90 VEGETABLE SEEDS-(Co„tM). STATE NURSERY CO. 
MUSKMELONS 
Culture — A lic-li, di'cp, sand loam, 
well worked and liighly iiiaiuin d wilh 
old rottun compost is of tin- lii'st ini- 
pot tauee. Plant when all dangi r oi 
irost is over, in hills 3 to (i feet apart 
lach way; scatter a dozen seeds to 
a hill, and alter they are out ol' dan- 
ger from bugs, thin to 3 or 4 plants. 
When I hey have 4 or 5 rough leaves 
pinch off the end of the main shoot, 
which will cause the lateral branches 
to put forth fruit sooner. 
lOne ounce will plant about 80 hills.) 
.WUSKMELON— (Maule's Model.) 
(Montana Grown Seed.) Pkt. 10c; 
Uz. 20c; Vi-Lb. 50c; Lb $1.75 
(Green Flesh.) A paragon of 
merit — in size, shape, netting, ap- 
pearance, aroma, flavor, depth of 
flesh, smallness of seed cavity, 
cropping ability and shipping 
quality it leaves nothing to be de- 
sired. 
MUSKMELO.N— (Barlings Montana.) Pkt. 10c; Oz. 200; 
Vi-Lb , 50c 
Ideal in size for family use, oval shape, flesh salmon 
pink; thick fleshed, wilh small seed cavity; originated 
in Montana and matures with the earliest. 
MUSKMELON— (Tlie Grand.) Oz. 15c; %-Lb. 50c 
Has a vigorous vine and because of its vigorous growth 
is a great yielder. The fruit is round or slightly 
elongated, slightly ribbed. Color a peculiar pea green 
with nettings a lighter shade. The flesh is firm, fine 
grained, of a rich salmon or red color. In flavor il 
even surpasses the best grown Osage or Emerald 
Gem. The flesh extends to the rind and retains its 
color and quality quite to the outer shell, which, 
though thin, is very hard and firm, and because of 
this bears shipment remarkably well. The flesh is 
thick, very thick, considering the size of the melon, 
leaving a small seed cavity. 
VIIJSKMELON— (Early Nutniea.)..Oz. 10c; %-Lb. 30c: Lb. $1 
For early general use this variety is unsurpassed; uni- 
form in size, thick fleshed, delicious flavor. 
lluskmelon (Extra Early Hackensack.) 
MUSKMELON— (Garden Lemon.) 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; %-Lb 75c 
Fruits short, nearly round, with 
yellow and green markings; skin 
smooth, flesh exceedingly tender 
and of sweet melon flavor. Best 
when turning yellow. Makes 
good preserves. 
MUSKMELON— (Extra Early Hacken- 
sack.) Oz. 15c; %-Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 
Very popular variety; one that 
matures early and of good qual- 
ity. See illustration. 
MUSKMELON— (The Hoodoo.) Oz. 
15c; V4-Lb. 50c; Lb $1.50 
The fruit is of medium size; the 
seed cavity very small; the rind 
very thin indeed; and the edible, 
fleshy part very thick and meaty. 
It is of orange or salmon color, 
the type much preferred now. 
MUSKMELON— (Jenny Lind.) Oz. 10c; 
%-Lb. 30c; Lb $1.50 
This is the earliest of the green 
fleshed sorts and one of the sweetest. It is round or 
flattened. In size it is small, being from three to five 
inches in diameter — a very convenient size for serving 
in halves. It is more largely grown in the great melon 
producing state of New Jersey than any other sort, and 
is used in enormous quantities in the eastern cities 
and at the seashore resorts. 
MUSKMELON— (Emerald Gem.) Oz. 20c; %-Lb. 50c; 
Lb $1.40 
This has become one of the most popular of small or 
basket melons. The fruit is oval, slightly ribbed, 
densely covered with coarse netting. Flesh thick, 
very sweet and highly flavored. 
MUSKMELON— (The Roekyford.) Oz. 15c; %-Lb. 40c; 
Lb $1.25 
Is a valuable introduction, and has attained in an in- 
credible short time a national reputation. It is of the 
Emerald Gem type, oval in shape, averaging from four 
and one-half to five inches in length, of a delicious 
flavor; very fine and smnnlh grained fle-sh of a light 
green color throughout when ripe. 
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