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EVERYTHING FOIR TIE GA1RDEH 



=THE HENDERSON^ 



BUSH MUSK MELON 



THE GEM OF THE SMALL 

 GARDEN 



Radically different from any existing kind. 

 The bush character is attained by a shortening 

 of the stem between the joints. There are just 

 as many leaves on the plant as on other kinds, 

 but these grow so compactly that the plant can 

 be grown on one-half the space usually required. 

 Notwithstanding its radical departure from ex- 

 isting types it is by no means a freak, its freedom 

 from variation has been too constant over the 

 entire time of our observance of it. 



The fruit is small, but fully equal in quality 

 to the old and justly esteemed Jenny Lind, which 

 is probably the best flavored of all green-fleshed 

 sorts. They are produced in abundance, in fact 

 we advise that each plant be allowed to ripen 

 only about one-half of the fruit, as it is apt to 

 bear too many. 



It delights in a rich, preferably sandy, well manured soil, and 

 responds favorably to frequent applications of water during drought. 

 (See cut.) Price, iSc. pkt., 4 pkts. for 50c, 75c. oz., $2.50 34 lb. 



"We never grew Melons before as our garden is small, but last year we put in 

 a few hills of your Bush Musk Melon, 3 feel apart, and followed your directions 

 with gratifying results. We allowed four plants to the hill and, their average yield 

 was 15 Melons to the hill, all as sweet and delicious as the best Melon we ever 

 tasted." V. R. METZ. Closter, N. J. 



"The people are wild about my Bush Musk Melons. They are certainly a sight 

 to see, for on many of the hills the Melons are piled up in clusters; on one there 

 were six, all in a bunch. The vines are healthy and full of blossoms, and if we get 

 some rain there will be a great yield." 



DUBOIS BRINCKERHOFF, De Wint Street, Beacon, N. Y. 



" Your 'Henderson' Bush Musk Melons aroused the curiosity of all who saw 

 them — so different were they in habit of growth from the vine Melons that many 

 people could not believe they were Melons until the fruit appeared. I could plant 

 twice as many hills on the same plot of ground which was a great advantage." 



A. J. SCRIVENS, North Hackensack. N. J. 



COLE'S EARLY 



WATERMELON 



NORTH rivals SOUTH with COLE'S EARLY 



Produces Luscious Melons 



Where None Grew Before 



Surest in Crop Production 



QUALITY EQUAL TO THE BEST 



This is the easiest to grow of all the Watermelons. If you have 

 failed with other sorts you can succeed with Cole's Early. It is 

 the best variety for the family garden, primarily so on account of 

 its extreme earliness, but mainly because it has all the qualities 

 necessary to a perfect variety for this purpose. Its remarkably 

 early character entirely removes the most common hindrance to 

 its cultivation. As far north as Canada and in places where 

 Watermelons never grew before, Cole's Early is now supplying 

 the tables of those who grow it, just as bountifully and with just as 

 good Melons as in the sunny regions of the South. 



It is good in every respect, producing a liberal crop of Melons 

 twelve inches long and nine inches in diameter, not large, but in 

 abundance and of delicious quality. The deep red, fine grained 

 flesh ripens from heart to rind, while its rich color and luscious 

 flavor are tempting to the most exacting and critical taste. {See 

 cut.) Price, 10c. pkt., 15c. oz., 35c. Y± lb., $1.00 lb. 



"Your Cole's Early Watermelons are better than you said they were. I raised 

 several last year that weighed over 20 pounds each and they were two weeks earlier 

 than any other kind I had." E. B. KEATHLEY . Kenton, Tenn. 



"Cole's Early Watermelons were of the best quality and also very productive." 



V. M. BROWN, East Moravia, Pa. 



GENERAL LIST OF WATERMELONS 



(loz. for 

 CITRON. Red seeded. Small round fruits, for preserves only. Price, 5c. 



pkt., 10c. oz., 30c. H lb., 90c. lb. 

 CUBAN QUEEN. Large oval Melons; striped dark and light green; flesh red 



and of excellent quality; the best late sort. Price, 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 30c. 



% lb., 85c. lb. 

 FLORIDA FAVORITE. One of the best of the long oval Melons, attaining 



enormous size; succeeding further north than other large varieties; rind thin 



but hard, mottled light and dark green; flesh clear crimson. Price, 5c. pkt., 



10c. oz., 30c. }f lb., 85c. lb. 

 ICE CREAM. (White-seeded.) A medium-sized, almost round Melon, suc- 

 ceeding well in the North. Skin light green, faintly mottled; flesh scarlet 



and solid. Price, 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 30c. 1 i lb., 85c. lb. 

 KLECKLEY'S SWEETS. An oval-shaped variety, with dark green skin and 



thin rind. The bright scarlet flesh is extremely sweet. Price, 5c. pkt., 10c. 



oz., 30c, li lb., 85c. lb. 



SO hills.) 

 KOLB'S GEM. The fruit is nearly round, rind dark green, somewhat marbled 



with lighter shades. Weight, 25 to 50 lbs. Price, 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 25c. M 



lb., 75c. lb. 

 MAMMOTH IRON CLAD. An old and popular variety; grows to an immense 



size; oval, dark green with light markings; red flesh of fine quality. Price, 



5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 25c. li lb., 75c. lb. 

 MOUNTAIN SWEET. An old favorite; oval, dark green fruits, rind thin; 



flesh red. solid and sweet. Price, 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 25c. H lb., 75c. lb. 

 SWEET HEART. An early oval-shaped Melon, light green mottled, with 



thin, tough rind; flesh light red. solid, of fine quality and flavor. Price, 5c. 



pkt., 10c. oz., 30c. H lb., 85c. lb. 

 SWEET SIBERIAN, HENDERSON'S. Splendid for northern climates. Flesh 



deep orange-buff and very sweet, early and productive. Price, 10c. pkt., 



15c. oz., 40c. M lb., $1.25 lb. 

 TOM WATSON. Long oval shape, thin but tough rind; bright scarlet flesh, 



excellent quality. Price, 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 30c. 1 j lb., 85c. lb. 



Our business 

 founded by 



Peter Henderson in 1847 is T v Kn " on Charles Henderson „ r a a n i^, Peter and Howard M. Henderson 



grandsons ' 



