F O K_ OL, U A L I T Y 



No. 50. Hearts of Gold 



Recommended for roadside market sale 



Days to maturity, 85. Hearts of Gold, or Improved Hoodoo, was first developed by the late 

 Roland Morrill, a successful Michigan melon-grower, and in the early years it was distinctly a Michi- 

 gan melon. It has now found wide favor in all districts, including the famous Imperial Valley of 

 California, from which point hundreds of carloads of Hearts of Gold are now shipped. Mr. Morrill 

 claimed this to be the result of an accidental cross between Osage and Netted Gem. It combines 

 the golden flesh of Osage with the heavy netting and thin rind of the Netted Gem, and it is about 

 25 per cent larger than the standard Rocky Ford type. In the eastern part of the country, Hearts 

 of Gold has shown a decided resistance to rust. This fact has also been checked in our own trials. 

 We can also say that Hearts of Gold is more hardy and withstands heavier frosts than other varieties. 

 With proper cultivation it should maintain a picking season of from 4 to 8 weeks. Customers can 

 be assured of the purity of our strain, all of which has been hand-cut. 



Price, Postpaid: Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; l/ 4 lb. 30 cts.; lb. $1 ; 5 lbs. or over, 90 cts. per lb. . 



No. 51. The Honey Rock 



Early. Disease-resistant. Vigorous 



Days to maturity, 80. (Also known as Sugar Rock and misnamed Wisconsin Special.) This 

 melon is one of recent origination by George F. Trine & Sons, of Michigan. Our customers' experiences 

 with it this past season have been extremely satisfactory. The large city markets were not fully 

 aware of the great value of Honey Rock, but they will be fully acquainted with it before the 1934 

 season is well started. Those who sold Honey Rock on roadside markets experienced an almost 

 unprecedented demand. Three stands that we know of were able to take 185 baskets at one delivery. 

 One of our important customers, William Madara, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, netted con- 

 siderably more money from 10 acres of Honey Rock than from 10 acres of Hale's Best. Honey Rock 

 is of medium size, almost perfectly round, and heavily netted. The flesh is a deep orange color, 

 extremely thick and of uniformly high flavor — a feature that does not hold for many varieties. The 

 exterior color of the melon is a light green, turning when ripe to a light golden yellow. Its ripening 

 season is slightly earlier than most strains of Hale's Best. 



Price, Postpaid: Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; V 4 lb. 45 cts.; lb. $1.50; 5 lbs. or over, $1.40 per lb. 



Fordhook Is Eliminated 



Perhaps this elimination is per- 

 manent; perhaps it is temporary. 

 Until we are able to offer our trade 

 a stock that is absolutely reliable, 

 we prefer to discontinue Fordhook 

 Muskmelon. With the newer intro- 

 ductions, we are not sure that it will 

 ever have an important place again. 



The Honey Rock has already proved its worth 

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