14.  CHESMORE SEED COMPANY 

MUSKMELONS—Cont’d | 
Days from 
Length, Diameter, planting to 
inches inches picking 
TIP STO Pade saa chs oie wll e ston er eho(ete cic Foie veherk a Narre nonel niet amtalets 7 to 8 6 to 7 
Fruits large, slightly oval, weight 6 to 7 lbs. Pale 
green turning to yellow at maturity. Distinctly 
ribbed and slightly netted. 
Green Flesh Varieties 
EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK? 3%. 234 ee ee 6 i 80 
Fruits large, grobular, flattened, weight 2%4 lbs. Heav- 
ily ribbed and coarse netting. 
NUTMEG? Stine. Wines Sa Poe cco eee beers eerie 7to8 8 to 9 94 
Fruits very large, globular, flattened at ends, weight 
7 to 8 lbs. Medium green, deeply ribbed and heavily 
netted. 
ROCKY FORD bic reo Caos cheratns Ciao. o's Stain tiene Sere che 51% 5 92 
Fruits are small, nearly round, weigh 2% lbs. No 
ribs, heavily covered with hard gray netting. 
Winter Varieties 
HONE VADE Wri hess Sale crete gic Or sot a ese e tare cia eens he ete: 9 81% 112 
Fruits large, globular, weight 5 to 7 lbs. Smooth, 
hard, practically no netting, creamy white. Flesh 
light emerald green. 
WATERMELONS 

CULTURE: For Watermelon, follow our cultural directions for cucumbers, except that it 
is necessary to give the Watermelon a space of 8 to 10 feet between hills, and thin the plants 
to two to the hill. One ounce plants twenty-five hills and three pounds of seed plant an acre. 
Days from planting 
Weight to marketable 
in pounds fruits 
HARRIS EARLY OR COLES EARLY......... Se re 20 75 to 80 
Fruits medium size, short, oval, with alternate dark 
and light green stripes. Flesh pink-red. Seed black. 
CUBAN QUEEN evel eyarnrate eivrsnngaieyen Cesteny sy sashcntsNeathotecehstinss Aesth set 80 and up 85 to 90 
Very large variety, enormous cropper, light and dark 
green striped. Flesh bright red. . . 
GEORGIA’. RATTLESNAKE “toc... ls. See ee 25 to 30 88 to 90 
Fruits large, elongated, gray-green with irregular very 
dark green stripes. Flesh bright scarlet, seed dull 
white with black tips. ; 
GOUDEN HONEY 2 oahu ee bes es ee es 20 88 to 90 
Fruits nearly round, medium size, light green with 
mottled darker green stripes. Flesh amber-yellow, 
seed brown. 
