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in the North. Some gardeners plant during February and cover with boxes, the same as 

 described for Cucumbers. When Melons are ripening, too much rain will impair the 

 flavor of the fruit. 



Osage Musk Melon. This variety is 

 cultivated largely for the Chicago market. 

 It is small and does not look very attrac- 

 tive, but is of excellent flavor. Recommend 

 it highly for family use. It will not sell 

 well in this market. People here are ac- 

 customed to roughly netted melons, such as 

 the New Orleans Market. The Osage is 

 smooth and very slightly netted. 



Netted Nutmeg. Small oval melon, 

 roughly netted, early, and of fine flavor. 



Netted Citron. This variety is larger 

 than the foregoing kind; it is more rounded 

 in shape, of medium size and roughly 

 netted. 



Pine Apple. A medium sized early 

 variety, oval in shape, * and of very fine 

 flavor. 



Barly White Japan. 

 of creamish white color, 

 medium size. 



An early kind, 

 very sweet and 



Persian or Cassafoa. A large variety, 

 of oval shape and delicate flavor. The rind 

 of this kind is very thin, which is a disad- 

 vantage in handling, and 

 prevents it from being plant- 

 ed for the market. Very 

 fine for family use. 



New Orleans Market. 

 A large species of the citron 

 kind. It is extensively 

 grown for this market; large 

 in size, very roughly netted 

 and of luscious flavor; dif- 

 ferent altogether from the 

 Northern Netted Citron, 

 which is earlier but not so 

 fine in flavor, and not half 

 the size of the variety grow n 

 here. 



The New Orleans Mark- 1 

 cannot be excelled by any 

 other variety in the world. 

 In a favorable season it is a 

 perfect gem. It has been 

 tried alongside of varieties 

 praised at the North, such 

 as are brought out every 

 year, but none of them 

 could compare with the 

 New Orleans Market. North- 

 ern grown seed do not thrive 

 here. It requires a South- 

 ern sun to bring the seed to perfection. 

 Small varieties of melons will improve iu 

 size if cultivated here for a number of years, 

 and if care is taken that no Cucumbers, 

 Squashes, Gourds or Pumpkins are culti- 

 vated in the vicinity. If the best and 

 earliest specimsns are selected for seed, 



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Os'ure Melon. 



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New Orleans Market Melon. 



in three or four years the fruit will be large 



and fine. 



New Uarly Hackensack. A newly 

 introdnced variety, resembling the well 

 known Hackensack, but not quite so large. 

 It is productive and of good flavor. The 

 seed we offer are Southern grown. It is 



