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JOHNSON SEED COMPANY 



new muskmelon fob 1908 — bubpee's "fordhook" — from a photograph. 



Burpee's New "Fordhook" Muskmelon 



A Red=FIeshed Jenny Lind 



Fully equals Emerald Gem in delicious flavor. Rough=netted skin, solid, thick salmon flesh, 



better shipper than Rocky Ford 



Seed Now Offered for the First Time 



This grand new melon is a cross between "Emerald Gem" and the "Improved Jenny Lind," re- 

 sembling the latter in form and fully as delicious as the former. Roughly netted, the skin showing 

 between the netting being emerald green, while the very solid thick flesh is of an attractive deep salmon 

 color and surpassingly sweet to the very rind. Some who have tasted it declare it to be even more 

 delicious than Emerald Gem, which has always been known as a marvel of sweetness. Fordhook 

 Muskmelon is most vigorous in growth, very early and extremely prolific, each vine setting from five 

 to nine melons. The melons are remarkably uniform, and there are practically no fruits unfit for market. 

 The introducer claims for it that it is the "Very Best Cantaloupe." The rind, although thin, is un- 

 usually firm, and the flesh so solid that the fruits carry well to market. There are no muskmelons 

 (or cantaloupes) that are better shippers. 



Seed in introducer's original sealed packages. Per pkt., 15 cts. ; 2 pkts. for 25 cts.; \ oz., 

 3o cts.; I oz., 55 cts.; per oz., $1.00, postpaid. 



Burrell's Gem Melon — A New Rocky Ford with Golden Meat 



Burrell's Gem, th 

 ful selection by 



It has a thin, 

 thick, and in flavor 

 photograph below), 

 and the blossom end 

 make it an A No. 1 

 offer was grown and 



e new Rocky Fork Muskmelon with golden meat, is the result of years of care- 

 Mr. D. V. Burrell, a Colorado grower. 



tough rind and is closely netted. The meat is of a reddish orange, very 

 luscious and sweet. The seed cavity is unusually small (as shown in our 

 not containing too much water or acid. In shape it is quite elongated, 

 protected with a well-developed button. All these points combine to 

 melon, both for its good eating and fine shipping qualities. The seed we 

 selected by the originator. Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; ilb., 60c; lb., $2.00. 



