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P. MANN & CO., WASHINGTON, D. C. 



CANTALOUPE OR MUSK MELON 



One ounce will plant about 50 hills. Two or three pounds in hill per acre. 

 CULTURE. — Plant seed in hills 5 to 6 feet apart each way, 8 to 10 seeds per hill, after danger from frost 

 is past. After plants are well up, thin to 4 to the hill ; keep them well cultivated until the runners are so long 

 they cannot be hoed or cultivated. The quality of Muskmelons is affected very much by weather conditions. 



Extra Early Hackensack . 



ACME, OR BALTIMORE CANTALOUPE.— Has a 



beautiful, heavily netted green skin; good size, in 

 shape a desirable and distinct oval, and slightly 

 ribbed; flesh thick, green, very finely flavored, smooth 

 and sweet; very productive, and never bursts open at 

 blossom end. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 10c. % Pound, 25c. 

 Pound, 75c. 



EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK.— It produces mel- 

 ons equally as large and with all the good qualities of 

 the well-known Hackensack, but two weeks earlier; 

 heavily netted, and has light-green flesh of delicious 

 flavor. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 10c. *4 Pound, 25c. Pound, 

 75c. 



ROCKY FORD NETTED GEM— Our stock is spe- 

 cially grown for us in the famous Rocky Ford melon 

 district, and is a particularly valuable strain for ship- 

 pers. It is uniform in size, thickly netted, distinctly 

 ribbed, firm-fleshed and of most delicious flavor. 

 Packet, 5c. Ounce, 10c. ^4 Pound, 20c. Pound, 60c. 



EMERALD GEM.— Medium size, nearly round; 

 flesh a delicate light salmon color, very thick, fine 

 grained, and of most excellent flavor. The rind is 

 thin, dark green, ribbed, but not netted. One of the 

 best for home use. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 10c. *4 

 Pound, 25c. Pound, 75c. 



BURR ELL'S GEM— Originated in Rocky Ford, 

 Colo., the home of the celebrated Rocky Ford Melons. 

 This is very similar to Rocky Ford, excepting it has a 

 yellow or salmon-colored flesh instead of the green 

 flesh. It grows to a very desirable size, is closely 

 netted, slightly ribbed, with a dark green skin. 

 Packet, 5c. Ounce, 10c. ^4 Pound, 25c. Pound, 75c. 



THE PAUL ROSE, OR PETOSKEY— It is a cross 

 between the Osage and Netted Gem, and combines the 

 best features of the originals. The fruit is oval, me- 

 dium sized, dark exterior, thickly netted; with rich 

 salmon flesh, so thick as to nearly close the seed 

 cavity. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 10c. ^4 Pound, 25c. 

 Pound, 75c. 



TIP TOP. — For splendid eating qualities this melon 

 is certainly rightly named, for it is one of the most 

 delicious flavored and finest table melons in exist- 

 ence. It grows to a large size, has thick orange flesh 

 and is sweet, juicy and of the finest flavor even close 

 to the rind. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 10c. % Pound, 30c. 

 Pound, $1.00. 



Knight Cantaloupe 



A Splendid Early Cantaloupe of Superb Quality and 

 at the same time makes an Excellent Market or Ship- 

 ping Melon. 



This new cantaloupe gave the very best results and 

 satisfaction to our customers the past season. Its 

 earliness, productiveness, uniformity in shape and ap- 

 pearance and fine table qualities easily place it in the 

 first class both for home use and market. It matures 

 about a week earlier than the regular Rocky Ford, is 

 larger in size, and makes a most attractive and sala- 

 ble melon. It has thick, green flesh, shading to 

 orange at the center. The fruits are oblong in shape, 

 well ribbed and well netted. Altogether it is rapidly 

 taking front rank as one of the most desirable canta- 

 loupes in cultivation. Price Knight Cantaloupes. — 

 Packet, 5c. Ounce, 20c. % Pound, 40c. Pound, $1.25. 



Sweet Air 



We know from what we have seen of this melon for 

 the past five seasons that we cannot speak too highly 

 of this melon. It is the sweetest, finest flavored, 

 juiciest and best melon ever offered. 



It is a little larger than the Rocky Ford, well 

 netted, thick green flesh, small seed cavity. When 

 the other standard sorts have been flat to the taste 

 this has been perfect in sweetness. Packet, 5c. 

 Ounce, 10c. V± Pound, 40c. Pound, $1.50. 



