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WILL’S PIONEER SEEDHOUSE, GREENHOUSE AND NURSERY 
"fotr Early MUSKMELONS Hardy 
Culture. When the ground has become warm, plant in hills about 
5 feet apart each way, 8 to 12 seeds to the hill. When danger of in¬ 
sects is past, thin to 3 or 4 plants to the hill. Cultivate thoroughly 
throughout the season, not to exceed 2 inches deep. One ounce of 
seed to 75 hills; 2 to 3 pounds to the acre. About 125 seeds to the 
packet. 
CniP:\L\\’S STILAIX T.AKE Til XAIPLAIX. The Earliest Melon 
of Good Quality, developed by the late George F. Chipman, 
long editor of the Country Guide of Winnipeg, Canada. The 
globular Melons are ten days earlier than the standard Lake 
Champlain. The orange flesh is thick and luscious. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 20c; M lb., 60c; lb., $1.00; 1 lb., .$1.80, postpaid. 
ZEPHA'R. An Early and Heavy Yielding Oval Orange Fleshed 
Melon developed by Professor A. P. Yeager at the North Da¬ 
kota Experiment Station. 400 pounds of this quality Melon 
were picked from a 100 foot row in 3 days, and 5 tons, all 
ripened before September first, were picked from a third of an acre last season. You will find this 
pictured on page 1. Pkt., 20c. 
E A nijY TVE. A 
very early melon 
of superior quality, 
oval, medium sized, 
ribbed and some¬ 
what netted, the 
orange flesh is 
thick and of good 
quality. A good 
hardy and prolific 
home garden melon 
for the Northwest. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 
M lb., .Wc; ^ lb., 
85c; 1 lb., $1.50, 
postpaid. 
HALE’S BEST. The 
Earliest and Best 
of the Rockyford 
Type. The medium 
sized, nearly round 
melons are heavily 
netted. The deep 
orange flesh is very 
thick and of rich 
flavor, Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 12c; M lb., 
.‘lOc; lb., 50c; 1 
lb., 00c, i)ostpaid. 
Extra Early Osage. 
E \ T 11 A E A R L V 
OS.AtiE. One of the 
earliest salmonfleshed 
varieties of quality 
and one of the best 
sorts grown. The oval 
fruit is dark green, 
slightly ribbed and 
gray netted, and is 
from a week to ten 
days earlier than the 
old Osage. The flesh 
is a rich orange-sal¬ 
mon, very thick, juicy 
and sweet, of very 
high quality. A grand 
sort for northwestern 
conditions; ideal for 
the home garden and 
a money maker for 
the market gardener. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 11c; 
lb., 28c; ^ lb., 
48c; 1 lb., 85c, post- 
iraid. 
t I have used your seed 1 
I for years and wouldn’t be 
f satisfied with any other, 
t Mrs. W. A. Colson. 
i ‘ Harrison. Idaho. i 
ST GAR ROCK or HOXEY ROCK. 
This is one of the most delicious 
melons. It is medium early and 
very productive of medium-sized, 
round, heavily netted Melons with 
very tliick, sweet, orange flesh. 
The quality is uniformly fine. The 
most pi'ofitable market variety. 
Don’t pass up tliis one. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 12c; 14 lb., ;{()c; ^ lb., 50c; 
1 lb., 90c, postpaid. 
A INI. I’l.At II (Vegetable Orange or 
IMango Melon). This prolific fruit 
is the size of a medium orange, and 
is used for sweet pickles, preserves 
and pies. Wlien cooked it is used 
in every way as a peach. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 20c; 14 lb., 50c, postpaid. 
Sii. 4 iir ItnrU or ICiium r;o<‘k. 
