Bender’s Surprise Muskmelon 
Miller’s Cream Muskmelon 
Your attention is invited to 
the Farm Seed Department, 
pages 44 to 48. The grains and 
grasses there listed are adapted 
to New England, and should 
yield abundantly, even when 
grown under the most severe 
conditions. 
Cole’s Early Watermelon 
Muskmelons 
Muskmelon seed should not be planted outdoors until all 
danger of frost is over and the ground has become warm and 
dry. The hills should be about 6 feet apart and carefully pre¬ 
pared. Rich earth is far better for the young plants than ma¬ 
nure, but if the latter must be used, see that it is well rotted. 
Plant from six to twelve seeds in a hill, and when the young 
seedlings are strong enough to resist the attacks of insects, 
thin them, leaving three of the strongest in each hill. The 
vines should have clean cultivation until they cover the 
ground, and if they grow too rank, the tips of the shoots should 
be pinched off, causing them to set more and larger fruits. 
One ounce of seed will sow 100 hills; 1 to 3 pounds, an acre 
Bender’s Surprise. 90 days. Large, oval-shaped, coarsely 
netted fruit. Flesh of a deep orange color and very thick. 
A good keeper and shipper. 
Emerald Gem. 70 days. Early, with small, smooth-ribbed, 
dark green fruits; flesh thick and salmon-colored, granular, 
sweet and rich; very delicious and satisfying to the taste; 
the vines bear heavily. 
Honey Dew. 85 days. The Honey Dew averages 9 inches 
long and 7 inches wide. Greenish white until dead ripe, 
then pale yellow; of excellent flavor. Our season is hardly 
long enough to mature it unless started under glass. 
Lake Champlain. 68 days. An early-maturing variety hav¬ 
ing few seeds and a very small seed cavity. Considered by 
market-gardeners as one of the most desirable kinds for 
critical markets. Nicely netted, medium-sized fruit with 
flesh of a beautiful golden yellow. 
Miller’s Cream or Osage. 75 days. Fine, attractive fruits 
which sell quickly in 
market, and therefore a 
favorite among the truck¬ 
ers. The fruits are large 
and round, with light 
green, netted skin; thick, 
sweet, salmon-colored 
flesh. 
Rocky Ford. Medium- 
early variety. Fruit oval, 
covered with a fine net¬ 
ting; flesh green, very 
sweet, highly flavored. 
Rocky Ford Muskmelon 
Watermelons 
An effort should be made to secure good, strong vines early 
in the season, and this can be done by taking care that the 
hills are large, mellow, and well-drained, with the manure 
placed so that they will not dry out quickly under hot suns. 
All possible protection from insects should be given the young 
plants, and their growth may be hastened still farther by 
frequent applications of liquid manure. Plant the seeds thickly 
and thin the plants to four of the strongest in each hill. 
Sow 4 ounces to 100 hills; 1 V 2 to 4 pounds, an acre 
Cole’s Early. 75 days. A fine early Watermelon; can be 
grown over a large latitude; flesh bright red; fruit nearly 
round; rind thin. 
PRICES OF MUSKMELONS 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
i/ 4 lb. 
Lb. 
Bender’s Surprise. 
..$0 05 
$0 20 
$0 30 
$0 90 
Emerald Gem. 
05 
20 
30 
90 
Honey Dew. 
05 
20 
40 
1 00 
Lake Champlain. 
05 
20 
35 
1 00 
Miller’s Cream or Osage. 
05 
20 
35 
1 00 
Rocky Ford. 
.. 05 
20 
35 
1 00 
PRICES OF WATERMELONS 
Cole’s Early. 
.. 05 
15 
25 
75 
Halbert Honey. 
. . 05 
15 
25 
75 
Kleckley Sweets. 
. . 05 
15 
25 
75 
King and Queen. 
.. 05 
15 
25 
75 
Red-seeded Citron. 
.. 05 
15 
25 
75 
3 4 Vegetable Seeds 
W. E. BARRETT CO., Providence, R. I. 
