MUSKMELONS or CANTALOUPES 
Sow I ounce of seed to about 50 hills; 2 to 3 pounds in hills to an acre 
Cuture. Melons do best in a light or sandy soil, but with a little 
labor in preparing hills they can be grown in almost any warm, sunny 
location. Make hills 5 feet apart each way, putting two or three shovelfuls 
of well-rotted manure in each hill; pack it down tight, cover it with 3 
inches of fine, loose soil, making hills 1 foot in diameter. When the 
weather is quite warm, scatter 10 to 15 seeds thinly over the surface of the 
freshly made hills and cover with ¥ inch of fine soil. When the young 
plants are well established, thin out ‘to the best three plants. For early 
use, sow in hotbed, on piece of sod or in pots. SoilB. Vitamins A, B, C, G. 
Green-Fleshed Varieties 
Bottomly. (90 days.) True Anne Arundel strain. Medium size, oblong, 
deeply netted; green flesh of delicious flavor. 
Honeydew. (110 days.) 
Knight. (82 days.) Regular stock. 
Long John. 
green, thick and deliciously flavored. 
‘ j A melon with smooth, almost white rind, 
measuring about 6 inches in diameter by 7 to 8 inches long. Thick 
green flesh of a peculiar sweet flavor, resembling a well-ripened banana. 
(100 days.) A product of Anne Arundel County. It 
averages 8 to 10 inches im diameter, is deeply netted and ribbed; flesh 
Rocky Ford. (88 days.) Early. Small, oval; green flesh of excellent 
quality. A good shipper. 
Rocky Ford Junior. (90 days.) Uniform 
in size, with deep rich green flesh shading 
to salmon-pink at the seed cavity. Resist- 
ant to blight. 
Salmon-Fleshed Varieties 
Bamana. (96 days.) The flesh is of rich 
salmon color and is fragrant. A nearly 
solid melon. 
Hearts of Gold. (95 days.) A fair-sized 
melon, with distinct ribs and quite heavily 
netted. The rich, golden flesh has a most 
excellent flavor and is very deep, having 
only a small seed cavity. As a shipper 
the high quality is retained perfectly after 
traveling a long distance. 
Honeydew. (110 days.) Pink-fleshed. 
No. 36 Hale’s Best. (83 days.) Very early. 
An oval melon with heavy netting and ribs 
hardly apparent. Flesh exceptionally 
thick, firm, of fine, sweet flavor, deep sal- 
mon, with very small seed cavity. 
No. 936 Hale’s Best. (87 days.) A select 
strain of Hale’s Best, larger than No. 36. 
Widely used by truckers and market 
gardeners. Fruit 61% inches Jong, 534 
inches in diameter, heavily netted with 
indistinct sutures; deep salmon-colored, 
thick flesh. 
Pride of Wisconsin. (95 days.) Oval in 
shape, with tough, heavily netted rind. 
Flesh deep orange and very thick. Sweet; 
excellent quality. 
MUSKMELONS (CANTALOUPES), Green-fleshed 
Bottomly 
Honeydew 
Knight 
WATERMELON 
Charleston Gray Certified 
Congo 
Dixie Queen 
Garrison, Wilt-Resistant 
Golden Heart 
Hawkesbury 
Kleckley Sweet, Wilt-Resistant No. 6 
New Hampshire Midget 
Stone Mountain. 
Tom Watson 
WATERMELON SEED (Medicinal) 
Citron 
Hearts of Gold Cantaloupes 
WATERMELON 
Sow 1 ounce of seed to 30 hills; 4 to 5 pounds to an acre 
Cutture. Watermelons should be planted in hills 8 to 10 feet apart. Otherwise for cul- 
ture, see directions for Cantaloupes. Do not grow them near pumpkins or gourds. Soil B. 
Vitamins B, C,G. 
Charleston Gray Certified. (85 days.) 
Produced by the U. S. Department of 
Agriculture, Charleston, S. C. Strong 
against sunburn and fusarium wilt and 
relatively high in resistance to anthracnose. 
Other points in favor of it are superior 
shape, big yield and weight (28 to 35 
pounds). Black seeds. ye 
Congo. (90 days.) The melons are similar 
in size and shape to Garrison; the very 
tough rind is dark green with darker green 
stripes. Sweet, very bright red flesh of 
medium grain, ripening well out to the rind. 
Resistant to anthracnose. : 
Dixie Queen. (85 days.) The sparkling, 
crisp, rich scarlet flesh is firm, sweet and 
_ juicy right up to the rind, which is thin but 
tough. It is a splendid shipper. 
Fairfax. (85 days.) Developed by the U. S. 
Regional Vegetable Breeding Laboratory, 
Charleston, S. C. The first shipping va- 
riety offering resistance to anthracnose and 
fusarium wilt. Oblong with dark stripes. 
Flesh of fine quality; appears to be free of 
white or hollow heart. Weighs 35 pounds 
or more. 
Florida Favorite. (88 days.) Large, Jong, 
striped melon. Rind thin but firm; flesh 
very deep red and exceptionally sweet. 
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Florida Giant or Cannonball. (95 days.) 
Good for shipping. Vigorous and prolific. 
Large, dark green, nearly round. Flesh 
bright red, crisp and sweet. 
Garrison, Wilt-Resistant. (90 days.) 
Oblong, with dark stripes. Splendid 
shipper. 
Golden Heart. (90 days.) A novelty, pro- 
ducing melons which have delicious yellow 
meat almost to the rind. 
Hawkesbury. (85 days.) Melons weigh 
30 pounds or more. Tough, light gray- 
green rind. Flesh red. 
Icebox. (70 days.) An early-maturing, red- 
fleshed variety. Size 814 x 9 inches; weight 
10 to 12 pounds. 
Kleckley Sweet, Wilt-Resistant No. 6. 
(88 days.) Fruits large, oblong, with 
dark green skin and very thin, quite brittle 
rind. Flesh bright scarlet, with broad 
solid heart, most crisp, sugary and melt- 
ing; entirely free from any stringiness. 
New Hampshire Midget. (67 days.) This 
midget or icebox variety is very early and 
prolific. Round, 6 inches through, striped 
dark green on light green. Weighs up to 
6 pounds. Rind is thin and will not stand 
shipping. 
Stone Mountain. (90 days.) A round 
melon weighing up to 50 pounds. Dark 
green skin. Deep red flesh, almost all 
heart; very sweet. 
Tom Watson. (90 days.) A large, long 
melon with dark green rind and light crim- 
son flesh of fine quality. Good shipper. 
CITRON. (95 days.) Grows uniformly 
round and smooth, striped and marbled 
with light green. Flesh white and solid; 
seeds red. Not used for eating in the raw 
state, but for preserves, pickles, etc. 
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