CONDON'S 
SURE CROP 
MELON SEED 
Is saved from 
Hand Cut, per- 
sonally selected, 
Thorobred Spec- 
imens. Distinct- 
ly marked. Uni- 
form in size, ideal 
shape, color and 
flavor. Fully de- 
veloped, insuring 
the highest de- 
gree of perfection. 
^FouR Grand Melons^ 
GENUINE TIP TOP 
Some Melon for Home or Market 
A melon we recommend to every 
lover of this luscious Cruit and to every 
gardener who trows for the market. It 
is a yellow-fleshed melon of the very 
best quality; every melon produced, big 
or little, early or late in the season, Is 
a good one. They are sweet. Juicy, of 
finest flavor, edible to the very rind. A 
strong grower, heavy yielder and o£ 
handsome appearance. Packet, 5 cents; 
ounce, 10 cents; % lb., 30 cents; % lb., 
50 cents; lb., 90 cents, postpaid. 
CONDON'S WHITE- 
SEEDED SENSATION 
The Earliest Salmon-Flcshcd Melon in 
Existence — 10 Days Aliead 
of Them AU 
In shape resembles Osage, slightly 
oblong, well netted. Flesh very thick, 
solid and deliciously sweet; dark sal- 
mon, and ripens to very rind; seed cav- 
ity very small. Market growers will 
llnd this a very profitable variety, 
racket, 7 cents; ounce, 14 cents; % lb., 
40 cents; Vi lb., 70 cents; lb., $1.25, 
Iiostpuid. 
HOODOO _ 
Selected Strain. Sometimes Sold as 
Ordway Queen 
This is an orange-fleshed variety of 
medium size, ideal as a shipping melon 
and a desirable mid-season sort for the 
home garden. The vines are vigorous, 
blighi, resisting aijd very productive. 
The fruits are nearly round and are 
uniformly of medium size. The netting 
is exceptionally fine and dense, extend- 
ing over practically the entire surface. 
The rind is thin, yet very firm, so that 
the melons arrive in perfect condition 
in distant markets. The flesh is very 
thick, firm, highly colored, of fine tex- 
ture and delicious flavor. Packet, 4 
cents; ounce, 8 cents; ^ lb., 22 cents; 
y-z lb., 35 cents; lb., 65 cents, postpaid. 
DEFENDER 
Or Burrell'g Gem. One of the Best 
Yellow-fleshed Melons 
It is excellent for shipping and is a 
desirable, intermediate sort for the 
home garden. The fruits are medium 
sized, oval, slightly ribbed, covered with 
gray netting. The flesh is firm, . fln? 
grained and of highest flavor. The 
color is rich, deep orange-yellow. The 
flesh extends to the rind and retains 
its color and quality quite to the outer 
shell, which, though thin, is very hard 
and firm. The vines are very vigorous 
and productive. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 
6 cents; % lb., 18 cents; Vi lb., 32 cents; 
lb., 60 cents, postpaid. 
EXTRA EARLY GRAND RAPIDS SHUMWAY'S GIANT 
Tbe Earliest Large Size Musk Melon, 
Maturing Fully a Week Earlier Than 
Otlier Sorts, and Is Profitable on That 
Account. 
Of oblong shape, pale green and finely 
netted, turning yellow when ripe. The 
flesh is yellow, of fine quality. Pinch 
off the ends of the main shoots when 2 
or 3 feet long to encourage more abun- 
dant blossoming and early maturity. 
This practice makes the fruit heavier as 
well as earliest of all melons, large or 
small. Padtet, 3 cents; ounce, 6 cents; 
Vt lb., 18 cents; lb., 32 cents; lb., 60 
centSf postpaid. 
^liSow a few 
Radish seed' 
with all 
your vine 
crops to 
fool the 
bugs. Bugs 
don't like 
Radish so 
will leave 
your field 
in search 
of their 
favorite 
food. 
Melons 
and Cu- 
cumbers. 
"The Jumbo Melon*' 
Is monstrous size. cream-yello\v, very 
early, absolutely distinct and pure, with 
seeds more than twice as large as other 
sorts. A whole field of them will aver- 
age 18 to 20 pounds each, and select 
specimens 25 to 30 pounds. Deliciously 
sweet and luscious, with fine, melting, 
thick, salmon color flesh. Never stringy. 
The flavor pleasant; not high, nor rank. 
True stock is scarce. Packet, 5 cents; 
ounce, 8 cents; ^ lb., 25 cents; ^ lb., 
40 cents; lb., 70 cents, postpaid. 
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KUUMWAY'S GIANT 
