HIGH QUALITY SEEDS. 



21 



One ounce of seed 

 will plant 60 hills 



MELON, Musk or Canteloupe 



Cantalupb, dev. 



Two pounds to the acre. 



CULTURE— Prepare hills 6 feet apart; a rich, moderately dry sandy soil is best, using well-rotted stable 

 manure, well mixed with the soil. When danger of frost is past plant 10 to 12 seeds about an inch deep in 

 each hill, and when danger of insects is over, thin out to 4 plants. Ashes, lime, or dry road dust sprinkled 

 over the young plants when the dew is on will prevent the attacks of insects. To promote fruitfulness, pinch 

 the ends of the vines when they begin to blossom, especially if the growth is very luxuriant, and cultivate 

 until the vines cover the ground. Be careful not to grow them near cucumbers, squashes, etc., as they readi- 

 ly hybridize and the flavor of both is injured. Cantaloupes grown on heavy soil are not of the best quality. 



Rocky Ford 

 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. ; lb., 20c.; lb.,' 65c. 

 Rocky Ford Cantaloupe. , ^ 



Money Maker Cantaloupe (Kust Resistant) 



Pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; % lb., 60c. 

 scription in Novelties, page 2. 



lb., $2.00. Full de- 



Burrell Gem 



except that the flesh is a golden or orange 

 The melon, is oval in shape and Vitfry 

 Pkt., 10c. ; oz., 15c. ; % lb., 50c.; 1 lb.. 



green color with narrow stripes of a light green in the ril 

 flavored and of superior quality. Packets, 5 and 10c.; % lb. 



This might be called an improved Rockyford, 

 yellow. It is very meaty and has few seeds, 

 prolific; it is probably the best keeper in the cantaloupe line. 



$1.25. ;: . 



Fmpr;ilfl Ctom "^^^ t^Mit of this really pretty Melon is small to medium, globular in form, flatteneji at 

 L.lllciaiU ViclII the blossom and stem ends; skin smooth and slightly ribbed. It shows a rich, emerald 



Flesh of a deep, rich salmon color, de]ic|i<;^u$lf 

 30c. ; lb., $1.25. " ' 



Paiil Pac<» nr Poinckv ^® ^ cross between the Osage and the Netted Gem, combining the sweetness 

 raul l\UMS UI rciUMVy of 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 deli- 

 cious and appetizing. Packets, 5 and 10 cts.; % lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.25. 



RAlfimnro Nliifmix^ (ACME) Has a beautiful heavily netted green skin; good size; shape oval; slightly 

 uaiiiiiiuic i-^uiiiicg ribbed; flesh thick, green, very finely flavored, smooth, always very sweet and most 

 productive. Packet, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 35 cts.; lb., $1.25. 



Fv4ra Fiirlv Harkoncark PRODUCES MELONS TWO WEEKS EiARLIER THAN THE WELL- 

 I^ALId Ldriy lldt^en^dC^ known HAOKENSACK; heavily NETTEiD, and has LIGHT-GREEN 

 FLESH OF MOST DELICIOUS FLAVOR; A SPLENDID CANTALOUPE MELON. Large fine form; 

 grown also for the home garden very extensively. Packet, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 35 cts.; lb., $1.25. 

 Ipnnv I ind -"^^^^ ^® oldest varieties of muskmelon. The fruit is small and round, flat ou 



*'^""J i-iiiu \yQX.\^ 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.; % lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.25. 



A small, extsa early variety maturing at same time as Jenny Lind. It is very uni- 

 form in size, handsomely netted, and of oval shape. Flesh a light green and pos- 

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

 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 20 cts.; lb., 65 cts. '■ 



Tin Tnn ^pl»r4^r1 ^fnrk I* Is a yellow-fleshed Melon of the very best quality; every Melon produced, 

 ny I up, jx,ix,y.\.x,\x oiuv.i\ qj. mt\Q, 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. 



Oval Netted Gem 



MELON SEEDS ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY, THE CROP WAS A 



TO CHANGE. 



PARTIAL FAILURE. PRICES SUBJECT 



G. Edward Schultz, Washington, D. C. 



Dear Sir: Your Money Maker Cantaloupe is a dandy; they grow large, well shaped, coarse netted, 

 small cavity and as sweet as could be desired. They grew exactly like the half-tone cut in your Catalogue. 

 The vines kept green till the last fruits were picked from them. Yours, ALFRED T. GRIMES. 



