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Melon, Musk 
Melon Muscade. Canlalupen. Muscatel. 
One ounce will plant eighty hills ; two pounds will plant an acre. A light, warm, rich soil is essential for 
this crop. Plant in hills six feet apart each way, 
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y^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^. danger of destruction by bugs is over, thin oat to 
x^^v^i^^r^'^J^^^^^ii^^^^^^lK three plants to a hill; when about one fuot long, 
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/W^^^S&>'^S^i^l^i^B^^!^£^^^ strengthens the growth of the vines, and makes the 
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round shape, with skin 
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it in appearance one of 
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'^^BSB^^^^^^^^^^^KB^^- (Champion Market. Hand- 
"'^^^^^^^^^^^^^g^^^g^^jj^^^^^^EST some, early-ripening 
and globular, averaging 
MARKET pounds each; they 
CHAMP ON A keep and ship remark- 
ably well, owing to the thin but tough rind, and the solidity of the thick, light green 
flesh, which is delicate, sugary and juicy 10 25 75 
Delinonico. The fruit is large, oval, heavily netted and thick meated ; flesh a beautiful 
orange pink, rich and delicious 10 30 1 00 
Emerald Gem. Early and of superior flavor and quality ; the flesh is light red or sal- 
mon, tliick, juicy and luscious in flavor 10 25 75 
Extra Early Hackensack. Fully ten days earlier than the old variety, but almost 
equal in size ; very productive, averaging five to six melons on the vine ; hand- 
somely netted and of excellent flavor 10 2o 75 
Green Citron. Round, deep-netted melons of medium size ; flesh thick, light green, 
sweet and delicate. One of the best green-fleshed varieties 10 25 75 
Improved Orange Christiana. Very early, delicious ; bright orange flesh 10 30 1 00 
Jenny Lind. Small, early ; green fleshed variety 10 25 75 
Large Yellow Cantaloupe. An old standard and still very popular 10 25 t>0 
Nutmeg. Densely netted, deeply ribbed ; green-fleshed variety 10 25 75 
Osage or Miller's Cream. An ega shaped variety growing to a medium size; skin 
thin, of a dark green color and well netted ; flesh of a salmon pink color, remarkably 
sweet and spicy in flavor, extremely thick and delicious to the rind 10 25 75 
Shnmway's Giant. Of enormous size but entirely free of the rank flavor so often found 
in large melons ; flesh salmon-colored, thick, fine grained, of delicious flavor, sugary 
and melting 10 30 1 00 
Winter Pineapple. A recent introduction of great value. The skin is corrugated in- 
stead of netted and is of a dark green color tinged with yellow. The color of the 
flesh is delicate lemon-yellow, and it is of a distinct and delicious pineapple flavor 
not possessed by any other variety. The fruits rarely ripen on the vine, but should 
be picked off and stored in a cool dry place where they will gradually ripen. It is 
usually necessary to place them in a warm room for three or four days before using 
so as to ripen them up thoroughly 10 30 1 00 
