BLACK-SEEDED ICE CREAM MELON 
The term melon, as common¬ 
ly used, includes the fruits of 
two distinct types, namely the 
Muskmelon or Cantaloupe and the Watermelon. 
Both of these types require hot weather during 
the day and warm evenings in order to fully 
ripen the fruit. We do not recommend growing 
melons in the Western section of the Northwest, 
however, there are certain types that do fairly 
well in this section. 
Melons thrive on a well-drained fertile soil; 
for early crops a light, sandy loam is preferred. 
Excessive alkali should be avoided. Manures or 
fertilizers are not generally used in the principal 
producing regions, the fertility being maintained 
by rotation and the use of green manure crops. 
However, where this is not available, it is ad¬ 
visable to use a good commercial fertilizer in a 
mild manner. 
In growing melons it is necessary to allow a 
great deal of room for spreading vines. The seed 
may be planted as soon as the ground is warm 
and weather conditions permit. The hills should 
be approximately 6 feet apart. 
WATERMELONS 
All Watermelons—Packet, 5c; ounce, 15c, 
postpaid 
Klondike. Rind is a beautiful dark green and 
exceptionally thin. The interior of the melon is 
a distinctive flesh color. Grow uniform in shape 
and size and ship very well. 
Sweetheart. The vines are vigorous 
and productive. Fruits are large, 
oval, heavy mottled, dark and bright 
green, rind thin, flesh bright red, 
firm, sweet and tender. 
Kleckley’s Sweet or Monte Cristo. 
Distinctly a home garden melon as 
the dark bluish-green rind is so crisp 
that it breaks easily. The long, oval 
fruits are slightly larger near the blos¬ 
som end. They weigh from 25 to 30 
pounds and ripen in a little over one 
hundred days. For home gardeners 
we highly recommend this variety. 
Black-Seeded Ice Cream. The 
melon is almost round, with a thin 
rind of medium green. The inside 
flesh is pink and exceptionally sweet 
and fine flavored. This variety ma¬ 
tures early and is a fine keeper. 
Other Varieties—Rattlesnake, Stone 
Mountain, Tom Watson, Irish Grey, 
Cole’s Early, Black-SeededChilean. 
MUSKMELONS 
All Muskmelons— 
Packet, 5c; ounce, 15c, postpaid 
Sugar Rock. The fruits are oval, large size, 
without ribbing and netted in the manner char¬ 
acteristic of these melons and from which they 
take their names. Matures in about 85 days 
from sowing seed, in ordinary weather condi¬ 
tions. The flesh is deep and thick, a beautiful 
orange color, with a sugary delicious flavor that 
is unexcelled. 
Hearts of Gold. The rind is firm and densely 
netted. Rich, fine-grained, orange colored flesh 
is excellent in flavor. The seed cavity is small 
and in all the melon is a very fine shipper. 
Rocky Ford Pollock 10-25. The fruits are uni¬ 
form and heavily netted. The flesh is very sweet 
and tasty with a salmon-orange tint. 
Other Varieties—Burrel Gem, Large Yellow 
Cantaloupe, Small Green Nutmeg, Osage or 
Miller’s Cream, Early Hackensack, Hale’s 
Best, Honey Dew Pink Flesh, Honey Dew 
Green Flesh, Perfecto, Speer, Banana, Persian. 
CASABA MELONS 
Golden Beauty. A beautiful bright golden yel¬ 
low, wrinkled skin. The fruits are globular 
shaped and mature very early. The flesh is 
white and very thick. Exceedingly tender, rich, 
juicy and "honey sweet." Packet, 5c; ounce, 
15c, postpaid. 
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INSECTS DESTROY MILLIONS 
ANNUALLY. SPRAY OFTEN. 
