Gould’s Seeds 
Seedemen 
Since 1898 
Are Reliable 
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MUSKMELON 
CULTURE. Muskmelons do best on moderately rich 
light, warm mellow loam. Do not plant until the ground 
has warmed thoroughly, as they will start quicker and 
withstand the attacks of insects so much better. 
Plant in hills 5 or 6 feet apart both ways. Mix in the 
hill before planting, one large cupful of Commercial Fer¬ 
tilizer. Plant 1 inch deep, 10 to 15 seeds to the hill. 
When plants are 3 inches high, thin to 4 or 5 in a hill, 
leaving the best plants. 
Gould’s Osage* 
A selected strain of Miller’s Cream or Osage. The fruit 
is nearly round and slightly ribbed. The skin is dark 
green and partly netted. The flesh is of a deep salmon 
color, very thick and sweet. 
PRICE LIST OF MUSKMELON 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
% lb. 
1 lb. 
Gould’s Osage . 
.$0.05 
$0.15 
$0.40 
$1.15 
Golden Osage . 
. .05 
.15 
.40 
1.15 
Bender’s Surprise .. 
. .05 
.15 
.45 
1.25 
Delicious . 
. .05 
.15 
.45 
1.25 
Imp. Hoodoo or Hearts of Gold. 
.05 
.15 
.45 
1.25 
Netted Rock . 
. .05 
.15 
.45 
1.25 
Milwaukee Market . 
05 
.15 
40 
1.15 
Honey Dew Melon . 
. .05 
.15 
.45 
1.25 
Sugar Rock . 
.05 
.15 
.40 
1.15 
Golden Champlain Orig. Strain. 
, .05 
.30 
1.00 
3.60 
Golden Champlain Regular . .. . 
.05 
.15 
.40 
1.15 
Salmon Fleshed Rocky Ford. . . 
. .05 
.15 
.45 
1.25 
Yellow Meated Japan . 
. .05 
.15 
.45 
1.25 
Hale’s Best . .. 
.05 
.15 
.40 
1.15 
FERTILIZER FOR MUSKMELONS. 
Apply as a side¬ 
dressing at seeding 
time, at the rate of 
about 200 pounds 
to the acre, 6-15-9 
fertilizer. 
Gould’s Osage 
Muskmelon 
Golden Osage* 
An improved strain of Osage melon combined with the 
yellow Meated Japan. The flesh is of a fine golden yel¬ 
low, very thick meated and the flavor is delicious. The 
skin is of a light yellowish tint and partly netted. 
Sugar Rock 
One of the newer varieties of melon of high 
quality and very fine flavor. The flesh is a rich 
salmon, the skin a greyish green color with 
heavy, coarse netting. The shape is almost 
round and very solid. 
Netted Rock 
A heavy meated cantaloupe of the 
Rocky Ford type. The flesh is 
green, tinged with salmon pink 
around the seed cavity. The flavor 
is sweet and delicious. 
Milwaukee Market* 
This is a fine melon 
which originated near 
Milwaukee a few years 
ago. For a home garden 
melon or the road-side 
market it has no equal. 
Fruit of medium size, 
nearly round, lightly rib¬ 
bed and fairly netted; 
skin light green, flesh 
thick, salmon colored and 
very sweet. Every home 
gardener who can grow 
melons should try this. 
The Golden 
Champlain 
Cantaloupe* 
This cantaloupe 
undoubtedly sur¬ 
passes all others 
in yield, appear¬ 
ance, flavor and 
earliness. It is 
heavily netted, has 
a thin but tough 
ripd, very thick 
flesh and small 
seed cavity. The 
flesh is a rich 
golden color, very 
tender, juicy and sweet. 
It is fine grained, free 
from stringiness and 
uniformly delicious clear 
to the rind. Growers 
who are fortunate 
enough to have this 
cantaloupe always get 
top prices and very seldom have enough 
to supply the demand. 
Improved Hoodoo, or Hearts of Gold* 
Medium size, round and distinctly ribbed. The skin is 
thickly netted and the flesh a rich deep orange color 
of fine quality, with a very small seed cavity. Very 
solid and firm. 
Bender’s Surprise 
A very fine large, round, salmon-fleshed melon of excep¬ 
tional flavor. The skin is of a light yellowish color and 
fairly well netted, very attractive and a good shipper. 
Hale’s Best* 
A remarkably early shipping melon from the Imperial 
Valley of California. The melon is oval in shape, about 
6 inches long by 4V 2 inches in diameter with very heavy 
netting and distinct ribbing. The flesh is exceptionally 
thick and a deep salmon in color. It is very sweet and 
a good keeper. 
Delicious , „ , 
This is perhaps the largest of the early Muskmelons. 
Is especially recommended for roadside markets and lo¬ 
cal fruit and vegetable stands. It is large, well netted 
and has a very delicious flavor. The skin is light green 
and the flesh a beautiful yfellow. 
Honey Dew Melon 
Ts in a class by itself. It is almost round; the skin is 
smooth and of a creamy yellow color. The flesh is light 
green and very sweet. We recommend starting in cold 
frames. 
Salmon Fleshed Rocky Ford 
This variety has rapidly grown in favor. The flesh is 
a rich salmon color and fine grained. The seed cavity 
is unusually small, which accounts for its superior ship¬ 
ping qualities. Very desirable for the home garden. 
yellow Meated Japan* 
The melon is nearly round, grows to a large size, often 
weighing from 10 to 12 pounds each. It is unevenly 
ribbed, the skin turning from greenish white to yellow¬ 
ish white when ripe. The flesh is very thick of extreme¬ 
ly delicious flavor, the color deep salmon. A fine melon. 
