MUSKMELON or CANTALOUPE 
CutrureE.—Melons grow best in a light, warm, well- 
enriched soil and require a long growing season. Plant 
outdoors as soon as the weather and soil are warm, in 
hills 5 to 6 feet apart, mixing plenty of manure, to the 
depth of a foot, with the soil of the hills; 3 or 4 strong 
plants are enough to be left in each hill. 
ORANGE-FLESHED VARIETIES 
Banana. 94 days. Banana-shaped fruits which attain 
a length of 15 to 20 inches and a diameter of 3 to 5 
inches. Sweet salmon flesh of a dry and delicate 
flavor. Skin is smooth, slate-gray turning to Iemon- 
yellow when ripe. Grown chiefly as a novelty. 
Emerald Gem. 86 days. A small, early melon. It is 
globular in form, flattened at the ends, slightly ribbed, 
netted, and has a deep emerald-green line under the 
skin; orange flesh. 
Fordhook. 86 days. Thick, orange flesh. Small seed- 
cavity; skin well ribbed and heavily netted. Flat at 
ends, resembling the Jenny Lind in many respects 
except in color. 
Hale’s Best No. 36. 80 days. Oval, rounded at ends, 
heavily netted. Bright salmon flesh, firm, 8 to 10 
days earlier than Rocky Ford. 
Hale’s Best, Jumbo Strain. 83 days. A larger strain 
than the well-known Hale’s Best No. 36, largely 
grown for roadside markets and delivery by truck to 
the large city markets. The melons are slightly oval, 
weigh 5 to 6 pounds, are heavily netted and more 
ribbed than No. 36. The salmon flesh is thick, 
sweet and of excellent quality. 
Hearts of Gold Improved. 90 days. Also called Hoodoo. 
Valuable variety for home- and market-gardens. 
The fruit is well netted with distinct ribs; very 
firm with deep, aromatic, salmon flesh of the finest 
quality. 
Honey Rock (Sugar Rock). 93 days. Salmon flesh ot 
fine flavor. Heavy, coarse netting; fruits almost 
round, 514 inches in diameter. Very productive and a 
good shipper. 
Pride of Wisconsin. 90 days. Cross from Honey Rock 
and Hearts of Gold, with 334-pound oval fruits, 61% 
by 6 inches, and with pearly gray, sparsely netted 
rind. Flesh is orange, thick, firm, very sweet and 
with small seed-cavity. Home and market favorite. 
Muskmelon, Pride of Wisconsin. Home and market 
favorite, with thick, sweet orange flesh. 
Muskmeion, Hearts of Gold 
GREEN-FLESHED VARIETIES 
Honey Dew. 110 days. This well-known melon is of 
the Casaba type, oval in shape, of good size, with a 
smooth Jemon-tinted skin, and keeps well. The 
thick, green-tinted cream flesh has a delicious sweet- 
ness all its own. 
Large Hackensack. 85 to 90 days. Similar to Extra 
Early Hackensack, but later and larger fruited. The 
fruits are flattened, deeply ribbed, with little netting. 
Rocky Ford. 92 days. ‘This reliable green-fleshed 
variety continues to be a favorite. The spicy flavor 
of the flesh is difficult to improve. Slightly ribbed 
and well netted. Fruit is small, with sizable seed- 
cavity, 514 by 5 inches in size, and weighs about 
21% pounds. 
Schoon’s Hard-Shell. 90 to 95 days. A new and 
excellent-flavored melon, similar to Bender’s Surprise 
in shape and general appearance. Valuable espe- 
cially for its extra-hard shell, which makes it fine for 
shipping. It will stand in the field or market better 
than most varieties. Deeply ribbed and well netted 
over its yellow skin. The melons usually weigh from 
5 to 8 pounds. 
MUSTARD 
The young tender leaves make splendid salads and 
are delicious and healthful when used as boiled greens. 
Curture.—Make frequent sowings as soon as the ground 
has warmed, in shallow drills 12 inches apart. Thin out to 
10 inches between plants. Can also be forced in frames or 
In greenhouse during winter. 
Florida Broad-Leaved. 43 days. Leaves exceptionally 
large, slightly crumpled and thick, yellowish in color. 
Thick, white midrib. A quick-growing variety. 
Giant Southern Curled. Most popular for greens. 
Long, broad leaves are light green, heavily crumpled 
and curled at the edges. Slow to go to seed. 
Tendergreen. Mustard-Spinach. Fast-growing variety 
with largest, thick, fairly smooth, oblong leaves of 
dark green with lighter ribs. Slow to seed and both 
heat- and drought-resistant. Flavor combines those 
of mustard and spinach. 
Try something new in your garden every year—either 
a vegetable you have not grown before or a new variety 
of an old favorite. You will enjoy the change. 
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DAVID LANDRETH, Owner 
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