SEED GROWERS 



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Code Word 



Gold Nugget memory 



95 days. Ideal small shipping melon. Fruits oval; 5 — 53^ in. long 

 by 4H in- in diameter; well covered with heavy netting. Flesh 

 very thick, deep salmon-orange; sweet, spicy, and delicious. Similar 

 to but smaller and more oval than Hearts of Gold. Very similar 

 in external appearance to the green fleshed variety, Netted Gem 

 or Rocky Ford, but of incomparably better quality. 



1 lb. 

 or more 

 per lb. 



$0.70 



25 lbs. 

 or more 

 per lb. 



$0.65 



Musk Melon, Bender's Surprise 



Code Word 



Golden Champlain melpin 



75 — 80 days. The earliest orange fleshed musk melon; particularly 

 valuable for home garden and nearby market. Fruits 5 — 6 in. in 

 diameter, round to shghtly flattened; shallow ribbed and more 

 or less netted; flesh salmon-orange, medium thick, juicy, and of 

 sweet musky flavor. 



HALE'S BEST melbest 



86 days. The earUest shipping melon and most valuable recent 

 contribution to the melon shipping industry. This is the variety 

 so extensively planted in Southern Cahfornia and other melon 

 growing districts of the Southwest for early shipping. Of out- 

 standing merit for home and market garden use. Fruits broad 

 oval; 63^ in. long by 53^ in. in diameter; ribbing indistinct; 

 entirely covered with heavy netting. Flesh very thick; salmon- 

 orange; of sweet aromatic flavor. 



Hearts of Gold merge 



100 days. Standard shipping melon; very popular with market 

 gardeners. Fruits 5}4 — 6 in. long; almost round; with indistinct 

 furrows; covered with grayish netting. Flesh very thick; deep 

 salmon-orange; fine grained; sweet, juicy, and of rich aromatic 

 flavor. 



Honey Rock (or Sugar Rock) melrock 



Newly developed, somewhat variable, early variety which is 

 increasing in popularity among market gardeners and shippers. 

 Fruits 5—6 in. in diameter, round to slightly flattened; coarsely 

 netted; rind very hard and brittle; flesh medium thick, deep 

 salmon color, juicy, and of sweet musky flavor. Comparatively 

 Uttle loss of fruits due to "growth cracks" during the ripening 

 season. 



1 lb. 25 lbs. 



or more or more 



per lb. per lb. 



$0.70 $0.65 



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