MUSKMELONS (CANTALOUPES) 
The most suitable soil for melons is a rich, warm, sandy loam. Sow the seed 
after the soil has warmed up and the weather is quite settled, putting 
8 to 10 seeds in a circle in slightly raised hills and cover the seed 
with one inch of fine soil. The hills should be spaced 4 to 6 ft. apart 
each way. Thin to 2 or 3 plants to a hill after the plants are well 
established. A pkt. will plant 12 hills; 1 oz. to 50 hills; 3 Ibs. 
is enough to plant an acre. 
544 Burpee’s 
Netted Gemo . 
This variety is also known as ‘‘Rocky Ford’’ 
85 days. (Green Flesh) The variety grown at 
Rocky Ford, Colorado, under the name of Rocky 
Ford, is the Netted Gem which Burpee had the dis- 
tinction of originating and introducing in 1881. A 
pure Rocky Ford Cantaloupe, when ripe, has a silver- 
colored netting which is lace-like in appearance. The 
skin is green, turning to a peculiar gray color when the 



















mae oC melons are fit for eating. The flesh is green and so sweet and 
Cer luscious that it may be eaten close to the rind. Fruits are oval- 
shaped, firm and solid, weighing 1% to 2 lbs. each, slightly ribbed, 
with a medium sized seed cavity. Other melons have been bred 
from it, but none of these surpass Netted Gem in table quality. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 14 lb. 75¢; 1% Ib. $1.25. 
Hale's 553 Hale’s Best © 
est 
88 days. (Orange Flesh) Fruits are oval but occasionally some are more 
elongated, rounded at the ends, heavily netted, but the ribbing is indistinct. 
Delicious, sweet, bright salmon-orange flesh which is firm and fine 
grained. In addition to being America’s No. 1 shipping melon, Hale’s 
Best is desirable for local market and one of the best flavored quality 
melons for the home garden. Also known as **Sweet Eatin’.”’ 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14 lb. 60¢; 1% Ib. $1.00. 
575 Burpee’s Emerald Gem 
89 days. (Salmon Flesh) An excellent home-garden melon of flat- 
tened shape, dark green, 4 to 5 in. across, slightly ribbed and netted. 
Flesh is deep salmon, thick and of unsurpassed sweetness. Very 
early and most dependable in cool sections. Pick fruits while skin 
is still green. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 14 lb. 75¢3 ¥% lb. $1.25. 
COLLECTION 
3 Delicious Muskmelons 
Honey Rock, Hearts of Gold, and Lake Champlain. 
7066—3 Pkts. (1 of each, value 30¢) for only 25¢ 
7068—3 Ozs. (1 of each, value 70¢) for only 50¢ 

574 Burpee’s Fordhook 
85 days. (Orange Flesh) A small, flattened melon with prominent 
ribs and heavy gray netting. The flesh is bright orange, medium 
thick, fairly firm, sweet, spicy, with a high aroma. An early and 
popular melon for home use and for nearby market. Quite pro- 
ductive. The seed crop is very short. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢. 
| Burpee’s 
Fordhook 
567 Imperial 45© 
90 days. (Orange Flesh) An outstanding melon in which disease 
resistance and high quality have been successfully combined. The 
most popular of all commercial varieties because of its excellent 
shipping qualities and resistance to powdery mildew. Fruits are 
oval; 6 in. long, with thick, sweet orange flesh. Whether you grow 
for home or market, be sure to try this dependable, quality melon. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 14 Ib. 75¢; 1% lb. $1.25. 
559 Queen of Colorado 
90 days. (Orange Flesh) Medium sized, mostly oval-shaped fruits 
with pearly gray shell and medium, corky netting. The flesh is 
bright orange, of a most pleasing but somewhat different flavor, the 
edible portion extending practically to the rind. The seed cavity is 
small. Splendid for shipping, the local market or home garden. 
Very similar to Pride of Wisconsin. Received Honorable Mention 
in All-America Trials. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 14 lb. 75¢; 1% Ib. $1.25. 
132 W. Atlee Burpee Co., Seed Growers 


