MUSKMELONS Ze Zed Every Reguirement 
One ounce will plant 60 hills. Two to three pounds per acre. 
352. GRANITE STATE 
The 1951 All America Cantaloupe! 
An extra early, extra fine quality musk- 
melon of Honey Rock type. However, it's 
earlier than Honey Rock, and slightly more 
oval in shape, with flatter, more open net- 
ting. Vines are rather small, compact and 
concentrated, but remarkably productive. 
Fruits average 5 to 5!/, inches by 4/2 
inches, with somewhat lighter orange 
flesh, and a smaller. cavity than Honey 
Rock. It’s ideal for northern sections be- 
cause of its earliness. (See front cover 
illustration.) Pkt. 15c, oz. 50c, 1/ lb. $1.50, 
lb. $5.25 prepaid. : 
353. FARNORTH 
Ideal Melon for Northern gardens. De- 
veloped by R. M. Wilson at Indian 
Head, Saskatchewan, improved by 
Chas. Walkof, Morden, Ménitoba Ex- 
periment Station. Our strain, inbred and 
selected by Minnesota Dept. of Horti- 
culture. Sweet, juicy, appetizing, 4 to 
S-inch fruits on small vines. Thick sal- 
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 I0 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 cad 
MARKET Venueties 
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 
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. 
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 lb. 75c, lb. $2.70, prepaid. 
Farnorth } 358. HALE’S BEST—80 days. Popular early 
—— SSS, shipping cantaloupe. Flavor and quality ex- 
CUCUMBER BEETLE CONTROL phosket crower cellent, and withstands drought. Can be 
Pyrocide Dust No. 10 quantity shipped long distances. Fruit: oval, 6/2 inches 
Control Cucumber Beetles with this prices. long, almost devoid of ribbing, covered with 
non-poisonous, yet powerful, insect 
heavy netting. Flesh: extremely thick, orange 
color, sweet and of fine flavor. Pkt. 10c, oz. 
25c, VY lb. 65c, lb. $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 
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, % lb. 75c, lb. $2.70, prepaid. 
360. OSAGE OR MILLER’S CREAM—92 days. 
A popular favorite for home or market and a 
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% to 6% pounds in weight, and are covered 
with a coarse netting, and distinctly ribbed. The 
tind is hard, and creamy green at maturity. 
Early 
Flesh bright salmon, thick and of delicious qual- Sinise ie eee 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. 
Ib. $3.00, prepaid. Melons are 7 inches long, weigh 5 lbs. Small 
seed cavity with thick, firm pink flesh of spicy 
flavor. A good shipper. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, %4 
lb. 65c, Ib. $2.45, prepaid. 
: Melons a Month Earlier! 
For an early crop, the small gardener may 
start melon seed indoors in plant bands. These 
may later be set out in the garden without dis- 
turbing the young plants, and covered with hot- 
kaps for protection from cold, as well as from 
beetles and squash bugs. See page 69. 
356. MINNESOTA MIDGET — Popular New 
Midget Melon. Color Photo on Page 2— 
Matures in 60 days. Here's a real find for 
the garden with limited space. The vines 
grow only 3 feet long and produce surpris- 
ing numbers of luscious little 4-inch melons, 
just right for individual serving. High in 
sugar content, they have a small seed cav- 
ity and deep orange flesh—edible to the 
rind, Pkt. 25c, 3 pkts. for 65c, prepaid. 
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¥2 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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