MUSKMELONS 7 Dit Every Requirement 
One ounce will plant 60 hills. Two to three pounds per acre. 
353. FARNORTH 
Ideal Melon for Northern gardens. De- 
veloped by R. M. Wilson at Indian 
Head, Saskatchewan, improved by 
Chas. Walkof,, Morden, Manitoba Ex- 
periment Station. Our strain, inbred and 
selected by Minnesota Dept. of Horti- 
culture. Sweet, juicy, appetizing, 4 to 
5-inch fruits on small vines. Thick sal- 
mon-colored flesh with small seed ‘cavi- 
ty. The first ripe melon in your garden! 
Ripens in the ‘far north!" Pkt. 25c, 5 
pkts. $1.00, prepaid. (See Inside Back 
Cover.) 
369. MIXED HYBRIDS 
Mixed First Generation Hybrids From 
Our Own Breeding Grounds, These in- 
clude both early and late, large and 
small types. All have hybrid vigor 
and some disease resistance. If you - 
find a melon from this planting that 
you consider outstanding, save the 
seed and plant in an isolated plot. Re- 
peat this for four years, each year se- 
lecting and saving seed from the best 
melons, and you may develop a fine 
new variety. Pkt. 25c, 5 pkts. for $1.00, 
prepaid. 
CULTURE—Muskmelons require warm, rich 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 to 4 plants to a hill.. Muskmelons should be 
left to ripen on the vine, until they come off easily 
when given a slight pull or twist. 
SHIPPING cud 
MARKET Vcrieties 
Fine Also for Home Garden Use 
357. 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: 
thick, juicy, orange color, with fine flavor. Pkt. 
10c, oz. 35c, 4 Ib. 75c, lb. $2.70, prepaid. 
Farnorth 358. HALE’S BEST—80 days. Popular early 
¢ shipping cantaloupe. Flavor and quality ex- 
cellent, and withstands drought. Can be 
shipped long distances. Fruit: oval, 6Y2 inches 
long, almost devoid of ribbing, covered with 
heavy netting. Flesh: extremely thick, orange 
color, sweet and of fine flavor. Pkt. 10c, oz. 
25c, V4 lb. 65c, Ib. $2.45, prepaid. 
359. PRIDE OF WISCONSIN—90 days. De- 
veloped from a cross of Honey Rock and Hearts 
of Gold. Grows well in heavy soil. Fruits are 
oval in shape, and weigh about 3% lbs. The 
oe rind is very hard, of a pearly gray color, faint- 
ly ribbed and heavily covered with a distinc- 
tive netting. The orange flesh is solid, thick 
and very sweet, with a compact seed cavity. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 35c, % Ib. 75c, lb. $2.70, prepaid. 
360. OSAGE OR MILLER’S CREAM—92 days. 


Market Growers 
CUCUMBER BEETLE CONTROL pele ter 
Pyrocide Dust No, 10 quantity 
prices. 
Control Cucumber Beetles with this 
non-poisonous, yet powerful, insect 
killer. Will not. cause injury to Musk- 
melon, Cucumber, Watermelon, or 
Squash vines. Beetles are killed with- 
in a few minutes after application is 
made. | Ib. $.60; 5 Ibs. $2.50 ppd. 
























































































354. EARLY SUNRISE 
Outstanding New Melon For Local Market and 
Home Garden—83 days. Similar to Bender’s Sur- 
prise in type, but much earlier and of superior 
quality and flavor. The thick-oval fruits average 
5'2 to 6Y2 pounds in weight, and are covered 
with a coarse netting, and distinctly ribbed. The 






























































































































































































tind is hard, and creamy green at maturity. Farl A popular favorite for home or market and a 
Flesh bright salmon, thick and of delicious qual- Sunnie . good yielder. Fruits are oval with slight ribs 
ity. An excellent melon for local market and | and netting and dark green skin when imma- 
home garden use. Pkt. 10c¢ oz. 35c, Y% lb. 85c, ture, ripening to mottled orange and. green. 
lb. $3.00, prepaid. ; Melons are 7 inches long, weigh 5 lbs. Small 
seed cavity with thick, firm pink flesh of spicy 
oo 356. MINNESOTA MIDGET “356’—Popular flavor. A good shipper. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, % 
- New Midget Melon (See Color Photo on Ib. 65c, lb. $2.45, prepaid. 
Page 72—60 days. Here’s a real find for 
the garden with limited space. The vines Melons a Month Earlier! 
grow only 3 feet long and produce surpris- For an early crop, the small gardener may 































ing numbers of luscious little 4-inch melons, start melon seed indoors in plant bands. These 
just right for individual serving. High in | | may later be set out in the garden without dis- 
sugar content, they have a small seed cav- | turbing the young plants, and covered with hot- 
ity and deep orange flesh—edible to the kaps for protection from cold, as well as from 
rind. Pkt. 25c, 3 pkts. for 65c, prepaid. beetles and squash bugs. See page 69. 



























































































































































































































































































































































































































































Golden 
Gopher 
355. GOLDEN GOPHER 
Wilt-Resistant Melon Developed at Minn. Exp. 
Station—85 days. Especially bred for resistance 
to fusarium wilt, this melon is of the Pride of 
Wisconsin type, with the same thick, fine-fla- 
vored 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. 40c, %4 lb. $1.25, lb. $4.25, prepaid. 
Sugar or 
Honey Rock 

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