Helena, Montana. 
VEGETABLE SEEDS—(Continued) 85 
MUSKMELONS 
Ger.—Melone. Scand.—Melon. 
(One ounce will plant about 50 hills-—-2 to 3 lbs. in hills per acre) 
Culture- —A. rich, deep, sandy loam, well worked and highly manured with old rotten compost, is 
of the first importance. Plant when all danger of frost is over, in hills 5 to 6 feet apart each way; 
scatter a dozen seeds to a hill and thin to 3 or 4 plants. When they 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. 
Green Fleshed Varieties 
Extra Early Hackensack — Fruit round, heavily 
ribbed, skin is light green; of delicious flavor, 
rich and sugary, and exceedingly productive. The 
earliest of all large netted Melons. 70 days. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 14-lb., 40c; lb., $1.15. 
Rockyford or Netted Gem —The flesh is green and 
so sweet that it may be eaten close to the rind. 
The Melons weigh about 1% pounds each. The 
vigorous vines produce an abundance of slightly 
oval fruits. 80 days. Pkt.. 5c; oz., 15c; 14-lb., 
40c; lb., $1.15. 
Early Nutmeg or Extra Early Citron —- A small 
round or slightly flattened Melon, valuable on 
account of its extreme earliness, hardiness and 
productiveness. The skin is green, becoming 
yellowish at maturity. The flesh is light green, 
very thick and of delicious flavor. 65 days. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 14-lb., 40c; lb., $1.15. 
Honey Dew —The sweetest Melon of all. The skin 
is smooth and the rind though thin is very tough, 
of creamy yellow color when ripe. The flesh is 
very thick, of a bright emerald green, very fine 
grained, of very sweet, sugary flavor, and can 
be eaten to the rind. 125 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
20c; 14 -lb., 50c; lb., $1.25. 
Salmon Tinted Varieties 
Edward's Perfecto —Fruit nearly round with gray 
netting; flesh very thick salmon color, shading 
into green as it nears the rind. Perfecto has 
the deepest flesh and more salmon-colored flesh 
than any other Melon. Recommended for its 
hardiness, prolificness, deep flesh and excellent 
eating qualities. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 14-lb., 50c; 
lb., $1.25. 
Gold Lined Rockyford —This variety is one of the 
largest of the Rockyford type. It is very pro¬ 
lific, of uniform size, very thick flesh, of a rich 
golden yellow next to the seed cavity, fruit very 
thickly netted. Very fine in every respect. 70 
days. Pkt., 5c; oz.. 20c; 14-lb., 50c; lb., $1.25. 
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* MUSKMELON COLLECTION 
I This Collection contains one packet each 
Hale’s Best, Barling’s Montana, 
Edward’s Perfecto Rockyford : 
. Value 35c, postpaid for 25e 
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Orange or Yellow Fleshed Varieties 
Emerald Gem—Is one of 
the earliest to ripen 
and of most delicious 
flavor. Unequalled for 
home use. Very pro¬ 
lific. The skin is 
smooth and free from 
netting. The fruits 
are heavily ribbed. 
Flesh very thick; 
small seed cavity. 85 
days. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
15c; 14-lb., 40c; lb., 
$1.15. 
Hale’s Best 
(The Earliest Maturing 
of All Muskmelons) 
Salmon Fleshed Varieties 
Hale’s Best, Extra Early —This new variety has 
become popular because of its extreme earliness. 
68 days, tests made in sections where the season 
was remarkable for its coldness. It is a salmon 
flesh Melon of exceptional thickness. The shape 
is oval. Average size is 8x4% inches with very 
heavy netting and fairly prominent ribs; very 
valuable, as it leads the list in earliness. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 20c; 14-lb., 50c; lb., $1.25. 
Barling’s Montana —Ideal in size for family use, 
oval shape, flesh salmon-pink, thick fleshed, 
with small seed cavity; originated in Montana 
and matures with the earliest. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
25c; % -lb., 75c; lb., $2.00. 
Osage or Miller’s Cream —-A favorite salmon flesh 
variety. Large, oval, slightly ribbed and netted; 
skin is very dark green. Flesh is very thick 
and sweet, flavored most deliciously to the rind. 
The fruit is extra heavy. A great favorite for 
market and the home garden. 80 days. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 15c; 14-lb., 40c; lb., $1.15. 
Of all Vegeaible Fruits, the Melons are the most 
delicious. Be sure to plant some Melons in your 
garden. 
WATERMELONS 
Ger.—Wassernielone. (One oz. for 30 hills—4 to 5 lbs. to an acre) Scand.—Vandmelon. 
The hills should be dug about 2 feet square, 8 inches deep and half filled with well-rotted fertilizer, 
which must be thoroughly mixed with the soil. Plant in May, 10 seeds to a hill, and when the 
plants are well up, thin out to three, and pinch the ends of the growing shoots to induce early fruit¬ 
ing. Some of the sweetest and best Melons we have seen were produced in the latitude of 45 degrees 
north; consequently, while the Watermelon is a tropical fruit, yet our Northern friends can grow them 
successfully. 
Cole’s Early —This is a fine variety for the family 
and market and is particularly adapted, on ac¬ 
count of its earliness to Northern latitudes. For 
early marketing there is no superior. The bright 
red flesh is cool, crisp and produced in generous 
numbers. 80 days. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14-lb., 30c; 
lb., 90c. 
Fordliook Early —One of the earliest large-fruited 
Melons. Fruits are of good size. Skin dark 
green, with faint stripes of lighter green. Rind 
quite thin, but skin tough, making an excellent 
shipping variety. Flesh bright red, crisp, sweet, 
and of splendid quality. Does exceptionally well 
in the Northern states. White seed. 80 days. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; %-lb., 30c; lb., 90c. 
Kleckley Sweet or Monte Cristo —This is a very 
popular Watermelon. Dark green skin, thin 
rind; flesh bright scarlet; solid, very sweet and 
crisp; not a good shipper for long distance. The 
fruits are oblong and uniform in size. Average 
weight, 25 lbs. 100 days. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14- 
lb., 30c; lb., 90c. 
Stone Mountain —This Melon is comparatively new, 
medium dark green, round and of excellent qual¬ 
ity. The flesh is a uniform beautiful deep crim¬ 
son, very solid with fewer seeds than most 
Watermelons. The rind is tough enough to stand 
long-distance shipping. We have found this 
somewhat earlier than other large varieties. It 
produces an abundant crop. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 
14-lb., 45c; lb., $1.10. 
Harris Earliest— 
Owing to its ex¬ 
treme earliness 
it is extensively 
grown in the 
Northern states 
where it is a fa¬ 
vorite. We have 
known this 
Melon to mature 
as far north as 
Canada. It is the 
earliest Water¬ 
melon on the 
market and the 
sweetest. These 
are sweeping 
Harris Earliest statements, but 
they are true. 
Harris’ will out-yield any other early Melon. 70 
days. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 14-lb., 40c; lb., $1.00. 
Pliinney’s Early—One of the best early maturing 
Melons of medium size, oblong shape. The red 
flesh is very sweet and tender; a sure cropper. 
Does exceptionally well in the Northern states. 
80 days. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; %-lb., 30c; lb., 90c. 
Citron—For Preserves 
Citron—Red Seeded —A small round Melon used for 
making preserves. 100 days. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 
%-lb., 30c; lb., 90c. 
Citron— Green Seeded—Same as above with green 
seeds. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14-lb., 30c; lb., 90c. 
