44 VEGETABLE SEEDS—(Continued) 
STATE NURSERY AND SEED Co. 

Ger.—Melone. 
MUSKMELON OR CANTALOUPE | sesna—seton. 
(One ounce will plant about 50 hills—2 to 3 pounds in hills per acre) 
Culture—A rich, deep, sandy loam, well worked and highly manured with old rotten compost, is 
of the first importance. 
Plant when all danger of frost is over, 
scatter a dozen seeds to a hill and thin to 3 or 4 plants. 
in hills 5 to 6 feet apart each way; 
When they have 4 or 5 rough leaves pinch 
off the end of the main shoot, which will cause the lateral branches to put forth fruit sooner. 
Salmon Fleshed Varieties 
ad ab lion el 
Hale’s Best, Extra Ear- 
ly—This new variety 
his become popular be- 
eause of its extreme 
earliness. 68 days, tests 
made in sections, where 
the season was re- 
markable for its cold- 
ness. It is a salmon 
flesh Melon of excep- 
tional thickness. The 
shape is oval. Aver- 
age size is 8x1% inches 
with very heavy net- 
ting and fairly promi- 
nent ribs; very valu- 
able, as it leads the list 
in earliness. Pkt... 10¢3 — 
on, hes WYelb. B5e3 
Tb. $1.00. 

Hale’s Best 
1(The earliest maturing of 
all Muskmelons) 
Osaze or Miller's Cream—A favorite salmon flesh 
variety. Large, oval, slightly ribbed and netted; 
skin is very dark green. Flesh is very thick, 
sweet and delicious. The fruit is extra heavy. A 
great favorite for market and the home garden, 
Pkt., 5e; oz. 15¢e; %4 lb. 35¢e3 1 Ib., $1.00. 
Emerald Gem—Is one of the earliest to ripen and 
of most delicious flavor. Uneqyualed for home 
use. Salmon flesh. Very proflific; skin smooth and 
free from netting. Flesh very thick; small seed 
cavity; 85 days. Pkt. 5¢; o2., 15¢;5 WYy-Ib., 35e; 1 Ib., 
$1.00. 
Honey Rock or Sugar Rock—A new variety which 
is extremely productive. Salmon fleshed of de- 
licious sweetness and rich aroma; of medium size 
with remarkably thick flesh and small seed cav- 
ity; skin roughly netted and of a grey green 
color. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c3; %4-Ib., 50e3 1 Ib. $1.25. 
Germaco 
Hotkaps 

Green Fleshed Varieties 
Extra Early Hackensack — Fruit round, heavily 
ribbed; skin is light green, of delicious flavor, 
rich and sugary, and exceedingly productive. The 
earliest of all large netted melons. 70 days. Pkt, 
Ses om, Loe: “Y-lb., 35e¢3 1 Tb. $1.00. 
Netted Gem—“A Iso Known as Rockyford”—A mel- 
on of high quality. The flesh is green and so 
sweet that it may be eaten close to the rind, 
small seed cavity, the firm and solid fruits weigh 
about 1% lbs., each, almost round. 80 days. Pkt, 
Hey O%y Ihe; WYe-ib., 85e3 1 Ib., S$LO0. 
Early Nutmeg or Montreal—Valuable on account of 
its extreme earliness, hardiness and productive- 
ness. The skin is green, becoming yellowish at 
miturity. The flesh is light green, very thick, 
and of delicious flavor. 5 days. Pkt., 5c; oz, 
The; Y-lb., 35e3 1 Ib. $1.00. 
MUSKMELON COLLECTION 
This collection contains one packet ench 
Hale’s Best. Honey Rock; Netted Gemy 
Early Nutmesz (Value 80c¢) 
POSTPATD FOR 2he ’ 

Wonderberry or Garden Huckleberry 
Grows from seed the first year. A new fruit 
that cannot be excelled for Pies and Pre- 
serves. It is very prolific, yielding an im- 
mense crop of fruit. Grows and thrives in all 
climates and on all kinds of soil. The fruits 
grow larger than the common Huckleberry 
or Blueberry and will remain on the plant 
two months after they are ripe. If cooked 
with apples, lemons or anything sour, they 
make the very finest jelly. You will be de- 
lighted and astonished with this easily grown 
and wonderful novelty. Pkt.. 10ce3; Y%-oz., 30e; 
oz. SOc: POSTPAID. 


WATERMELONS 
Ger.—Wassermelone. 
(One ounce for 30 hills—4 to 5 pounds to an acre) 
Seand.—Vandmelon 
The hills should be dug about 2 feet square, 2 inches deep and half filled with well-rotted fertilizer, 
which must be thoroughly mixed with the soil. Plant in May, 10 seeds to a hill, and when the plants are 
well up, thin out to three,'and pinch the ends of the growing shoots to 
the sweetest and best Melons we have seen were pr 
induce early fruiting. Some of 
oduced in the latitude of 45 degrees north; conse- 
quently, while the Watermelon is a tropical fruit, yet our Northern friends can grow them successfully. 
Cole’s Early—This is a fine variety for the family 
and market and is particularly adapted, on ac- 
count of its earliness to Northern latitudes. For 
early marketing it is superior. The bright red 
flesh is cool and crisp. 80 days. Pkt., 5c; oz. 10c; 
Y%-lb., 35e; 1 Ib., 85e. 
Phinney’s Extra Early—One of the best early ma- 
turing Melons of medium size, oblong shape. The 
red flesh is very sweet and _ tender; a sure 
cropper. Does exceptionally well in the Northern 
States. 80 days. Pkt. 5c; oz, 10c; “%4-lb., 25¢3 1 
Ib., S5ec. 
Stone Mountain—This Melon is medium dark green, 
round and of excellent quality. The flesh is beau- 
tiful deep crimson, very solid, with few seeds. 
The rind is tough enugh to stand long-distance 
shipping. We have found this somewhat earlier 
than other large varieties. It produces an abun- 
dant crop. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; %4 Ib., 30ec; 1 Ib., $1.00, 
Fordhook Early—One of the earliest large-fruited 
Melons. Fruits are of good size, Skin dark 
green, with faint stripes of ligher green. Rind 
quite thin, but skin tough, making an excellent 
shipping variety. Flesh bright red, crisp, sweet, 
and of splendid quality. Does exceptionally well 
in the Northern States. White seed. 80 days 
Pkt., 5c; 0z., 10c; %4-Ib., 30c; 1 Ib., S5e. 
Harris Earliest— 
Owing to its ex-f- 
treme earliness| 
it is extensively} 
grown in the} 
Northern States; 
where it is a fa-| # 
vorite We have} ; 
known this} 
Melon to mature: 
as far north as | 
Canada. It is the} 
earliest Water-! 
melon on f 
market and the 
sweetest. These 
are sweeping 
statements, but 
they are true. 
70 days. Pkt., 5¢; oz. 15c; “4-lb., 35e; 1 Ib., $1.00. 
Kleckley Sweet on Monte Cristo—This is a very 
popular Watermelon, Dark green skin, thin rind; 
flesh bright scarlet; solid, very sweet and crisp; 
not a good shipper for long distance. The fruits 
are oblong and uniform in size; 25 lbs; 100 days. 
Pkt., 5¢; oz., 10c; ™“4-lb., 30c3 1 Ib., S5ec. 


Harris Earliest 
Citron—For Preserves 
Citron—Red Seeded—A small round Melon used for 
making preserves. 100 days. Pkt., 5¢e; oz. 10c}3 
Y-lb., 30c3; 1 Ib., 90c. F 
Of all Vegetable Fruits, the Melons are the most delicious. Be sure to plant some Melons in your garden. 
