CANTALOUPE and MUSKMELON 
Plant 1 to 2 pounds per acre. 
Cvircre. General cultural requirements, diseases and 
insects and their contro]. similar to those of cucumber. (See 
Page 16.) Should have rather high, light soil. Plant in hills 
4 by 5 teet apart, dropping 8 to 10 seeds to a hill. Place fertil- 
izer in the hill and make second application when the vines 
start to run. Thin out to two plants to the hill when 4 inches 
high. For an earlier melon crop use Hotkaps. (See page 61.) 
Treatment of seed before planting with Semesan is advis- 
able. (See page 55.) 
Prices quoted are postpaid. 
Write for special low prices on larger quantities. 
SMITH’S PERFECT OR YELLOW DEW. (New.) (90 days.) 
At last we have found in this melon, which was originated 
in the West Indies and developed in Florida, a variety that 
possesses about everything desired for Florida growing con- 
ditions. A good, vigorous grower, disease-resistant, especially 
to downy mildew commonly called blight, and a very good 
commercial type, making medium size (averaging about 4 
Ibs. each) fruits, very heavy for their size, perfectly round 
in shape, covered with a uniform fine netting, free of ribbing, 
with a thick rind, not subject to cracking even in rainy 
weather, making it an ideal shipper and market melon. The 
fruits have a greenish rind, which upon ripening turns to a 
beautiful greenish-yellow. As the fruits ripen they produce 
a delicious melon odor. The flesh is very thick, of attractive 
deep orange color, which has a most delicious flavor. This 
melon can be grown throughout the summer during the 
rainy season in Florida, and still produces an abundant crop 
of ideal, edible quality fruits. During the past couple of 
years this variety has been successfully grown for the 
Tampa, Fla., and other local markets, as well as for ship- 
ment to New York. An ideal melon for the Florida home 
garden, for local market and for shipment to distant mar- 
kets. Give it a trial and you will grow more next year. Seed 
supply very limited. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; 1% Ib. 75; 1 Ib. $2.50 
KILGORE’S ORANGE FLESHED ROCKY DEW (90 d ays.) 
This melon is especially well adapted to climatic conditions 
in Florida and the West Indies where it originated. The 
plant is vigorous in growth and disease resistant. The fruits 
are medium to large, weighing three to six pounds, slightly 
elongated, ribbed and quite heavily netted. The rind is 
quite firm, dark green in color turning to a beautiful yellow- 
ish cast when ripe. The flesh is a beautiful deep golden 
orange color, very thick, juicy, sweet, with a delicious flavor. 
Seed supply limited. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; 1% Ib. 60c; 1 Ib. $2.00. 
KILGORE’S HUMMER. (70 days.) The earliest and one of 
the best shipping melons for Florida. It is from two to three 
weeks earlier than Rocky Ford. The melons are round in 
shape, with very heavy, coarse, attractive netting and prac- 
tically no ribs. The melons are 7 inches long, and 6 inches in 
diameter, weighing about 8 pounds. The flesh is exceed- 
ingly thick, with small seed cavity, deep salmon in color, and 
of exceptionally fine flavor. The earliest and finest shipping 
melon fer Florida. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15¢; V%4 Ib. 45c; 1 Ib. $1.50. 
HALE’S BEST, IMPROVED NO. 36. (75 days.) An improved 
strain of Hale’s Best, developed for uniformity in shape 
and complete netting with sutures or ribs eliminated. Fruits 
are round in shape, and average about 8 pounds in weight. 
Flesh exceedingly thick, deep salmon in color, very sweet and 
of exceedingly fine quality. An outstanding shipping variety. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15; %4 Ib. 45c¢; 1 Ib. $1.50. 
CUBAN CASTILLIAN (Melon de Castilla). (95 days.) This 
cantaloupe is grown extensively in Cuba, and is particularly 
adapted to tropical growing conditions, It produces a vigor- 
Ous growing vine, resists blight and other common melon dis- 
eases, and grows well in hot, rainv weather. The fruits are me- 
dium to large, ranging from three to six pounds in weight. 
The exterior is green in color, turning to a deep vellow when 
ripe, and the fruits are very aromatic as they ripen. The 
round fruits are covered with a fine netting and are slightly 
ribbed. The flesh is a whitish green in color and is very sweet 
and of high edible quality. This melon is recommended for 
home use or local markets, but does not ship well. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; % Ib. 50c; 1 Ib. $1.75. 
ROCKY FORD. (Pollock 10-25, Salmon Tint.) (90 days.) The 
fruits are extremely uniform, almost round, averaging about 
5 inches in diameter, weighing 2'% pounds, heavily netted and 
with no trace of ribs. The thick, firm flesh is salmon-tinted in- 
stead of green like the old type Rocky Ford. and of much 
higher edible quality. Being a splendid shipper and highly 
rust-resistant, this variety is a favorite with Florida truckers. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; %4 Ib. 35c; 1 Ib. $1.25. 
HONEY DEW. (100 days.) A long season, late-maturing 
melon of African origin, adapted to Florida conditions. The 
melons are perfectly round and of good size, usually about 9 
inches in diameter, and weighing 6 to 8 pounds. The skin is 
smooth and hard without ribbing or netting. When immature 
the skin is white, changing to a light creamy yellow as it ap- 
proaches maturity. The flesh is light emerald-green, with 
small seed cavity and edible to the very rind. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 1% Ib. 45c; 1 Ib. $1.50. 
OLD GEORGIA MUSKMELON. (80 days.) This muskmelon 
differs from the ordinary so-called Cantaloupe, being consid- 
erably larger, often weighing 10 to 12 pounds, 9 inches long 
and 6 inches in diameter, deeply ribbed, and covered with a 
fine netting. This variety is particularly: recommended for 
home use and nearby local markets. It has a thin rind, and is 
not adapted for shipping. Produces a rich golden yellow 
flesh of high edible quality, with a delicious flavor. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15¢; % Ib. 30c; 1 Ib. $1.00. 
BANANA. (95 days.) Grown extensively on the lower East 
Coast and on the Keys of Florida where it does exceptionally 
well. Fruits are smooth and slender, averaging 14 inches in 
length and 8 to 5 inches in diameter, weighing about 8 
pounds, tapering at both ends, shaped somewhat as the 
name indicates. Lemon-colored skin when mature, with very 
attractive, thick, pink, or salmon-colored flesh of delicious 
eating quality. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; V4 Ib. 45c; 1 Ib. $1.50. 
COOPER’S SWEETHEART. (85 days.) This melon was dis- 
covered by us on the Isle of Pines in the West Indies. The 
features which recommend this melon to Florida and other 
sub-tropical sections are its disease and insect resistance, its 
prolificacy and its good shipping qualities. The vines are dis- 
ease resistant and bear a great many small sized melons, over 
a long season. The fruits are about the size of Rocky Fords, 
averaging four inches in diameter and weighing about twe 
pounds, are perfectly round in shape, covered with a fine net- 
ting, are exceedingly hard and firm, resisting melon worms 
better than other varieties, and making them ideal for pack- 
ing and shipping to distant markets. The flesh is a beautiful 
deep orange, with an exceedingly sweet flavor. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; %4 Ib. 50c; 1 Ib. $1.75. 

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