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VEGETABLE SEED SPECIALTIES ^ 



HENDERSON'S GENUINE 



ROCKY FORD MUSK MELON. 



Sweet and Luscious 



World -famous for its Captivating Flavor. 



ROCKY FORD has proven to be a most valuable Musk 

 Melon; its size, shape and quality exactly suit the epicure. 

 It somewhat resembles the old Netted Gem, but is more 

 oval in shape. The vines are exceedingly healthy and 

 vigorous, bearing an enormous quantity of fruits during 

 the entire season. It is safe to say that no melon 

 has ever come into the New York markets which 

 has sold so readily and at such high prices as the Rocky 

 Ford, often to the exclusion of other varieties. The 

 color of the skin is of a rich greenish-gold; the net- 

 ting is prominent and light in color; appearance very 

 attractive. The flesh is very deep, ripening clear to 

 the rind, very solid, yet thoroughly melting, and it has 

 an exceedingly small seed cavity. It is very sweet and 

 luscious in flavor. Our seed was specially grown for 

 us by a careful grower at Rocky Ford, and is the best 

 type of the genuine Rocky Ford Musk Melon. It has 

 been used in many sections and is pronounced by melon 

 growers a very superior strain. (See cut.) Price, 10c. pkt., 

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



The Rocky Ford Melons were delicious and remarkably productive." 



E. H. PLATT, Watervliet, N. Y. 



Henderson's 

 Early Hackensack. 



A Reliable and Bountiful Yielder. 



Large, Handsome, Early. 

 Flesh Green, Rich and Sugary. 



We were the first to distribute 

 generally throughout the country the 

 now famous Hackensack. This New 

 Early is a selection or improvement 

 almost equal in size to the Hacken- 

 sack, and at least ten days earlier. 

 Several years thorough trial has 

 proven it to be the best as well as 

 the earliest of all large netted melons. 

 The melons weigh from four to six 

 pounds each. The skin is green and 

 thickly netted; flesh is light green, 

 of delicious flavor, rich and sugary. 

 It is also a luxuriant, healthy grower, 

 and exceedingly productive. (See 

 cut.) Price, 10c. pkt., 20c. oz., 60c. 

 M lb., $2.00 lb. 



Henderson's Newport Musk Melon. 



A LAKGE TYPE OF JENNY LIND. 



Everyone who tastes our Newport Musk Melon goes into 

 ecstasies over its rich, aromatic flavor, and it certainly is, we 

 think, the most delicious of all green-fleshed sorts. It is very 

 early, ripening with the Jenny Lind, which it resembles and 

 from which it originated. The fruits are deep and almost round; 

 exterior dull green, ripening to a rich golden color, evenly and 

 closely netted. The ribs are quite shallow. The flesh is of ex- 

 quisite texture, rich and melting clear to the rind. It is 

 a bountiful yielder; the melons are not large, but of that desir- 

 able size the market demands. Price, 10c. pkt., 15c. oz., 45c. 

 H lb., $1.50 lb. 



The Burrell Gem Musk Melon. 



A REDTLESHED ROCKY FORD. 



This new red-fleshed cantaloupe is ideal for either the home 

 garden or for market. The rather elongated fruits average 6 

 inches in length, 4^ inches through and weigh about 2 pounds 

 each. The flesh of red-orange is very thick, fine grained and 

 deliciously rich and spicy in flavor. Seed cavity remarkably 

 small; the rind is thin but tough. Color, green closely inter- 

 laced with gray netting; ribs well arched. The vines are healthy, 

 vigorous and very productive. Price, 10c. pkt., 20 oz., 55c. J4 

 lb., $1.75 lb. 



".As an experiment I grew some of your Burrell Gem musk melon last year. 

 They were healthy and prolific, and pronounced the finest ever tasted." 



C. L. NEWMAN, Summit, N. J. 



Our New Leaflet, "HOW TO GROW BEST MUSK MELONS," 



Including Spraying. 

 Melon-Louse, etc.. 



CDCC To Customers 



If Asked For. 



