MUSKMELONS, Wiich-Meated and Delicious 
One ounce will plant 60 hills. 
Two to three pounds per acre. 
CULTURE—Muskmelons require warm, rich 
soil, slightly sandy. Plant when all danger of 
frost is past, in hills 6 feet apart each way, 8 to 
10 seeds to a hill. Well-rotted manure care- 
fully worked into the soil is beneficial. After 
danger of insects is past, thin out to 3 or 4 
plants toa hill. Cultivate until vines cover the 
ground, and pinch off the ends of the vines. 
Give them plenty of moisture. 
Early Sunrise 
354. EARLY SUNRISE—=83 days. Similar 
to Bender’s Surprise in type, but much earlier 
and of superior quality and flavor. The thick- 
oval fruits average 5% to 6% pounds in weight, 
and are covered with a coarse netting, and dis- 
tinctly ribbed. The rind is hard, and creamy 
green at maturity. Flesh bright salmon, thick 
and of delicious quality. An excellent melon for 
local market and home garden use. Pkt. 10c, 
oz. 25c, % Ib. 70c, Ib. $2.60, prepaid. 
Wree Luscious Melons 
With Richly Colored Thick Flesh 
Juicy and Wonderfully Sweet 
357. SUGAR OR HONEY ROCK—85 
days. A money-maker and a source of pride 
for every grower. Handsome in appearance, 
distinctive in flavor. Sweet as sugar, solid as a 
rock and easy to grow. Fruit: nearly round, 
about 6 inches in diameter. Weight: 4 lbs. Skin 
grey-green, covered with coarse netting. Flesh: 
thick, juicy, orange color, with fine flavor. Pkt, 
10c, oz. 25c, 1% lb. 70c, Ib. $2.50, prepaid, 
360. OSAGE OR MILLER’S CREAM 
—92 days. A popular favorite for home or mar- 
ket and a good yielder. Fruits are oval with 
slight ribs and netting and dark green skin when 
357. Sugar or 
Honey Rock, 
Pkt. 10c 














360. Osage or 
Miller’s Cream— 
has a distinc- 
tive flavor. 
Pkt. 10c 
Excellent Shipping & Market Varieties 
Fine also for Home Garden Use 
356. PRIDE OF WISCONSIN—90 days. 
Developed from a cross of Honey Rock and 
Hearts of Gold. Grows well in heavy soil. Fruits 
are oval in shape, and weigh about 3% Ibs. 
The rind is very hard, of a pearly gray color, 
faintly ribbed and heavily covered with a dis- 
tinctive netting. The orange flesh is solid, thick 
and very sweet, with a compact seed cavity. PKt. 
10c, oz. 25c, 4% 1b. 70c, Ib. $2.50, prepaid, 
358. HALE’S BEST—80 days. 
Popular early shipping cantaloupe. 
Flavor and quality excellent, and with- 
stands drought. Can be shipped long 
distances. Fruit: oval, 6% inches 
long, almost devoid of ribbing, covered 
with heavy netting. Flesh: extremely 
thick, orange color, sweet and of fine 
flavor. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, % Ib. 65c, 
Ib. $2.40, prepaid. 
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immature, ripening to mottled orange and green. 
Melons are 7 inches long, weigh 5 lbs. Small 
seed cavity with thick, firm, pink flesh of spicy 
flavor. A good shipper. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, %4 
Ib, 65c, lb. $2.35, prepaid, 
sea le CF (COlDee 2 days. 
‘or the home garden with heavy soil, this is an 
excellent melon, unsurpassed in flavor and qual. 359. EARLY LAKE CHAMPLAIN—80 to 85 
ity. Just right in size too—about 6 inches in days. The earliest orange fleshed melon. Fine flavor 
Melon Colleton 
One Pkt. Each: 
Hale’s Best (Early) 
Pride of Wisconsin (Medium) 
Osage or Miller's Cream (Late) 
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diameter and nearly round. Distinctly ribbed, and quality, Fruit nearly round, 5 to 6 inches in 
deep green, and covered with fine gray netting. diameter, slightly ribbed and covered with moderately © 24e 
Flesh thick, deep salmon; tender, juicy, sweet coarse netting. Flesh: fairly thick, deep orange-salmon 
and aromatic. Small seed cavity. Pkt. 10c, oz. in color, juicy and very sweet. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, % Ih. ee an Get ppm ag ee dP 
20c, Y% lb. 65c, lb. $2.35, prepaid. 70c, lb. $2.50, prepaid. 


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Developed at the 
University Farm 
St. Paul, Minnesota 
Resistant to Wilt 
355. GOLDEN GOPHER—85 days. 
Especially bred for resistance to fusarium wilt, 
this melon is of the Pride of Wisconsin type, 
with the same thick, fine-flavored orange flesh. 
Oval in shape, with light but coarse netting, 
fruits weigh about 3% Ibs. and are 5% inches 
in diameter. Uniform and early. Pkt. 10c, oz. 
25c, Y, Ib. 70c, lb. $2.50, prepaid. 

356. Pride of Wisconsin has extremely thick 
flesh and a hard rind. Pkt. 10c. 

Muskmelons should be left to ripen on the vine, until they come off easily when 
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