39 
W. F. Allen’s Plant and Seed Catalogue, Salisbury, Md. 
lowing personal let¬ 
ter from Mr. Bur¬ 
rell, the originator: 
Mr. W. F. Allen, 
' Salisbury, Md. 
Dear Sir: Reply - 
ing to yours of the 
29th ult, I am en- 
closing herewith 
some printed mat¬ 
ter relative to what 
is thought of the 
Burrell Gem Canta¬ 
loupe in the differ¬ 
ent markets. 
Saturday, Nov. 3, 
the Kuehne Com¬ 
mission Co.,of Kan¬ 
sas City, offered me 
$1,00 per flat crate 
for 200 crates per 
day, f. o. b. growing 
point during the 
1907 season. A s 
these crates are 
one-third the size 
of the Rocky Ford 
melon crates, and 
as 75c. per stand¬ 
ard crate is the lim¬ 
it for cash proposi¬ 
tion for Rocky 
Fords, this offer 
amounts to four 
times as much as 
the growers could 
hope to obtain from 
the Rocky Ford 
cantaloupes. With 
fifty days shipments, as the ordinary season, this one order 
would amount to $10,000, and as there are a great many East¬ 
ern markets, each larger than the Kansas City market, the 
magnitude of the field opening may be easily comprehended. 
This goes to show the great value of this melon. It would re¬ 
quire only five or six standard crates per acre to pay for the 
seed, even at the price charged this season, and comparing the 
difference in selling price compared with that of the Rocky 
Fords, its value is readily understood. 
I quote you Burrell Gem seed with a distinct understand¬ 
ing that you are not to list it in your catalogue for less than 
$5.00 per pound. Upon these terms a number of the largest 
seed houses are cataloguing the seed. As I developed the Bur¬ 
rell Gem melon, the seed which I am offering you is what I 
know to be genuine, and I can only book your order for a limit¬ 
ed number of pounds, for fear I will not have enough to go 
around. Yours truly, D. V. Burrell. 
On receipt of the above letter, I immediately ordered all 
the seed I could get of this variety, and the seed I sell you 
MODEL. 
BURRELL’S GEM. 
this season are all of Mr. Burrell’s growing. I have eaten 
melons of this variety that came from New York by express, 
and must say that they were exceedingly fine. After eating 
two or three of these melons it would put you in a state of 
mind to believe almost anything that might be said about 
them. The melons which I got from New York cost me about 
$2,00 per dozen, and I haven’t the slightest doubt but that 
Mr. Burrell’s figures are correct. As long as my stock lasts, I 
will be pleased to fill orders as follows : Pkt. 15c ; 2 pkts. 25c ; 
oz. 50c; quarter pound $1.50; pound $5.00. 
NETTED ROCK.^-I have grown this variety one or two 
seasons and find it to be a very desirable cantaloupe to grow. 
It is about the same size as Rocky Ford, somewhat firmer and 
more solid, therefore making it a particularly good shipping 
melon. During the past unfavorable rainy season it held up 
in quality much better than that old standard variety. It 
makes a strong, vigorous growth and bears abundantly. I ad¬ 
vise all growers who wish a good cantaloupe, either for home 
use or shipping purposes, to 
give this a trial. I shall plant 
25 or 30 acres of it myself, 
which is ample proof that I 
belive it to be a good one.. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c: quarter 
pound 30c ; pound $1.00. 
nOOEL.—The Model is 
an early cantaloupe about 
twice the size of Rocky Ford. 
It originated in South Jersey ; 
it has an ideal shape for a dis¬ 
criminating market; as a 
table melon the Model is equal 
to the best; in delicacy and 
flavor it is unexcelled. It is 
green flesh, thick matted and 
firm. This melon bears trans¬ 
portation well; the Model has 
every good quality possessed 
by Rocky Ford and is rather 
more productive and about 
twice as large. No one who 
wants good melons for the 
home or for a fancy local 
market, can afford to pass 
this by. It sells freely in the 
market at top prices, even 
when others beg for buyers. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c: quarter 
pound 50c ; pound $1.50. 
EMERALD GEM.-This 
variety has vigorous and har¬ 
dy vines: the flesh is salmon 
colored, thick and firm, ripen¬ 
ing almost to the rind and of 
the richest and best flavor. 
The skin is smooth and of a 
deep emerald green color; 
this beautiful small melon is 
early and prolific and a very 
popular variety, either for 
home use or for the market. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c: quarter 
Pound 25e; pound 80c. 
