OLDS’ BETTER MUSKMELONS 

IMPERIAL No. 45 


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236. IMPERIAL NO. 45. (88 days.) An 
excellent powdery mildew resistant mid-season 
variety. Introduced by Dr. Jaggar in the Im- 
perial Valley in California. Ninety-nine and one- 
half per cent resistant in field tests. Poor qual- 
ity in melons some seasons is traced to a touch 
of mildew and for this reason it is good insur- 
ance to plant a resistant variety. Vines are 
vigorous and exceedingly sturdy and strong and 
remain green longer than any other variety. 
Fruit is slightly oval with ribs hardly noticeable. 
Flesh is very thick, deep salmon and edible to 
the rind. Seeds are compact in the center and 
do not jar loose with handling. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
30c; % 1b., 90c; lb., $2.80, postpaid. 
Milwaukee Market. 
241, ‘MILWAUKEE MARKET. (90 
days.) One of the best melons for both market 
and home garden. Prolific, vigorous in growth 
and delicious in flayor. This melon is now more 
largely. grown in this section at least, than any 
other variety. The skin is light green, fruits 
nearly round with a small seed cavity. Flesh 
a deep salmon color, thick, firm and solid. Seed 
is taken from 
10c; oz., 40c; 
the first set crown fruits. Pkt., 
Y, Ib., $1.15; 1b., $3.50, postpaid. 

Our muskmelon seed is taken from first set 
crown fruits. The seed is all cut by hand and 
melons not true to type are discarded. 
CULTURE: Muskmelons like a warm, rich 
Soil, preferably sandy. Plant in the open ground 
as soon as the weather is warm. Plant seed in 
hills 4 to 6 feet apart each way and 8 to 10 seeds 
in a hill, After the danger of insects is over 
thin to 8 plants to a hill. Fertilizer worked into 
the soil is a great help. Muskmelons can be started 
in paper pots or squares of overturned sod and 
transplanted to the open field. In this way you 
gain 2 to 3 weeks in earliness. Planting can be 
done earlier with less danger of cutworms if you 
use Hotkaps. See page 26. Use Garden Guard 
or Slug Shot for the bugs. One packet of seed 
will plant 10 to 15 hills; 2 to 3 pounds an acre. 
For larger amounts than quoted, ask for Market 
Gardeners’ List. 
244. ROCKY FORD. (92 days.) Just the 
right size to serve in halves. It is medium early 
with vigorous and productive vines. The melons 
are almost round, ribbed, densely netted; flesh, 
green, of the finest quality; good shipper. Pkt., 
10c; 0oz., 35c; %4 Ib., $1.00; Ib., $3.00, postpaid. 
254. TIP -TOP.: .(@5 days:).~ Tip top? in 
quality, appearance and productiveness. Skin 
pale green, ribbed and lightly netted. Flesh deep 
salmon, sweet and spicy, fine flavored. Pkt., 10c; 
0z., 35¢e; Y% Ib., $1.00; lb., $3.00, postpaid. 
253. HONEY DEW. (110 days.) A dis- 
tinct melon of the Casaba type. Smooth-skinned 
of a light cream color. Melons 8 to 10 inches. 
Flesh green and very sweet, Late. Pkt., 10c; 
0z., 30c; % Ib., 90c; lb., $2.80, postpaid. 
245, CRAIG. (90 days.) Our new melon 
for the North. See page 1 for illustration and 
description. Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 25c; oz., 40c; 
Y Ib., $1.15; 1b., $3.50. 
237. CRANSHAW. (110 days.) Our new 
Casaba type melon. Nothing finer. See page 2 
for description and illustration. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
30c; % Ib., 90c; 1b., $2.80, postpaid. 
248. BANANA, (100 days.) A very vig- 
orous, hardy, main-crop melon, growing very long 
fruits, shaped somewhat like a banana. Fourteen 
inches in length and four inches in diameter. It 
is banana-colored and pink-fleshed. Pkt., 10c; 
0z., 30c; % lb., 90c; 1b., $2.80, postpaid. 
246. PRIDE OF WISCONSIN. (95 
days.) A market and home garden muskmelon, 
very similar to Honey Rock but better. See page 
3.- Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; 4% Ib., $1.15; Ib., $3.50, 
postpaid, 
243. BENDER’S SURPRISE. (95 days.) 
A delicious, large, salmon-fleshed melon, with 
superior shipping and keeping qualities. Green- 
ish yellow skin with light netting. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
35c; 1% 1b., $1.10; 1b., $3.50, postpaid. 

(94 days.) 
doo.) One of the finest types of the early, 
(Improved Hoo- 
small, salmon-fleshed melons. The melons 
are round, weighing about 14% pounds 
each; lightly ribbed with a fine gray net- 
ting; flesh sweet, very thick, deep salmon 
color; seed cavity, very small. Pkt., 10c; 
0z., 30c; % lb., 90c; 1b., $2.80, postpaid. 
247%. GOLD LINED ROCKY 
FORD. (95 days.) A splendid type of 
the green-fleshed Rocky Ford, with gold 
lining next to the seed cavity, making it 
unusually attractive when cut. Very thick- 
fleshed, spicy and sweet. Nearly round 
and completely covered with netting. Pkt; 
10c; oz., 35c; 4% Ib., $1.10; Ib., $3.25, 
postpaid, 
239. SELECT OSAGE. (95 days’) 
An oval-shaped salmon-fleshed melon, ex- 
ceptionally thick-meated, and spicy. The 
Osage has a reputation for quality ahead 
of most varieties. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; 
Y Ib., $1.10; Ib., $3.25, postpaid, ‘ 
= 1:6 oe 

Schoon’s Hard Shell. 
240. SCHOON’S HARD SHELL. . (90 
days.) An excellent market melon. The fruits, 
which weigh five to seven pounds, are thick,-oval 
Shape with a heavy blossom scar, which resists 
cracking. Ribbing is prominent with coarse net- 
ting. Gray-green color becoming yellow at ma- 
turity. Very hard and tough. The thick flesh 
is deep salmon-orange, solid, well flavored and 
of excellent quality. Fruits average 6 inches in 
diameter, 7% inches in length, Pkt., 10c; oz., 
30c; %4 Ib., 90c; 1b., $2.80, postpaid. 

Hale’s Best, 
242. HALE’S BEST. (85 days.) An out- 
standing earlty-shipping melon. Fruits oval, in- 
conspicuous ribbing with heavy netting. Flesh 
extremely thick, salmon-orange, sweet and of 
very fine quality. Fruits measure about 61% by 
5 inches in diameter. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 30c; ™%4 Ib., 
90c; lb., $2.80, postpaid. 3 
251. HONEY OR SUGAR ROCK. (90 
days.) This melon has three outstanding char- 
acteristies—quality, productiveness and striking 
appearance. 
The Honey or Sugar Rock has a deep orange 
flesh and a flavor different from other sorts. 
The fruits are oyal and medium in size, not 
ribbed. This melon is not as large as the Mil- 
waukee Market but is sweeter. Pkt., 10c; 02z., 
35c;.44 lb., $1.10; lb., $3.25, postpaid, 

Honey or Sugar Rock. 
