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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
MUSK MELON 
After danger of frost is past, the ground be ng warm and in good condition, plant in rich soil, preferably sandy loam, in hills 
about four to six feet apart according to the vigor of the variety. Put ten or twelve seeds in a hill, covering with about an inch 
of fine soil firmly pressed down. When the plants begin to crowd arid the striped beetles are pretty well gone thin to four of 
the most vigorous plants in a hill. Give frequent but shallow cultivation, until the plants make runners so long that this is 
impracticable. Rich earth for the young plants is far better than manure, but if the latter must be used, see that it is well 
rotted and thoroughly mixed with the soil. 
The quality of melons of all varieties is largely dependent upon conditions of growth and ripening. L nhealthy vines or tin. 
favorable weather produces fruit of comparatively poor flavor. 
The plants are liable to attack from the striped beetles which are so numerous in some cases as to destroy them. The beetles 
may be kept olT by frequent dusting with air-slaked lime, soot or sifted ashes diluted with fine road earth. Care should he 
taken not to use too much of any of the above materials or the vines will he injured. Should even the diluted material prove 
injurious to the vine, use road earth only, as frequent dusting with this alone will often prove effective especially if a wind 
is blowing. 
After the plants have four to six leaves it is considered a safeguard against blight to spray with Bordeaux Mixture at inter¬ 
vals of about ten days, adding either 1'aris green or arsenate of lead lor the eating insects. 
GREEN FLESHED VARIETIES 
Pkt. 5c; 
earl y 
lleshed 
A small, round or slightly flattened melon, valuable as an early market sort on account of its ex 
E-xtra JLarly Citron treme earliness, hardiness and great productiveness. The skin is green, becoming yellowishat ma¬ 
turity. The flesh is light green, sweet and of fair quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; Va Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
* * . i The vines are rather small but 
Jenny Lina vigorous and productive. The 
fruits are small, somewhat flattened, moderately 
ribbed arid netted. The flesh is green and very 
sweet. This well known flattened green fleshed 
sort ripens quite early and is suitable for the 
home garden as well ms near-by markets. 
Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; Va Lb. 30c;* Lb. $1.00 
Extra Early Hackensack green 
variety is popular in many sections as a market 
melon and is also extensively used as a home 
garden sort. The fruits are nearly two weeks 
earlier than Hackensack, medium to large sized, 
nearly round or somewhat flattened, evenly ami 
deeply ribbed and with very coarse netting. The 
skin is green, slightly tinged with yellow as the 
fruits mature. The flesh is green, a little coarse 
hut juicy and sweet. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 
Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 
Netted Gem or Rocky Ford become 
one of the most popular of small or crate melons 
and is shipped in large quantities from Colorado 
and Arizona. It is also a desirable medium early 
sort for the home and market garden. The vines 
are vigorous and productive. The fruits are oval, 
slightly ribbed, densely covered with fine netting. 
The flesh is green, very sweet and highly flavored. 
We offer an exceptionally fine stock of this early Netted Gem or Rocky Ford 
sort, the fruit being very uniform in shape and 
quality and of the even size that is so desirable in a shipping melon. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; Vi Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
D . . . The fruits of this midseason green fleshed sort are medium sized, oval or long oval, slightly 
Baltimore or Acme pointed at stem end. Slightly ribbed, and are covered when ripe with coarse netting. The flesh 
is thick, green, well flavored and sweet. This variety is a very productive, sure cropper of good quality. It is extensively 
grown in some sections for the market, also as a home garden melon. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; Va Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
/-.i . n/t l . The fruits are 
Champion Market large, round or 
slightly oval, slightly ribbed and covered 
with dense netting. * The flesh is green, 
very thick and sweet. The variety is a 
reliable, medium early market sort. It is 
an improvement on Montreal in earliness 
and productiveness and will suit those who 
like a large, sweet, green fleshed sort. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; Va Lb. 30c; 
Lb. $1.00 
u i 1 A well known sort of 
riackensack or good quality, it is 
TnrL-’c Can considered tne best of the 
i urn. & very large green fleshed 
melons. The vines are hardy, vigorous and 
productive. The fruits are nearly round, 
always somewhat flattened. The* ribs are 
large and of irregular width, and the fruits 
are densely covered with coarse netting. 
The flesh is green, thick, coarse but juicy 
and sweet. Our stock is true to the “Turk’s 
Cap" type. This is still an extensively 
grown main crop melon in some sections 
for the market and home garden. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; Va Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
D •« r. An exceptionally hardy. 
Day V lew late maturing, green fleshed 
variety producing fruits of largest size, 
frequently weighing ten to fifteen pounds, 
long, distinctly ribbed and covered with 
coarse netting. The skin is green, becom¬ 
ing slightly yellow as fruits ripen. The 
flesh is green, thick and of good flavor. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; Va Lb. 30c; 
Lb. $1.00 
Extra Early Hackensack 
