Archive image from page 20 of Descriptive catalogue of vegetable, flower,. Descriptive catalogue of vegetable, flower, and farm seeds Descriptivecata00WeebA Year: 18uu MUSK MELON German, Melone. French, Melon. Spanish, Melon Muscatel. One ounce will plant 75 hills. Cultivate in hills, which should be five to six feet apart each way, and composed of light, moderately rich soil. The hills should be dug about two feet square, 18 inches deep, and half filled with well-rotted manure, which must be thoroughly incorporated with the soil. Plant in JMay, ten seeds to the hill, and when the plants are
Archive image from page 20 of Descriptive catalogue of vegetable, flower,. Descriptive catalogue of vegetable, flower, and farm seeds Descriptivecata00WeebA Year: 18uu MUSK MELON German, Melone. French, Melon. Spanish, Melon Muscatel. One ounce will plant 75 hills. Cultivate in hills, which should be five to six feet apart each way, and composed of light, moderately rich soil. The hills should be dug about two feet square, 18 inches deep, and half filled with well-rotted manure, which must be thoroughly incorporated with the soil. Plant in JMay, ten seeds to the hill, and when the plants are well up, thin out to three. Cultivate until the vines cover the ground and pinch the ends of the growing shoots to induce early fruit- ing. Acme, or Baltimore. Early; oblong, pointed; light green flesh. A fine shipper. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, lb. 40c, lb. $ Delmonico. This is an oval-shaped melon of large size, W finely netted. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, lb. 40c, lb. $ |.| Early Hackensack. Flesh light green and of delicious flavor. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, lb. 40c, lb. $ Emerald Gem. Fruit of medium size; skin smooth, of a deep green color. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, lb. 60c, lb. $ NETTED GEM MUSK MELON Fruit round, of good size and deeply netted; flesh green, thick and delicious. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, lb. 40c, Green Citron, lb. $ Hackensack. Large, round, flattened; green flesh. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, lb. 40c, lb. $ Improved Christiana. The earliest grown; flesh yellow and of excellent quality. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, lb. 40c, lb. $ Jenny land. A popular sort; fruit small, medium early and of good quality. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, lb. 40c, lb. $ Large Yellow Cantaloupe. Fruit nearly round; flesh thick, and of musky flavor. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, lb. 40c, lb. $ Long Island Beauty. The flesh is green and of the very finest quality, and the skin is densely netted. It is earliest of all the standard varieties Pkt. 10c'., oz. 20c, lb. 60c, lb. $ Miller's Cream, or Osage. The f
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