PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK— WHOLESALE CATALOGUE. 



29 



HALE S BEST MUSK MELON 



Musk Melon or Cantaloupe — cont'd 



RED OR SALMON FLESHED VARIETIES 

 New Salmon Fleshed Musk Melon 



"Perfected Perfecto" 



This is the latest and most highly developed melon that comes 

 to us from the Rocky Ford Section of Colorado. There it has 

 superceded all other melons for quality and attractiveness. 

 When we combine with the foregoing, the fact that it is a perfect 

 shipper, we have the ideal melon. 



The "Perfected Perfecto" is oval in shape and finely netted. 

 The structure of the melon is such that the seed cavity is the 

 smallest found in any melon of this type. The thick salmon 

 flesh is of the finest texture without any trace of stringiness and 

 has a deliciously sweet flavor. 



The flavor is so far superior to any other variety, that the 

 grower who has once supplied these to his trade will have an 

 eager demand for them. Price, oz. 20c, J4 lb. 60c, lb. $2.00. 



Hale's Best 



Hale's Best has within the last year or two, become quite 

 popular as a market sort, due no doubt to the fact that its ap- 

 pearance is very attractive, and its quality superlatively good. 

 The flesh is deep orange in color, it is oval in shape, heavily 

 netted, fairly well ribbed, and ships well. 



The fact that it is very early, being six to eight days earlier 

 than Rocky Ford is also a great recommendation. 

 (See engraving.) Price, oz., 25c, 34 lb. 75c, lb. $2.25. 



Hearts of Gold. Considered by many to be the best of 

 the orange or red fleshed melons. The 

 melons are very closely netted; the flesh is a rich deep orange- 

 scarlet, fine grained and deliciously sweet. A good shipper. 

 Price, oz. 20c, 34 lb. 60c, lb. $2.00. 



Miller's Cream, or Red - Fleshed Osage. 



Medium to large, slightly oval, and handsomely netted; flesh 

 rich salmon, deep, firm, sweet and melting. Price, oz. 15c, 

 M lb. 40c, lb. $1.25. 



Tip Top. A ver y heavy cropping handsome Melon. Fruits 

 ■ moderately large, nearly round and deeply ribbed; 

 surface slaty-green slightly netted. Flesh salmon colored, 

 thick, solid and fine grained; edible to the rind, and of delicious 

 quality. Price, oz. 15c, 34 lt». 40c, lb. $1.25. 



WATERMELON 



Cole's Early. ^he best variety to grow where the season is 

 * short. The fruits are small, but are produced 

 in abundance. They are a little longer than round, the skin 

 strongly mottled. Price, oz. 15c, 34 lb. 40c, lb. $1.25. 



Cuban Queen. Large ova l Melons; striped dark and light 

 green; flesh red and of excellent quality; 

 the best late sort. Price, oz. 15c, 34 lb. 40c, lb. $1.25. 



Citron Small round fruits, for preserves only. 

 * Price, oz.15c, 34 lb. 35c, lb. $1.00. 



Dixie. A large oblong shaped variety, rind very thin, color 

 dark green with lighter green stripes. Flesh bright 

 red with black seeds; remarkable for its fine keeping qualities. 

 Price, oz. 15c, 34 lb. 40c, lb. $1.25. 



Excel. :^he largest of the shipping varieties, but rather late 

 in ripening. Excel melon is dark green in color with 

 mottled stripes of a still darker shade, and the rind is very 

 tough and elastic. The long oblong shaped melon is much 

 thicker than the Watson; usually being 20 x 14 inches in size. 

 Price, oz. 15c, 34 lb. 40c, lb. $1.25. 



Florida Favorite. -^ verv handsome main crop Melon, 

 long oval in shape; dark mottled skin, 

 of grand quality. Price, oz. 15c, 3€ lb. 35c, lb. $1.00. 



Halbert Honey. Handsome in color. Flesh a beautiful 

 crimson extending clear to the rind. 

 Price, oz. 15c, 34 lb. 40c, lb. $1.25. 



Ice Cream. A medium-sized, almost round Melon, succeed- 

 ing well in the North. Skin light green, 

 faintly "mottled. Price, oz. 15c, 34 lb. 40c, lb. $1.25. 



Irish Gray. ^he rnelons are long and large with a distinct 

 * g ra y green skin. The flesh is firm, crisp and 

 remarkably sweet. The skin is extremely tough; a good shipper. 

 Price, oz. 15c, 34 lb. 40c, lb. $1.25. 



Kleckley Sweets. Verv Popular and one of the best 



flavored, excellent for nearby mar- 

 kets. Price, oz. 15c, 34 lb. 40c, lb. $1.25. 



Stone Mountain. ^ large nearly round melon somewhat 

 blunt at the ends. The color is dark 

 green with thin rind. Price, oz. 15c, 34 lb. 45c, lb. $1.50. 



A Russian variety ; 



oval of medium size, 

 dark green; flesh orange-buff, early and productive. Price, 

 oz. 15c, 34 lb. 45c, lb. $1.50. 



Sweet Siberian, Henderson's. 



Tom Watson 



Good Quality — Good Shape — Good Size — Good Shipper 



The "Tom Watson" is an extra long Melon of attractive 

 appearance, uniform in shape and quality; the luscious crimson 

 flesh is "as sweet as honey," melting and of superb flavor. The 

 skin is dark green, with thick netting all over, quite distinct 

 from others. (See engraving.) Price, oz. 15c, 341b. 35c, lb. $1.00. 



Aphis are the cause of many plant diseases. Eradicate the cause with Evergreen. (See page 63) 



