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MELON, MUSK 
Thrives best in light, rich soil. Plant early in May, 
when the ground has become warm and dry, in hdls 
4 to 6 feet part each way. Before sowing seed mix a 
few shovelfu's of welbrotted manure in each hill and 
plant in each 10 to 12 seeds. When danger of in' 
sects has passed, pull out all but 4 plants per hill. Cub 
tivate until the vines cover the ground and pinch off 
the ends of the growing shoots to induce early fruit¬ 
ing. 
Bender’s Surprise. Melons of medium size, thick and 
very sweet salmon flesh. An excellent variety. Pkt.. 
10c; oz., 35c. 
Delicious. An early strain, a trifle smaller than Ben¬ 
der’s Surprise but of better quality. Thick golden 
yellow flesh of excellent flavor. Pkt., 15c; oz., 60c. 
Emerald Gem, Improved. A splendid early variety; 
fruits deep emerald-green in color, globular or 
slightly flattened, irregularly and distinctly ribbed 
and lightly netted; flesh very thick, sweet and deep, 
rich salmon color, exceedingly small seed cavity. 
Pkt., 10 c; oz., 25c; J/i lb., 75c. 
Extra Early Improved Hackensack. An early selection 
from the old Hackensack, maturing a week to ten 
days earlier; somewhat smaller, 
otherwise similar to the old type. 
Pkt., 10 c; oz., 25c; !/4 lb., 75c. 
Honey Dew. Cassaba type, fruit large; 
creamy white in color, turning to 
lemon when fully ripe; flesh emerald- 
green, very thick, ripening to the 
rind, very tender and melting, ex¬ 
treme sweetness found in no other 
Melon. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c. 
Kennedy’s Improved Pink Meat. In a 
class by itself for uniformity in size, 
deep orange flesh and fine spicy fla¬ 
vor. The melons are of medium 
size, oval in form, with a hard green 
rind overlaid with a heavy gray net¬ 
ting and but slightly ribbed. The 
vine is hardy and exceedingly pro¬ 
ductive. Pkt., 25c; oz., 75c. 
Montreal Market. Very large, round, 
medium green, deeply ribbed, flesh 
remarkably thick, superior quality. 
Pkt., 10 c; oz., 25c; J /4 lb., 75c. 
Osage or Miller’s Cream. A large, 
main crop, oval Melon, of superior 
quality; fruit dark green, slightly 
ribbed and covered with a shallow, 
gray netting; flesh rich orange-sal¬ 
mon, exceedingly thick. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 25c; '/4 lb., 75c. 
MUSKMELON, Bender’s Surprise 
Oka. This new Melon originated in 
Canada and is a cross between Mon¬ 
treal Market and a red-fleshed varie¬ 
ty. Delicious flavor. Pkt., 25c. 
Rocky Ford. Small, almost round, 
smooth, showing no ribs, and dense¬ 
ly covered with a heavy gray net¬ 
ting; flesh thick and deep green, a 
faint lining of pink or gold at the 
center; highest quality. Pkt., 10c: 
oz., 25c; !4 lb., 75c. 
MELONS FOR FORCING 
Imported Seed 
Blenheim Orange. Scarlet flesh. Pkt., 
75c. 
Hero of Lockinge. Scarlet flesh. Pkt., 
75c. 
King George. Very distinct. Scarlet 
flesh. Pkt., 75c. 
Sutton’s Best of All. Green flesh. Pkt., 
75c. 
Sutton’s Ringleader. Oval, flesh pale 
green. Pkt., $ 1 . 00 . 
Sutton’s Scarlet Hero. Scarlet flesh. 
Pkt., $ 1 . 00 . 
Sutton’s Superlative. Scarlet flesh. 
Pkt., 75c. 
MELON, 
WATER 
Treat the same as Muskmclon. but 
plant in hills 8 to 10 feet apart. 
Citron for Preserving. The old, well 
known red-seeded preserving Melon. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; '74 lb., 50c. 
Cole’s Early, One of the earl'est and 
best of the early sorts; hardy, me¬ 
dium size, nearly round: rind dark 
green, striped a lighter shade; flesh 
deep pink and excellent in quality; 
seeds black. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; Vo 
lb., 50c. 
Kolb’s Gem. Of large size, nearly 
round in form, rind dark green 
striped with lighter shades; fair qual¬ 
ity; black-seeded. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20 c, 
!4 lb., 50c. 
Mountain Sweet. An old variety; mod¬ 
erately early, medium to large in 
size, slightly oblong in form and 
very dark green; good quality. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 20c; Ya Ib., 50c. 
Tom Watson. One of the 
best main crop sorts; grows 
a very large size. Fruit 
large and long in shape 
colored a medium green 
with a light tracing of a 
darker shade, flesh rich >'ed 
and of good quality. Pkt, 
10c; oz., 20c; I /4 lb., 50c. 
Wondermelon. The earliest 
large Melon. Excellent 
quality. Fruit larger than 
Kleckley’s Sweet, cylindri¬ 
cal, 20-22 inches long, 10 - 
12 inches thick. Flesh 
sweet and bright red. Pkt , 
15c; oz., 35c; '/i lb., $1.00. 
WATERMELON, Wondermelon 
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