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Iowa Seed Company, 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 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 seeds.

Iowa Mastodon.--See Novelties. Per pkt. 10c, oz. 25c.

Grand Rapids.--Earliest of all. Fine flavor. It will pay you to try it. See Novelties. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 40c, lb. $1.25.

Perfected Delmonico.--This improved type of the Delmonico melon is almost a perfect globe in shape; the skin is a peculiar grayish green until ripe, when it changes to a bright yellow. The ribs are wide and covered thickly with a prominent netting. 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, and is of very fine grain, without the slightest stringiness. This variety produces melons of uniformly high quality and is likely to displace all other red or yellow fleshed sorts. It is a strong, hardy grower and very prolific. We can recommend it either to the market gardener or amateur. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 40c, lb. $1.20.

Banquet.--The flesh is 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; very handsome. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c.

Emerald Gem.--This is one of the most delicious melons 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 in appearance, juicy and rich. The flavor is sweet and luscious beyond description. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 65.

Montreal Market.--Uniformly of large size, averaging from 15 to 20 pounds in weight. Flesh very thick and fine flavor. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 65c.

Perfection.--Rich color and luscious flavor. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 65c.

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Perfected Delmonico Musk Melon.
I. S. Co's Improved Green Nutmeg.
Osage.

Iowa Seed Co.'s Improved Green Nutmeg.--Everybody is delighted with our improved strain of this most excellent old kind. For twelve years we have been constantly selecting and improving the old Green Nutmeg melon until now it is one of, if not the best variety of musk melon in existence. All lovers of fine, luscious melons will admit, after giving it a trial, that it cannot be surpassed in rich, delicious flavor. Fruit of a fair size, very rich, melting, and of exquisite flavor. Outside dark emerald green; flesh light green; more productive than any variety we know of. Don't fail to try it. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 30c, lb. $1.00.

Improved Early Hackensack.--Of large size, rich flavor, and withal is a great improvement on the Turk's Cap or Hackensack in that it is fully ten days earlier. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c.

Osage.--This variety has created quite a stir in Chicago, where it sells at double the price of any other. 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. All lovers of fine melons should try the Osage. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25, lb. 75c.

Princess.--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 good size, frequently weighing eight to ten pounds each. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 65c.

Bay View.--This variety is one of the largest, most prolific, best flavored and finest melons in cultivation. It has been grown to weigh from fifteen to twenty pounds and from fifteen to eighteen inches long. It is hardy, vigorous, and continues a long time in bearing. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 60.

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, sweet flavor. Very productive. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 70.

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. 25c, lb. 75c.

Winter Pineapple.--Entirely distinct from any other variety. The outside skin, instead of being netted, is deeply corrugated. They have the thickest flesh of any melon, with but a small seed cavity, almost solid. When ripe the outside skin is of rich yellow, intermingled with light green color, spicy, melting and delicious. They do not ripen on the vines like other musk melons, but have to be picked before hard frost and laid away in a cool, dry cellar, where they will keep sound and sweet for months. They are hardy and very prolific. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 30c, lb. $1.00.

Shumway's Giant.--Of monstrous size, cream yellow, early, absolutely distinct. Sweet and luscious with fine, melting, thick, salmon colored flesh. Never stringy. The flavor is pleasant, not high nor rank. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c.

Improved Cantaloupe.--Large size, flesh of a light yellow color and delicious in flavor. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 50.