. Annual descriptive catalogue : seeds & Nursery stock, Massachusetts, Boston, Catalogs; Flowers, Seeds, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Catalogs; Grasses, Seeds, Catalogs; Agricultural implements, Catalogs; Fruit, Catalogs. 28 JOSEPH BRECK & SONS (Corporation.) MELON (Musk). German, Melone.—French, Melon. — Spanish, Melon. Melons prefer a warm, light, sandy loam ; being tender, plant- ings should not be made before the middle of May. Plant about six seeds, half-inch deep, in hills five to six feet apart each way. The hills should have at least a peck of well-rotted compost thor- oughl
. Annual descriptive catalogue : seeds & Nursery stock, Massachusetts, Boston, Catalogs; Flowers, Seeds, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Catalogs; Grasses, Seeds, Catalogs; Agricultural implements, Catalogs; Fruit, Catalogs. 28 JOSEPH BRECK & SONS (Corporation.) MELON (Musk). German, Melone.—French, Melon. — Spanish, Melon. Melons prefer a warm, light, sandy loam ; being tender, plant- ings should not be made before the middle of May. Plant about six seeds, half-inch deep, in hills five to six feet apart each way. The hills should have at least a peck of well-rotted compost thor- oughly stirred into each of them before the seed is planted. When well-grown thin out to three plants in a hill. If an earlier crop than this method of cultivation allows is desired, the directions given for growing early cucumbers may be followed. One ounce will plant about sixty hills. Two pounds will plant an acre. Breck's Emerald Gem Musk Melon Pkt. •05 Oz. .IO .20 .IO .IO .IO .IO .IO .IO .20 .IO .IO .IO .IO .IO .IO .IO .IO .20 Lb, 50-75 Bay View Cantaloupe, large size, green flesh, fine flavor Breck's Impr. ved r merald Gem, beautiful, large, almost smooth, green variety, with very solid orange flesh of unequalled quality . .10 Casaba, large size, green flesh, fine quality . 05 Delmonico, medium size„deep orange, pink flesh delightful flavor 05 Early Christiana, green, with 3Tellow flesh, an excellent early sort 05 Emerald Gem, small, but prolific, superior quality ' . . .05 Extra Early Hackensack, several days earlier tha'n Hackensack, beautifully netted . .05 Hackensack, large, productive, and fine flavored ..05 Kinsman's Queen, very early, fine quality 10 Large Yellow Musk, large, flesh salmon-yellow, very sweet 05 Long Island Beauty, round, one of the earliest and best . .05 Miller's Cream, Osage type, thick salmon-color flesh 05 Montreal Green Nutmeg, early, large size, excellent quality 05 Prolific Nutmeg, thick, green flesh, with honey flavor 05 Surprise, bright
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