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JOHNSON SEED COMPANY 



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BURRELi,'s gkm — The New Rocky Ford with luscious golden meat, a fine shipper. Pkt., ioc; oz., 20c; X lb., 4oc ; lb.. $1.25. 



MUSKMELONS OR CANTALOUPES-a select list 



One ounce will plant about seventy hills, three pounds will plant one acre. 

 AH varieties in Iarge=sized packets at 5c. each, except where noted. 



Early Jenny Lind. Small, early ; light green flesh ; fine for early market 

 McCleary Jenny Lind. One of the earliest. Profitable for the market . 

 Sweet Home. Larger than Jenny Lind ; green flesh ; best for light soils 

 Johnson's Dreamwold. Novelty for 1907. See page 12 Pkt., ]0c. . . . 

 Anne Arundel. Shape of Acme; much larger in size; thick green flesh . 

 Paul Rose, or Petoskey. (New.) Cross of Osage with Netted Gem. Early 

 Hoodo. (New.) Medium size ; red flesh ; finest quality; round, heavily netted 

 Norfolk Button. (New.) Very early and prolific; thick, sweet, green flesh . 

 Rocky Ford. Largely grown in Colorado for shipment; oblong in shape; sweet 



green flesh. 5 lbs. and over, 85c. per lb., by express or freight 



Selected Netted Rock or Eden Gem. An improved large Rocky Ford . . . 

 Improved Shippers'^ Delight. New, fine, early. Good shipper. Distinct shape 

 Netted Gem. (Golden Jenny.) Early; small, nearly round and of fine flavor 

 Tip=Top Nutmeg. Slightly oval; grows to good size; sweet, yellow flesh . . . 

 Large Hackensack, or Turk's Cap. Large, round ; flattened ; green flesh . 

 New Early Hackensack. Ten days earlier than Hackensack, which it resembles 

 Emerald Gem. Small, early, productive ; sweet salmon flesh, deep green skin 

 Red=Fleshed Osage, or fliller Cream. Medium size ; globe shape; very sweet 

 New Green = Fleshed Osage. One of the best of green-fleshed sorts 

 New Fordhook. A red-fleshed Jenny Lind. See Novelties, page 12. Pkt., 10c. 

 Long Island Beauty. The best of the Hackensack type ; very early; fine quality 

 Outremont Beauty. Largest of all ; luscious, thick green flesh. Pkt., 10c. . . 

 Bay View. Very prolific and of good size ; oblong; green flesh ; quite late . . 

 Improved Montreal Nutmeg. Large, round, netted; flesh thick and light green 

 Acme, or Baltimore. Early ; oblong ; pointed ; light green flesh ; a fine shipper 



Per oz. 



Kib. 



Per lb. 



$0 10 



$0 30 



$1 00 



15 



45 



1 25 



15 



50 



1 50 



30 



75 



2 75 



20 



50 



1 50 



15 



45 



1 50 



20 



60 



2 00 



15 



45 



1 25 



10 



30 



1 00 



20 



60 



1 50 



10 



35 



1 00 



10 



35 



1 00 



15 



45 



1 70 



15 



45 



1 50 



15 



45 



1 50 



15 



45 



1 50 



15 



45 



1 50 



10 



30 



1 00 



20 



60 



2 00 



15 



50 



1 50 



30 



85 



3 0(i 



10 



30 



1 10 



15 



45 



1 70 



15 



45 



1 so 



A crate of rocky ford melons. Johnson's selected strain, as they appear in New York and Philadelphia markets 





