SEEDS WHICH SUCCEED 



WATERMELON-Continued incJS^I?oS 

 Halbert's Honey, 80 days— Equal to the Kleckley Sweet, 



of 20 inches oblong form, almost equally round at each end. Rind dark green. 



A most profitable seller in local markets, but not a good shipper 95 30 10 5 



Seminole.— This Melon resembles the Landreths' Light Icing. Sweet and melting. 70 25 10 5 



Landreths' Boss, 80 to 90 days —We still adhere to our 



claim that no Melon has ever been introduced which can be compared with * 

 the Boss in delicacy of flavor, dazzHng briUiancy of color of flesh, solidity of 

 flesh, depth of flesh, melting quality and everything going to make a perfect 

 Melon. Success with the Boss, however, is only met with when the soil is 

 strong and rich, both naturally and artificially, and it requires a space of 9 x 9 

 or 9 X 10 feet to the hill. Under good conditions Melons weigh from 30 to 40 

 pounds, and we have had frequent reports of their reaching a weight of 60 and 

 70 pounds to the Melon. True stock can only be had direct from us $ 



Bradford, 85 days. — Similar to the famous Joe Johnson in shape and markings; 

 long, color dark, with darker wavy bands, flesh melting and of excellent flavor.... 



Duke Jones. — Rind dark green, with irregular colored stripes; very prolific and of 



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Cantaloupe or Musk Melon 



Two Ounces of Seed to 100 Yards of Row. Four Pounds to the Acre. 



Cantaloupes, or Citron Melons, as they are termed in Jersey, do well upon sod ground or upon land 

 prepared for planting by plowing down a crop of Winter Wheat or Winter Rye, the sod or grass aerating or 

 keeping loose the soil. No plant is more influenced by the conditions of its growth. 



The seed is planted at about Corn-seeding time, or when the Apple is in bloom, in hills about 4| feet 

 in each direction, two shovelfuls of well-rotted stable manure being tramped into each hiU and covered with 

 earth. The large, long Melons, like the Reedland Giant and Casaba, are generally sold by the hundred; 

 Melons of the ordinary form and size are sold by the basket of one-half to five-eighths bushel capacity. 

 Twenty-six hundred hills to the acre should produce 15,000 to 20,000 fruits. Cantaloupes and Cucumbers 

 are often destroyed by lice on the vines. The remedy to meet such depredations is to spray the leaves 

 with Bordeaux Mixture. Cantaloupe vines are often blighted by heavy early morning fogs, the leaves 

 appearing afterward as if a flame of fire had passed over the field. 



TWENTY GREEN-FLESHED VARIETIES 



Small Jenny Lind, 58 days. — very smaU early variety, flattened at the poles, of Lb. M Lb. Oz. Pkt. 



surpassing good quahty, recommended for family garden, rather small for 

 market. The only variety which has retained its reputation for a period of 



50 years as an unexcelled family melon $1.00 30 10 6 



Landreths' Extra Early, 63 days —This, so far as we 



can observe, is the first large Cantaloupe to ripen, being almost as early as the 

 Jenny Lind, while twice its size. The form is half flat, fairly ribbed, green- 

 fleshed. Its merit consists in its early ripening habit. The quality is not the 

 best — not very sugary— but that can be waived, so long as it is decidedly 



earlier than any other sort 1.25 40 15 5 



Large Jenny Lind, 65 days.— A double-sized development of the Small Jenny Lind. 1.00 30 10 5 



Landreths' Shipper's Pride, 65 days.— The vine a very 



productive producer. Fruit flat at both ends, and of habit of a Large Jenny 

 Lind; outside of the surface of the fruit completely netted or ribbed with a 

 fine tracery, protecting it against abrasion in transportation; the flesh light 

 green and of a most delicate flavor. The fruit is of a size to pack about 30 m 



aerate ^ 



Extra Early Cape May, 65 days.— A very early and large round Cantaloupe or 

 Musk Melon of nutmeg form; quality most excellent and exceedingly produc- 

 tive; fruit deeply ribbed and heavily netted, flesh deep green, tender, juicy, 

 very sweet; fohage very small and distinct and proof against sunshine 1.50 



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For Express charges paid by customer, or small seeds Postage paid by us, see inside of cover. 



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