12 Grow some delicious Muskmelons in your own garden. — 

z 85 days. (Salmon Flesh) Also 
Honey Rock called Sugar Rock. The me- 
dium size fruits have a gray-green skin with 
heavy coarse netting. The deeply colored salmon 
flesh is deliciously sweet and has a fine smooth 
texture. The fruits are almost round and very 
heavy. due to the thickness of the fine-grained 
erisp flesh. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; % Ib. 60c; Y% Ib. 
$1.00; Ib. $1.75. 

Milwaukee Market 
1 87 days. A large variety, aver- 
Milwaukee Market aging 8 inches in diameter; has 
small seed cavity and thick, sweet, salmon flesh. Widely used 
by gardeners in the Milwaukee section for nearby mo Will 
‘A - 60c; 
not stand distant shipping. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 
Vy Ib. $1.00; lb. $1.75. 



MUSK- 
MELON 
Melons thrive best in light, sandy, 
warm and rich soil. Plant about May 
15th to 80th, in hills four feet apart 
each way. Plant ten to twelve seeds in 
each hill and after they are out of 
danger from bugs thin to three or 
four plants. 
Pride of Wisconsin 22 ays. 
(Orange 
Flesh) A melon which in a few years 
has become a premium priced variety 
in large Eastern markets. Pride of 
Wisconsin deserves a premium price. 
It has unsurpassed quality, large size, 
firm, thick orange flesh, strong rind, 
and heavy netting. Vines are vigorous 
and very productive considering the 
size of the melons. Fruits are nearly 
round, 6% by 7 in., and weigh 4 to 5 
Ibs. The rind is blue-gray, turning 
golden when ripe, with sparse but 
prominent and clear-cut netting. Ribs 
are faint or entirely lacking. Flesh is 
of excellent flavor and edible to the 
rind. The triangular seed cavity is 
quite compact. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 1% Ib. 
60c; ¥% lb. $1.00; Ib. $1.75. 


Pride of Wisconsin . : 
’ The earliest melon. 75 days. (Orange Flesh). Also known as Golden 
Lake Champlain Champlain. Melons are almost round, 6 in. across, 5% in. deep, mod- 
erately netted and deeply ribbed. Flesh is thick, sweet and golden orange. Because of its early 
maturity and good quality, it is especially valuable in sections where growing seasons are short. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 60c; Ib. $1.75. 
Gold Lined Rocky Ford 83 ays. 
A splendid type of the green-fleshed Rocky Ford, 
with gold lining next to the seed cavity, making it 
unusually attractive when cut. Very thick-fleshed, spicy and sweet. Nearly round 
and completely covered with netting. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 4% lb. 60c; Y Ib. $1.00; 
lb. $1.75, postpaid. 
Ib. $1.75. 
VY, Ib. $1.00; Ib. $1.75. 
Y% |b. $1.00; lb. $1.75. 
The flesh is snow white, 
1/, Ib. 75c. 
season remarkable for 
flesh thick, salmon color; 
Vine Peach or Melon Peac 
and makes excellent preserves. Pkt. 5¢; oz. 20c;- 
9 85 days. The earliest maturing of all large melons. Even in a 
Hale’s Best its coolness, the melons develop to 
luscious sweetness in 70 days after planting. The fruits are oval. Occasionally 
some fruits are somewhat more elongated. They have delicious, sweet, bright 
salmon-orange flesh which is firm, fine grained, and has a rich delightful aroma. 
It is one of the favorite new melons. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 4% Ib. 60c; Y% Ib. $1.00; 
Osage 92 days. (Salmon Flesh) Thick, sweet salmon flesh of finest quality. 
Dark green fruits, medium size, nearly round. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; Y4 Ib. 60c; 
110 days. These melons bring good prices in all markets. The 
Honey Dew thin, creamy white rind is very tough but very thinly netted. 
The fruits keep in fine condition for several weeks after they ripen. The rich, creamy 
green flesh is very sweet and possesses a delightful honey-like flavor. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 20c; % lb. 6Oc; ¥% Ib. $1.00; lb. $1.75. 
Banana 94 days. Of a creamy white straw color, entirely free from netting; 
grows from 18 to 30 inches in length; 
very productive. Delicious and sweet in flavor. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; % Ib. 60c; 
h The fruit has the size, shape and 
golden yellow color of an orange. 

Hearts of Gold 
Hearts of Gold Extremely thick, sweet orange flesh. An ideal New Yorker 90 days. (Salmon Flesh) Also known as Schoon’s ss 
basket and crate melon of medium size, round, 
heavily netted. Average size of melon 6 to 8 inches in diameter. 
Matures in 75 days. The seed cavity is small and the rind is very an extra hard shell, making it a good shipping variety. Fully ripe fruit 
tough, making it a good shipper; its vine is a vigorous grower and a keep better after harvest or stand longer in the field than most varieties 
heavy cropper. A very convenient sized melon for the.table and for Fruits are deeply ribbed, well netted over a yellow skin and weigh fro: 
packing in shipment. Does well in all sections. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; ¥% Ib. 5 to 8 lbs. The flesh is of a delicious flavor. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 4 Ib. 
60c; Yo Ib. $1.00; lb. $1.75. ; 
3 New Yorker . x Gy 
Hard Shell Bender. Similar to Bender’s Surprise i 
Yo Ib. $1.00; Ib. $1.75. ee 

shape and general appearance, with the added advantage of possessing 


