. Shumway : garden guide. Nursery stock Illinois Rockford Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. Montreal "Large Market Nutmec Musk Melon. fepienaia meion oi mammoiri iize. Is a beautiful yellow/ajfr J green it ripe. Veiy sweet, ' of ^nest quality, delicious fla- ! vor. Splendid for market, and excellent for familyuse. lb. 40, >^n).a5, j^tt>.15, , Burpee's Golden, Netted Gem Musk Melon. This is hif^My esteemed for its earliness; ex- luisite flavor; line quality; sweet; flne tor mar- ket, or family. B>.40, >^, ;/B).15, , How
. Shumway : garden guide. Nursery stock Illinois Rockford Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. Montreal "Large Market Nutmec Musk Melon. fepienaia meion oi mammoiri iize. Is a beautiful yellow/ajfr J green it ripe. Veiy sweet, ' of ^nest quality, delicious fla- ! vor. Splendid for market, and excellent for familyuse. lb. 40, >^n).a5, j^tt>.15, , Burpee's Golden, Netted Gem Musk Melon. This is hif^My esteemed for its earliness; ex- luisite flavor; line quality; sweet; flne tor mar- ket, or family. B>.40, >^, ;/B).15, , How to grow Water Melons to perfection, and to make money. Water Melon seeds are planted m this latitude about the middle of May, or when the weath- er has become settled and warm. A warm soil, with southern exposure will produce the best re- sults. Oood melons usually has a solid; bright red flesh, and must have a strong protecting rind to be a good shipper. For the family, and home market, the other varieties are as desirable. A liberal quantity of manure is required, unless the soil is new, or naturally veiy rich and warm. "3eds can be started early in small pieces of Inverted sods, to gel a few melons for earliest use. U -r> â â t " nnnsir^'i'-''b'A s-'^ip pnr' +Hp >iillq ^hiin'd hfi marlp! r\x to pi ht fftftt a^^ art each way, and if on rich, or highly manured groimd, eight feet apart is not too far. Plant from four to six pounds to the acre, and thin to a stand of three or four good plants to each ; X prefer to plant heavily in the first place rather than to replantjf part of them should be destroyed by unfavorable weather, or other causes. > Water Melons are seldom Injiured by ravages of insects, but cut-worms may be troublesome in some localities. (See cucumber for best insect remedies.) A good description of each variety can be found in the list oi melons. Early; medium early, and medium size varieties are used in the north, and larger sorts
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