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MICHELL’S MUSKMELON OR CANTALOUPE 
Melon Muscade (Fr.)j Melone (Ger.); Popone Melone (Ital.) 
One ounce will plant about 50 hills; 2 to 3 lbs. 
are required for an acre. 
While these do best in a light sandy loam, any good well- 
prepared garden soil suits them. Plant when the ground has 
become permanently warm, in hills 6 feet apart each way, 8 to 10 
seeds in a hill. After the second tier of leaves has formed, thin 
out to 4 plants in a hill. Watch carefully for insects of various 
kinds, especially the melon louse that works under the leaf and 
shrivels it, causing the plant to die. To fight this successfully, 
raise up the vines and spray underneath with Arsenate of Lead, or 
some of the various Nikoteen preparations. 
Emerald Gem. Flat shape; the flesh, which is thicker than any 
other melon of the same shape, is a rich salmon shade and ripens 
extremely close to the rind; exceedingly sweet. Pkt., 10c.; 
15c. per oz.; 34 lb., 40c. 
Fordhook. Of flat shape like Emerald Gem, on which it is an 
improvement. Flesh a beautiful salmon orange, very sweet; 
fruits large, often weighing 2 lbs. each; an early variety, and 
very prolific. The netted rind is very thin and the melon can be 
eaten very close thereto. Pkt., 10c.; 20c. per oz.; 34 lb., 50c. 
Hale’s Best. The chief value of this variety is its earliness and 
fine quality; oval in shape, heavily netted; salmon color flesh; 
an excellent variety for long distance shipping. Pkt., 10c.; 20c. 
per oz.; 34 lb., 50c. 
Hearts of Gold. A splendid mid-season variety; fruit round, 
distinctly ribbed; flesh, which is a deep salmon color, is thick 
and can be eaten very close to the rind, excellent flavor. Pkt., 
10c.; 20c. per oz.; 34 lb., 50c. 
Honey Dew. A late maturer; large in size, being 6 inches in 
diameter and from 7 to 8 inches long; skin smooth with an 
occasional net and creamy white. The thick flesh is emerald 
green, melting, and of a wonderfully delicious flavor, sweet as 
honey. The ripe melons can be kept in a suitable place for 
several weeks before using. Pkt., 10c.; 20c. per oz.; 34 lb., 50c. 
VEGETABLES YOUR BEST FOOD 
Our health depends a great deal on what we eat. The 
average American meal consists of acid-forming foods and so 
refined that the best elements are lost and therefore detrimental. 
Vegetables are your best food; eat more of them. 
All seeds on this page mailed postpaid at prices quoted. 
Hearts of Gold Muskmelon 
Honey Rock. A new introduction. A wonderful melon of ex¬ 
cellent flavor; medium in size, round as a ball and with a very 
coarse netting; flesh thick and of a deep orange color; they ripen 
early and have proved to be very productive. See illustration, 
page 49. Pkt., 10c.; 20c. per oz.; 34 lb-, 50c. 
Jenny Lind. A small, flat, early sort, heavily netted and ribbed, 
green flesh; a good home garden melon; edible in about 87 days 
from time of planting. Pkt., 10c.; 15c. per oz.; 34 lb. 40c. 
Michell’s Delicious. This deservedly enjoys a good name, large 
in size, often weighing 15 to 20 lbs. The flesh is deep orange- 
salmon and of splendid quality. Pkt., 15c.; 25c. per 34 oz.; 
45c. per oz.; per 34 lb., $1.50. 
New Surprise. A large variety, often weighing 8 to 9 pounds; 
rather oval in shape, with very prominent ribs; the skin which is 
a green color is slightly netted, as it ripens, it turns to a cream 
color; flesh bright salmon color, thick, sweet and spicy. Pkt., 
10c.; 25c. per oz.; 34 lb., 75c. 
Rockyford. A medium early variety, suitable for growing in all 
sections; the fruit is oval in shape and covered with a fine net¬ 
ting; flesh green, very sweet and highly flavored. Pkt., 10c.; 
15c. per oz.; 34 lb., 40c. 
FORCING MELONS (English Varieties) 
Forcing melons can be grown successfully outside in hot¬ 
beds. Sow seed in pots in March and transplant to hotbed when 
three leaves have developed; these will ripen fruit in June and 
July. For indoor use treat same as forcing cucumber. 
Blenheim Orange. Orange flesh. Pkt., 25c.; 65c. per 
3 pkts. 
Sutton’s Al. Scarlet flesh. Original pkt., $1.25. 
Windsor Castle. Green flesh. Pkt., 25c.; 65c. per 3 pkts. 
MELON NETS. For supporting forcing melons in green¬ 
houses; made very strong; will last for a number of crops. 
$2.50 per doz.; per 100, $18.00. 
MINT (Herb) 
Pkt., 25c.; 65c. for 3 pkts. 
MINT PLANTS (Pot Grown) 
Peppermint. 20c. each; doz., $2.00; $12.00 per 100. 
Spearmint. 20c. each; doz., $2.00; $12.00 per 100. 
Muskmelon Production (Lloyd), Price, $1.25 
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