SELECT VEGETABLE SEEDS 23 

Musk Melon or Cantaloupe 

Pkts. any variety Musk 
Melon, 10c. each 
Cantaloupe—Melon Muscatel—Phone o Mellone 
Culture. Plant in the spring, 
in hills five or six feet apart 
each way, well manured with 
old rotten compost. Scatter 
a dozen seeds to the hill, and 
after they are out of danger 
from bugs, thin to three or 
four plants. A light, dry 
sandy soil and a dry atmos- 
phere are most _ suitable. 
Melons should not be planted 
near any other varieties if it 
-is desired to preserve them 
pure. 
GREEN-FLESHED 
VARIETIES 
Rocky Ford. 92 days. Rust 
resistant strain. Oval-shaped, 
nearly round, medium size 
and thickly netted, with no 
trace of ribs. The flesh is 
green, and for sweetness and 
spiciness is unexcelled. How- 
ever, salmon - fleshed selec- 
tions have now almost entirely 
superseded it as a shipping 
melon for reasons of rust resistance and shipping 
qualities. Per oz., 25c.; %4-lb., 75c.; Ib., $2.25. 
Large Hackensack. 90 days. An old standby 
which has prominent ribs; attains a large size, is 
late, round in shape, flattened at the ends, green 
flesh, thick, sweet and spicy. Per oz., 25c.; %4-lb., 
Joes (Da pe.25. 
SALMON-FLESHED VARIETIES 
Bender’s Surprise. 90 days. A large, oval- 
shaped high-class melon, with deep salmon flesh 
of most delicious flavor; skin, hard grey-green, 
yellow at maturity; keeps and ships well. Special 
Premium Stock. Per oz., 30c.; ™%-lb., 85c.; Ib., 
$2.50. 
Golden Delicious. 86 days. A smaller, high 
quality, earlier type of the popular Bender’s Sur- 
prise. The flesh is thick and fine texture, the size 
is more convenient. Per oz., 30c.; %-lb., 85c.; Ib., 
$2.50. 
Extra Early Osage. 82 days. This is a fine early 
melon of the Osage type, medium size, oval, slightly 
netted and richly flavored, with a spicy luscious- 
ness peculiarly its own; flesh thick and firm, but 
when fully ripe, dissolving and delectable. Per 
oz.,; 30c.; %4-lb., 85c.; Ib., $2.50. 
Hale’s Best. No. 45. 82 days. An improved, 
mildew-resistant strain of this early melon which 
was developed in California. Slightly oval, about 
6 x 5% inches, with heavy netting and faintly ribbed; 

Hale’s Best. No. 45 
flesh salmon, of exceptional thickness, sweet and 
fine quality. Hale’s Best has become a most im- 
portant early shipping sort. Per oz., 30c.; %-lb., 
85e571bs $2.50. 
Sugar Rock. 82 days. A distinct, nearly round, 
grey-green melon with coarse sparse netting. The 
flesh is deep salmon color, fairly thick and sweet. 
Penpkt. 0c voz, s0c.7°4-Ib., .85c.; 1b5.$2.50: 
Milwaukee Market. 87 days. A melon very much 
like Bender’s Surprise in appearance, not quite so 
large and about a week earlier. The flesh is deep 
pink, tender, thick and delicious. A high quality 
melon for nearby market and home use. Per pkt., 
10c¢.5 0z.730¢.; 24-1b., S5c.* Ib. $2.50: 
Emerald Gem. 85 days. Small but prolific. Has 
a thin green rind, which makes it unsuitable for 
shipping; a very small seed cavity, rich and lus- 
cious meat of a salmon color. Per oz., 30c.; %-lb., 
SHC eel sie. OU), 
Osage or Miller’s Cream. 90 days. Smooth, or 
slightly netted, green exterior, medium size, oval, 
slightly ribbed, thick, firm, salmon flesh with dis- 
tinct spicy flavor; larger and about a week later 
than Early Osage. Per oz., 30c.; %-lb., 85c.; Ib., 
$2.50. 
Tip Top. 90 days. Medium large, deeply ribbed, 
and slightly netted. Flesh salmon, thick and sweet. 
Similar to Milwaukee Market, about a week later. 
Periozeecoci; 24-1). -75C.". |Ds, $2.25; 
