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The "Henderson Bush Musk Melon 
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THE MOST REMARKABLE AND VALUABLE SEED NOVELTY OF THE AGE 
A CLIMAX IN PLANT BREEDING AND VINE CURTAILMENT 
DELICIOUS MUSK MELONS MAY NOW BE GROWN IN EVERY GARDEN 
AND IN FIELD CULTURE THE SAVING IN SPACE 
PERMITS TWICE AS MANY MELONS TO 
E were the first to introduce the Bush Lima Bean, 
which has proved such a valuable acquisition, and 
now we are the first to introduce the Bush or Vine¬ 
less Musk Melon which we predict will revolutionize Melon-growing 
as the Bush Lima did the growing of Lima Beans. 
Musk Melons and Cantaloupes — the most delicious of the world’s 
vegetable-fruits, natives of the warmer parts of Asia — have been 
esteemed and cultivated from remote antiquity, during which time 
thousands of special varieties have developed, degenerated and been 
superseded, but never among them all, so far as we know, has a 
Vineless or Bush variety been produced until the advent of 
THE “HENDERSON” BUSH MUSK MELON. 
For a number of years we have been breeding and selecting this 
remarkable variation from Vine Melons, and at last have it so “fixed,” 
that we feci confident in offering it to our patrons as the most valu¬ 
able seed novelty that has been introduced in many years. 
The fruits are of the popular “Jenny Lind” type but larger, 
averaging 5 inches in diameter; they vary somewhat in shape from 
flattened-round to almost spherical; the ribs are shallow; the surface 
is dark green, but so densely netted that it appears almost russet 
colored. The flesh is very deep, edible almost to the rind and is 
colored light green flushed with salmon towards the centre. The 
seed cavity is small. The quality is superb, lusciously sweet and 
juicy with a cool gratifying flavor and a delightful aroma. They 
ripen a little in advance of “Rocky Ford. ” 
But the crowning merit of The “Henderson” Bush Musk Melon 
is its vineless character of growth or “bush” habit, which is of dis¬ 
tinct advantage, thus saving space and permitting it to be grown 
in even small gardens where home-grown Melons have been denied 
on account of the amount of ground that the vine varieties require. 
BE PRODUCED AS FROM VINE VARIETIES 
The plants of The “Henderson” Bush Musk Melon are stocky 
and vigorous, growing from 15 to 18 inches in length, and two to three 
of them to a hill form a circular mound 2 3d! to 3 feet in diameter which 
permits the hills to be spaced 3 feet apart or at the rate of 4840 hills 
to the acre, whereas the vine varieties are usually planted 5 feet 
apart or 1742 hills to the acre. Allowing as a fair average 5 fruits 
to a hill the yield would be 24,200 fruits per acre from the Bush 
Melon and of the Vine Melons at 7 fruits to the hill, 12,194 fruits 
to the acre. This comparison thus shows The “Henderson” Bush 
Musk Melon will yield practically double the number of fruits that 
Vine Melons do, on a given area. 
As we anticipate that The “Henderson” Bush Musk Melon will 
be grown by many people who never grew Melons before, a few cul¬ 
tural suggestions may be in order: 
Melons thrive best in the warmest and sunniest parts of the garden in 
rich soil, deeply dug. Plant the seed after the ground and weather are warm. 
Corn planting time is early enough unless glass is used. Space your hills, 
or rather low mounds, 3 feet apart; a shovelful of rotted manure dug into each 
is advisable. Put 4 or 5 seeds 2 inches apart, 1 inch deep about the centre, 
thin out, leaving 2 or 3 of the strongest seedlings. Plantings made two weeks 
apart will furnish a succession of fruit through the season. The male and 
female flowers are borne separately on the same plant, the female only producing 
the fruit. Allow only 3 fruits to a plant for best Melons. Well-grown, vigorous, 
healthy plants produce the finest flavored fruits, therefore the plants should 
not be allowed to wilt from lack of moisture during hot, dry weather. Apply 
the water near the roots—not on the foliage—in sufficient quantity to percolate 
to the roots. Insects and fungus are partial to Melon foliage, and their ravages 
should be prevented by the early and occasional use of insecticide and fungicide 
—preferably Bordeaux mixture. Melons ripened on the vine are the most 
delicious. Ripeness is indicated by cracks appearing in the stem of the Melon, 
also by a softening and yielding to finger pressure at the blossom end, also 
by a yellowing of the netting, and lastly by the perfume emitted. 
We predict great popularity for The “Henderson” Bush Musk 
Melon. 
PRICE, 20c. pkt., 3 pkts., 50c., 7 pkts., $1.00. 
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