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



MUSK MELON 



Plant the seed in hills six feet apart each way, dropping ten to twelve seeds in a hill. After 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 cul- 

 tivation, 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. 



If the plants grow very rank, more and finer fruit will be secured by allowing the main branch to continue growing but 

 pinch off the end of each side branch after it has one fruit set. The quality of melons of all varieties is largely dependent upon 

 conditions of growth and ripening. Unhealthy vines or unfavorable 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. 



GREEN FLESHED VARIETIES 



|-i CI f^'i^ '■^ small, round melon, valuable on account of its extreme earliness, hardiness and great produc- 



CJCtra. Ilarly Ultron tlveness. The skin is green, becoming yellowish at maturity. The flesh is Ught green, sweet and of 



good quality. Pkt 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 'A Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 

 I I • J "\'iues rather small but vigorous and productive. Fruits small, somewhat flattened, deeply ribbed and well 



Jenny Liind netted. Flesh green and exceedingly sweet. Tliis variety ripens early and on account of its size is desirable 



as a table melon. We know of no green fleshed 



melon matiu-ing equally as early that is of more 



excellent quaUtv. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c: 



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

 T-i.i-iitii I AVe offer un- 



£.xtra Larly Hackensack der this name 



distinct stock, very different and much superior to 

 that often sold as Extra Early Hackensack. The 

 fruits are nearly two weeks earlier than Hacken- 

 sack, medium to" large sized, nearly round or some- 

 what flattened, evenly and deeply ribbed and with 

 very coarse netting. ' The skin is green, slightly 

 tinged with yellow as the fruits matm-e. 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. The vines are vigorous and produc- 

 tive. The fruits are oval, slightly ribbed, densely 

 covered with fine netting. Flesh green, very sweet 

 and highly flavored. AVe offer an exceptionally fine 

 stock of this early sort, the fruit being very uni- 

 form in shape and" quality and of the even siz"e that 

 is so desirable in a shipping melon. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

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



n 1.. « The fruits are me- 



tSaltimore, or Acme thum sized, oval or 

 long oval, slightly 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 veiy productive, sure cropper of good quality. One of the most desirable green fleshed melons of 

 medium size. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c"; 2 Oz. 20c; 'A Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



f\ |.. This variety, combining, as it does, the fu-m, sweet flesh of the French Cantaloupe and the delicious 



L^OSmopOlltan flavor of the American JIusk Melon, is truly cosmopolitan in character. It is the most beautiful of the green 

 fleshed melons. The fruits are of medium size, nearly round or slightly oval, without ribs. The skin is light green in color be- 

 coming covered at maturity with dense silver gray netting. The fl"esh is green, firm, sweet and uniformly high flavored. 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 1/4 Lb. 40c; 

 Lb. $1.25 



Champion Market are^ i^ge! 



round or slightly oval, slightly ribbed 

 and covered ■with dense netting. Flesh 

 is green, very thick and sweet. The var 

 riety is an improvement on Montreal in 

 earliness and productiveness and will 

 suit those who like a large, sweet, green 

 fleshed sort. It can always be depended 

 upon for a good crop. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 

 2 Oz. 25c; Vi Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 



Hackensack, or Turk's Cap 



A very large, green fleshed melon. 

 Vines hardy, vigorous and productive. 

 Fruits nearly round, usually somewhat 

 flattened; ribs large and of irregular 

 width, densely covered with coarse 

 netting. Flesh green, thick, coarse but 

 juicy and sweet. Our stock is true to 

 the "Turk's Cap'" type and after care- 

 ful comparison with that of other grow- 

 ers we_ do not hesitate to pronounce it 

 the best in the country. Often sold as Im- 

 proved Large Green Nutmeg. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 1/4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 



•• r. Fruits are of largest size. 



View frequently weighing ten 

 to fifteen pound.s, long, distinctly rib- 

 bed and covered with coarse netting. 

 The skin is green, becoming slightly 

 yellow as fruits- ripen. The flesh is 

 green, thick and of fine flavor. This va- 

 riety is by far the best of the large late 

 green fleshed melons and so hardy that 

 we especiallv recommend it to inex- 

 perienced cultivators. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 

 Tip Top 2 Oz. 25c; Vi Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 



Netted Gem, or Rocky Ford 



Bay 



