MUSKMELONS, VWick-Meated and Delicious 
One ounce will plant 60 hills. 357. Sugar or 
Two to three pounds per acre. Honey Rock, | 
CULTURE—Muskmelons require warm, rich Pkt. 10c 
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. After danger of insects is 
past, thin out to 3 or 4 plants toa hill. 
New Midget Melou 
356. MINNESOTA MIDGET “356”— 
60 days.- Here’s a real find for the garden with 
limited space. The vines grow only 3 feet long 
and produce surprising numbers of luscious 
little 4-inch melons, just right for individual 
serving. High in sugar content, they have a 
small seed cavity and deep orange flesh—edible 

to the rind, Pkt. 25c, 
See Color Photo on Page 80. 
om Early Sunrise 
Outstanding New Melon 
For Local Market and Home Garden 
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, 4 lb. 70c, lb. $2.60, prepaid. 
é Osage or 
Miller's 
Cream 

These Have Hard Rinds 
Excellent Shipping & Market Varieties 
Fine also for Home Garden Use 
359. 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, PEt. 
10c, 0z. 25c, % 1b. 70c, Ib. $2.50, prepaid, 
358. HALE’S BEST——80 days. Popular 
early shipping cantaloupe. Flavor and _ quality 
excellent, and withstands drought. Can be 
shipped long distances. Fruit: oval, 61%4 inches 
long, almost devoid of ribbing, covered with 
heavy netting. Flesh: extremely thick, orange 
color, sweet and of fine flavor. Pkt. 10c, oz. 
25c, Y% Ib. 65c, Ib. $2.40, prepaid, 
Pride of 
Wisconsin 
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% lbs. and are 5% inches 
in diameter. Uniform and early. Pkt. 10c, oz. 
25c, 4% Ib. 70c, Ib. $2.50, prepaid. 





Vises dics Melonn 
With Richly Colored Thick Flesh 
Juicy and Wonderfully Sweet 
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: 
hohe juicy, orange color, with fine flavor. Pkt. 
10c, oz. 25c, Y% 1b. 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 
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 
lb, 65c, 1b. $2.35, prepaid, 
364. HEARTS OF GOLD—90 days. 
For the home garden with heavy soil, this is an 
excellent melon, unsurpassed in flavor and qual- 
ity. Just right in size too—about 6 inches in 
diameter and nearly round. Distinetly ribbed, 
deep green, and covered with fine gray netting. 
Flesh thick, deep salmon; tender, juicy, sweet 
and aromatic. Small seed cavity. Pkt. 10c, oz. 
20c, % Ib. 65c, lb. $2.35, prepaid. 
357. 
Melons a Month Earlier! 
For an early crop, the small gardener may start 
melon seed indoors in plant bands. These may later 
be set out in the garden without d.sturbing the young 
plants, and covered with hotkaps for protection from 
cold, as well as from beetles and squash bugs. 
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