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H. G, Hastings Co,, Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
PINK MEATED ROCKYFORD 
OR BURRELL GEM (No. 241 ) 
This melon has a variety of names and is a 
good one for either shipping or home use. 
While meat or ffesh is known as “pink meated” 
in color it is really an orange yellow. These 
melons are heavy in weight, owing to the thick 
meat, which is firm and solid, more so than 
other varieties, and has become quite a favorite 
with many as a shipper. Netting is rather 
coarse and prominent as compared with other 
Kockyford strains, but it is an all right melon 
either for shipment or home use, and is grow- 
ing in popularity every season. "Seed cavity is 
exceedingly small with thick, firm fiesh or meat 
of the very best fiavor. The only objection to 
this variety is a tendency to split at blossom 
end in rainy weather. Genuine Rockyford Col- 
orado grown seed. Packet, 10c; ounce, 20c; % 
pound, 50c; pound, $1.75; postpaid. Ten-pound 
lots or over, not prepaid, $1.50 per pound. 
Banana Cantaloupe (No. 233) 
We have a good supply of this splendid vari- 
ety with its banana-like flavor and shape. Mel- 
ons grow 18 to 30 inches long and 2 to 5 inches 
in diameter, stand summer sun as no other can- 
taloupe and wdll continue to bear until late in 
the season. It should be in every home garden 
in the South for late use. This sort is not a 
mere curiosity but will command extra prices 
on the market, 30 cents to $1.00 sometimes be- 
ing paid for a single specimen. The thick, rich 
flesh is orange in color with delightfully sweet 
flavor. The real garden sort and not the coarse, 
tasteless kind often sold. Packet, 10c; ounce, 
20c; % pound, 50c; pound, $1.50; postpaid, 
Montreal Market (No. 240) 
One of the largest, finest flavored and spiciest 
of cantaloupes. Requires more careful cultiva- 
tion than most varieties, but its superior qual- 
ity and flavor make it well worth the extra 
trouble. The melons frequently weigh 8 to 10 
pounds each. Packet, 5 cents ; ounce, 10 cents ; 
% pound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents; postpaid. 
Pink or Red Meated Rockyford (Burrell Gem) 
ROCKYFORD • - (Original 
Strain) (No. 237) varFety of canta- 
loupe adapted to the entire South for mar- 
ket and home use. True type of the original 
Rockyford as shown by the illustration and 
if you are only growing for home use or 
nearby markets you will find this a satisfac- 
tory variety. For the shipper where stand- 
ard size and heaviest netting are all impor- 
tant we do not recommend this variety as it 
is far inferior to the Eden Gem, shown on 
the preceding page. The Rockyford is regu- 
larly ribbed, well n^ted, good size, has thick 
green flesh of delicious flavor. Our seed is 
from crops grown exclusively for seed pur- 
poses and is not the seed from the tail end 
of Southern and Colorado shipping crops 
such as is commonly sold. This “cull” seed 
is offered to us regularly every year at from 
10 to 25 cents per pound and is sold to seeds- 
men and dealers every year who are thus 
able to make cut prices. If you are willing 
to plant “cull” seed kindly apply elsewhere 
for it. We do not buy it or have it for sale. 
The personal inspection work given our 
crops every year saves you from getting 
trash of that kind not only in Rockyford 
cantaloupes, but hundreds of other items 
found in this catalogue. Genuine Rocky- 
ford cantaloupe, original strain. Packet, 5 
cents; ounce, 10 cents; ^4 pound, 25 cents; 
pound, 75 cents; postpaid. Ten-pound lots 
or over, not prepaid, 60 cents per pound. 
Early Hackensack (No.230) 
One of the best for home use and nearby 
markets, but too large for shipping. Good 
size. 3 to 5 pounds, quality extra fine, meat 
thick with rich, spicy flavor. Skin densely 
netted. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; ^ 
pound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents; postpaid. 
Early Netted Gem (No. 236) 
Globe shaped, otherwise like Rockyford in 
every respect. These uniformly shaped and 
sized, regularly ribbed melons have been fa- 
vorites for a long time and are often seen in 
the markets. Packet, 5 cents ; ounce, 10c ; % 
pound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents; postpaid. 
Genuine Rockyford Cantaloupe— The Original Strain 
