DELICIOUS MELONS FROM FORD'S SEEDS 15 

FORD’S MUSKMELONS 
Melons are strictly a tropical fruit, and there is no use in planting the seed before the 
ground is warm. 
The middle of May is plenty early enough 
to put in the seed, but if 
extra-early melons are desired, the seed may be sown in a hotbed on sod and transplanted 
The hills should be prepared in practically the same 
When the plants come up and danger of bugs is over, thin them 
A bug dust, sprinkled freely over the young plants, 
Spraying with 
See quotations elsewhere. 
in the same manner as cucumbers. 
way as for cucumbers. 
out .to three or four plants to the hill. 
will prevent serious damage by the bugs and will] not 
Bordo will prevent blight. 
PRIDE OF WISCONSIN. 92 days. Introduced 
recently. Vines vigorous and productive. 
Fruits are nearly round, with heavy coarse 
netting and faint ribs. Thick salmon flesh, 
high in sugar, seed cavity small. Pkt. 10c, 
oz. 20e, % Ib. Sve, Ib. $1.00. 
HALES BEST. Oval, heavily netted, ribbing 
indistinct. The bright salmon, orange flesh 
is firm and fine grained and exceedingly 
sweet, desirable for market and the home 
garden. Pkt. 10c¢, oz. 20c, %4 Ib. 35e, Ib. 
$1.25. 
= V Tro- 
Honey or Sugar Rock. 3.2f2e, Pip: 
ening in 85 days. Fruits are oval in form, 
without ribs, heavily netted, medium size, 
just right for table or market; flesh is rich 
deep orange, sweet, delicious flavor not 
surpassed by any variety. A wonderful 
shipper and home use variety. Originator’s 
seed. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, %4 Ib. 35e, Ih. $1.25, 
5S Ibs. $5.00. 
Rightly 
Delicious Muskmelon. °/22,'1% 
it has the delicious flavor and is two 
weeks earlier than the Bender’s Suprise, 
and as early as the Golden Champlain, 
The melons are large, averaging about five 
pounds or more and are oval shaped. For 
home and roadside market it has the ad- 
vantages of earliness and high flavor. Pkt. 
10e, oz. lie, %4 Ih. 45e, Ib. $1.50, 5 Ibs. $6.68. 
or Hearts of Gold. 
Golden Hearts, Flesh thick, golden 
Salmon _ color, 
very sweet and delicious. 
Ripens clear to the skin. Ribbed, heavily 
netted, nearly round, about 5 inches in 
diameter, weight about 1% lbs., one of the 
very sweetest melons known, ripening in 
70 days. Vines vigorous and productive. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 15¢e, %4 Ib. 35e, Ib. $1.10, 5 Ibs. 
$5.00. 
BENDER’S SURPRISE. A large, medium, 
early variety, often attaining a weight of 
9 or 10 lbs., and ripening in about 85 days, 
for home or road-side market it is very 
good, as its size attracts buyers. The 
melons are oval shape, light green, with 
coarse netting, turning to a golden tint 
when fully ripe. Flesh deep orange, very 
thick, deliciouslv sweet, keeps well. Pkt. 
10e, oz. 15¢e, % Ib. 25c, Ib. $1.25, 5 lbs. $5.00. 
Milwaukee Market. (77,0 lares, 
dium to large, 
nearly round, slightly netted; has small 
seed cavity and thick salmon flesh, very 
delicious flavor. Excellent for home use 
and for close markets, will not stand ship- 
ping. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15e, % Ib. 35e, lb. $1.25, 
D> ibs. $5.00. 
Osage or Miller’s Cream. Dark green, 
&~s netted; egg-shaped; medium size, 
uniform; flesh thick, rich salmon-color; 
delicious, melting flavor. One of the very 
finest. Matures in 75 days, weight 6 Ibs. 
Pkt. 5e, oz. 10c, % Ib. 30c, lb. $1.00, 5 Ibs. 
$4.50. 
Green Fleshed. This mel- 
Honey Dew. on is light cream color, 
changing to a more yellowish cream as it 
ripens; grows to weigh 7 to 8 pounds; 
slightly oval. Flesh deep green, sweet and 
luscious, with a fine fragrance. It ripens 
in about 100 days. The fruits can be kept 
for two months. Pkt. 10¢, oz. lie, % Ib. 
35¢, Ib. $1.25. 
We can supply both of these. 
injure the plants. 

GOLDEN OR LAKE CHAMPLAIN 
Golden or Lake Champlain. 
Very early, and brings in the money before 
other kinds start ripening. It is a hardy 
and vigorous grower, yields heavily, hav- 
ing produced crops returning $700 to $1,000 
per acre. The melons are of good size, rib- 
bed, skin dark green, overlaid with heavy 
netting, giving them an attractive appear- 
ance. The flesh is a rich golden color, free 
from stringiness, fine grained, melting, 
juicy, sweet, delicious flavor clear to the 
rind. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15¢e, %4 Ib. 35e, Ib. $1.15, 
5 Ibs. $5.00, 10 lbs. $9.78. 
WINTER PINEAPPLE, or SANTA CLAUS. 
Have Muskmelon for Christmas. If gath- 
ered before severe frost and placed in a 
dry, cool cellar, it will keep for months. 
A few days before using, it should be 
placed in a warm room to ripen, as it does 
not ripen on the vine. Flesh almost solid, 
light green; spicy, melting and delicious, 
rich pineapple flavor. Vkt. 10c, oz. 1l5e, %4 
Ib. 35e, Ib. $1.25. 
BANANA. Lemon colored skin when ripe, 
grows 20 to 28 inches long and 4 inches in 
diameter. Flesh pink, sweet and delicious. 
Good for home use. Matures in 90 days; 
weighs often 7 lbs. Pkt. 10c¢, oz. 15e, % Ib. 
35e, lb. $1.25. 
EXTRA EBARLY WACKENSACK, A good 
old variety for home use. The flesh is 
green, sweet and spicy. Very early, ma- 
turing in 68 days; weight 2% Ibs. Pkt. 10¢e, 
oz. l5e, % lb. 35e, Ib. $1.00, 5 Ibs. $4.40, 10 
Ibs. $8.00. 
THREE WEEKS EARLIER TO 
Use Hothkaups or 
melons started early. 
quoted on Page 60. 
MARKET, 
Hutents, and get your 
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