JEROME B. RICE SEED COMPANY, CAMBRIDGE, N. Y. 
Muskmelon 
CANTALOUPE 
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 after they are out of danger from bugs, thin to three or four plants. 
When they have four or five rough leaves pinch off the end of the main shoot, which will cause the 
lateral branches to put forth sooner. This will strengthen the growth of the vines, and the fruit 
will come earlier to maturity. 
One ounce will plant about 80 hills; 3 pounds to one acre in hills 
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Five Excellent Musk Melons 
HONEY, OR SUGAR ROCK 
Becoming very popular in the central West. A medium size melon, round in form, of gray-green 
color, fairly covered with a heavy coarse netting; flesh deep salmon, very sweet and of high quality. 
BENDER’S SURPRISE 
A very popular, adaptable variety of the Surprise type being a close kin of Irondequoit and Tip 
Top, but with a quality far superior; it is more oblong, more full and rounded at the ends. The skin 
when ripe is light greenish-yellow; flesh a very deep salmon. While originally grown only in the 
market districts of northern New York, it is now one of the leading melons in Canada and success¬ 
fully grown in a large way as far north as Minneapolis. Strongly recommended for either home or 
EXTRA EARLY KNIGHT 
The earliest high quality melon and especially adapted 
for growing in the far North. A medium sized variety with 
oblong fruit distinctly ribbed and well covered with a close 
gray netting; skin deep green, turning to golden at ma¬ 
turity; flesh fairly thick exceedingly sweet and of a bright 
green color. Worthy of a place in every garden. 
EMERALD GEM 
Unquestionably one of the best and earliest melons for 
home garden and local markets and in our opinion the 
best for quality; of medium size, a flattened globe in 
form, irregularly and distinctly ribbed and lightly netted; 
color deep emerald green; flesh very thick, sweet and of 
rich salmon color; seed cavity exceedingly small. 
HEARTS OF GOLD 
An improved type of the Hoodoo, being somewhat larger 
and slightly more oblong. A most excellent, small, mid-sea¬ 
son variety; fruit round, with tendency to heartshape, dis¬ 
tinctly ribbed and densely covered with a fine gray net¬ 
ting. Flesh very thick, of splendid quality and rich orange 
color; ripens thoroughly to the rind and has a very small 
seed cavity. 
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market garden. 
Emerald Gem 
