WM. HENRY WLAULE, Inc., FRILAVELI RIA, FA., 2720 
Seeds from hand Popularly known 
selected fruits Muskmelons as Cantaloupes 
CuLTURH—Plant seed in hills 4 to 6 feet apart each way, after danger of frost is over. Use well rotted manure in th 
hills. Insert seeds just under surface of soil; use a packet to 15 hills, 1 ounce to 60 hills; 2 to 3 pounds to an acre. Thin ou 
leaving only 4 plants to a hill. A light, warm soil is best suited to all melons. Ready to use in 57 to 85 days. Casabas an 
Honey Dews in 120 days. 
The 
Bender Melon 
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» «7 Bender’s Surprise Muskmelon 
80 days. A very popular variety. Large size, deliciously sweet, with long keeping qualities 
(Salmon flesh.) A very popular, large muskmelon, Known in the Hast, particularly around Albany, N. Y., where it has 4 
wide reputation for high quality in the best hotels and markets. It grows, in all sections, to & very large size, often producing 
melons weighing 15 pounds, while the average crop will produce many melons weighing about 10 pounds each. The melons 
are oval in shape, light green, with coarse netting. When ripe, turns to a golden tint, which gives the fruit an attractive 
appearance. 
ae The very thick, deep orange colored flesh is deliciously sweet and of high flavor. The vines are productive, producing 
melons in about 80 days that will keep in good condition 5 to 6 days after picking. For the home garden, market or ship= 
ping, this is an important consideration. Our stock was grown for us from the original Bender melon. 
$2.00; 5 pounds, $8.75, postpaid 
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377 Large Hackensack 
75 days. The Famous and Noted 
349 Solid Netted Burrell’s Gem Turk’s Cap Melon 
75 days. Equal to the Rocky Ford but Larger (Green flesh.) Fruits very large, 
(Orange flesh.) This large muskmelon may | Weighing from 5 to 6 pounds each, 
be called an orange fleshed Rocky Ford with | flattened at the ends and well 
solid netting. The oval shaped melon is well | ribbed. The skin is deeply netted. 
shown in the illustration. They are very thick | The flesh is green, inclining toward 
fleshed, fine grained, rich orange colored, sweet | Yellow at the centre, and of delicious 
and spicy. For a shipping melon, they pack | flavor. Maturing large, luscious 
ideal, both for size and shape, and for either | Melons in 75 days, Excellent for 
market or home use where a pink or orange | the home garden or market. 
fleshed melon is wanted. Matures in 75 days. 
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$8 days. Though Small, the Sweetest of All 
(Green flesh.) This is the earliest of 
all green fleshed sorts and one of the 
sweetest, of small to medium size, 4 to 
6 inches in diameter. The flesh is deep 
and thick, light green in color. The 
flavor is exceedingly fine. The skin is 
green, ribbed and netted. A heavy 
cropper. Matures in 58 days. Excel- 
lent home garden sort. 
Packet, 10 ects.; ounce, 15 cts.; 
382 Maule’s Prize Jenny Lind 
: e : Bese Packets Sicteiawncesinicta:: | Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 15 ets.; 
(4 pound, 45 ets.; pound, $1.25; 1% pound, 45 cts.; pound, $1.25; % pound, 45 cts.; pound, $1.25; 
5 pounds, $5.50, postpaid 5 pounds, $5.50, postpaid | 5 pounds, $5.50, postpaid 
