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 rot- 
ten 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 unex- 
celled. However, salmon-fleshed 
selections have now almost en- 
tirely superseded it as a shipping 
melon for reasons of rust resistance and shipping 
qualities. PeteOz se jUCs 2 -1De Soc, . 1p. 82.50. 
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., 30c.; %4-lb., 
BSGr Alb e oc. 0U, 
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 
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$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.; %4-lb., 85c.; Ib., 
$2.50. 
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 sESUC Ge =107, so0Ci; LD pe.0U, 
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.; %4-lb., 
85c.; Ib., $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. 
Per pkts, 10c/;'0z.; 30c.; %4-1b., 85¢c.> 1b, $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.; oz., 30c.; %4-lb., 85c.; 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., 
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Iraquois. 87 days. A new melon developed at 
Cornell University; has resistance to Fusarium 
wilt. Fruits round to oval, 6% inches diameter; 
flesh thick, deep salmon of highest quality. The 
rind is tough, well nettled and creamy green. Per 
oz., 35c.; %4-lb., $1.00; 1b., $3.00. 
Tip Top. 90 days. Medium large, deeply ribbed, 
and slightly netted. Flesh salmon, thick and sweet. 
Similar to Milwaukee Market, about a week later. 
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