HENDERSON'S TESTED SEEDS FOR MARKET GARDENERS. 



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Complete List of 



VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



MELON, MUSK, or CANTALOUPE. 



GREEN-FLESHED VARIETIES— Com. 



Retted Gem. One of the earliest varieties. Our stock is selected to an oval type, is 



uniform in size and beautifully netted. The flesh is rich preen 



Rocky Ford. A great improvement over the old Netted Gem from which it originated. 



The fruits are roundish oval in form, with shallow ribs, and densely netted. The 



flesh is thick, of fine texture, rich green in color, and of excellent flavor. (See 



engraving page 26.) (See specialties page 14) 



SWEET AIR. This very desirable variety is said to be the greatest money-making 



melon for the planter ever introduced. Sweet Air Melon is oval in shape, only 



slightly ribbed, but very deeply netted. 

 The golden hue of the skin gives it a very attractive appearance externally and the 



thick green flesh is not only delicious in flavor, but of pleasing color. 

 The seed cavities are extremely small, the vines remain fresh and green for a long period 



and produce large crops of melons very uniform in shape and of a good size 



NOTICE 



All seeds on this page 

 (except Mushroom 



Spawn) are delivered 

 transportation paid 



in United States. 

 See page 2. 

 PRICES 



RED OR SALMON FLESHED VARIETIES. 



The Burrell Gem. An oval shaped melon similar in shape to the older types of Rocky 

 Ford, but with rich, deep, salmon-colored flesh. It is of excellent flavor and a perfect 

 shipper. The vines are extremely vigorous, it is very productive and a ready seller. 

 (See engraving.) 



Emerald Gem. No variety surpasses this for flavor; the thick salmon-colored flesh is 

 granular, rich and delicious. It is early, prolific and long-bearing, fruits smooth 

 skinned, emerald-green with light stripes 



Fordhook. The melons are ribbed and about the same size as Rocky Ford. They are 

 equally well protected by silvery netting, and the flesh is orange color, solid and firm 

 and delicious in flavor. The fruits begin to set close to the hill and the vigorous vines 

 keep on producing all the season 



Hales Best (See specialties page 14) 



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 



Miller's Cream, or Red-Fleshed Osage. Medium to large, slightly oval, and hand 

 somely netted; flesh rich salmon, deep, firm, sweet and melting 



Tip Top. A very 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 



MELON, WATER. 



Cnban Queen. Large oval Melons; striped dark and light green; flesh red and of excel- 

 lent quality; the best late sort 



Cole's Early. The 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, and the flavor is excellent 



Citron. Small round fruits, for preserves only 



Dixie. A large oblong shaped variety, rind very thin, color dark green with lighter 

 green stripes. Flesh bright red with black seed; remarkable for its fine keeping 

 qualities 



Excel. The 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, some of them weighing as much as 60 lbs. Largely 

 grown in the south for northern markets. Black seed with a sprinkling of white ones 



Florida Favorite. A very handsome main crop Melon, long oval in shape; dark mottled 

 skin, of grand quality 



Halbert Honey. Handsome in color. Flesh a beautiful crimson extending clear to 

 the rind 



Irish Gray. The melons are long and large with a distinct gray green skin. The flesh 

 is firm, crisp and remarkably sweet. The skin is extremely tough; a good shipper 



Ice Cream. A medium-sized, almost round Melon, succeeding well in the North. Skin 

 light green, faintly mottled, flesh scarlet and solid 



EUeckley Sweeps. Very popular and one of the best flavored, excellent for nearby mar 

 kets, but will not stand long shipping 



Mountain Sweet. An old favorite; oval shaped, dark green fruits, rind thin: flesh red 

 solid and sweet 



Sweet Siberian, Henderson's. A Russian variety; oval of medium size, dark green; 

 flesh orange-buff, early and productive 



Tom Watson. This seems to be the ideal Watermelon. It is gaining in esteem in the 

 South, because it can be shipped long distances with safety, the market seeks it be- 

 cause of its delicious quality. The rind is thick, tough, and dark green in color. The 

 flesh is rich dark red, of fine texture, and very solid. The vines are vigorous, and bear 

 an abundant crop. (See engraving.) (See specialties page 14) 



MUSHROOM SPAWN. (Our leaflet, "Mushroom Culture," free.) 



American "Spore Culture" Mushroom Spawn. It is now possible to reproduce mush' 

 rooms from individual specimens, applying the same principles as used in the selec- 

 tion of other plants. The American spore culture Spawn we offer is made from spores 

 taken from creamy-white specimens of good form and great substance, and it may 

 be relied on to produce a similar crop. (See engraving.) 



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on Mushroom Spawn) 



For Parcel Post Zone 



Rates see page 2. 



Bricks weigh from 1 to 



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Per 

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MUSTARD. Successive sowings furnish a continuous supply. Used very extensively 

 in the South as greens. The tender young leaves make delicious pungent salad. 



White London. Used very largely for salad 



Giant Southern Curled. The favorite variety for greens in the South. 10 lbs. and up- 

 wards 75c. lb 



Chinese. Large, fringed leaves of great substance 



Fordhook Fancy. Excellent variety for the South, strong grower. Color dark gre«sn. 

 10 lb. and upwards 95c. lb 



NASTURTIUM, or INDIAN CRESS. The seed pods, gathered green, are delicious 

 when pickled and uted for seasoning like capers. 



Tall or Large. Climber. 10 ft. high, ornamental flowers, large seed* 



Dwarf. A trailer, requiring no support; (mailer but more prolific 



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