SELECT VEGETABLE SEEDS 
Musk Melon or Cantaloupe 
x 
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 unexcelled. However, 
salmon-fleshed selections have now almost entirely 
superseded it as a shipping melon for reasons of rust 
resistance and shipping qualities. Per oz., 30c.; %- 
Ibe 85C sibs $2.50. 
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., 
85c.; lb., $2.50. 
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 Premium 
Stock. Per oz., 30c.; %4-lb., 85c.; Ib., $2.50. 
Golden Delicious. 86 days. A smaller, high 
quality, earlier type of the popular Bender’s Surprise. 
The flesh is thick and fine texture, the size is more 
convenient. Per oz., 30c.; %4-lb., 85c.; lb., $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 lusciousness peculiarly 
it own; flesh thick and firm, but when fully ripe, dis- 
solving and delectable. Per oz., 30c.; ™%-lb., 85c.; 
Ib., $2.50. 
Hale’s Best. No. 45. 82 days. An improved, 
mildew-resistant strain of this early melon which was 
Iraquois, a melon of high quality 
developed in California. Slightly oval, about 6x5% 
inches, with heavy netting and faintly ribbed; flesh 
salmon, of exceptional thickness, sweet and fitie quality. 
Hale’s Best has become a most important early 
shipping sort. Per oz., 30c.; 1%4-lb., 85c.; lb., $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 
pkt., 10c.; 0z., 30c.; %4-lb., 85¢.; Ib., $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.; 0z., 
30s 924-Ib., 85¢c:; 1b, $2.50. 
Emerald Gem. 85 days. Small but prolific. Has 
a thin green rind, which makes it unsuitable for ship- 
ping; a very small seed cavity, rich and luscious 
meat of a salmon color. Per oz., 30c.; ™%4-lb., 85c.; 
ipaes2:50) 
Iraquois. 87 days. A new melon developed at 
Cornell University; has resistance to Fusarium wilt. 
Fruits round to oval, 644 inches diameter; flesh thick, 
deep salmon of highest quality. The rind is tough, 
well netted and creamy green. Per oz., 35c.; %4-lb., 
$1.00; Ib., $2.75. 
Tip Top. 90 days. Medium large, deeply ribbed, 
and slightly netted. Flesh salmon, thick and sweet. 
Similar to Milwaukee Market, about a week later. 
Per oz., 30c.; %4-lb., 85c.; lh., $2.50. 
