 large species of the citron kind. 

 It is extensively grown for this 

 market; large in size, very 

 roughlv netted and of luscious 

 flavor ;'different altogether from 

 the Northern Netted Citron, 

 which is earlier but not so fine 

 in flavor, and not half the size of 

 the variety grown here. 



The New Orleans Market can- 

 not be excelled by any other 

 variety in the world. In a fa- 

 vorable season it is a perfect 

 gem. It has been tried along- 

 side of varieties praised at the 

 North, such as are brought out 

 every year, but none of them 

 could compare with the New Or- 

 leans Market. 



Northern grown seed do not 

 thrive here. It requires a Sonth- 

 ern sun to bring the seed to per- 

 fection. Small varieties of mel- 

 ons will improve in size if culti- 

 vated here for a number of years, 

 and if care is taken tkat no 

 Cucumbers, Squashes, Gourds or 

 Pumpkins are cultivated in the 

 vicinity. If the best and earliest 

 speciniens are selected for seed, 

 in three or fonr years the frnit 

 "*■"£? M^will be large and fine. _ _^ 



kcown Hackensack, but not quite so large. 

 It is productive and of good flavor. The 

 seed we offer are Southern grown. It is 



Garden Hcse and Reels, All I<engtlis. 



