. Illustrated seed and floral catalogue : 1900. Nursery stock Louisiana New Orleans Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. MUSIC MELON. Improved Royal Cabbage 'Melon Francais (Ft.) Ztjcker Melone (Ger.) Melon (Sp.) Culture.—Sow in hills five feet apart; dig into each hill one or two shovels full of well-rotted manure; plant ten to a dozen seeds in each hill, but do not allow more tnan four plants to grow. They should be worked the same as Cucum- bers until the vines cover the ground. Never plant them near Cucu
. Illustrated seed and floral catalogue : 1900. Nursery stock Louisiana New Orleans Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. MUSIC MELON. Improved Royal Cabbage 'Melon Francais (Ft.) Ztjcker Melone (Ger.) Melon (Sp.) Culture.—Sow in hills five feet apart; dig into each hill one or two shovels full of well-rotted manure; plant ten to a dozen seeds in each hill, but do not allow more tnan four plants to grow. They should be worked the same as Cucum- bers until the vines cover the ground. Never plant them near Cucumbers, Squash or Pumpkins, as they hybridize very easily and lose their flavor. NEW MUSK Paul ; In the Paul f ROSE we are offering the Best Musk Melon introduced for many years. It is a successful cross of the Osage with the Netted Gem, and. combines the sweetness of the former with the fine netting of the Gem. It also has a firm- ness of rind and "cheesy'' struc- ture of flesh peculiarly its own, and superior in these respects to any Melon in existence. It surpasses all Melons as a shipper and long keeper, and no other Melon equals it in sinall- ness of seed cavity. With such ideals in view, Mr. Paul Rose, one of the most ex- ' HH , 1Pa, Rose ,L , . , ... , tensive and successful growers in the United States, has produced this as a result of six year's critical selec- tion for a basket Melon of perfect quality for the shipping trade. _ . In time of glut the PAUL ROSE was eagerly called for and quickly sold at prices four to five times higher than any otherMelons on the market. Price: Oz 15c, ± lb 40c, lb $, postpaid, 5 lbs $ New Orleans Market or Creole. This is a very popular variety in the New Orleans Market, and is about the only variety that can be sold here, as it has a great reputation for its fine qualities ; it is beauti- fully formed, roughly netted, of large size, and of delicious quality ; it is so richly fragrant that a single
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