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HANSON—One of the best of 
all varieties; forms a large, flat, 
solid head, the inner leaves 
blanching to a beautiful white. 
Always crisp and tender, even in 
the hottest weather of summer. 
BIG BOSTON—Excellent for 
forcing or outdoor culture; very 
hardy and vigorous; large heads 
of a beautiful shade of green. 
DENVER MARKET—Large, solid heads; 
the leaves are crimped and blistered like a 
Savoy cabbage. An excellent sort. 
ICEBERG—A large, late, crisp, cabbage- 
heading variety; heads very firm, hard and 
well blanched; leaves unusually broad and 
quite blistered and crumpled, borders fine¬ 
ly frilled; color medium green with faint 
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brown tracing on the border; quality good. 
An excellent summer variety. 
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MUSKMELONS 
(1 oz. to 50 hills, 2 to 3 lbs. per acre) 
CULTURE—Muskmelons do best on 
newly broken sod or prairie land, or on 
soil prepared by plowing under a crop of 
rye or wheat in the spring. The seed 
should not be planted until the soil has 
become thoroughly warmed. Plant five or 
six seeds to the hill, in hills four to six 
feet apart. Rich soil or well rotted manure 
should be used in the hills. When the 
plants are of sufficient size thin out to 
three vines to the hill. 
HONEY DEW—The smooth thin skin is 
creamy white when ripe and so tough that 
the melon is practically sealed up and will 
keep for a month or more. Allow it 3 
months to mature, pull when the blossom 
end is slightly soft, and keep a few days 
before serving. The flesh is good right up 
to the rind. 
LARGE HACKENSACK—An excellent 
large green-fleshed melon. Fruits round, 
somewhat flattened, ribs large and densely 
netted. Flesh is green, thick, juicy and 
sweet. 
ROCKY FORD—Of a handsome, oval 
shape and of a convenient size for packing 
in boxes or crates. The flesh is thick and 
of a light green color; deliciously sweet 
and fine flavored. It is, without doubt, 
the most popular melon grown. 
HEARTS OF GOLD—A splendid mid¬ 
season variety developed from the Hoodoo, 
being larger and more uniform, fruit round, 
with tendency to heart-shape, lightly rib¬ 
bed and covered with a fine gray netting, 
flesh very thick, deep salmon color, and of 
high quality; a good shipping melon. 
MITCHELHILL SEED CO., ST. JOSEPH. MO. 
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