. Cole's garden annual. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Iowa Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Trees Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs. 34 COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. MUSK-MELON. Ger. Melone. Fr. Melon. One ounce will plant GO liills. A rich, sandy loam is most advisable for mel- ons. The seed should be planted in hills five or six feet-apart each way, thoroughly mixing with che soil in each hill a couple of shovelsful of thoroughly rotted manure, which will produce a strong and healthful growth ; plant when the earth becomes warm, in as warm a
. Cole's garden annual. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Iowa Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Trees Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs. 34 COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. MUSK-MELON. Ger. Melone. Fr. Melon. One ounce will plant GO liills. A rich, sandy loam is most advisable for mel- ons. The seed should be planted in hills five or six feet-apart each way, thoroughly mixing with che soil in each hill a couple of shovelsful of thoroughly rotted manure, which will produce a strong and healthful growth ; plant when the earth becomes warm, in as warm a situation as can be found; put ten or twelve seeds in each hill, and after they are out of danger from bugs, thin out to three or four plants; when small, dust with ashes or air-slacked lime, when the dew is on, to protect from bugs. MELEOSE. See EMERALD GEM MUSK-MELON. EMERALD GEM. This variety is early, very prolific and liardy, and the most delicious melon grown. Skin smooth and of an emerald green; flesh very thick, of a salmon color. It is very juicy and rich. The flavor is sweet and luscious beyond description. Everyone should give this variety a trial. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. OSAGE. No variety lias advanced in popularity and become at once so widely known as the Osage. Now the leading favorite of all the yellow-flesJied varieties with growers and shippers. U is large, oval, slightly ribbed and netted; skin very dark green; fiesh a deep, rich salmon, sweet and high flavored to within a half inch of the rind. The whole crop is very even and extra heavy, owing to the thickness of the meat. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., H lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. MILLER'S CREAM. Hanks high as a market nieion, eit her tor home or shijjping. The flesh is of a rich salmon color, very sweet and melt- ing in quality, and is so very thick that the melon is almost solid, the seed cavity being remarkably small. The vine Is a strong grower, and very produc
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