MUSKMELONS 
Easy to Grow Your Own... and Good to Eat 
Packets, 10 Cents ... 1 Ounce, 15 Cents... 14 Pound, 55 Cents. 
(Prices Postpaid) 
Planting Instructions Muskmelons will grow on nearly any garden soil, 
but they will do best and mature earlier on a rich, 
sandy loam. The seed should not be planted until all danger of frost is past. 
Plans eight to ten seeds in hills about 6 feet. apart each way, and cover to a depth 
of % inch. After all danger of bugs is over, thin out to three or four strongest 
plants per hill, and cultivate until the vines cover the ground. 
cvsto Green Fleshed Varieties 
95..ROCKY FORD 
It is of small size, oval shape, average weight is less than 2% pounds; 
skin is thin, netted, first green then a peculiar gray when ripe; flesh 
is pale green and very sweet. 
110..HONEY DEW MELON 
The Honey Dew melon was produced by crossing 
the Rocky Ford with an African melon, and the 
Improved Hybrid Casaba; retaining the sweet- 
ness of the Rocky Ford, the delicious flavor of 
the Casaba. The average size is 6 to 8 inches in 
diameter, 7 to 8 inches in length, and weighs 5 
to 6 pounds. The flesh is emerald green, very 
thick, fine-grained, and can be eaten to the rind. 
~95..THE HACKENSACK 
Medium sized, flattened dt the ends, average 
weight 3 to 6 pounds, heavily ribbed, and of 
particular value for light, warm, sandy soils. 
88.. EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK 
An improved Hackensack that is at least 10 days 
earlier. 
Yellow Fleshed Varieties 
90.. IMPROVED PERFECTO 
Melons are almost spherical and from 6 to 7 
inches in diameter. Mature early, in from 80 to 
85 days. Cream colored when ripe and solidly 
pas Very thick meat of fine quality and 
avor. 
85..HALE’S BEST , 
Very early. Fruit oval but quite irregular in 
size and shape. Flesh is salmon colored; skin is 
very heavily netted. 
90..QUEEN OF COLORADO 
90..HEARTS OF GOLD or Improved Hoodoo 
Melons are of medium size, round and distinctly 
ribbed. Flesh is very firm, of a deep orange 
color, fine grained, of remarkable sweetness and 
spicy flavor. 
95..BURRELL’S GEM 
It has a salmon flesh of unusual thickness, about 
1% to 2 inches, the rind is very thin, slightly 
‘ribbed, and heavily netted. In size, it averages 
6 inches in length by 4 inches in diameter. 
105..BANANA MUSKMELON 
A long yellow fleshed melon. Meat of rich sal- 
mon color and highly flavored. When mature 
reaches a length of 20 to 28 inches, and is al- 
most solid. Don’t pick the melons until they are 
thoroughly ripe as they are then at their best. 
92. .OSAGE or MILLER’S CREAM 
Luscious spicy flavor, perfect shipping qualities. 
Skin is very thin and slightly netted. The flesh 
is of a salmon color, remarkably sweet, ex- 
tremely thick, and delicious to the rind. 
-90..GREELEY WONDER 
It produces large melons which resemble the old 
time muskmelon in shape, having deep ribs, well 
netted skin and flesh of richest golden yellow. 
Its taste is much like the Rocky Ford melon. 
95..SALMON TINTED POLLOCK 10-25 
Pink Meated or Salmon Tinted Rocky Ford type 
but considerably larger than the standard Rocky 
Ford. It is very rust resistant, very hardy and 
an excellent shipper. 


HALE’S BEST -: 

BURRELL’S GEM 

IMPROVED PERFECTO 
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