“HONEY DEW” 
THE FAMOUS MELON 
This is a cross between the Rocky Ford Cantaloupe 
and a South Sea Island Casaba. It has retained all 
the best qualities of both and is better than either. 
The melon is nearly white, turning to lemon-yellow 
when ripening, and the average size is a little larger 
than that of a cocoanut. The flesh is light' green, the 
juiciest and sweetest Muskmelon, and luscious in 
flavor. The rind is hard. It is good as soon as picked 
off the vine and will keep good for months if kept in 
a cool, dry place. It is therefore a good shipper and 
a most splendid fruit to grow for the market. In the 
city market's the Honey Dew sells at higher prices 
than any other melon. As a local melon, it advertises 
itself. The first one eaten creates a desire for more. 
Plant it in your home garden. It will afford you 
more pleasure than any other vegetable you have. 
Ripe fruits in 90 to 120 days, depending upon the 
season. Full grown fruits that' do not ripen on the 
vines before the fall frosts can be picked and will 
ripen in storage. Pkt. 10c— Oz. 15c—7 oz. 75c— 
Postpaid. 
SUGAR ROCK 
THE MILLION DOLLAR MELON 
A new melon which, for the last four years, has 
proved to be the most profitable market variety in 
the melon-growing districts of Michigan, Indiana and 
Ohio, and is sure to become a leader throughout' both 
the Eastern and Western States. Sugar Rock will 
stand shipping and handling better than any other 
high-grade melon, and due to its striking appearance 
and superior flavor and quality, it is rapidly becom¬ 
ing a favorite, commanding the highest prices in city 
markets. It is one of the most productive varieties 
grown. Five to seven perfect fruits, and often more, 
are produced on one vine. The rind is so tough and 
the flesh so firm that they can be allowed to ripen 
on the vine and then shipped long distances and ar¬ 
rive in perfect condition. It is not of the Rocky Ford 
type. It averages a little larger and is earlier, ma¬ 
turing its fruits in about 5 days. The fruits are 
slightly oval—nearly round—and are overlaid with a 
heavy gray netting. This heavy netting and tough 
rind is what makes them stand handling and ship¬ 
ping so well. Sugar Rock has deep orange flesh. It is 
wonderfully sweet and delicious. Pkt. 10c—Oz. 15c— 
7 oz. 75c, Postpaid. 
HALE’S BEST 
Decidedly the earliest of the Rocky Ford type of 
shipping melons, and a most popular and profitable 
sort. Melons average as large as any of this class 
and have a sweet, sugary salmon flesh. 
Pkt. 10c—Oz. 15c—7 oz. 75c, Postpaid 
BANANA MUSKMELON 
Surpasses all other melons in its delicious frag¬ 
rance. The flesh (the melon being nearly solid), is of 
rich salmon, of th.fe best quality, and very sweet and 
melting. It is very prolific. Grows from 18 to 36 
inches in length, and looks almost like an overgrown 
banana. Pkt. 10c—3 Pkts. 25c. 
TIP TOP 
A wonderfully fine melon and one of the most pro¬ 
ductive. Its appearance on the market' is very attrac¬ 
tive—sells on sight. The fruits are of large size, 
nearly round, evenly ribbed and moderately netted. 
Flesh rich, deep salmon, firm but not hard, and edible 
to the outside coating. The testimony of those who 
plant Tip Top is that every melon produced is a good 
one—sweet, spicy, juicy and of finest flavor. Ripe 
fruit in 90 days. Pkt. 10c—Oz. 15c—7 oz. 75c, Post¬ 
paid. 
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 t'o be served in halves. Averarge weight 1 Y 2 
to 1 % lbs. Flesh deep orange, extremely thick, fine 
grained, of the best quality and very sweet and melt¬ 
ing. It is a money-maker for market gardeners and 
few, if any, are its equal for the home garden. It is 
a marvel of productiveness. Ripe fruits in 75 days. 
Pkt. 10c—Oz. 15c—7 oz. 75c, Postpaid 
MUSHROOM SPAWN 
With careful attention, a crop of Mushrooms can be 
grown to perfection in an ordinary house cellar. For 
out-of-doors, break up the brick of spawn into inch 
square pieces. Have 
ready some fresh 
horse manure, and 
place a trowel full 
under the sod at in¬ 
tervals about the 
lawn. Put a piece of 
spawn on the manure 
and replace the sod. 
Do this in the early 
spring. After the 
warm spring rains 
the lawn will be full 
of mushrooms. If 
these directions are 
followed, the size of 
the crop will be de¬ 
pendent entirely upon 
the weather. It is important that the spawn be 
planted previous to the early warm rains, as Mush¬ 
rooms cannot be grown in this manner during the 
summer. Each brick of our Pure Culture Mushroom 
Spawn will spawn 10 square feet of bed. Cultural di¬ 
rections sent with each order of spawn. 
60c Per Brick—3 Bricks $1.50 
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