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H. G Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
Ki^son—'tbe Beal Georgia Cantaloupe 
Texas Cannonball—A Beal Insect-proof and Sun-proof Cantaloupe 
NIXON, A GEORGIA CANTALOUPE 
/II'M 9A9\ This is a real Georgia cantaloupe with a great repu- 
^HOi Ctt) tation in Eastern Georgia, where it has been known 
locally for many years. In size it is large to extra large and with 
a delicious flavor. Single specimens weighing 12 to 15 pounds are 
nothing unusual. In flavor and quality it is a guperb variety and it 
is sun and insect proof to a marked degree. For home use and 
nearby markets for medium and late maturity it has no equal, and 
if you want a genuine Southern cantaloupe that far excels all oth¬ 
ers in quality and as a late crop plant Nixon._ Packet, 10 cents; 
ounce, 20 cents; ^ pound, 50 cents; pound, $1.75; postpaid. 
Pnnf'A Ha I AAn Second early large size mel- 
r OnCc Q6 Li60n qq for home gardens. The 
#||. 9GO\ nearest thing to the old-fashioned miisk- 
^llOi C9Qj melon that you can get. Flesh is thick, 
light green, and of most delicious flavor, regularly 
ribbed and well netted. Skin green, but turns to a 
beautiful golden yellow when ripe. Packet, 5c; oz., 
15 cents; % pound, 35 cents; pound, $1.25; postpaid. 
HONEY DEW MELON 
/Na 9dd\ Introduced to the South by us asanov- 
plfy three years ago, “Honey Dew” 
made good from the start. There was a little doubt 
in our minds as to what this melon, being a native 
of an arid country and always grown under irriga¬ 
tion would do under rainfall conditions. All over 
the South it has done fine and proved to be as easily 
grown as ordinary bush squashes. 
While very much of the type of the Ca.saba melons 
of the Pacific Coast its delicious honey-like flavor 
when fully ripe has made it a favorite with all who 
have tasted it. The melons are of good size, weighing 
6 to 8 pounds each; smooth light cream colored skin 
with thick, very rich, sweet spicy flavored flesh of 
light green color. Rind is thin but tough and so 
close in texture that the rich flesh is practically 
sealed up and will keep in fine condition for weeks 
after being ripe. 
Good sized “Honey Dews” have regularly sold on 
the Atlanta market from 50 cents to $1.00 each. As 
one enthusiast said : “It has the sweetness of h''- -*y 
and the freshness of morning dew.” 
It’s seldom the case that the most delicious melons 
that could possibly grace a millionaire’s table is at 
the disposal of the humblest, but it is certainly the 
case with “Honey Dew” on any reasonably good gar¬ 
den soil. Many growing it for the first time condemn 
it because they will not let it get ripe enough before 
eating. Let them go until you think they are ripe, 
then let them go several days longer, pull and let 
stand until the blossom end shows some softness. 
Many have asked how to tell when ripe. One of the 
successful Florida growers wrote us that the time to 
pick for full flavor was when brown lines began to 
show running from the stem outwards and skin be¬ 
gan to show brown specks on the surface. Genuine 
Honey Dew Seed. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 23 cents; 
Vi pound, 75 cents; pound, $2.75; postpaid. 
Texas Cannonball Cantaloupe (No. 232)' 
We have sold this splendid cantaloupe of Texas origin, as shown 
by iliustration from a photograph above, for many years. It is 
very desiralde for home use and nearby markets in all parts of the 
Soutli. Medium in maturity and size and of round shape. In flavor 
it is first-class, and its dense netting makes it almost sun and in¬ 
sect proof, this being an immense advantage where insects are 
troublesome and melons liable to sunscald. It is almost all meat, 
seed cavity small. Very prolific and hardy, producing an abun¬ 
dance of fine nut-like flavored, sound-fleshed melons that taste 
simply delicious. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 50e; lb., $1.75; postpaid. 
The New and Wonderfully Popular Honey Dew Melon 
