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DUTHIE SEED CO. 
Mnskmelons-Cantalonpes 
One ounce will plant about 50 hills; two to three 
pounds in hill, per acre. 
CULTURE—Melons thrive best in a light rich 
soil. Plant in May, when the ground has become 
warm and dry, hills 5. to 6 fee.t apart each way for 
muskmelons, 8 to 10 feet for watermelons. Previous 
to sowing the seed, mix a shovelful of well rotted 
manure in each hill, and plant in each, 12 to 15 
seeds. After all danger of bugs is over, thin out 
to three or four plants per hill. A few hills for 
early use may be had by sowing on pieces of sod 
in a hotbed, and when warm enough transplant to 
open ground. 
Hale's Best 
HALE’S BEST—The earliest maturing of all large 
melons. The fruits mature to luscious sweetness 
in 68 days after planting. The melons are oval but 
inclined to produce some fruits of somewhat 
more elongated shape. The popularity of Hale’s 
Best is due to its earliness and to the sweet tasty 
flavor of its beautiful salmon flesh. Pkt. 5c; oz. 
15c; y A lb. 35c; lb. $1.00; 5 lbs. $4.50. 
HEARTS OF GOLD—A delicious melon maturing 
in mid-season with fine shipping qualities. The 
fruits are oval with distinct ribs and netting over 
the surface. The flesh is very thick, of beautiful 
gold color with a small seed cavity. Pkt. 5c; oz. 
15c; V A lb. 35c; 1 lb. $1.00; 5 lbs. $4.50. Postpaid. 
BANANA—Banana melon receives its name be¬ 
cause of its shape tapering toward the end. The 
skin is lemon yellowish color and the flesh is pink 
and of delicious flavor. Pkt. 5c; oz, 15c; y lb. 
35c; 1 lb. $1.00; 5 lbs. $4.50. Postpaid. 
ROCKYFORD OR NETTED GEM—One of 
the old standard mid-season commercial 
melons. The fruits are oval-round in shape 
with distinct netting over the surface. The 
flesh is green in color and of delicate flavor. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; y A lb. 35c; 1 lb. $1.00; 5 
lbs. $4.50. Postpaid. 
BURREL’S GEM—Our Burrel’s Gem has 
been selected for trueness to type and uni¬ 
formity in size. The melons are oval in shape 
with thick orange flesh. A fine main crop 
for commercial planting. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 
y A lb. 35c; 1 lb. $1.00; 5 lbs. $4.50. Postpaid. 
EXTRA EARLY BLACKEN SACK—A green 
fleshed melon of medium size, used gen¬ 
erally in the home garden. The fruits are 
flattened and distinctively ribbed and of 
good quality. Not a good shipping melon. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; y lb. 35c; lb. $1.00; 5 lbs. 
$4.50. Postpaid. 
SUGAR ROCK (or Honey Rock)—This is 
a new and unusually fine melon. Sweet as 
sugar and solid as a rock. It has four main 
points of superiority; quality, productive¬ 
ness, ability to stand shipping and appear¬ 
ance. Its flavor and quality are the finest we 
have ever seen, the flesh being a very deep 
salmon color right out to the very rind. 
Under good growing conditions it is a very 
heavy yielder, often producing five to seven 
perfect melons on one vine. Its rind is un¬ 
usually hard, making it a good shipper. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; *4 lb* lb. $2.00. 
