BURGESS SEED & PLANT CO., Galesburg, Michigan 
Burgess’ Michigan Grown Muskmelon Seed 
One ounce of seed for 50 hills; 3 pounds per acre 
There are many localities other than Michigan in 
which excellent Muskmelon seed is produced but 
none that combines the excellent quality with the 
extreme earliness that our Michigan grown pedi¬ 
greed seed does. The assurance of a big crop of 
melons of best quality, and ready for market a few 
days ahead of melons grown from seed produced 
elsewhere, is of the very greatest importance to 
the market grower. You can order your Muskmelon 
seed from us with the assurance that better seed 
cannot be secured anywhere. 
Hearts of Gold 
Owing to its superior quality. Hearts of Gold has 
taken first place in nearly all localities where it has 
been introduced. It is a good shipper, and just the 
right size to be served in halves. Average weight, 
iy 2 to 1 % lbs. Flesh deep orange, extremely thick, 
fine grained, of the very best quality and very sweet 
and melting. It is a money maker for market gar¬ 
deners and few, if any, are its equal for the home 
garden. It is a’ marvel of productiveness. Ripe 
fruits in 75 days. Pkt., 8c; oz., 15c; *4 lb., 40c; 
lb., $1.20; 2 lbs., $2.15; 5 lbs., $5.10; 10 lbs., 
$9.60, postpaid. 
Lake Champlain 
Bender’s Surprise 
The Best Large Size Muskmelon 
Exquisitely fine flavor, large size and medium earliness com* 
bine to make this new melon a great favorite. Melons average 
quite large, many weighing 10 pounds or more; oval in shape; 
light green with coarse netting, and turn a golden tint as they 
mature. Flesh deep orange, very thick and deliciously sweet. 
Will keep in good condition a week after picking, and actually 
improve in flavor during that time. The flesh is so firm and 
thick that the melons remain in good condition much longer than 
any other large melon of this class. For market and shipping 
this is an important consideration. We know of no other large 
Muskmelon that will equal the Bender for either the market or 
the home garden. Pkt., 8c; oz., 12c; % lb., 35c; lb., $1.15; 
2 lbs., $2.05; 5 lbs., $4.90; 10 lbs., $9.20, postpaid. 
Bender’s Surprise 
Lake Champlain 
Hearts of Gold 
The Earliest Muskmelon of Good Quality 
Our Michigan grown seed of this variety produces ripe fruits in 57 to 60 days from 
date the seed is planted in the field, bringing your crop ahead of competitors and net¬ 
ting you the top market price. The Cornell University Experiment Station reports this 
melon to be much earlier than any other in their very extensive trials. It is not only 
the earliest Muskmelon of good quality, but it is so good that Professor Tompson of 
the Massachusetts Agricultural College reports it as the best in quality he has ever 
eaten. The flesh is deep, very sweet and melting, of golden yellow color; a small round 
melon ; nicely netted. The plant is very vigorous and healthy, setting and ripening 
melons even under adverse conditions. It is not a long distance shipping melon, but 
will give you the earliest quality melon for the local market, and net you more profit 
than any other Muskmelon grown. 
MICHIGAN GROWN SEED. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 14 lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; 2 lbs., 
$2.25; 5 lbs., $5.30; 10 lbs., $10.00, postpaid. 
COLORADO GROWN SEED. Matures melons a few days later than Michigan seed. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; *4 lb., 30c; lb., 95c; 2 lbs., $1.70; 5 lbs., $4.00; 10 lbs., $7.60, 
postpaid. 
People from Miles Around Came 
to Look at These- Melons 
J. C. Ordway, Outlook, Sask., Canada, lives 
where the seasons are short and cold, and it is 
ordinarily supposed that melons can not be 
grown there. He writes us as follows: 
“Last spring I bought from you one pound 
of Pride of Yukon Watermelon, also one pound 
each of Lake Champlain and Hale’s Best 
Muskmelon. These seeds did splendid in this 
country and I would like to buy 20 lbs. of the 
Pride of Yukon Watermelon seed and 10 lbs. 
each of the Muskmelon seeds. I am sending 
you a picture which was taken in Saskatoon, 
Sask., of a load of Pride of Yukon Water¬ 
melons grown by me. Muskmelons! I grew 
hundreds of ’em. I had people here from 
miles around to look at them and the most 
of the people had never seen a Muskmelon be¬ 
fore and had never seen Watermelons grow¬ 
ing.” 
This proves that when Burgess’ Hardy Grown 
Seeds are planted crops can be matured in sec¬ 
tions where failure would be almost certain 
with ordinary seeds. 
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