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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
MUSK MELON 
Plant the seed in hills six feet apart each way, dropping ten to twelve seeds in a hill. After the plants begin to crowd 
and the striped beetles are pretty well gone thin to four of the most vigorous plants in a hill. Give frequent but shallow cul¬ 
tivation, 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. 
If the plants grow very rank, more and finer fruit will be secured by allowing the main branch to continue growing but 
pinch off the end of each side branch after it has one fruit set. The quality of melons of all varieties is largely dependent upon 
conditions of growth and ripening. Unhealthy vines or unfavorable 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 off by frequent dusting with air-slaked lime, soot or sifted ashes diluted with fine road earth. Care should be taken 
not to use too much of any of tne above materials or the vines will be 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. 
Netted Gem, or Rocky Ford 
GREEN FLESHED VARIETIES 
IT 1 A small, round melon, valuable on account of its extreme earliness, hardiness and great produc- 
H«Xtra. n-arly l^ltron tiveness. The skin is green, becoming yellowish at maturity. The flesh is light green, sweet and of 
good quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; '4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 
* I • J Vines rather small but vigorous and productive. Fruits small, somewhat flattened, deeply ribbed and well 
Jenny Lind netted. Flesh green and exceedingly sweet. This variety ripens early and on account of its size is desirable 
as a table melon. We know of no green fleshed 
melon maturing equally as early that is of more 
excellent quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 
Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 
* . T7 i t t i i We offer un- 
h.xtra h.ariy Hackensack der this name 
distinct stock, very different and much superior to 
that often sold as Extra Early Hackensack. The 
fruits are nearly two weeks earlier than Hacken¬ 
sack, medium to large sized, nearly round or some¬ 
what flattened, evenly and 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 but 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. The vines are vigorous and produc¬ 
tive. The fruits are oval, slightly ribbed, densely 
covered with fine netting. Flesh green, very sweet 
and highly flavored. We offer an exceptionally fine 
stock of this early sort, the fruit being very uni¬ 
form 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 
i.. a The fruits are me- 
Baltimore, or Acme dium sized, oval or 
long oval, slightly 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 i*. This variety, combining, as it does, the 
good quality. One of the most desirable green fleshed V-'OSmopOlltan firm, sweet flesh of the French Canta- 
melons of medium size. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; Va Lb. 40c; loupe and the delicious flavor of the American Musk Melon, is 
Lb. $1.25 truly cosmopolitan in character. It is the most beautiful of 
the green fleshed melons. Fruits of medium 
size, nearly round or slightly oval, without ribs. 
Color light green but becoming covered at 
maturity with dense silver gray netting. The 
flesh is green, firm, sweet and uniformly high 
flavored. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 
Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 
• »/¥ i a. The fruits are large, 
Champion Market round or slightly 
oval, slightly ribbed and covered with dense 
netting. Tne flesh is green, very thick and 
sweet. The variety is an improvement on Mon¬ 
treal in earliness and productiveness and will 
suit those who like a large, sweet, green fleshed 
sort. It can always be depended upon for a 
good crop. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 
Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 
Hackensack, or Turk’s Cap larged 
green fleshed melon. The vines are hardy, 
vigorous and productive. The fruits are nearly 
round, usually somewhat flattened; ribs large 
and of irregular width, densely covered with 
coarse netting. Flesh is green, thick, coarse 
but juicy and sweet. Our stock is true to the 
“Turk’s Cap” type and after careful compari¬ 
son with that or other growers we do not hesi¬ 
tate to pronounce it the best in the country. 
Often sold as Improved Large Green Nutmeg. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; Va Lb. 40c; 
Lb. $1.25 
D r. Fruits are of largest size, fre- 
Day V10W quently weighing ten to fifteen 
pounds, long, distinctly ribbed and covered 
with coarse netting. The skin is green, be¬ 
coming slightly yellow as fruits ripen. The 
flesh is green, tliick and of fine flavor. This va¬ 
riety is by far the best of the large late green 
fleshed melons and so hardy that we especially 
recommend it to inexperienced cultivators. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; Va Lb. 40c; 
Lb. $1.25 
HACKEN8ACK 
