HOME VEGETABLE GARDENING 
MUSKMELON OR CANTALOUPE 
T^EtOUGH a native of Asia and Africa, this delicious 
vegetable fruit finds a most congenial home in 
America, where, under favorable climatic conditions 
and with thorough care, it develops qualities far beyond 
anything known to the old world. The fame of melons 
produced in certain sections of America has spread far 
beyond our boundaries. Melons have made Rocky Ford, 
Colorado, famous, and California’s Cassaba melons bid 
fair to eclipse even Rocky Fords. 
Where the sun shines warm and frost stays away be- 
tween May 30th and September 15th, muskmelons may 
be grown from seeds sown outdoors. They will ripen 
in sections with shorter seasons where seeds are started 
under glass or in the house. One hundred to one hundred 
and forty days is the time required by muskmelons to 
reach maturity. The possibilities and limitations of 
muskmelon culture are fully explained on pages 235-240. 
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