February, 1907 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



29 



THE story of the growth and development of a new and 

 better table melon than those in common use makes a 

 horticultural record of unusual interest. All of the 

 Garden Magazine readers may not know or realize the years of 

 careful selection and hybridizing necessary to secure and fix a 

 new fruit of value. 



Mr. Paul Rose, in whose Michigan fields this new variety, 

 the HOODOO* originated, has spent a lifetime in growing 

 Cantelopes. His shipments have brought the best prices in the 

 big markets of the Central States, Buffalo, Pittsburg, Chicago, 

 Columbus and other cities. His specialties have been Osage, 

 Osage Gem, Paul Rose (Petoskey) Netted Gem and this his 

 latest, the HOODOO. Four of these 'have been intro- 

 duced to the public by Vaughan's Seed Store and not one of 

 them has been a failure, — all are grown largely to-day. 



It need not be said that Mr. Rose has been constantly 

 watching for a better melon and ready to notice, save and im- 

 prove any variation in Cantelopes that comes nearer to the per- 

 fect market sort. Mr. Rose now has Cantelope plantations in 

 Michigan, Illinois, Texas, Alabama, Indiana and Tennessee. 



WHAT OTHERS SAY 



Pronounces the HOODOO the Best 



Melon 

 "We have grown HOODOO 

 four seasons, both in field and 

 under glass. Far from bringing 

 us bad luck it has given us our 

 best melons every year, holding 

 off blight ten days longer than 

 Emerald Gem, Paul Rose (Petos- 

 key) or Rocky Ford Netted Gem. 

 It would seem Mr. Rose has 

 achieved complete success and we 

 feel certain this new variety will 

 not HOODOO its growers." 



The 'Bjiral New Yorker. 



In A Class By Itself 



"The HOODOO Melon is in a 



class by itself, totally unlike any 



other Cantelope in flavor and has 



a very deep color." 



Trotivood' s Monthly, 



Nashville, Tenn. 



Real Hybridizing 



Mr. Paul Rose-wrote as follows March 8, igo6 : 



Mr. J. C Vaughan, Pies., 

 Vaughan's Seed Store, 



Chicago and New York. 

 Dear Sir : 



The HOODOO is an out-growth of the 

 Petoskey. I have been working for some 

 time to get a melon of more uniform size, 

 solid netting, of a rounder form, tough 

 netted rind and a much more hardy foliage. 

 I have found the HOODOO to be more 

 blight resisting than any other variety that 

 I have ever grown. I think that it will 

 prove the best shipper of them all; retaining the high quality of the Petoskey (Paul Rose). It 

 is really some later than the Gem varieties, but more prolific. No seeds have been sold to any- 

 one, I am not looking for anyone to buy seed. I only want to perfect this Cantelope and give the 

 public something that is a little better than the best. Yours truly, 



Paul Rose. 



A grand successor to, and from the same breeding as those three 

 splendid melons— The OSAGE, the PAUIi ROSE (Petoskey), and 

 VAUGHAN'S OSAGE GEM. Each in succession a market leader 

 in its time. 



This new melon, which has been given by Mr. Rose th 

 peculiar and distinct name HOODOO, he has placed with 

 us for distribution. We promise that it will be no HOODOO 

 in the garden, but rather the most perfect Cantelope for gen- 

 eral use. 



Its Description 



The HOODOO is the ideal basket and crate melon, 

 the fruits average 1 1-2 lbs., are thickly netted, as hard 

 as a bullet, extra strong at the blossom end, of a very hand- 

 some appearance. The flesh is very thick, of fine firm texture, 

 not stringy, rich orange in color, and of the sweetest flavor. 

 The seed cavity is very small; it is a scant seed producer — 30 

 melons yielded but one pound of seed. The well netted rind 

 is very tough and rubber-like. The vines are vigorous, healthy, 

 and the most blight resisting of any we have seen. The Rural 

 New Yorker says : It holds off blight from a week to ten days 

 longer than Vaughan's Paul Rose or Petoskey (the most blight 

 resisting up to date), the 'Emerald Gem' or the 'Rocky 

 Ford' strain of Netted Gem." 



The Best Ever 

 ' 'I think the HOODOO the best 

 melon I ever ate." 



C. B. Compton, L. &N. Ry. 



Never Tasted a Finer Melon Than 

 the HOODOO 



"We have never tasted a finer 

 melon, no matter where grown, 

 than your HOODOO, received to- 

 day from Michigan. If the prod- 

 uct duplicates the melon, we 

 should have no fear of handling 

 on this market all that could be 

 grown. The melons you shipped 

 us on the 18th and used on the 

 24th, were of a superior quality. 

 The party who purchased your 

 Tennessee stock was so well 

 pleased that he called again and 

 again for that variety. They were 

 at that time being used jointly 

 with the Rocky Ford product." 

 Phillips & Sons, 



Commission House. 



Advises Growers to Try the 

 HOODOO 



' ' I cannot say too much in favor 

 of this melon and will advise all 

 growers to try the HOODOO." 



F. M. Welch, Buffalo. 



{HOODOO sold by Mr. Welch at $4.50 per 

 case, while Rocky Ford Netted Gem sold at 

 $3.00 and $2.25.) 



The 1907 Catalogue 



of Vaughan's Seed Store will be 

 mailed free with every order for 

 HOODOO Seed. Our 30th Annual 

 Edition, more complete than ever, A Mirror of Horticulture, Four Com- 

 plete Departments In Gardening. The Best Flower Seeds in America. 160 

 pages. Price for HOODOO Melon Seed, one packet 20 cts.; 3 pkts. for SO cts. 

 prepaid with catalogue. For market gardeners 1-4 lb. sealed packet prepaid 

 for $5.00. While the supply is limited, we hope to see a few seeds sown in 

 every good garden for 1907. 



VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE 



Greenhouses, Trial Grounds and Nurseries, Western Springs, ill. 



84=86 Randolph St., CHICAGO 

 14 Barclay St., NEW YORK 



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