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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 run- 

 ners are so long they cannot he hoed or cultivated. The quality of Muskmelons is affected very much 

 bv 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, 

 and sweet; very productive, and never bursts open 

 at blossom end. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 10c. ^4 Pound, 

 25c. Pound, 75c. 



EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK.— It produces 

 melons equally as large and with all the good qual- 

 ities of the well-known Hackensack, but two weeks 

 earlier; heavily netted, and has light-green flesh of 

 delicious flavor. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 10c. % 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 partictilarly valuable strain for 

 shippers. It is uniform in size, thickly netted, dis- 

 tinctly ribbed, firm-fleshed and of most delicious 

 flavor. Packet, 5c. Ounce. 10c. ^i Pound, 20c. 

 Potmd. 60c. 



EMERALD GEM. — Medium size, nearly round; 

 flesh a delicate light salmon color, very thick, flne 

 grained and of most excellent flavor. The rind is 

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

 of the best for home use. Packet, oc. Ounce, 10c. 

 % Pound, 25c. Pound. 75c. 



BURRELL'S GEM.— Originated in Rocky Ford, 

 Colo., the home of the celebrated Rocky Ford Mel- 

 ons. 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. i/4 Pound, 25c. 

 Pound. 75c. 



THE PAUL ROSE, OR PETROSKEY.— It is a 



cross between the Osage and Netted Gem, and com- 

 bines the best features of the originals. The fruit 

 is oval, medium sized, dark exterior, thickly netted; 

 with rich salmon flesh, so thick as to nearly close 

 the seed cavity. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 10c. % Pound. 

 25c. Pound, 75c. 



TIP TOP. — For splendid eating qualities this mel- 

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

 most delicious flavored and finest table melons in 

 existence. It grows to a large size, has thick orange 

 flesh and is sweet, juicy and of the flnest 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 m.akes an Excellent Market 

 or Shipping Melon. 



This new cantaloupe gave the very best results 

 and satisfaction to our customers the past season. 

 Its earliness, productiveness, uniformity in shape 

 and appearance and flne 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 salable 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 cantaloupes in cultivation. Price 

 Knight Cantaloupes. — Packet. 5c. Ounce, 20c. % 

 Pound, 40c. Pound, SI. 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. i^ Pound. 40c. Pound, $1.50. 



