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Iowa Seed Company, 29... Des Moines, Iowa.
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Musk Melon.
One ounce will plant about 80 hills; two pounds to the acre.
The soil best adapted to the culture of melons is a warm, rich, sandy loam. Plant in hills five or six feet apart each way, ten or twelve seeds in a hill. When they begin to vine thin out leaving only four of the most thrifty. As melons are very sensitive to the cold, they should not be planted until the settled warm weather begins-in this latitude about the middle of May. Cultivation should commence as soon as the plants appear above the ground, and be kept up once a week until the vines interfere too much. You will be pleased with our melon seed.

Rocky Ford.-See Novelties. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 30c, lb. $1.00.

Iowa Mastodon.-Largest of all. Crop almost a failure. In packets only. Pkt. 10c.

Princess, or Perfection.-This splendid variety is nearly round, with heavily netted, dark green skin; the flesh is of a rich salmon color, and in flavor it is sweet and luscious beyond description. They ripen early and grow to a good size, often weighing 8 to 10 lbs. each. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 60c.

Grand Rapids.-The main characteristic of this melon is its extreme earliness; has been on the market two weeks earlier than any other sort and sold readily at $2.50 per doz. to hotels and fancy grocers, while melons grown in the south were practically unsalable. The flesh is pure yellow clear to the rind; skin finely netted. To obtain the best results, and to show its remarkable earliness and productiveness, we would advise our customers to pinch off the runners; thus throwing the growth into the fruit, and making it of large size and earlier. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c.

Improved Green Nutmeg-A greatly improved strain of the old Green Nutmeg. Fruit of a fair size, very rich, melting, and of exquisite flavor, flesh light green. Very productive. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 80c.

Improved Early Hackensack.-Large size, rich flavor; a great improvement on the Turk's Cap or Hackensack and 10 days earlier. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 60c.

Montreal Market.-Of large size, flesh thick; fine flavor. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 50c.

Emerald Gem.-This is one of the most delicious little melons that we have ever eaten. The flesh is thick, of a suffused salmon color, almost red, and ripens thoroughly to the extremely thin, green rind. It is peculiarly crystaline [crystalline] in appearance, juicy and rich. The flavor is sweet and luscious beyond description. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 60c.

Netted Gem.-A most excellent small melon and very popular with melon growers. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c.

Winter Pineapple.-Do not ripen on the vines, but have to be picked before hard frost and laid away in a cool, dry cellar for long keeping. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 30c, lb. $1.00.

[Image: McCotter's Pride.]

[Image: Osage]
Mixed Musk Melons: All of the above and a few other kinds grown separately and the seed mixed together. Will produce melons throughout the entire melon season. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c., 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c.

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[Image: The Princess The Most Delicious Of All Melons]

Banquet.-The flesh is of a dark rich salmon color, uniformly thick and of that granulated character which always indicates a good melon. Of round shape, densely netted over its entire surface. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 65c.

Bay View.-One of the most prolific melons in cultivation. It has been grown to weigh from 15 to 20 lbs. and from 15 to 18 inches long. It is hardy, vigorous, and continues a long time in bearing. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 50c.

Champion Market.-A superb variety. Almost a perfect globe in shape, and densely netted, making it one of the handsomest cantaloupes known. Flesh is thick, light green color, and rich flavor. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 60c.

Banana.-Attains a length of from eighteen inches to three feet three inches, and is from two to four inches thick. Flesh very thick of a salmon color. It looks almost like an overgrown banana, and smells like one, hence the name. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 60c.

Perfected Delmonico.-An improved type of the Delmonico melon. Almost a perfect globe in shape; the skin is a peculiar grayish green until ripe, when it changes to a bright yellow. The melons average six inches in diameter, have a very small seed cavity, and are exceedingly thick and heavy for their size. The flesh is a deep, rich, orange yellow color, is of very fine grain and uniformly high quality. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c.

McCotter's Pride-This variety is the result of long continued, skillful breeding and selection with the purpose of securing a very large melon of spherical shape, with flesh of fine grain and high quality. The effort has been most successful and we are confident that it will please all who plant. The fruit is very large, nearly round, evenly and moderately ribbed, dark green in color, partially covered with gray netting. The orange red flesh is very thick, sweet and of fine flavor. We earnestly urge all lovers of good melons to try this splendid new sort. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 15c., 1/4 lb. 35c, lb. $1.10.

Tip Top.- We recommend this melon to every lover of luscious fruit and to every gardener who grows for the market. It is a yellow-fleshed melon of the very best quality, every melon produced, big or little, early or late in the season, is a good one. They are sweet, juicy, of finest flavor, eatable to the very rind. It is a strong grower and a heavy yielder, and of handsome appearance. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c., 1/4 lb. 20c., lb. 60c.

Paul Rose.-We have been greatly pleased with this new variety, and we consider it one of the finest sorts. It is the result of a cross of the Osage and Netted Gem, and it combines the sweetness and high flavor of the former with the fine netting and superior shipping qualities of the Netted Gem. It is of peculiarly sweet, rich, delicious flavor and a long keeper. If you are a gardener, plant it and catch top of market prices. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 30c, lb. $1.00.

Osage.-One of the best melons on the market for family use and also greatly liked by gardeners. The skin is thin, of dark green color and slightly netted. The flesh is salmon color, remarkably sweet and spicy in flavor, extremely thick and delicious to the rind. The seed cavity is very small. It is seldom that one of poor quality is found. The whole crop is very even and extra heavy owing to the thickness of the meat. All lovers of fine melons should try the Osage. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 60c.