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MUSKMELON 
Cutture. For muskmelon follow our cultural directions for cucumber 
except that where a robust gzowing variety of muskmelon is grown, a 
space of as much as six by six feet is sometimes required between hills. 
One ounce of seed plants fifty hills and three pounds plants an acre. The 
crop, or the last planting for a succession, should be in June. While not 
necessary it is advisable to pinch off the branches of muskmelon if a 
quicker matured or a larger or a better fruit is required. Pick the melon 
when it parts from the stem without difficulty and store a few days in a 
cool room. Number of days is from planting to ripe fruit. 
BANANA ee et ake se 96 
Fruits 3 x 14 inches, long slim, tapered, slightly ribbed and tapered to both 
ends. Yellowish green to yellow as it ripens. Flesh is thick, salmon in 
color; small seed cavity, and if picked just as it ripens it is very well 
flavored. 
BENDER’S SURPRISE | 94 
Fruits 8 x 744 inches. It is the largest of the pink fleshed melons of oval 
shape, early for a melon of this,size. The flesh is of exceptionally high 
quality. It has coarse netting, distinct ribs and the rind is very hard, 
enabling it to be shipped some distance. 
BURRELL’S GEM Ome Sees Ate 95 
Fruit 4 x 6 inches, tapered oval, slightly ribbed, thick fine netting. Color 
is green, shading to deep yellow as it ripens. The flesh is thick, firm, 
orange-pink in color, of excellent flavor, with a small seed cavity. It is an 
excellent shipping melon. tee = ie 
CASABA GOLDEN BEAUTY | | 110 
Fruit 7 to 8 inches, round, no ribs, no net, light.green to: vellow when 
ripe. The flesh is very thick, white, fine grained, sweet and very well 
flavored. The skin is wrinkled when ripe. 
DELICIOUS GOLDEN LINED ROCKY FORD 93 
Fruit 54 x 5% inches, very slightly oval, no ribs, finely netted. The flesh 
is very thick, solid, tender, sweet, green outer to a bright yellow center. 
Very small seed cavity. Excellent keeper and long distance shipper. 
EARLY GREEN NUTMEG 88 
Fruits 5 x 5% inches, rather heavily ribbed and fairly well netted; flesh 
green. It is very early and one of the most prolific muskmelons — oné of 
the oldest of the desirable varieties. 
EDWARD’S PERFECTO 92 
Fruits 51x 6 inches, nearly round, and completely covered with hard grey 
netting without ribs. Flesh is very thick with extremely small seed cell; 
deep salmon color; fine grained, juicy and sweet. 
EMERALD GEM 85 
Fruits 4% x 5 inches, globular or slightly flattened, somewhat irregularly 
ribbed and very slightly netted. It is a very early, yellow fleshed melon 
of small to medium size, one of the very best for the home garden. 
FORDHOOK 87 
Fruits 314 x 43% inches, weighing about 134 pounds. The shape is flattened, 
with prominent ribs. and heavy net. It is considered to be the best of the 
small, early pink fleshed muskmelons, its sweet spicy flavor being unsur- 
passed. Excellent for home garden use. 
HACKENSACK, EXTRA EARLY 82 
Medium to large sized, nearly round or somewhat flattened, evenly and 
deeply ribbed, with very coarse netting. Skin is green, slightly tinged with 
yellow as the fruits mature. Flesh is green, a little coarse but juicy and 
sweet. 
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