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MUSKMELONS or CANTALOUPES 
Sow 1 ounce of seed to about SO hills; 2 to 3 pounds in hills to an acre 
Culture. Melons do best in a light or sandy soil, but with a little labor 
in preparing hills they can be grown in almost any warm, sunny location. 
Make hills 5 feet apart each way, putting two or three shovelfuls of well- 
rotted manure in each hill; pack it down tight, cover it with 3 inches of 
fine, loose soil, making hills 1 foot in diameter. When the weather is quite 
warm, scatter 10 to 15 seeds thinly over the surface of the freshly made 
hills and cover with ^ inch of fine soil. When the young plants are well 
established, thin out to the best three plants. For early use, sow in hotbed, 
on piece of sod or in pots. From 65 to 100 days. 
Green-Fleshed Varieties 
Baltimore Nutmeg. Large, oval, deeply netted; solid green flesh of fine 
quality. 
Bottomly. True Anne Arundel strain. Medium size, oblong, deeply 
netted; green flesh and delicious flavor. 
Knight. Regular stock. 
M.-S. Long John. A product of Anne Arundel County. It averages 8 to 10 
inches in diameter, is deeply netted and ribbed; flesh green, thick, and 
deliciously flavored. 
New Floneydew. A melon with smooth, almost white rind, measuring 
about 6 inches in diameter by 7 to 8 inches long. Thick green flesh of 
a peculiar sweet flavor, resembling a well-ripened banana. 
Rocky Ford. Early. Small, oval; green 
flesh of excellent quality. A good shipper. 
Salmon-Fleshed Varieties 
Bottomly Cantaloupe 
WATERMELON 
Sow 1 ounce of seed to 30 hills; 4 to S pounds, an acre 
Culture. Watermelons should be planted in hills 8 to 10 feet apart. Otherwise for cul- 
grow them near pumpkins or gourds. About 
Banana. The flesh (the melon is nearly 
solid) is of a rich salmon and is fragrant. 
The quality is first rate when the melon is 
thoroughly ripe. It grows from 20 to 28 
inches in length and is very prolific. 
No. 36. Flale’s Best. Very early. An oval 
melon with heavy netting and ribs hardly 
apparent. Flesh exceptionally thick, firm, 
of fine, sweet flavor, deep salmon, with 
very small seed-cavity. It is ready for 
market in about 70 days. 
Hearts of Gold. A fair-sized melon, with 
distinct ribs and quite heavily netted. The 
rich, golden flesh has a most excellent 
flavor and is very deep, having only a small 
seed-cavity. As a shipper the high quality 
is retained perfectly after traveling long 
distances. 
Honeydew. Pink-fleshed, same as the green 
one, with the exception that the flesh is of 
a beautiful pink tint and highly flavored. 
Miller’s C ream or Osage. Melons large, 
round, with light green, netted skin and 
thick, sweet, salmon-colored flesh. 
M.-S. GOLDEN WONDER. Most delicious 
flavored golden yellow meat, which is thick 
and solid. Medium size, oval. Very vigor¬ 
ous and productive vines, which are great 
drought- and blight-resisters. 
ture, see directions for Cantaloupes. Do not 
85 days. 
Dixie Queen. The sparkling, crisp, rich 
scarlet flesh is firm, sweet, and juicy right 
up to the rind, which is thin but tough. It 
is a splendid shipper. 
Excel. The largest shipping melon yet pro¬ 
duced, of good flavor, strong, tough rind, 
and solid, firm, crisp flesh that will keep 
well. 
Florida Favorite. Large, long, striped 
melon, excellent for family garden. Rind 
thin, but firm; flesh very deep red and 
exceptionally sweet. Splendid shipper. 
Golden Heart. A decided novelty in Water¬ 
melons, producing melons which have de 
Iicious yellow meat almost to the rind. 
Gray Jacket. The productiveness is won¬ 
derful, the eating quality is all that could 
be desired in a Watermelon. Sparkling red 
flesh, very sweet, and entirely free from 
hard centers or stringiness, yet very firm 
and compact. Uniformly large (30 pounds). 
Gray rind. Ripens medium early, and is 
one of the best shippers. 85 days. 
Gray Monarch or Long White Icing. Very 
large, long; crimson flesh. 
Hawkesbury. Excellent market sort of fine 
eating quality, uniform shape, and highly 
resistant to fusarium wilt. Vines vigorous. 
Melons weigh 30 pounds or more. Light 
gray-green rind which is tough. Flesh red, 
no trace of hard centers. Black seeds. 
Kleckley Sweet. Not a shipping variety, 
as the rind is too close to the ripe, fluffy, 
rich red meat, when in condition to use. 
Melons average about 20 inches long and 
ripen quite early. 
M.-S. SWEETHEART. Give this one a 
trial for a real treat. Either for market or 
home. 
New Creation. An enormous melon, rich 
green with mottled stripes. The thin rind 
is extremely tough and will stand shipping. 
Sparkling red flesh of a delicious flavor. 
Stone Mountain. A round melon up to 
50 pounds. Dark green skin. Deep red 
flesh, almost all heart; very sweet. Recom¬ 
mended for the home-garden and near-by 
markets. 90 days. 
Thurmond Gray. This has earned a perma¬ 
nent place among the best shipping varie¬ 
ties and will be grown extensively in the 
future. It grows to large size (30 pounds), 
is productive, and the cutting quality is 
good. A long, thick, green-gray melon, 
with red flesh and thin rind. Seeds brown. 
95 days. 
Tom Watson. A large, long melon with 
dark green rind and light crimson flesh of 
excellent quality. A splendid shipper. 
CITRON. Grows uniformly round and 
smooth, striped and marbled with light 
green. Flesh white and solid; seeds red. 
It should be borne in mind that this va¬ 
riety is not used for eating in the raw state, 
but for preserves, pickles, etc. 
WATERMELON SEED. For medicinal pur¬ 
poses. 
PRACTICAL VEGETABLE CULTURE. 
By A. E. Wilkinson. The growing of vege¬ 
tables for home consumption and on the 
farm for profit. 308 pages, 177 illustra¬ 
tions. Cloth $2.00, postpaid $2.15. 
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MUSKMELONS (CANTALOUPES), Green-fleshed 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
V«lb. 
Lb. 
Long John. 
..$0 10 
$0 20 
$0 60 
$2 00 
Bottomly. 
10 
15 
45 
1 50 
Knight. 
10 
15 
45 
1 50 
Rocky Ford. 
15 
25 
75 
Baltimore Nutmeg. 
15 
25 
75 
New Honeydew. 
10 
15 
30 
1 00 
MUSKMELONS (CANTALOUPES), Salmon-fleshed 
Hearts of Gold. 
10 
15 
30 
1 00 
No. 36. Hale’s Best 
15 
30 
1 00 
Miller’s Cream (Osage). 
10 
15 
30 
1 00 
Banana. 
15 
50 
1 50 
Honeydew. 
10 
15 
30 
1 00 
M.-S. Golden Wonder . 
15 
20 
50 
1 50 
WATERMELON 
New Creation. 
20 
50 
1 25 
Florida Favorite . 
10 
15 
25 
75 
Gray Monarch (Long White Icing). 
10 
15 
25 
75 
Gray Jacket. 
20 
50 
1 25 
Dixie Queen. 
15 
50 
1 25 
Stone Mountain. 
10 
15 
25 
75 
Thurmond Gray. 
10 
15 
30 
1 00 
M.-S. Sweetheart. 
10 
30 
1 00 
Golden Heart. 
10 
15 
40 
Hawkesbury. . 
10 
20 
60 
1 50 
Tom Watson . 
15 
25 
75 
Excel . 
10 
15 
25 
75 
Kleckley Sweet . . 
10 
15 
25 
75 
Citron. 
15 
25 
90 
WATERMELON SEED (Medicinal) . 
30 
Vegetable Seeds 
30 
THE MEYER SEED CO. 
