MUSKMELON 

O ONE who has tasted a Vaughan’'s 
Milwaukee Market or Hearts of Gold 
muskmelon ripened on the vine, quality 
in muskmelons has a new meaning. In no 
other crop does quality respond more quickly 
to careful breeding. Our special strains are 
selected for size, color, flavor, small seed cavity 
and thick flesh. 
Remember, muskmelons must ripen on the 
vine. Except the Honey Dew, they do not 
improve after picking. Quantity needed 
for 20 hills, 1 pkt.; 100 hills, 1 oz. 
80 days. For the home 
* Hearts of Gold. garden, this is our idea of 
the most delicious variety that can be grown. It 
has a flavor all its own, and never surpassed. In 
size it is just right, 5 to 6 inches in diameter, almost 
a sphere, with small seed cavity, well netted with 
shallow sutures. Pkt., 15c; 0z., 45c; 14 Ib., $1.25. 
*Vaughan's Milwaukee Market. 
Matures in about 80 days. This is a large 
melon averaging 8 in. in diameter, with a 
small seed cavity and thick salmon flesh, which has 
the sweetest, most delicious flavor and the finest 
texture of any we know. It does not stand shipping. 
Its original quality has been increased by breeding 
on our Michigan farms, and has reached its highest 
point in seed from hand-cut, inspected melons. 
Seed from hand-cut, inspected melons—Pkt., 
15c; oz., 45c; 14 lb., $1.35. 
Standard Seed—Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; \% lb., 85c. 
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Honey Rock (or Sugar Rock). ve 
A wonder- 
fully sweet melon with thick orange flesh and a 
distinctive flavor, suggesting the Honey Dew taste. 
It produces heavily and is the earliest quality va- 
riety. Oval fruits of medium size. An excellent 
home garden variety. Pkt.,15c;0z.,45c; 4lb., $1.25. 
| ° | 85 days. Pale cream color skin with 
mpefrial. small amount of coarse netting, but 
looking quite smooth. Yellow flesh and a faint 
Honey Dew flavor. _ Season of Milwaukee, very 
similar to Weaver's Special, but smaller and more 
subject to cracking. Pkt., 10c;0z., 35c; 14 lb., 85c. 
B ’ S 2 90 days. Large, thick- 
ender's Surprise. fleshed, heavily netted. 
Its flavor is wonderfully sweet, with almost no 
stringiness. An excellent home garden variety. 
Pkel0cs oz), )35¢c; 34 1b., 85c. 
H . . 85 days. Thi = 
Pride of Wisconsin. ays. This new va 
riety seems to include 
many of the desirable characteristics of the Honey 
Rock. The rind is very hard, of a pearly gray color, 
with but a faint rib, heavily covered with a dis- 
tinctive netting. The flesh is unusually thick with 
good flavor, Pkt., 15c; 0z.,45c; 14 lb., $1.35. 
S s 90 days. Delicious, thick-fleshed with 
upero. flavor blending Osage and Honey 
Rock. Grows 6 to 8 inches long, 5 to 7 inches in 
diameter. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 14 lb., 65c. 
90 days. (Golden Osage.) 
G fe} | d en Ma rve | - A melon varying in shape 
from reund to oblong, with varying netting, small 
seed cavity and thick flesh of excellent flavor. 
Pke., lOc; oz., 25¢c; 14 1b.; 75e; 
87 days. It has the ap- 
G ce) | d en Ob | Ong. pearance of Honey Rock, 
10 inches long, 6 inches in diameter; but superior 
flavor. George Swissheimer of Muskegon, Mich., 
says of it: “In the fashionable White Lake and 
Sylvan Beach, resorters prefer this melon over all 
others.” Pkt.,-10c; oz., 25c; 44 |b., 75c. 
Tip Top. 96 days. It is yellow-fleshed, sweet, juicy; 
of finest flavor. A strong grower and yielder. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; 14 lb., 85c. 
’ 86 days. This is the im- 
Hale Ss Best No. 36. proved Hale's Best type 
of outstanding merit. 
It not only is resistant to 
mildew and the ideal melon for shipping but is 
rapidly becoming a leader in other sections where- 
ever Hale's Best is grown. Theshape is oval, the size 
is medium with heavy net and a faint.stripe which 
insures earliness. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; % lb., 85c. 
Vaughan’s Select Early Osage. About 84 days. 
Not as large as Osage, but of equal quality. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; 34 Ib., 85c. 
Banana. In 98 days. Cucumber shape. Delicious 
odor. A novelty melon for the home garden. Pkt., 
LOG ;0z:, 35¢3 244 1b, 85¢c: 
Emerald Gem. In 87 days. 
4 |b., 85c. 
Mango Melon or Vegetable Peach. 90 days. 
Makes splendid mangoes, stuffed like peppers. For 
sweet pickles, pies and preserving. Cooking direc- 
tions on packets. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; 4 Ib., 85c. 
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INDEX ON FINAL PAGES: 
Grow’in light soil, in full sun, where plants 
can be watered. Sow in hills, five or six feet — 
apart each way, six seeds 112-inch deep toa 
hill, thinning out to 3 plants. 

MUSKMELON Milwaukee Market. Inspected Seed. Pkt., 15c; oz., 45c; 14 Ib., $1.35. 
Persian. About 102 days. Perhaps the largest of all 
quality melons, but with toolong aseason to mature 
inthe north. A fruit will weigh 10 Ibs., almost 
sphericalin form, heavily netted, with thick pink 
flesh, fine flavor. Pkt., 15c; oz., 45c; 14 Ib., $1.35. 
Honey Dew. 110 days. Anold-time French melon 
imported by Vaughan’s Seed Store for a melon 
specialist in Michigan; later found of good com- 
mercial value. Honey Dew is best when quite 
ripe. Unlike other melons, it grows sweeter after 
being picked. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; 14 Ib., 85c. 
Cranshaw—An Earlier and Improved Persian. 
Pkt., 20c; 4% oz., 35c; oz., 60c: 


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THE ROCKY FORD TYPE 
Rocky Ford Pink Flesh. 95 days. Same as Rocky # 4 
Ford Netted Gem except pink flesh. Pkt., 10c; — 
oz., 35c; 4 Ib., 85c. : 
Rocky Ford Netted Gem. About 96 days. Ofthe 
green-fleshed muskmelons, Rocky Ford is the recog- 
nized standard of excellence. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; 
4 Ib., 85c. > ! 
Pollock, 10-25. About 98 days. Salmon tint. Pkt., 
10c; 0z., 35c; % |b., 85c. 

RED RUSSIAN 
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Each, pkt., 10c; oz., 20; 14 1Ib., 50c; One packet of each (4 packets) 25¢ 
Newest Early Weatermelons 
\) 7 ATERMELONS may be grown under favorable 
conditions in the north though they require 100 
to 120 days to mature, Soil such as will mature good 
muskmelons is needed, with plenty of hot weather 
and no lack of water. Room for the vines to wander 
is required, preferably 8 to 10 feet between hills both 
ways. Avoid lifting the vines and use only hand 
tools in cultivation. Quantity needed for 8 hills, 
1 pkt.; 25 to 30 hills, 1 oz. 
5 82 days. A new round 
*Stone Mountain. melon having red flesh free 
from stringiness. Very productive and excellent 
for home use. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 14 lb., 65c. 
*Stone Mountain Resistant No.5. 
85 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; 141b., 85c. 
*| B 70 days. It is desirable to have a 
Ce@ DOX. melon that will go in the ice box with- 
out having to be cut. This round melon is about six 
inches in diameter, is early, hardy and of excellent 
flavor. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 4 |lb., 65c. 
G | ’ E | 80 days. The northern states’ 
oles Early. favorite. The flesh is_ rich, 
deliciously sweet and crisp. It is about 20 inches 
long, 12 inches through; not a good shipper. Pkt., 
10c¢;0z., 253,34 Ib. '65c: 
wice 85 days. The latest. It i 
* Dixie Queen. as oe o 
semi-round, has very thin rind 
but stands shipping. Has white seed and deep red 
flesh. One of the sweetest. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; 
Vy \|b., 85c, 
C & Q Like Dixie Queen, with black 
a Pan ueen. seed. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; 14 
Dy eon 
Early Ovid. 75 days. Very similar to Red Russian, 
darker green, bright red flesh with black seeds. 
Pkt., L0csoz,, 25¢3. 44 Ib: 65c. 
Improved Kleckley. About 87 days. Similar to 
Kleckley’s in shape, but larger and has harder rind. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 1% Ib., 65c: 
- Halbert Honey. 
2 Or Early Kansas. 85 days. — 
*Red Russian. Flesh very deep pink, brown — 
seeds, thin rind and very solid center. Pkt., 10c; — 
oz., 306% 44 lbe-75cz : a4 
95 days. The — 
Florida Giant (Cannonball) ia-cestmelon of — 
good quality, often reaching 50 pounds in weight, 
good for shipping and for home gardens where the 
season is long enough. Dark green, solid pink flesh, 
seed dark brown to black. Vigorous and productive. — 
Pkt., 20; oz., 35c; 4 Ib., $1.00. y : 
Klondyke. Striped. In90 days. Knownasthebest 
long black watermelon grown in California. The — 
seeds are small, flesh a deep red. It has a remarkable 
flavor, stands short distance shipping but is more 
of a home type. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; 14 lb., 85c. 
Klondyke Resistant No. 7. 90days. Pkt., 15; 
oz., 35c; % lb., $1.00. f a. 
Tom Watson. In 92 days. The flesh is rich red; 
tenderly melting. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; 1% lb., 75c. 3 
Sweet Siberian. In 80 days. A very early variety — 
of medium size, with yellow flesh of superb quality. _ 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; 4 |b., 85c. ae 
Irish Gray. In 90 days. A mottled greenish gray, _ 
equal of-any.- Pkt... l0cs oz$:25cm 3416: 165s 
Wilt Resistant Kleckley’s No. 6. 92 days. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 30c; 14 lb., 75c. an 
Citron. In 90 days. For preserves. Red or green | 
seeded. Pkt.,10c; oz, 30c; 4 Ib, 75c. 
Winter Watermelon. 85 days. Like Honey Dew _ 
in size and long-keeping qualities. Prolific, and 
excellent flavor. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; 44 lb., 85c. 
OTHER GOOD WATERMELONS 
Rattlesnake or Georgia Striped. About 92-days. 
Matures in about 87 days. — 
Golden Honey. 90 days. 
Any of above, pkt., 10c; oz., 25; Vy Ab OScias ae 
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