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254. TIP TOP. (90 days.) Tip Top in quality, ap¬ 
pearance and productiveness. Skin pale green ribbed and 
lightly netted. Flesh deep salmon, sweet and spicy, fine 
flavored and eatable to the rind. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; y 4 
lb., 40c; lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
235. *LAKE CHAMPLAIN. (78 days.) The extra 
early melon. On our trial grounds, the earliest in fact of 
all varieties. Lake Champlain is a round to oval melon, 
well netted and with thick orange-hued flesh, honey-sweet, 
melting and delicious. A very fine extra early quality 
melon for the home garden. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; *4 lb., 
40c; lb., $1.20, postpaid. 
, 247. HEARTS OF GOLD OR HOODOO. (94 
days.) (Improved Hoodoo.) One of the finest types of the 
early, small salmon-fleshed melons. The melons are 
round, weighing about 1 y> pounds each; lightly ribbed 
with a fine gray netting; flesh sweet, very thick, deep 
salmon color; seed cavity, very small. Pkt,, 5c; oz.,. 10c; 
1 /4 lb., 25c; lb., 90c, postpaid. 
Honey or Sugar Rock. 
251. HONEY OR SUGAR ROCK.. (90 days.) This 
melon has four outstanding characteristics— quality, pro¬ 
ductiveness, ability to stand shipping and striking ap¬ 
pearance. It has won its way also by its outstanding 
sweetness. 
The Honey or Sugar Rock has a deep orange flesh and 
a flavor different from other sorts. It cannot be appre¬ 
ciated without being tasted. The fruits are oval and me¬ 
dium in size, not ribbed. This melon is not as large as 
the Milwaukee Market but is sweeter. Can be picked ripe 
and shipped long distances in perfect condition. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 20c; Yi lb., 45c; lb., $1.30, postpaid. 
253. HONEY DEW. (110 days.) A distinct melon 
of the Casaba type. Smooth-skinned, of a light cream 
color. Melons 8 to 10 inches in diameter. Flesh green- 
and very sweet. Late. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; y 4 lb., 40c; 
lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
238. *EMERALD GEM. (85 days.) A splendid 
early melon for the kitchen garden or nearby market, but 
not a shipper. It is a small, smooth-skinned variety, 
flattened at the ends. The flesh is pink, very sweet and 
highly flavored and the fruits of convenient size with a 
small seed cavity. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; *4 lb., 35c; lb., 
$1.00, postpaid. 
248. BANANA. (100 days.) A very vigorous, hardy, 
main-crop melon, growing very long fruits, shaped some¬ 
what like a banana. 14 inches in length and 4 inches in 
diameter. It is banana colored, pink-fleshed and of fair 
quality. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; y 4 lb., 25c; lb., 90c, postpaid. 
Our muskmelon seed is all northern grown and all our 
seed is taken from first set crown fruits. The seed is all 
cut by hand and melons not true to type are discarded. 
Our costs are 50% greater than the ordinary field culture. 
CULTURE: Muskmelons like a warm, rich soil, pref¬ 
erably sandy. Plant in the open ground as soon as the 
weather is warm. Plant seed in hills 4 to 6 feet apart 
each way and 8 to 10 seeds in a hill. After the danger 
of insects is over thin to 3 plants to a hill. Fertilizer 
worked into the soil is a great help. Muskmelons can 
be started in paper pots and transplanted to the open 
field. In this way you gain 2 to 3 weeks in earliness. 
One packet of seed will plant 10 to 15 hills; 2 to 3 pounds 
an acre. For larger amounts than quoted, see page 40. 
Milwaukee Market. 
241. ^MILWAUKEE MARKET. (90 days.) One 
of the best melons for both market and home garden. Pro¬ 
lific, vigorous in growth and delicious in flavor. This 
melon is now more largely grown, in this section at least, 
than any other variety. The skin is light green, fruits 
nearly round with a small seed cavity. Flesh a deep sal¬ 
mon color, thick, firm and solid. Our largest seller. Seed 
is taken from the first set crown fruits. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
15c; y 4 lb., 40c; lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
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