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FERRY-MORSE SEED CO. 



Iroquois 



MUSKMELON AND CANTALOUPE 



ORANGE FLESHED VARIETIES (Cont.) Days 



HEARTS OF GOLD, Large Type 100 



Standard shipping melon; very popular with market gardeners. Fruits 6 to 7 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) 85 



Newly developed, somewhat variable, early variety increasing in popularity among 

 market gardeners and shippers. Fruits 5 — 6 in. in diameter, round to slightly flat- 

 tened; coarsely netted; rind very strong; flesh medium thick, deep salmon color, 

 juicy, and of sweet musky flavor. Comparatively little loss of fruits due to "growth 

 cracks" during the ripening season. 



IMPROVED PERFECTO 90 



Excellent shipping and market gardener's melon; immensely productive. Fruits 

 SVa in. long, almost round; very uniform; solidly covered with grayish netting; no 

 indication of ribbing. Flesh extremely thick; rich deep salmon-orange; fine grained; 

 juicy, sweet, and of excellent aromatic flavor. 



IROQUOIS 90 



This new melon developed by Cornell University has definite resistance to Fusarium 

 wilt. Fruits are round to oval, about 6V^ inches in diameter, with prominent ribs 

 and good netting; the rind is tough and holds up well. Flesh is deep orange color, 

 of fine texture and excellent quality. Skin creamy green at maturity. 



MILWAUKEE MARKET 



(We suggest Bender's Surprise) 



PERSIAN 115 



Requires long season to attain perfection; widely grown for market in California. 

 Fruits globular, 6 — 8 in. in diameter; skin very dark green; netted. Flesh thick; 

 bright orange; of distinct delightful flavor when melons are fully ripe. 

 Particularly adapted for use on the Pacific Coast. 



PRIDE OF WISCONSIN 90 



Similar in size and shape to Honey Rock. Oval in shape with tough, heavily netted 

 rind. Flesh deep orange and very thick. Sweet and of excellent quality. 



