16 MICHAEL-LEONARD CO. 
CANTALOUPE AND MUSKMELON 
CuLtture. For muskmelon follow our cultural directions for cucumber 
except that where a robust growing variety of muskmelon is grown, a 
space of as much as six by six feet is sometimes required between hills. 
One ounce of seed plants fifty hills and three pounds plants an acre. The 
crop, or the last planting for a succession, should be in June. While not 
necessary it is advisable to pinch off the branches of muskmelon if a 
quicker matured or a larger or a better fruit is required. Pick the melon 
when it parts from the stem without difficulty and store a few days in a 
cool room. Number of days is from planting to ripe fruit. 
BANANA 96 Days 
Fruits 3 x 14 inches, long slim, tapered, slightly ribbed and tapered to both 
ends. Yellowish green to yellow as it ripens. Flesh is thick, salmon in 
color; small seed cavity, and if picked just as it ripens it is very well 
flavored. 
BENDER’S SURPRISE 94 Days 
Fruits 8 x 7% inches. It is the largest of the pink fleshed melons of oval 
shape, early for a melon of this size. The flesh is of exceptionally high 
quality. It has coarse netting, distinct ribs and the rind is very hard, 
enabling it to be shipped some distance. 
BURRELL’S GEM 95 Days 
Fruit 4 x 6 inches, tapered oval, slightly ribbed, thick fine netting. Color 
is green, shading to deep yellow as it ripens. The flesh is thick, firm, 
orange-pink in color, of excellent flavor, with a small seed cavity. It is an 
excellent shipping melon. 
CASABA GOLDEN BEAUTY 110 Days 
Fruit 7 to 8 inches, round, no ribs, no net, light green to yellow when 
ripe. The flesh is very thick, white, fine grained, sweet and very well 
flavored. The skin is wrinkled when ripe. 
DELICIOUS GOLDEN LINED ROCKY FORD 93 Days 
Fruit 54% x 5% inches, very slightly oval, no ribs, finely netted. The flesh 
is very thick, solid, tender, sweet, green outer to a bright yellow center. 
Very small seed cavity. Excellent keeper and long distance shipper. 
EARLY GREEN NUTMEG 88 Days 
Fruits 5 x 5% inches, rather heavily ribbed and fairly well netted; flesh 
green. It is very early and one of the most prolific muskmelons — one of 
the oldest of the desirable varieties. 
EMERALD GEM 85 Days 
Fruits 4% x 5 inches, globular or slightly flattened, somewhat irregularly 
ribbed and very slightly netted. It is a very early, yellow fleshed melon 
of small to medium size, one of the very best for the home garden. 
HACKENSACK, EXTRA EARLY 82 Days 
Medium to large sized, nearly round or somewhat flattened, evenly and 
deeply ribbed, with very coarse netting. Skin is green, slightly tinged with 
yellow as the fruits mature. Flesh is green, a little coarse but juicy and 
sweet. 
HACKENSACK, LARGE OR TURK’S CAP 90 Days 
A very large, green-fleshed melon. The vines are hardy, vigorous and 
productive. The fruits are nearly round, usually somewhat flattened; ribs 
are large and of irregular width, densely covered with coarse netting. 
HALE’S BEST, NO. 36 83 Days 
Fruit 5 x 5% inches, nearly round, very lightly ribbed, finely netted, green 
shading to light yellow as it ripens. Flesh thick, firm, stringless and very 
well flavored; not too sweet. Very small seed cavity with tight web of a 
salmon pink color. An exceptionally fine early strain for long distance 
shipping purposes. 
