. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. t RELIABLE VEGETABLE :SEERTi 'PHWELPHI\fe Melon Musca, Fr. MUSKMELONS Melon Almizcleon, Sp. Melone, Ger. One ounce will plant about 50 hills; 6 to 8 lbs. in hills per acre. CULTURE — Melons thrive best in alight, run soil, and sunshine is essential for increasing the sugar content of the melons. When the ground has become thoroughly warm, generally after middle of May, sow seeds in hills 5 to 6 feet apart each way for Muskmelons, 8 to 10 feet for Watermelons. Melon vines are ravenous feeders and for best results, a few shovelfuls of w
. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. t RELIABLE VEGETABLE :SEERTi 'PHWELPHI\fe Melon Musca, Fr. MUSKMELONS Melon Almizcleon, Sp. Melone, Ger. One ounce will plant about 50 hills; 6 to 8 lbs. in hills per acre. CULTURE — Melons thrive best in alight, run soil, and sunshine is essential for increasing the sugar content of the melons. When the ground has become thoroughly warm, generally after middle of May, sow seeds in hills 5 to 6 feet apart each way for Muskmelons, 8 to 10 feet for Watermelons. Melon vines are ravenous feeders and for best results, a few shovelfuls of well-rotted manure should be incorporated in each hill. Scatter 12 to IS seeds on top of each hill and cover about J inch deep. After all danger of bugs is over, thin out to three or four strongest plants per hill. Early and repeated spraying with Bordeaux Arsenate of Lead Mixture is always advisable for these crops. Green Fleshed Varieties 493 Delicious Gold Lined. This melon is nearly round, without ribs, and the skin is covered with a thick gray netting, adding much to its appearance. The thick flesh is green, with golden tint next to the small seed cavity, which makes it very attractive when cut, and the flavor delicious, being remarkably sweet and spicy. Pkt., 15 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; \ lb., 85 cts.; lb., $ 503 Hackensack, Extra Early. A flat melon with prominent ribs. Flesh light green, thick, sweet and juicy. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; Jib., 60 cts.; lb., $ 508 Honey Dew. The outer skin is smooth, hard and nearly white, being really of the Casawba type. The melons are large, round to oval in shape, flesh is light green, solid and of honey- like flavor, luscious and juicy. Not recom- mended for Northern States. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; \ lb., 70 cts.; lb., $ 495 Knight, Early. In some sections this melon is called "Maryland," and in others "Sugar ; It is earlier than Rocky Ford and more oval in shape, with thicker netting. Ski
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