Minnesota Melting Sugar—Best of the Green Sorts. 
MUSTARD 
315. WHITE ENGLISH- 
Leaves are comparatively smooth 
and deeply cut; color medium dark 
green. Mustard leaves are used 
as a salad, or cut and boiled like 
spinach. Seed is used for flavor¬ 
ing, in pickles, etc. Pkt. 5c, oz. 
10c, Vi lb. 20c, lb. 65c, prepaid. 
PEPPER GRASS or 
CRESS 
295. FINE CURLED -Crisp, 
pungent leaves, finely cut and curl¬ 
ed, dwarf and compact. Used 
mostly for garnishing and as a 
condiment. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, Vi 
lb. 25c, prepaid. 
£«£ MUSKMELON 
Hales 
Best. 
361. PREMIUM OSAGE -85 days. An 
excellent Osage melon about 10 days earlier 
than Golden Osage, slightly smaller and of same 
fine table quality. Splendid for home garden 
and for reaching near-by markets early. 
Fruits: 6 to 7 inches long, almost round. Sim¬ 
ilar to Golden Osage in all other respects. Pkt. 
5c, oz. 15c Vi lb. 30c, lb. $1.10, 2 lbs. $2.10, 
prepaid. 
363. YELLOW MEATED JAPAN -The 
flesh is thick, salmon colored and of sweet de¬ 
licious flavor. Fruits are of large size, nearly 
round, slightly ribbed. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 
30c, lb. $1.15, 2 lbs. $2.20, prepaid. 
364. HEARTS OF GOLD -95 days. 
Grown extensively by market gardeners, likewise 
a good shipping type. Follows the earlier va¬ 
rieties. Quality is splendid. Fruit: 6 inches 
thick, practically round, weigh 2 lbs., slightly 
ribbed, covered with fine grey netting. Flesh: 
very thick, deep pink salmon, tender, juicy, 
sweet and aromatic. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, V4 lb. 
30c, lb. $1.15, 2 lbs. $2.20, prepaid. 
369. BENDER'S SURPRISE -90 days. 
An improved surprise melon which is a splendid 
shipper and a high quality market melon. Also 
a favorite of many home gardeners. Fruit: ob¬ 
long, 8 inches long, 6 inches thick, full rounded 
ends, weigh 7 lbs., coarse netting, distinctly 
ribbed; skin hard and greenish yellow at ma¬ 
turity. Flesh: bright salmon, of delicious flavor. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 35c, lb. $1.25, 2 lbs. 
$2.35, prepaid. 
349. MILWAUKEE MARKET -87 days. 
A delicious large salmon fleshed sort; slightly 
oval in shape, heavily netted and with prominent 
ribs. Uniform as to size and quality. Flesh: 
salmon colored, thick and firm, and of aromatic 
flavor. Medium early, producing ripe melons 
late in August. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 30c, 
lb. $1.15, 2 lbs. $2.20, prepaid. 
Green Fleshed Varieties 
350. MINNESOTA MELTING SUGAR 
-86 days. The sweetest richest flavored of all 
green-fleshed muskmelons. Fruit: oval in form, 
distinctly ribbed and heavily netted. Flesh: very 
firm, of- green color, exceptionally sweet, sugary, 
juicy and tender, with rich aromatic flavor. Vines 
yield an abundant crop of uniform sized melons, 
early in season. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, V4 lb. 30c, lb. 
$1.15, 2 lbs. $2.20, prepaid. 
One ounce of seed will plant 60 hills, 2 to 3 pounds per acre. 
CULTURE — Muskmelons or cantaloupe require warm, rich soil, slightly sandy. 
Plant when all danger of frost is past, in hills 6 feet apart each way, 8 to 10 seeds 
to a hill. Well-rotted manure carefully worked into the soil is beneficial. After 
danger of insects is past, thin out to 3 or 4 plants to a hill. Cultivate until vines 
cover the ground, and pinch off the ends of the vines. Give them plenty of moisture. 
Early melons ripen in 80 to 100 days. General crop, 110 to 140 days. 
Salmon Fleshed Varieties 
359. EARLY LAKE CHAM¬ 
PLAIN -75 to 80 days. Abso¬ 
lutely the earliest of all orange 
fleshed melons. Fine flavor and 
quality. A very good early mar¬ 
ket and home garden variety. 
Fruit: nearly round, 5 to 6 inches 
in diameter, slightly ribbed and 
covered with an open, moderately 
coarse netting. When fully ripe, 
fruits show a golden yellow color 
through the netting. Flesh: fairly 
thick, deep orange-salmon in col¬ 
or, juicy and very 
sweet. Pkt. 5c, 
oz. 15c, V4 lb. 
30c, lb. $1.10, 2 
lbs. $2.10, pre¬ 
paid. 
357. NEW SUGAR ROCK OR HON¬ 
EY ROCK -85 days. This is the newest out¬ 
standing muskmelon. It is a money-maker and 
a source of pride for every grower because of 
its handsome appearance, marvelous and distinc¬ 
tive flavor, and wonderful shipping qualities. 
Sweet as sugar, solid as a rock and easy to grow. 
Very popular among home and market growers. 
Fruit: nearly round, about 6 inches in diameter, 
weight 4 lbs. Skin grey-green, covered with 
coarse netting. Flesh: thick, juicy, orange- 
salmon color, with fine flavor. (See front cover.) 
Pkt. 8c, oz. 18c, Vi lb. 45c, lb. $1.50, 2 lbs. 
$2.75, prepaid. 
Golden 
Osage. 
358. HALES BEST -80 days. An out¬ 
standing early shipping cantaloupe. Flavor and 
quality excellent, and withstands drought re¬ 
markably well. Can be shipped long distances. 
Fruit: oval, 6)4 inches long, almost devoid of 
ribbing, covered with heavy netting*. Flesh: 
extremely thick, salmon-orange color, sweet and 
of fine quality. Pkt. 5c oz. 15c, Vi lb. 30c, lb. 
$1.15, 2 lbs.' $2.20, prepaid. 
360. GOLDEN OSAGE- —95 days. Excel 
lent for home and local market garden use; 
not a good shipper, but a heavy yielder of 
exquisite flavored melons. Fruit: oblong, 8 
inches long, weigh 6 lbs.; exterior very dark 
green, deeply ribbed, covered with slightly grey 
netting. Flesh: very thick, deep pink salmon 
color; fine grained, juicy and sweet. Pkt. 8c, 
oz. 18c, Vi lb. 40c, lb. $1.40, 2 lbs. $2.55, pre¬ 
paid. 
Special All-Season Collection 
Here is a Collection that will 
keep you supplied with luscious 
Muskmelons all season long. The 
cream of all varieties for home 
garden. 
One packet each of the following: 
Lake Champlain—Extra early. 
Golden Osage—Medium. 
New Sugar Rock—Main crop. 
The 3 packets, all 4 C 
prepaid for. I JC 
Baldwin, Wis. 
Sept. 7, 1935. 
F. F. & N. CO. 
The 100 chicks I got 
from you were fine, 
healthy baby chicks — 
only seven males in the 
100*, and they are good 
lookers now. 
Susie Hunter, R4. 
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