. Annual descriptive catalogue : seeds & Nursery stock Massachusetts Boston Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. '30 JOSEPH BRECK & SONS (Corporation.) Melon MELON (Musk). German, Metone. â French, Melon. â Spanish Melons prefer a warm, light, sandy loam ; being tender, plant- ings should not be made before the middle of May. Plant about six seeds, half-inch deep, in hills five to six feet apart each way. The hills should have at least a peck of well-rotted compost thor- oughly stirred into ea
. Annual descriptive catalogue : seeds & Nursery stock Massachusetts Boston Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. '30 JOSEPH BRECK & SONS (Corporation.) Melon MELON (Musk). German, Metone. â French, Melon. â Spanish Melons prefer a warm, light, sandy loam ; being tender, plant- ings should not be made before the middle of May. Plant about six seeds, half-inch deep, in hills five to six feet apart each way. The hills should have at least a peck of well-rotted compost thor- oughly stirred into each of them before the seed is planted. When well-grown thin out to three plants in a hill. If an earlier crop than this method of cultivation allows is desired, the directions given for growing early cucumbers may be followed. One ounce will plant about sixty hills. Two pounds will plant an. Breck's Emerald Gem Musk Melon green flesh, fine flavor beautiful, large, almost smooth, screen varietv. with Bay View Cantaloupe, large size, Breck's Improved hmerald Gem, very solid orange flesh of unequalled quality . ... . ' . Casaba, large size, green flesh, fine quality Delmonico, medium size, deep orange, pink flesh delightful flavor Early Christiana, green, with yellow flesh, an excellent early sort Emerald Gem, small, but prolific, superior quality Extra Early Hackensack, several days earlier than Hackensack, beautifully netted Hackensack, large, productive, and fine flavored ......... Kinsman's Queen, very early, fine quality Large Yellow Musk, large, flesh salmon-yellow, very sweet Long Island Beauty, round, one of the earliest and best Miller's Cream, Osage type, thick salmon-color flesh Montreal Green Nutmeg, early, large size, excellent quality Prolific Nutmeg, thick, green flesh, with honey flavor . Surprise, bright yellow flesh, musky flavor, medium size ....... Tip Top, sweet, juicy, fine flavor, firm flesh White Japan, early, medium size, skin cream-white Mango, for pick
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