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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEDS 
MELON, MUSK 
Melons should be planted on 
(Cantaloup) 
Melon Muscace. Melon Muscatel. (Eantalupe. 
One ounce will plant 80 hills; three pounds is required for one acre. 
a rather light, rich, sandy loam. The middle of May is early enough for planting in open ground. 
and cover with earth . I pon 
but 3 plants. Cultivate until 
"i 4 -' i * , , —:-— growing snoots to induce early fruiting. Slug shot or tobacco dust is excellent to 
* ie young plants when the dew is on to prevent attacks of insects. A few hills for early use may be had by sowing in hotbed on 
pieces of sod or in pots. 1 he seed may also be started outdoors under hand-frames or glasses. 
If to be forwarded by mail, add at the rate of 7c. per pound for postage. 
1 ‘Y ( i * a* a Part each way, put in each a good shovelful of well-composted manure, press it down 
eac i hill plant 6 to 12 seeds about y inch deep. When up, and all danger of insects has passed, pull out all b 
the vines cover the gound, and pinch the ends off the growing shoots to induce early fruiting. Slug shot o 
SALMON-FLESHED VARIETIES 
Paul Rose. This new variety surpasses anything vet introduced: 
the color is a beautiful netted gray, underlaid by dark green 
rind; the flavor is delicious; a splendid shipper and good keeper. 
Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., V A lb. 40c. 
Improved Christina. One of the finest orange sorts; round, very 
sweet and very early. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., lb. 40c. 
I he Banquet. Beautifully netted, medium-sized; flesh rich 
salmon; fine quality. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., y lb. 40c. 
Emerald Oem. Idesh suffused salmon color, ripening thoroughly 
to the extreme thin green edge. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., lb. 40c. 
Delmonico. An oval-shaped Melon of large size; finelv netted, 
and has beautiful orange-pink flesh. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., 
lb. 40c. 
Osage, or Miller’s Cream. Grows to medium size and is egg or 
globe-shaped; skin very thin, dark green and well netted; flesh 
salmon-pink, remarkably sweet, spicy, extremely thick and deli¬ 
cious to the rind. Pkt. 5c., oz. 20c.,‘ K lb. 50c! 
GREEN-FLESHED VARIETIES 
Extra-Early Hackensack. This variety is nearly equal to the 
Hackensack in size, and at least ten days earlier: earliest and best 
of all the netted Melons. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., l /i lb. 35c. 
Hackensack. Large, round, and of good quality; a popular vari¬ 
ety. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., % lb. 35c. 
Long Island Beauty. A splendid variety of the Hackensack 
type, slightly more ribbed and densely netted; flesh green and of 
superior quality. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c.,‘ lb. 40c. 
Garden-Making 
(Bailey) 
Suggestions for 
the utilizing of 
home - grounds, 
SI. 25. 
Muskmelon, Jennie Lind 
Champion Market. Of large size, slightly elongated, densely netted; flesh light green 
and very sweet and delicious. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., y lb. 35c. 
Rocky Ford. One of the most popular of small Melons; fruit is oval, slightly 
ribbed, densely covered with coarse netting; flesh thick, green, very sweet and 
high-flavored. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., y lb. 35c. 
Montreal Market. A decided improvement upon the old form of Nutmeg, being 
twice the size and greatly superior in flavor. Pkt. 5c., oz. 20c., % lb. 60c. 
Nutmeg. Named from its shape; flesh green, sweet; good for main crop; earlv. 
Pkt, 5c.. oz. 15c., M lb. 35c. 
Jenny Lind. Small, green-fleshed; verv earlv; good quality. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c.. 
M lb. 35c., lb. 81.25. 
Mango Melon, or “Vine Orange.” (Also called “Vegetable Peach.”) Size, 
shape and color of an orange; thick, meaty flesh; fine for pickling or preserving. 
Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., y lb. 40c. 
English Varieties for Forcing Purposes. Munroe’s Little Heath. Plenheim Orange, 
Hero of Lockinge, Invincible Scarlet, Royal Favorite, etc. Each, pkt. 25c. 
MARTYNIA 
A strong-growing annual plant, bearing curiously shaped seed-pods, which, when 
young and tender, make excellent pickles. Sow in the open ground in May, and 
thin out the plants to 2 or 3 feet apart, or a few seeds may be sown in a hotbed 
and afterward transplanted. Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., l /£ lb. 81.00, lb. S3.00. 
Muskmelon, Rocky Ford 
