Burgess’ Michigan Grown Muskmelon Seed 
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 Burgess' Special Strain of Bendev s 
Surprise for either the market or the home garden. Pkt.. 8c; 
oz., 15c; Vi lb., 45c; lb., $1.50; 2 lbs., $2.70; 5 lbs., $6.40; 
10 lbs., $12.00, postpaid. 
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, 
1% 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 davs. Pkt.. 5c; oz., 12c; Vi lb., 35c; 
lb.. $1.10: 2 lbs., $2.00; 5 lbs., $4.70; 10 lbs., 
$8.80, postpaid. 
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Guarantee 
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Bender’s Surprise 
The Earliest Muskmelon of Good Quality 
Our Michigan grown seed of this variety produces ripe fruits ahead of any other 
high grade melon, giving you a crop ahead of competitors and netting 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 high quality, but it is so good that Professor Tompson of the Massa¬ 
chusetts 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; Vi lb., 45c; lb., $1.50; 2 lbs., 
$2.70; 5 lbs., $6.40; 10 lbs., $12.00, postpaid. 
COLORADO GROWN SEED. Matures melons a few days later than Michigan seed. 
Pkt.. 5c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 30c; lb., 95c; 2 lbs., $1.70; 5 lbs., $4.00; 10 lbs., $7.60, 
postpaid. 
Lake Champlain 
Hearts of Gold 
DELICIOUS 
A new variety of melon which 
might be described as an early Ben¬ 
der's Surprise. It has not the fine 
shipping qualities of that melon, but 
will ripen nearly two weeks earlier, 
and only a couple days later than 
Lake Champlain, and is unexcelled 
for nearby markets. The melons usu¬ 
ally average about 5 lbs. each. The 
tender flesh is moderately firm, of 
deep orange yellow color, and very 
sweet. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; Vi lb., 
55c; lb.. $1.75; 2 lbs., $3.15; 5 lbs., 
$7.45; 10 lbs., $14.00, postpaid. 
BURGESS SEED & PLANT CO., Galesburg, Michigan 
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