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F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., INC., Washington, D. C. 



MUSKMELON, or CANTALOUPE \ 



Ounce Will Plant 50 Hills; 

 2 or 3 Pounds per Acre. 



CULTURE. Melons thrive 

 best in a rich, light soil. 

 Plant in early May in hills 

 4 to 6 feet each way. In 

 preparing the hills, use well 

 rotted manure and plant 10 

 to 12 seeds in each hill, 

 and thin out to 3 plants per 

 hill. Pinch off the end of 



vines when about a foot 

 long. This will make them 

 strong and bear more freely. 

 Cultivate frequently but 

 shallow until vines cover 

 the ground. For very early 

 planting, seed may be start- 

 ed in small boxes or tin 

 cans in hot beds. 



Long .lohn Cantaloupe 



Green Flesh Varieties 



102. Long John Cantaloupe. (75 days.) ("Best 

 in Garden" Main Crop Variety.) Originated, improved 

 and perfected in the great cantaloupe section of Anne 

 Arundel County, Maryland, which is widely known for 

 its grand luscious cantaloupes. It averages 8 to 10 

 inches long, some in fact grow a foot long. It takes 

 very few to fill a basket. Deeply netted and ribbed. 

 Thick green flesh of most delicious flavor. An excellent 

 main crop variety. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; '/4 lb. 45 

 cts.; lb. $1.50, postpaid. 



41. Sweet Air. (75 days.) ("Best in Garden" 

 Early Variety.) This wonderful melon is medium in 

 size, thick green flesh with small cavities, delicious 

 sweet flavor, perfectly tender; it fairly melts in your 

 mouth. Vigorous grower, vines keep green and pro- 

 duce big crops of beautiful netted melons. No culls. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 14 lb. 40 cts.; lb. $1.25, post- 

 paid. 



226. Jr. Rocky Ford. (75 days.) Earlier, a little larger 

 and more productive than the Rocky Ford, one of the best 

 rust and blight resisters. Vigorous grower, vines keep green 

 and produce big crops of fine market melons. Its netting 

 is close and deep, sweet flavor, thick green flesh with 

 small seed cavities, makes a very fine shipping melon. Pkt. 

 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 14 lb. 45 cts.; lb. $1.50, postpaid. 



193. Knight, or New Maryland. (75 days.) Not lia- 

 ble to blight, considerably earlier in maturing and nearly, if 

 not quite, as large as the Sweet Air. The melons are firmly 

 netted, uniform in size, and the thick green flesh is most de- 

 licious in flavor. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Vi lb. 40 cts.; lb. 

 $1.25, postpaid. 



39. Rocky Ford, or Netted Gem. (80 days.) One of 



the best-known cantaloupes in the world. Its fine flavor, 

 bright green, very deep meaty flesh, make it a popular va- 

 riety. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; '4 lb. 40 cts.; lb. $1.25, postpaid. 



347. Bolgiano's Baltimore Nutmeg. (75 days.) The 

 Baltimore Nutmeg is a large green-flesh variety, sweet as 

 sugar. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 14 lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1.00, post- 

 paid. 



123. Bottomley Cantaloupe. (75 days.) In shape it is 

 oblong, ribbed and heavily netted. The flesh is green, very 

 solid and thick, having a delicious flavor. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 

 15 cts.; 14 lb. 40 cts. lb. $1.25 postpaid. 



210. Honey Dew Melon. (95 days.) Has a peculiar, 

 sweet, pleasant taste. It must be dead ripe before being 

 prepared for the table. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 14 lb. 40 

 cts.; lb. $1.25, postpaid. 



Salmon Flesh Varieties 



104. Hale's Best Cantaloupe. (6O days.) Very early. 

 Oval in shape with heavy netting and ribs hardly apparent. 

 The flesh is exceptionally thick and firm, of fine sweet flavor. 

 A deep salmon color. Has a very small seed cavity. It is 

 at lea.st ten days earlier in maturing than other types of 

 Rocky Ford. A very prolific melon. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 

 Vi lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1.15, postpaid. 



230. Bolgiano's Unsurpassed Cantaloupe, (so days.) 



As a shipper it is a wonder. Packs 45 to the crate perfectly. 

 "Solid netted, of a whitish gray color." The meat is a beau- 

 tiful golden. Very thick flesh with extremely small seed 

 cavities. Tender, a sweet pleasing flavor, one never to be 

 forgotten. Vigorous grower, one of the best blight-resisters, 

 producing large crops of even size melons, absolutely no 

 culls. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Va lb. 40 cts.; lb. $1.35, postpaid. 



231. Hearts of Gold. (65 days.) Here is a fair sized 

 melon, larger than Rocky Ford with distinct ribs and quite 

 heavily netted. The rich golden flesh has a most excellent 

 flavor and is very deep, having only a small seed cavity. It 

 is recommended for home or market gardens, while as a ship- 

 per its popularity is increasing for the high quality is re- 

 tained perfectly after traveling long distances. Pkt. 5 cts.; 

 oz. 15 cts.; Vi lb. 45 cts.; lb. $1.50, postpaid. 



54. "Tip Top." (80 days.) Sweet, juicy, finest flavored, 

 firm (but not hard) fleshed. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; % lb- 

 40 cts.; lb. $1.25, postpaid. 



63. 10-25 Cantaloupe. (8O days) A re-selection of 

 the Pollock Salmon Tint, No. 25 Strain, which in the last few 

 years has become very popular among market gardeners. 

 Orange flesh, tender, sweet flavor, without strings or tough- 

 ness; excellent shipper, good seller. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 

 14 lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1.15, postpaid. 



