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MUSKMELON, PARSLEY 
MUSKMELON 
CULTURE—Muskmelons delight in moder¬ 
ately rich, warm, mellow loam. The seed should 
be planted in the Spring upon the arrival of 
settled warm weather. Plant seeds one inch 
deep in hills four to six feet apart each way, 
and as soon as the plants begin to run remove 
all but four of the most likely ones. 
BURRELL’S GEM 
A very popular variety in this locality. The 
skin is rather dark green; the rind is thin, and 
the flesh is very dark, salmon colored of a 
most delicious flavor, juicy and fairly melts in 
the mouth. Postpaid, pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; x / 4 lb. 
40c; 1 lb. $1.25. 
ROCKY FORD 
Oval, slightly ribbed, densely covered 
with coarse netting. Fleshy thick, green, 
very sweet, highly flavored, wonderfully 
uniform in shape and quality. A favorite 
with market gardeners. Postpaid, pkt. 5c; 
oz. 15c; V 4 lb. 35c; 1 lb. $1.25. 
GOLD-LINED ROCKY FORDS 
Of a fine, uniform shape and without 
ribs; slightly oval, meat thick, light green 
with a light golden-yellow rind. Flesh very 
sweet and spicy. There is no better melon 
than this. Postpaid, pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; x / 4 lb. 
40c; 1 lb. $1.25. 
EXTRA FANCY HACKENSACK 
Fruit attains a good size, weighing four 
to six pounds each. The melons are round, 
heavily ribbed; skin is green and thickly 
netted; flesh is light green, of delicious 
flavor, rich and sugary. It is also a luxur¬ 
iant, healthy grower, and exceedingly pro¬ 
ductive. The earliest of all large netted 
melons. Postpaid, pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 
40c; 1 lb. $1.25. 
HOODOO OR HEARTS OF GOLD 
A new and excellent variety; an ideal 
shipper of medium size; rind thin; flesh 
very thick, firm and highly colored; of fine 
texture and delicious flavor. Postpaid, pkt. 
5c; oz. 15c; x / 4 lb. 40c; 1 lb. $1.25. 
BANANA 
Grows one and a half to two feet in 
length and three to four inches in diam¬ 
eter; flesh salmon, and exquisitely flavored, 
resembling banana. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; x / 4 lb. 
50c. 
HALE’S BEST 
An extra early salmon tint of remark¬ 
able flavor. Seed cavity is small and the 
attractive salmon tinted flesh is firm. Mel¬ 
ons are oblong, well netted and very attrac¬ 
tive. It is 10 days to two weeks earlier 
than any other strain of the famous Rocky 
Ford or Netted Gem variety. Postpaid, pkt. 
5c; oz. 15c; x / 4 lb. 40c; 1 lb. $1.25. 
NEW HONEY DEW 
The skin is smooth with an occasional 
net and when fruits are ripe is creamy 
yellow in color. Flesh light emerald green; 
fine grained and of very sweet, sugary 
flavor. Rind thin, but very firm, and the 
fruit stands shipping remarkably well. If 
picked shortly before fully matured, the 
fruits will keep for several weeks. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 20c; *4 lb. 50c; 1 lb. $1.50. 
GOLDEN BEAUTY 
One of the best cassabas. The fruits are 
nearly globular, bright yellow with golden 
tint, with wrinkled skin, six to eight inches 
in diameter. The flesh is white, very thick, 
juicy and sweet. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; x / 4 lb. 50c. 
OSAGE OR MILLER’S CREAM 
Fruit medium size, oval, slightly ribbed, 
dark green in color, covered more or less 
with shallow netting. The flesh is deep 
salmon color and very thick, there being 
but slight cavity in the center of even the 
largest fruit; the quality is exceptionally 
fine. A favorite for the later markets. 
P.P., pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; x / 4 lb. 40c; 1 lb. $1.25. 
PARSLEY 
CULTURE—-Sow seed in shallow drills in the very early Spring for a border or in 
rows 12 to 18 inches apart, and thin the plants to four inches. Cultivation should be 
frequent and weeds kept removed. One ounce of seed will sow 150 feet of row; six 
pounds of seed required for an acre. 
DARK MOSS CURLED 
The leaves are of an extra dark green color. It is very productive, and on account 
of the densely curled character of its leaves a quantity can be gathered in a short 
time. Postpaid, pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; x / 4 lb. 35c. 
DOUBLE CURLED 
Fine, dwarf, crimpson leaves. Postpaid, pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; x / 4 lb. 35c. 
