PETER HENDERSON A CO., IMEW YORK- 



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HENDERSON'S GENUINE ROCKY FORD MUSK MELON. 



Henderson's NE WPORT 



A Daughter of Jenny Llnd. / |/f 1ic fr yfl/f s± //-) *-j 



Most Delicious Green Flesh. I f 1 LijJ\ 1 rl W / L//i. 



Remarkably Early — Enormous Cropper. 



Every one who tastes our Newport Musk Melon 

 goes into ecstasies over its rich, aromatic flavor, and it 

 certainly is, we think, the most delicious of all green- 

 fleshed sorts. It is very early, ripening with the 

 Jenny Lind, which it resembles and from which it 

 originated. The fruits are deep and almost round; 

 exterior dull green, ripening to a rich golden color, 

 evenly and closely netted. The ribs are quite shallow. 

 The flesh is of exquisite texture, rich and melting 

 clear to the rind. It is a bountiful yielder; the melons 

 are not large, but of that desirable size the market 

 demands. Price, 10c. pkt., 15c. oz., 40c. \ lb., $1.25 lb. 



"/ wish to add a few words of praise for your Newport Cantaloupes. 

 They are the best for quality and yield that I ever raised." 



ALBERT WESTERVELT, Danville, Va. 



Henderson 's Early Hackensack. 



A reliable and bountiful yielder. Large, hand- 

 some, early. Flesh green, rich and sugary. 



We were the first to distribute generally through- 

 out the country the now famous Hackensack. This New 

 Early is a selection or improvement almost equal in 

 size to the Hackensack, and at least ten days earlier. 

 Several years thorough trial has proven it "to be the 

 best as well as the earliest of all large netted melons. 

 The melons weigh from four to six pounds each. The 

 skin is green and thickly netted; flesh is light green, 

 of delicious flavor, rich and sugary. It is also a lux- 

 uriant, healthv grower, and exceedingly productive. 

 (See cut.) Price, 10c. pkt., 15c. oz., 40a J lb., $1.25 lb. 



"I find Early Hackensack remarkably healthy and vigorous. They 

 are the most prolific melons I have ever raised, the ground being liter- 

 ally covered, and every specimen of fine size and shape, and every 

 melon being fine-grained and possessing the same sweet delicious flavor. 

 They stand at the head of the varieties I have tried." 



JOHN' C. KING. Yineland.N.J. 



"The Rocky Ford Melons were delicious 

 and remarkably productive." 



E. H. PLATT, Watervliet, N. Y. 



A SWEET, LUSCIOUS MELON THAI 



HAS BECOME WORLD-FAMOUS 

 FOR ITS CAPTIVATING FLAVOR. 



ROCKY FORD has proven to be 

 a most valuable Musk Melon; its size, 

 shape and quality exactly suit the 

 epicure. It somewhat resembles the 

 old Netted Gem, but is more oval 

 in shape. The vines are exceedingly 

 healthy and vigorous, bearing an 

 enormous quantity of fruits during 

 the entire season. It is safe to say 

 that no melon has ever come into 

 the New York markets which has 

 sold so readily and at such high 

 prices as the Rocky Ford, oftfen to 

 the exclusion of other varieties. The 

 color of the skin is of a rich greenish- 

 gold; the netting is prominent and 

 light in color; appearance very at- 

 tractive. The flesh is very deep, 

 ripening clear to the rind, very solid, 

 yet thoroughly melting, and it has 

 an exceedingly small seed cavity. It 

 is very sweet and luscious in flavor. 

 Our seed was specially grown for us 

 by a careful grower at Rocky Ford, 

 and is the best type of the genuine 

 Rocky Ford Musk Melon. It has 

 been used in many sections and is 

 pronounced by melon growers a 

 very superior strain. (See cut.) Price, 

 10c'. pkt., 15c. oz., 40c. i lb., $1.25 lb. 



" Your Rocky Ford Cantaloupes gave 

 great satisfaction. Every one said they 

 were the best they ever saw. I will want 

 more in the spring." 



D. B. F. SUTTLE, Shelby, N. C. 



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