WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, NEW YORK 
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Choice Muskmelons 
MELON, MUSK 
Melon Muse ace. Melon Muscatel. (vantatupe. 
One ounce will plant 80 hills; three pounds is required for one acre. 
Melons should be planted on a rather light, rich, sandy loam. The 
middle of May is early enough for planting in open ground. Make hills 
about six feet apart each way, put in each a good shovelful of well-com¬ 
posted manure; press it down and cover with earth. Upon each hill plant 
six to twelve seeds about %-inch deep. When up, and all danger of insects 
has passed, pull out all but three plants. Cultivate until the vines cover the 
ground, and pinch the ends off the growing shoots to induce early fruiting. 
Slug shot or tobacco dust is excellent to sift over the 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. The seed may also 
be started outdoors under hand-frames or glasses. 
If to be forwarded by mail, add at the rate of S cts. per pound for 
postage. 
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. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., *4 lb. 35 cts. 
Hackensack. Large, round, and of good quality; a popular variety. Pkt. 
5 cts., oz. 15 cts. V* lb. 35 cts. 
Long Island Beauty. A splendid variety of the Hackensack type, slightly 
more ribbed and densely netted: flesh green and of superior quality. Pkt. 
10 cts., oz. 15 cts., M lb. 4 0 cts. 
Champion Market. Of large size, slightly elongated, densely netted; flesh 
light green and very sweet and delicious. Pkt. 5 cts., oz- 15 cts., V\ lb. 50 
cts. 
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. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., % lb. 35 cts. 
Paul Rose. This new variety surpasses anything yet introduced; the color 
is a beautiful netted gray, underlaid by dark green rind; the 
flavor is delicious; a splendid shipper and good keeper. Pkt. 
5 cts., oz. 15 cts . V\ lb. 4 0 cts. 
Improved Christina. One of the finest orange sorts; round, 
very sweet and very early. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., *4 lb. 50 
cts. 
is: uskmelon, Hackensack 
Jenny Lind. Small, green-fleshed; very early; good quality. 
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., % lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. 
Dclmonico. An oval-shaped Melon of large size; finely 
netted, and has beautiful orange-pink flesh. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 
20 cts., % lb. 4 0 cts. 
The Banquet. Beautifully netted, medium-sized; flesh rich 
salmon; fine quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., V\ lb. 40 cts. 
Emerald Gem. The flesh is of a suffused salmon color, and 
ripens thoroughly to the extreme thin green edge. Pkt. 5 cts., 
oz. 20 cts., V\ lb. 60 cts. 
Montreal Market. A decided improvement upon the old 
form of Nutmeg, being twice the size and greatly superior in 
flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. V\ lb. 60 cts. 
Nutmeg. Named from its shape; flesh green, sweet; good 
for main crop; early. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., V\ lb. 35 cts. 
Watermelon, Sweet Heart 
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 delicious to the rind. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., y x lb. 4 0 
cts., 
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. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 
V\ lb. 5 0 cts. 
English Varieties for Forcing Purposes. Munroe’s Little 
Heath, Blenheim Orange, Hero of Lockinge, Invincible Scar¬ 
let, Royal Favorite, etc. Per pkt. 25 cts. 
MELON, WATER 
Melon d’Eau. Zandia. 233affcrmc(orte. 
One ounce will plant about 30 hills; 4 to 5 pounds is required 
for one acre. 
Plant in hills as directed for Muskmelons, and treat in all 
respects the same, excejR that the hills should be 8 to 10 feet 
apart. 
If to be forwarded by mail, add at the rate of 8c. per lb. 
for postage. 
Sweet Heart. A thick, oval Melon, light green mottled, 
with thin, tough rind, flesh light red, solid, of fine quality 
and flavor. It is early. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., V\ lb. 25 cts. 
lb. 75 cts. 
Kleekley Sweets Exceedingly sweet and fine flavored; 
dark green skin; thin rind; flesh scarlet, solid and firm. Pkt. 
5 cts., oz. 15 cts., lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.00. 
Jordan Gray Monarch. Largest grown; crimson flesh; late. 
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., V* lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 
Kolb’s Gem. Large; bright red flesh of fine quality, and 
a good shipper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 
Pride of Georgia. Round, large; crisp, bright red flesh. 
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., V4 lb. 2 5 cts., lb. 75 cts. 
The Boss. Oblong; dark green: flesh deep scarlet, and rind 
thin. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 
Mammoth Ironclad. Long, very large; late; red flesh; good 
shipper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., *4 lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 
