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MUSKMELONS or CANTALOUPES 
Sow I ounce of seed to about 50 hills; 2 to 3 pounds in hills to an acre 
CULTURE. Melons do best in a light or sandy soil, but with a little 
labor in preparing hills they can be grown in almost any warm, sunny 
location. Make hills 5 feet apart each way, putting two or three shovelfuls 
of well-rotted manure in each hill; pack it down tight, cover it with 3 
inches of fine, loose soil, making hills 1 foot in diameter. When the 
weather is quite warm, scatter 10 to 15 seeds thinly over the surface of the 
freshly made hills and cover with 14 inch of fine soil. When the young 
plants are well established, thin out to the best three plants. For early 




use, sow in hotbed, on piece of sod or in pots. 
Soil B. 
Green-Fleshed Varieties 
Baltimore Nutmeg. Large, oval, deeply netted; solid green flesh of 
fine quality. 
Bottomly. True Anne Arundel strain. Medium size, oblong, deeply 
netted; green flesh and delicious flavor. 
Knight. Regular stock. 
Long John. A product of Anne Arundel County. It averages 8 to 10 
inches in diameter, is deeply netted and ribbed; flesh green, thick, and 
deliciously flavored. 
New Honeydew. A melon with smooth, almost white rind, measuring 
about 6 inches in diameter by 7 to 8 inches Jong. Thick green flesh of a 
peculiar sweet flavor, resembling a well-ripened banana. 
Rocky Ford. Early. Small, oval; green flesh of excellent quality. A 
good shipper. 
Salmon-Fleshed Varieties 
Banana. The flesh (the melon is nearly 
solid) is of a rich salmon and is fragrant. 
The quality is first rate when the melon is 
thoroughly ripe. 
inches in Iength and is very prolific. 
No. 36. Hale’s Best. Very early. An oval 
melon with heavy netting and ribs hardly 
apparent. Flesh exceptionally thick, firm, 
of fine, sweet flavor, deep salmon, with 
very small seed-cavity. It is ready for 
market in about 70 days. 
Hearts of Gold. A fair-sized melon, with 
distinct ribs and quite heavily netted. The 
rich, golden flesh has a most excellent 
flavor and is very deep, having only a small 
seed-cavity. As a shipper the high quality 
is retained perfectly after traveling long 
distances. 
Honeydew. Pink-fleshed, same as the green 
one, with the exception that the flesh is of 
a beautiful pink tint and highly flavored. 
Pride of Wisconsin. Oval in shape, with 
tough, heavily netted rind. Flesh deep 
orange and very thick. Sweet; excellent 
quality. 
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WATERMELON 
Sow 1 ounce of seed to 30 hills; 4 to 5 pounds to an acre 
Cutture. Watermelons should be planted in hills 8 to 10 feet apart. Otherwise for cul- 
ture, see directions for Cantaloupes. Do not grow them near pumpkins or gourds. About 
85 days. Soil B. 
Dixie Queen. The sparkling, crisp, rich 
scarlet flesh is firm, sweet, and juicy right 
up to the rind, which is thin but tough. It 
is a splendid shipper. 
Dude Creek. Large, long, cylindrical. 
Blunt ended, 40 to 50 Ibs. Hard, thin rind, 
white, dark green irregular stripes. Flesh 
bright red; solid, sweet, flavorful. 
Florida Favorite. Large, long, striped 
melon, excellent for family garden. Rind 
thin, but firm; flesh very deep red and 
exceptionally sweet. Splendid shipper. 
Florida Giant or Cannonball. An all- 
purpose melon good for shipping. Vigorous 
and prolific. Large, dark green, nearly 
round. Flesh bright red, crisp and sweet. 
Garrison or Croaker’s Special. Oblong, 
with dark stripes. Splendid shipper. 


Golden Heart. A decided novelty in Water- 
melons, producing melons which have de- 
licious yellow meat almost to the rind. 
Halbert’s Honey. A medium-early, home 
and truck-gardening sort. Large, oblong to 
cylindrical, dark green. Sweet, tender, 
crimson flesh. 
Hawkesbury. Excellent market sort of fine 
eating quality, uniform shape, and highly 
resistant to fusarium wilt. Vines vigorous. 
Melons weigh 30 pounds or more. Light 
gray-green rind which is tough. Flesh red, 
no trace of hard centers. Black seeds. 
Kleckley Sweet. Fruits large, oblong, with 
dark green skin and very thin, quite brittle 
rind. Flesh bright scarlet, with broad, 
solid heart, most crisp, sugary, and melt- 
ing; entirely free from any stringiness. 
Stone Mountain. A round melon up to 
50 pounds. Dark green skin. Deep red 
flesh, almost all heart; very sweet. For the 
home-garden and near-by markets. 90 
days. 
Tom Watson. A large, long melon with 
dark green rind and light crimson flesh of 
excellent quality. A splendid shipper. 
Leesburg. Wilt-resistant Kleckley Sweet. 
Blacklee. Wilt-resistant. This oblong ship- 
ping melon is of the finest quality and an 
excellent keeper. 
Burrell’s Grey. Another fine wilt-resistant 
shipping melon. 
CITRON. Grows uniformly round and 
smooth, striped and marbled with light 
green. Flesh white and solid; seeds red. 
Not used for eating in the raw state, but 
for preserves, pickles, etc. 
WATERMELON SEED. For medicinal pur- 
poses. 

It is important to use SPERGON on Can- 
taloupe and Watermelon seeds. See page 43. 

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