. Descriptive catalogue : Wood's high grade seeds and guide for the farm and garden, 1902. Nursery stock Virginia Richmond Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. General List of Choice Vegetable Seeds. 23. Wood's Perfection Cantaloupe. CANTALOUPE, or HUSK HELON. Experience has proven that our Southern-raised Cantaloupe seed is very much superior to seed raised in the North and West. Our three special strains of Extra Early Hanover, Wood's Netted Gem, and Wood's Perfection are easily leaders for superior me
. Descriptive catalogue : Wood's high grade seeds and guide for the farm and garden, 1902. Nursery stock Virginia Richmond Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. General List of Choice Vegetable Seeds. 23. Wood's Perfection Cantaloupe. CANTALOUPE, or HUSK HELON. Experience has proven that our Southern-raised Cantaloupe seed is very much superior to seed raised in the North and West. Our three special strains of Extra Early Hanover, Wood's Netted Gem, and Wood's Perfection are easily leaders for superior melons. imltirre.—Prepare Mils four to six feet apart; a rich, moderately dry, sandy soil is best, using well-rotted stable manure, well mixed with the soil. When danger of frost is past, plant ten to twelve seeds about an inch deep in each hill, ind when dan- ger of insects is over, thin out to four plants. Ashes, lime, or dry road-dust sprinkled over the young plants when the dew is on w U prevent the attacks of insects. To promote fruitfulness, pinch the ends of the vines when they begin to blossom, especially if the growth is very luxuriant, and cultivate until the vines cover the ground. Be careful aot to grow them near cucumbers, squashes, etc., as they readily hybridize, and the flavor of both is injured. Cantaloupes grown on heavy soil are not of the best quality. One ounce of seed will plant sixty hills ; two pounds will plant one aere. */ Extra Early Hanover. This variety originated in this section, and is unquestionably the best extra early cantaloupe in cultivation. While being extra early in maturity, it also makes a good sized melon, averaging considerably larger than the Netted Gem. It is oblong in shape, slightly flattened at the ends, of excellent quality, and a fine shipping and market melon. Wherever it has been grown it has become very popular, and the demand for the seed has increased rapidly each year, so much so that it has always ex- hausted our supply b
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