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The Bender Muskmelon 



SUPER-STANDARD 



Days to maturity, 90. The Bender, up to this time, has been a New York State melon. Developed by Mr. 

 Bender, a market gardener near Schenectady, N. Y., from the old Bender Surprise, it is now grown by perhaps 90 

 per cent of the commercial growers in that state. The Bender is a large, round melon, averaging 10 inches in 

 diameter. Because of its size there is a natural tendency to give the individual melons more care than is the case 

 with the smaller basket melons. Its highly flavored, deep orange flesh is of very fine texture and has come to be 

 looked upon by melon-buyers as one of the most reliable on the market. When well-grown and properly harvested 

 and cared for, it is consistently delicious. The fact that the melon is ten-lobed makes it very convenient for hotels 

 and restaurants to sell in individual slices. Well-grown Benders retail at from 30 to 40 cents each; restaurants 

 usually ask 15 to 25 cents for each of the ten portions. On this basis it is profitable all around. The Bender is 

 usually planted under glass, in pots or in bands, and transplanted. The seed is planted about May 25, and the 

 melons are ready about August 20, exact dates depending on seasonal conditions. Conscientious melon-growers 

 now know that it does not pav to pick melons from dead or diseased vines, for the flavor is entirelv gone from them. 

 Don't fail to give it a trial. Price, delivered: Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; V^lb. 50 cts.; lb. $2; 5 lbs. or more, $1.85 

 per lb. 



STOKES 

 SEEDS 



Stokes Sugar Sweet 



Days to maturity, 95. Also known as Early Knight, 

 Tvlaryland, Sweet Air, etc. W e believe this is the most 

 satisfactory of the green-fleshed melons now available, 

 when properly grown. Sugar Sweet is a melon about 7 

 inches in diameter, well netted, and very productive. On 

 the Philadelphia markets, the Sugar Sweet type shares 

 an almost equal popularity with Fordhook. It is highly 

 recommended for any grower desiring a melon of the 

 green-fleshed tvpe. Price, delivered: Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 

 20 cts. ; 1 4lb. 45 cts. ; lb. $1.50 ; 5 lbs. or more, $1.40 per lb. 



The Fordhook 



Days to maturity, 95. This orange-fleshed melon 

 has now been on the market about sixteen years and is 

 well known to the truckers of the Middle Atlantic 

 States. It is not a large melon, averaging but 5^0 

 inches across and 3^0 inches deep. This is distinctly a 

 basket melon and when well-grown from selected seed 

 will prove profitable to the grower and a delight to 

 the consumer for it is highlv flavored. Price, delivered: 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.^ i^lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1.25; 5 lbs. 

 or more, $1.15 per lb. 



