

Schoons Hardshell Cantaloupe, a very fine quality Melon you should grow. 
Cantaloupes 
HOW TO GROW CANTALOUPES and WATERMELONS. Plant them in 
May. They always do best on a light, loose, rich soil. Dig deep and work the soil 
until it is very fine, mixing several shovelfuls of Wizard Brand Sheep or Cow Manure 
(we have it) or some other well-rotted manure into each hill. No plants do well 
on half-worked, ‘‘lumpy”’ soil, void of plant-food. Make hills of Cantaloupes 4 to 5 
feet apart each way, and Watermelons 6 to 8 feet apart. Plant 10 to 12 seeds ina hill to insure a good stand of plants. As soon as they are 
through the ground, soray. When danger of bugs is past, thin out all but two of the best plants. Keep spraying them every two weeks, if 
necessary. In cultivating do not injure the plants. One ounce will plant 50 hills; 3 pounds an acre. 
The time from planting to ripening for eating is given after each variety. This is approximate, as growing conditions have their effect in 
either helping or retarding growth. Do not pull your melons until you are sure they are ripe. When they are ripe they will separate from the 
vine by a slight pressure. If they hold tight they are not ripe. 
Pride of Wisconsin. Pure-Bred Strain, Pride of Wis- 
consin is almost round, slightly 
oval; smooth skin when young, developing a heavy netting when 
fully grown. Its flesh is extraordinarily thick, bright salmon color, 
most deliciously sweet, luscious flavor; small seed 
cavity; ripensright up to the rind. Yields tremendously, 
ready to begin picking in 90 to 100 days. g 
Pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; 
2 ozs. 60 cts.; 14lb. 95 cts.; lb. $3.25; 
3 Ibs. $9; 10 Ibs. $28. 

9 75 days. Very valuable because 
Schell’s Extra Early. of ipaeetrerna earliness. It is 
of excellent quality, with very thick salmon flesh of richest flavor. 
The fruits are rounded-oval, averaging 6 1% inches long by about 54 
inches in diameter. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; 14lb. 90 cts.; Ib. 
$3; 3 lbs. (for 1 acre) $8.50. 
Hearts of Gold Morrill Strain. 92 days. A very excel- 
BECUTFS ME VUES. lent melon of delicious flavor, with very 
deep rich orange-salmon flesh. It is grown very extensively by 
both eastern and western market growers. See inside front cover. 
2 pkts. 14 cts.; oz. 24 cts.; 14lb. 74 cts.; Ib. $2.64; 3 Ibs. (for 1 
acre) $7.44; 6 Ibs. (for 2 acres) $14.40; 9 lbs. (for 3 acres) $20.64. 
Hale’s Best Improved Strain No. 36. {} {2° 
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salmon flesh of excellent quality; 614 by 6 inches; heavy netting. 
Extra-early. Average 3 pounds. Pkt. 10 cts.; 0z. 30 cts.; *4lb. 
90 cts.; Ib. $3; 3 lbs. (for 1 acre) $8.50; 10 lbs. $27. 


Schell’s Cantaloupe, Pride of Wisconsin. Awarded prize as one of best new vegetables. 

Imperial Mildew-Resistant No. 45. 
86 days. Proof against mildew, this recent introduction has the 
unique quality of being the only Cantaloupe whose fruit can be 
fully ripened and yet remain edible for a long time. Near round, 
fine netting. Flesh salmon, very thick, 
firm, sweet. A wonderful melon. Pkt. 
10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; 141b. 90 cts.; Ib. 
$3; 10 lbs. $27. 
aloe (or Netted Gem). 92 days. 
Gold-Lined Rocky Ford. §V.Nsrape, 3 by 434 inches, 
The skin is covered with a thick gray netting on green, making it 
very attractive. Flesh is thick, green, very sweet and juicy. Very 
fine. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; 141b. 90 cts.; Ib. $3. 
Schoons Hardshell. 2° °ys._ Here is a super-quality 
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flavored, deep salmon flesh. The melons are 7 by 8 inches, weigh 
5 to 7 pounds, have a heavy blossom scar which resists cracking, 
prominent ribs, with coarse netting, with a hard shell. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 30 cts.; 4lb. 90 cts.; lb. $3; 3 Ibs. $8.50; 10 Ibs. $27. 
Bender's Surprise. 90 days. Our strain of this variety 
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deep, richly flavored salmon flesh. The skin is greenish yellow when 
ripe. Oval, 7 by 8inches. About 7 pounds. Pkt. 10 cts.;0z.30 cts.; 
141b. 90 cts.; Ib. $3; 3 Ibs. $8.50; 10 lbs. $27. 
Schell’s “Dee-Licious’” Cantaloupe 
Ready to pick in 85 days. This is our leading variety. When you sell it to your 
customers for the first time tell them it is Schell’s famous ‘‘Dee-Licious’’—and they 

will be waiting anxiously for you to 
come back soon with more of those 
same good melons. Schell’s ‘Dee- 
Licious’’ is just like the picture. 
Its flavor, as everybody says, 
is ‘simply dee-licious.”’ Rich, 
4 deep salmon flesh, sweet, lus- 
4 cious, juicy flavor. Be sure you 
ye, figure to include this, 
the most popular Can- 
m taloupe in Pennsyl- 
%, vania, in your garden 
® whether largeorsmall. 
# One to ten acres of it 
will prove very prof- 
& itable. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
Yi 3 pkts. 25 cts.; oz. 
35 cts.; 2 ozs. 60 cts.; 
l4lb. $15; Ib. $3.50; 
3 lbs. (1 acre) $10; 
5 Ibs. $15. 
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