W. f. Allen's Plant and Seed Catalogue, Salisbury, Md. 



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lowing personal let- 

 ter from Mr. Bur- 

 rell. the originator : 

 Mr. W. F. Allen. 

 Salisbury. Md. 



Dear Sir: Reply- 

 ing to yours of the 

 29th ult.. I am en- 

 closing herewith 

 some printed mat- 

 ter relative to what 

 is thought of the 

 Burrell Gem Canta- 

 loupe in the differ- 

 ent markets. 



Saturday. Nov. 3, 

 the Kuehne Com- 

 mission Co., of Kan- 

 sas City, offered me 

 S1.00 per fiat crate 

 for 2") crates per 

 day. f . o. b. growing 

 point during the 

 1907 season. A s 

 these crates are 

 one-third the size 

 of the Rocky Ford 

 melon crates, and 

 as 75c per stand- 

 ard crate is the lim- 

 it for cash proposi- 

 tion for Rocky 

 Fords, this offer 

 amounts to four 

 times as much a? 

 the growers could 

 hope to obtain from 

 the Rocky Ford 

 cantaloupes. With 



fifty days shipments, as t'i° ordinary season, this one order 

 would amount to §10,000, and as there are a great many East- 

 ern markets, each larger than the Kansas City market, the 

 magnitude of the field opening may be easily comprehended. 

 This goes to show the great value of this melon. It would re- 

 quire only five or six standard crates per acre to pay for the 

 seed, even at the price charged this season, and comparing the 

 difference in selling price compared with that of the Rocky 

 Fords, its value is readily understood. 



I quote you Burrell Gem seed with a distinct understand- 

 ing that you are not to list it in your catalogue for less than 

 $5 CO per pound. Upon these terms a number of the largest 

 seed houses are cataloguing the seed. As I developed the Bur- 

 rell Gem melon, the seed which I am offering you is what I 

 know to be genuine, aid I can only book your order for a limit- 

 ed number of pounds, for fear I will not have enough to go 

 around. Yours truly, D. V. Burrell. 



On receipt of the above letter, I immediately ordered all 

 the seed I could get of this variety, and the seed I sell you 



MODEL. 



BURRELL'S GEM. 



this season are all of Mr. Burrell's growing. I have eaten 

 melons of this variety that came from New York by express, 

 and must say that they were exceedingly fine. After eating 

 two or three of these melons it would put you in a state of 

 mind to believe almost anything that might be said about 

 them. The melons which I got from New York cost me about 

 $2.00 per dozen, and I haven't the slightest doubt but that 

 Mr. Burrell's figures are correct. As long as my stock lasts. I 

 will be pleased to fill orders as follows : Pkt. 15c ; 2 pkts. 25c : 

 oz. 50c ; quarter pound $1.50 ; pound $5X0. 



NETTED ROCK.— I have grown 1his variety one or two 

 seasons and find it to be a very desirable cantaloupe to grow. 

 It is about the same size as Rocky Ford, somewhat firmer and 

 more solid, therefore making it a particularly goad shipping 

 melon. During the past unfavorable rainy season, it held up 

 in quality much better than that old standard variety. It 

 makes a strong, vigorous growth and bears abundantly. I ad- 

 vise all growers who wish a good cantaloupe, either for home 

 use or shipping purposes, to 

 give this a trial. I shall plant 

 25 or 30 acres of it myself, 

 which is ample proof that I 

 belive it to be a good one.. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c: quarter 

 pound 30c ; pound S1.C0. 



nODEL.-The Model is 

 an early cantaloupe about 

 twice the size of Rocky Ford. 

 It originated in South Jersey ; 

 it has an ideal shape for a dis- 

 criminating market; as a 

 tablemelon the Model is equal 

 to the best : in delicacy and 

 flavor it is unexcelled. It is 

 green flesh, thick matted and 

 firm. This melon bears trans- 

 portation well : the Model has 

 every - good quality possessed 

 by Rocky Ford and is rather 

 more productive and about 

 twice as large. No one who 

 wants good melons for the 

 home or for a fancy local 

 market, can afford to pass 

 this by. It sells freely in the 

 market at top prices, even 

 •when others beg for buyers. 

 Pkt. 10c: oz. 25c: ouarter 

 pound 50c ; pound $1.50. 



FMERALD GEM. -This 



variety has vigorous and har- 

 dy vines : the flesh is salmon 

 colored, thick and firm, riper 

 ing alm-ist to the rind and of 

 the richest and best flavor. 

 The skin is smooth and of a 

 deep emerald green color: 

 this beautiful srrall n ■■• 

 early and prol'fic ard : ••> 

 popular variety, < : ' - ' r 

 home use or for the ma: 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c: quarter 

 Found 25c ; pound SOc. 



