MUSKMELONS %% Git Every Requirement 
One ounce will plant 60 hills. Two to three pounds per acre. 
350. Minnesota HONEY 
A full sized, quality melon for the North 
Medium early. A big new, top quality, 
7 to 9 pound melon with very thick 
flesh that's real sweet and _ flavorful. 
Large handsome, smooth, round to semi- 
oval fruits with thin rind, heavily netted 
ribless skin, and solid juicy flesh of 
high sugar content. Fusarium resistant. 
Ideal for home garden or roadside 
marketing. Pkt. 25c, oz. 60c, 1/4 lb. $1.75 
prepaid. 
353. FARNORTH 
Ideal Melon for Northern gardens. De- 
veloped by R. M. Wilson at Indian 
Head, Saskatchewan, improved by 
Chas. Walkof, Morden, Manitoba Ex- 
periment Station. Our strain, inbred and 
selected by Minnesota Dept. of Horti- 
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 10 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 cud 
MARKET VCeueties 
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 
culture. Sweet, juicy, appetizing, 4 to i 
: ‘ : d : : : , about 6 
5-inch fruits on small vines. Thick sal- Sey toy LOM ep toa baal ou 
mon-colored flesh with small seed cavi- inches in diameter. ee She Urabe) Spee 
green, covered with coarse netting. Flesh: 
ty. The first ripe melon in your garden! 
Ripens in the ‘far north!”’ Pkt. 25c, oz. 
60c, 14 lb. $1.75 prepaid. 
BEETLES in your VINE CROPS? 
Super-Fort Bug Dust 
Control Beetles with this powerful in- 
sect killer. Will not cause injury to 
Muskmelon, Cucumber, Watermelon, 
or Squash vines. Beetles are killed 
within a few minutes after application 
is made. | Ib. 80c; 4 Ibs. $1.95 ppd. 
354. EARLY SUNRISE 
Outstanding for Local Market and Home 
Garden—83 days. Similar to Bender's 
Surprise, but much earlier and of 
superior quality. The thick-oval fruits 
average 5!/, to 6. pounds, are cov- 
ered with coarse netting, distinctly 
ribbed. The rind is hard, and creamy 
green at maturity. Flesh bright salmon, 
thick and delicious. Pkt. 15c, oz. 40c, 
14, Ib. $1.00, lb. $3.25, prepaid. 
Farnorth 
Market Growers 
write for 
quantity 
prices. 
Minnesota Honey is extra sweet 
thick, juicy, orange color, with fine flavor. Pkt. 
15c, oz. 40c, % lb. $1.00, lb. $3.25, prepaid. 
358. HALE’S BEST—80 days. Popular early 
shipping cantaloupe. Flavor and quality ex- 
cellent, and withstands drought. Can be 
shipped long distances. Fruit: oval, 62 inches 
long, almost devoid of ribbing, covered with 
heavy netting. Flesh: extremely thick, orange 
color, sweet and of fine flavor. Pkt. 10c, oz. 
30c, % lb. 70c, lb. $2.50, 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. 30c, % lb. 70c, lb. $2.50, prepaid. 
360. OSAGE OR MILLER’S CREAM—92 days. 
A popular favorite for home or market and a 
good yielder. Fruits are oval with slight ribs 
and netting and dark green skin when imma- 
ture, ripening to mottled orange and green. 
Melons are 7 inches long, weigh 5 lbs. Small 
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. 
Go 
lden 
Gopher 
355. GOLDEN GOPHER 
seed cavity with thick, firm pink flesh of spicy 
flavor. A‘ good shipper. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, %4 
lb. 70c, lb. $2.50, 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. 
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- 
yored orange flesh. Oval in shape, with light but 
coarse netting, fruits weigh about 3¥2 lbs. and 
are 54 inches in diameter. Uniform and early. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 45c, % lb. $1.25, lb. $4.25, prepaid. 
FARMER SEED AND NURSERY CO., 
Sugar or 
Honey Rock 
Faribault, 
Minnesota 
