20 



One ounce of seed 

 will plant 60 hills 



G. EDWARD SCHULTZ, WASHINGTON. D. C. 



MELON, Musk or Canteloupe 



Cantajlupe, Ger. 

 Two pounds to the acre, 



CULTURE —Prepare hills '6 feet apart; a rich, moderately dry sandy soil is bP=;t n^injr w^ii rntfo/i o<-okt« 



Rocfcy Tord 

 Cantaloupe 



Popular and Finest Early 

 Melon on the Market. 

 Coarse netted — Good 

 shipper. 



This is the most popular of all 

 the small melons, being exten- 

 sively grown and shipped in car- 

 load lots to all the larger markets. 

 It is one of the finest early 

 melons, and one of the best for 

 market gardeners and shippers as 

 well as for the home garden. It 

 is oval in shape, slightly ribbed, 

 and covered with a coarse netting. 

 The flesh is thick, green in color, 

 very sweet and juicy, and. solid 

 clear to the rind. Price, packets, 

 5c.; oz., 10c. ; 14 lb., 20c.; lb., 65c. 



New Rust Resistant Money 

 Maker. See page 1, Specialties. 



Burrell. 



Rocky Ford Cantaloupe. 



Seed direct from the originator, Mr. D. V. 



New Rocky Ford with 



rJ'.^l'l^^'^P ^^a^- Sold for twice the price and will "ship twice as'far Es^the' old 



Kocky i ord. Ihis Melon has a tough thin rind, well arched ribs covered with a closely laced and interlaced 

 '^^ blossom end is protected with a well developed button. Shape quite elongated, meat of a 

 reddish orange, very thick fine grained and spicy, not containing too much water or acid. Seed cavity small 

 . iK^^c^ -A^' ^^^^ closely held in place in three lobes. Price, packet, 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; % lb. 50 



FmRrRld Iffim 7^^. ^^^^ really pretty Melon is small to medium, globular in form, flattened at 



ku^uiuiu uuu( the blossom and stem ends; skin smooth and slightly ribbed. It shows a rich, emerald green 

 color with narrow stripes of a light green in the ribs. Flesh of a deep, rich salmon color, deiiciously flavored 

 and of superior quality. Packets 5 and 10 cts.; Mlh. 35 cts.; lb. $1.00. 



P^llI RnSfi nr Pfitn^lfll ^ '^^^^^ between the Osage and the Netted Gem, combining the sweetness of 



luui uuuu ui luiuuivy the former and the fine gray netting of the latter, making it a handsome Melon. The 

 fruit is oval in form. The flesh is thick and firm, a deep salmon or orange color; most delicious and appetiz- 

 ing. Packets, 5 and 10 cts.; % lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1.00. 



RflltininrR NlltniPn ^^CME) Has a beautiful heavily netted green skin; good size; shape oval; slightly rib- 

 iiuiiiii(uiu iiuiuiuij bed; flesh thick, green, very finely flavored, smooth, always very sweet and most pro- 

 ductive. Packet, 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; i,4 lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1.25. 



pYtra FflTlll HflPifPn^anlr produces melons two weeks earlier than the well-known 

 LAUD LQiiy iiauRonoauiv hackensack; heavily netted, and has light-green flesh of 



MOST delicious FLAVOR; A SPLENDID CANTELOUPE MELON. Large fine form; grown also for the 

 home garden very extensively. Packet, 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1.25. 



This is one of the oldest varieties of muskmelon. The fruit is small and round, flat ou 

 both ends, deeply lobed and finely netted. The flesh is green and luscious; it comes 

 into the market first of all. Packets, 5 and 10 cts.; H lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1.00. 



flVfll NPflPrf IfPin ^ small, extra early variety maturing at same time as Jenny Lind. It is very uniform 

 Uiai ilullifU Uull( in size, handsomely netted, and of oval shape. Flesh a light green and possesses the 

 spicy flavor so much desired in the muskmelon. A popular variety with market gardeners. Packet, 5 

 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; 14 lb. 20 cts.; lb. 65 cts. 



Tin Tnn ''IPlPPtPtf StnPlr ^ yellow-fleshed Melon of the very best quality; every Melon produced, 



lip lUP) OuluuluU OIUUIV big or little, early or late in the season, is a good one. They are sweet, juicy, 

 of finest flavor, eatable to the very rind. Packet, 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; % lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1.25. 



MELON SEEDS ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY, THE CROP W^IS A PARTIAL FAILURE, ORDER EARLY 



Jernig Liqd 



The White Loaf Lettuce vhich I bought of you last fall 

 y^ars. They were as fine as could be. 



May 19, 1908. 

 the only good Lettuce I have had in seven 



JOHN HAGEN, 

 Benning, D. C. 



