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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, raore 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 aire 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 



hardiness and great produc- 



Ep I r^»n A small, round melon, valuable on account of its extreme earliness, hardinesi 



Xtra Harly l^ltron tlveness. The skin is green, becoming yellowish at maturity. The flesh is hght green, sweet and of 

 good quahty. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; Vi Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 

 I I • J ^ines rather small but vigorous and productive. Fruits small, somewhat flattened, deeply ribbed and well 



Jenny L>inCl netted. Flesh green and exceedingly sweet. This variety ripens early and on account of its size is desirable 

 as a table melon. We know of no green fleshed 

 melon maturing equally as early that is of more 

 excellent quahty. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 

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

 »-i. T-<ii¥i 1 "VVe offer un- 



Lxtra harly 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 mature. 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. We offer an exceptionally fine 

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

 form in shape and quality and of the even size that 

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

 2 Oz. 20c; Va Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 

 U 1.. % The fruits are me- 



Daltimore, or Acme dlum sized, oval or 

 long oval, slightly pointed at stem end, slightly 



ribbed, and are covered when ripe with coarse Netted Qem, or Rocky Ford 



netting. The flesh is thick, green, well flavored and 



sweet. This variety is a very productive, sure cropper of ^ i. This variety, combining, as it does, the 



good quality. One of the most desirable green fleshed L^OSmopOlltan firm, sweet flesh of the French Canta- 

 melons of medium size. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; Va Lb. 40c; loupe and the delicious flavor of the American Musk Melon, is 

 Lb. $1.25 truly cosmopolitan in character. It is the most beautiful of 



the green fleshed melons. Fruits of medium 

 size, nearly round or slightly oval, without ribs. 

 Color light green but becoming covered at 

 maturity with dense silver gray netting. The 

 flesh is green, firm, sweet and uniformly high 

 flavored. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 

 ViLb. 40c;Lb. $1.25 

 r>i_ • n/i 1 . The fruits are large. 



Champion Market round or siightiy 



oval, slightly ribbed and covered with dense 

 netting. The flesh is green, very thick and 

 sweet. The variety is an improvement on Mon- 

 treal 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; 

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



Hackensack, or Turk's Cap large^ 



green fleshed melon. The vines are hardy, 

 vigorous and productive. The fruits are nearly 

 round, usually somewhat flattened; ribs large 

 and of irregular width, densely covered with 

 coarse netting. Flesh is green, thick, coarse 

 but juicy and sweet. Our stock is true to the 

 "Turk's Cap" type and after careful compari- 

 son with that of other growers we do not hesi- 

 tate to pronounce it the best in the country. 

 Often sold as Improved Large Green Nutmeg. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; Va Lb. 40c; 

 Lb. $1.25 

 ■n \T' Fruits are of largest size, f re- 



Day V lew quently weighing ten to fifteen 

 pounds, long, distinctly i-ibbed and covered 

 with coarse netting. The skin is green, be- 

 coming 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 especially 

 recommend it to inexperienced cultivators. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; Va Lb. 40c; 

 Lb. $1.25 



