^1USKMEl-0^^ 
One ounce will plant 60 hills, 2 to 3 pounds per acre. 
CULTUEE—Muskmelons or cantaloupe require warm, rich soil, slightly sandy. Plant 
when all danger of frost is past, in hills 6 feet apart each way, 8 to 10 seeds to a hill. 
Well-rotted manure carefully worked into the soil is beneficial. After danger of insects is 
past, thin out to 3 or 4 plants to a hill. Cultivate until vines cover the ground, and pinch 
olf the ends of the vines. Give them plenty of moisture. Early melons ripen in 80 to 100 
days. General crop, 110 to 140 days. 
Orange Fleshed Melons 
359. EARLY LAKE CHAMPLAIN 
-75 to 80 days. Absolutely the earliest 
of all orange fleshed melons. Fine flavor 
and quality. A very good early market 
and home garden variety. Fruit: nearly 
round, 5 to 6 inches in diameter, slightly 
ribbed and covered with an open, moder¬ 
ately coarse netting. When fully ripe, 
fruits show a golden yellow color through 
the netting. Flesh: fairly thick, deep 
orange-salmon in color, juicy and very 
sweet. Pkt. 5c, oz. 12c, Vi 25c, lb. 
90c, 2 lbs. $1.60, prepaid. 
357. SUGAR OR HONEY ROCK—:85 
days. It is a money-maker and a source of pride 
for every grower because of its handsome ap¬ 
pearance, marvelous and distinctive flavor, and 
wonderful shipping qualities. Sweet as sugar, 
solid as a rock and easy to gi-ow. Very popular 
among home and market growers. Fruit: nearly 
round, about 6 inches in diameter, weight 4 lbs. 
Skin grey-green, covered with coarse netting. 
Flesh: thick, juicy, orange-salmon color, with 
fine flavor. (See inside Ijack cover.) Pkt. 5c, oz. 
15c, Vi lb. 30c, lb. $1.00, 2 lbs. $1.80, prepaid. 
358. HALES BEST -80 days. An out¬ 
standing early shipping cantaloupe. Flavor and 
quality excellent, and withstands drought re¬ 
markably well. Can be shipped long distances. 
Fruit: oval, 6% inches long, almost devoid of 
ribbing, covered with heavy netting. Flesh: 
extremely thick, salmon-orange color, sweet and 
of fine quality. Pkt. 5c oz. 12c, Vi lb. 25c, lb. 
90c, 2 lbs. 1.60, prepaid. 
360. GOLDEN OSAGE -95 days. Excel 
lent for home and local market garden use; 
not a good shipper, but a heavy yielder of 
exquisite flavored melons. Fruit: oblong, 8 
inches long, weigh 6 lbs.; exterior very dark 
green, deeply ribbed, covered with slightly grey 
netting. Flesh: very thick, deep pink salmon 
color; fine grained, juicy and sweet. Pkt. 5c, 
oz. 12c, Vi lb. 25c, lb. 90c, 2 lbs. $1.60, prepaid. 
Special All-Season Collection 
A Collection that will keep you 
supplied wtih luscious Muskmel¬ 
ons all season long. The cream of 
all varieties for home garden. 
One packet each of the followins; 
Lake Champlain—Extra early. 
Golden Osage—Medium. 
New Sugar Bock—Main crop. 
The 3 packets, all 
prepaid for. 
Green Fleshed Melons 
350. MINNESOTA MELTING SUGAR 
-86 days. The sweetest richest flavored of all 
green-fleshed muskmelons. Fruit: oval in form, 
distinctly ribbed and heavily netted. Flesh: very 
firm, of green color, exceptionally sweet, sugary, 
juicy and tender, with rich aromatic flavor. Vines 
yield an abundant crop of uniform sized melons, 
early in season. Pkt. 5c, oz. 12c, Vi lb. 25c, lb. 
85c, 2 lbs. $1.55, prepaid. 
HALES BEST—Best for early market. 
361. PREMIUM OSAGE -85 days. An 
excellent Osage melon about 10 days earlier 
than Golden Osage, slightly smaller and of same 
fine table quality. Splendid for home garden 
and for reaching near-by markets early. 
Fruits: 6 to 7 inches long, almost round. Sim¬ 
ilar to Golden Osage in all other respects. Pkt. 
5c, oz. 12c, Vi lb. 25c, lb. 85c, 2 lbs. $1.55, 
prepaid. 
364. HEARTS OF GOLD -95 days. 
Grown extensively by market gardeners, likewise 
a good shipping type. Follows the earlier va¬ 
rieties. Quality is splendid. Fruit: 6 inches 
thick, practically round, weigh 2 lbs., slightly 
ribbed, covered with fine grey netting. Flesh: 
very thick, deep pink salmon, tender, juicy, 
sweet and aromatic. Pkt. 5c, oz. 12c, Vi lb. 
25c, lb. 85c, 2 lbs. $1.55, prepaid. 
369. BENDER’S SURPRISE -90 days. 
An improved surprise melon which is a splendid 
shipper and a high quality market melon. Also 
a favorite of many home gardeners. Fruit: ob¬ 
long, 8 inches long, 6 inches thick, full rounded 
ends, weigh 7 lbs., coarse netting, distinctly 
ribbed; skin hard and greenish yellow at ma¬ 
turity. Flesh: bright salmon, of delicious flavor. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 12c, Vi lb. 25c, lb. 85c, 2 lbs. $1.55, 
prepaid. 
349. MILWAUKEE MARKET -87 days. 
A delicious large salmon fleshed sort; slightly 
oval in shape, heavily netted and with prominent 
ribs. Uniform as to size and quality. Flesh; 
salmon colored, thick and firm, and of aromatic 
flavor. Medium early, producing ripe melons 
late in August. Pkt. 5c, oz. 12c, Vi lb. 25c, 
lb. 85c, 2 lbs. $1.55, prepaid. 
GOLDEN OSAGE—of delicious flavor. 
MUSTARD 
315. FORDHOOK FANCY 
-A handsome, mild variety, slow 
to bolt seed stalks; leaves bright 
green, plume-like, with fringed 
edges. Delicious as a salad, or 
cut and boiled like spinach. The 
reddish-brown see.d is used for 
flavoring and in pickles. Pkt. 6, 
oz. 10c, Vi lb. 20c, lb. 65c, pre¬ 
paid. 
PEPPER GRASS or 
CRESS 
295. FINE CURLED -Crisp, 
pungent leaves, finely cut and curl¬ 
ed, dwarf and compact. Used 
mostly for garnishing and as a 
condiment. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, Vi 
lb. 25c, prepaid. 
MINNESOTA MELTING SUGAR—Best of the green sorts. 
F. S. & N. Co. 
I sold 90 % of my Noi-thern 
Siveet Watermelons at the farm, 
and did not have to take them 
to the market at all. These 
melons sell themselves. My 
neighbor sold $500.00 worth 
from one acre of Northern 
Sweet. 
F. M. Lane, 
Minneapolis, Minn. 
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