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FERRY-MORSE SEED CO. 
Muskmelon, Honey Rock 
MUSKMELON—ORANGE FLESHED VARIETIES (Cont.) 
Golden Champlain 
75—80 days. The earliest orange fleshed muskmelon; particularly 
valuable for home garden and nearby market. Fruits 5—6 in. in 
diameter, round to slightly flattened; shallow ribbed and more 
or less netted; flesh salmon-orange, medium thick, juicy, and of 
sweet musky flavor. 
HALE’S BEST (Original Strain) 
86 days. The earliest shipping melon of outstanding merit for 
home and market garden. Fruits oval, 614 in. long by 54 in. 
in diameter, ribbing indistinct; covered with heavy netting. 
Flesh thick; salmon-orange; sweet aromatic flavor. 
HALE’S BEST No. 36 
87 days. A selection from the original strain to a slightly smaller 
and more uniform type. One of the best varieties for long dis- 
tance shipping. Fruits run very uniform with little or no ribbing. 
Heavy netting. Seed cavity small. Flesh firm, sweet, and spicy. 
Ideal for home and market garden. 
Hale’s Best No. 936 
88 days. The latest development in the Hale’s Best class. A 
shipping melon, nearly round, with a solid high net, and very 
uniform in size and shape. Sizes slightly larger than Hale’s Best 
No. 36, and melons have a heavier net. Seed cavity small and 
well filled. Flesh salmon orange, firm, sweet, and spicy. 
Hearts of Gold 
100 days. Standard shipping melon; very popular with market 
gardeners. Fruits 5144—6 in. long; almost round; with indistinct 
furrows; covered with grayish netting. Flesh very thick; deep 
sul monsprenee: fine grained; sweet, juicy, and of rich aromatic 
avor. 
Honey Rock (or Sugar Rock) 
85 days. Newly developed, somewhat variable, early variety 
increasing in popularity among market gardeners and shippers. 
Fruits 5—6 in. in diameter, round to slightly flattened; 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. 
Telegraph 
Code Word 
MECHA 
MEEST 
MESIX 
MENIN 
MEGOL 
MEROK 
