Year # SIOUX CITY SEED CO. # 
MUSK MELONS (Continued) 
HONEY ROCK —This is a very distinct, 
valuable variety; the flesh is extremely thick; 
salmon colored. The shape is round, with 
heavy, coarse, outstanding netting, with a 
slate colored background. Early and pro¬ 
lific. 
OSAGE — Cocoanut shaped, yellow flesh, 
light green, netted skin; good quality, inter¬ 
mediate. 
HONEY DEW — Round, smooth skinned 
flesh, light emerald green. Very sweet sug¬ 
ary flavor. Good keeper. 
ROCKY FORD —This is the most popu¬ 
lar of the basket melons; oval, light ribbed, 
densely covered with coarse green netting, 
flesh thick, green and sweet, highly flavored. 
EDWARDS PERFECrO— The melons are 
almost perfectly round, heavily netted, no 
ribs, and the shipping qualities are splendid. 
Edible in 96 days. 
TIP TOP —Melons are round in form, well 
ribbed; light green skin; flesh is thick, bright 
salmon in color, of luscious melding charac¬ 
ter; firm for shipping purposes. 
EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK— Ripens 
ten days earlier than the Hackensack. 
GREEN NUTMEG —■ Named from its 
shape, green flesh, good for main crop. 
PAUL ROSE —Unsurpassed in quality, un¬ 
excelled for shipping, flesh firm, rich orange 
color, covered with dense netting, not ribbed. 
SHUMWAY’S GIANT —Very large, cream 
yellow, very distinct, salmon colored flesh, 
sweet and luscious. 
MILWAUKEE MARKET— Fruits of medi¬ 
um size, nearly round, lightly ribbed and 
fairly netted; skin light green.... flesh thick, 
salmon colored and very sweet. 
Prices: oz., 10c; ^4 Jt>., 40c. 
WATERMELONS Ready 
for Use in 60 to 90 Days 
CULTURE—The cultivation of the watermelon is practically the same 
as for the muskmelon, except that the plants grow larger and require more 
room. They should be set in hills ten feet apart each way, or in drills ten 
feet apart and the plants thinned to three feet apart in the rows. 
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