Delicious Melons and Cantaloupes 
Bender’s Surprise Muskmelon 
BENDER S SURPRISE MUSKMELON 
85 days. The netting is so heavy and the flesh is so firm and thick that 
the melons remain firm much longer than any other large melons of this 
class. For roadside sales, market and shipping this is most important. The 
Bender melons are medium early and in a favorable season if planted in 
the open ground in the middle of May they will ripen the last of August. 
The flesh is very thick, deep orange in color, of fine flavor and deliciously 
sweet. The melons are of oval shape, light green with coarse netting. 
When ripe, they turn a golden tint which shows through the netting, 
giving the fruit a very attractive appearance. The melons average quite 
large, many weighing over 10 pounds. Lithographed picture on front 
cover. Pkts. 5 and 10 cts., 1 oz. 15 cts., Va lb. 40 cts., 1 lb. $1.50. 
EMERALD CEM 
85 days. The standard very early variety for home garden and nearby 
market. Fruits flattened globe shape, 5 to 5Vz inches long, ribbed; smooth 
with practically no netting; not suitable for shipping. Flesh very thick; 
deep salmon-orange; sweet, juicy and aromatic. Pkts. 5 and 10 cts., 1 oz. 
15 cts., 1/4 lb. 40 cts., 1 lb. $1.25. 
IMPERIAL MUSKMELON 
All American selection 1935. A developed cross from Honey Ball and 
Hale’s Best. Its advantages, as indicated by the trials, are that it can be 
thoroughly ripened and still shipped long distances. It has orange flesh, a 
netted yellow fruit, excellent flavor and texture. Best cropper in a hot, 
dry season. 25 cts. pkts. only. 
Orange Fleshed 
Muskmelons 
The most suitable soil for melons is a rich warm sandy 
loam. Sow the seed after the soil has warmed up and the 
weather is quite settled—about the middle of May in the 
vicinity of Philadelphia. Place 6 to 8 seeds in a circle in 
slightly raised hills spaced 4 to 6 feet apart, and cover the 
seed with one inch of fine soil. 
HALE’S BEST 
70 to 80 days. Nearly round fruits 6 to 6Vz inches long, 
densely covered with medium heavy netting and almost de¬ 
void of ribbing. Flesh is very thick and fine grained, deep 
salmon-pink in color, and richly flavored. Pkts. 5 and 10 cts., 
1 oz. 15 cts., Va lb. 40 cts., 1 lb. $1.25. 
HONEY ROCK (OR SUGAR ROCK) 
90 days. Popular new early variety. Fruits 5 to 6 inches in 
diameter, round to slightly flattened; shallow ribbed and 
more or less netted. Rind hard and brittle; flesh medium 
thick; color deep salmon; juicy; sweet musky flavor. Pkts. 
5 and 1 0 cts., 1 oz. 1 5 cts., Va lb. 40 cts., 1 lb. $1.25. 
LAKE CHAMPLAIN 
Combines Earliness, Quality and Productiveness 
68 days. This is the earliest Muskmelon of good quality. 
The flesh is deep, very sweet and melting, of golden yellow 
color. Pkts. 5 and 10 cts., 1 oz. 15 cts., Va lb. 40 cts., 1 lb. 
$1.25. 
EXTRA EARLY OSAGE 
95 days. Standard variety of splendid quality for nearby 
markets and home gardens. Fruits 6 to 7 inches long; almost 
round; with shallow furrows and sparse shallow netting. 
Flesh very thick; salmon-orange; fine grained, sweet and 
aromatic. Pkts. 5 and 10 cts., 1 oz. 15 cts., Va lb. 40 cts., 1 
lb. $1.25. 
IRONDEQUOIT OR TIP TOP 
90 days. A fine yellow fleshed melon. Vines are hardy and 
very productive. Melons are large, excellently shaped, dis¬ 
tinctively ribbed and netted. The flesh is solid, very thick, 
with small seed cavity. Rich salmon yellow, sweet and of a 
most delicious flavor. Pkts. 5 and 10 cts., 1 oz. 15 cts., Va 
lb. 40 cts., 1 lb. $1.25. 
NETTED CEM OR ROCKY FORD 
92 days. Fruits small; oval; about 5 inches long, 4/2 
inches in diameter; entirely covered with uniform netting. 
Flesh thick; green; sweet, juicy. Pkts. 5 and 10 cts., 1 oz. 15 
cts., Va lb. 35 cts., 1 lb. $1.10. 
Watermelon 
The requirements for raising watermelons are practically 
the same as for muskmelons except that the vines are more 
spreading and require considerably more room. If the hills are 
liberally manured and cultivation is careful and thorough, 
any home gardener can have these delicious fruits fresh from 
his own patch. 
KLECKLEY’S SWEETS OR MONTE CRISTO 
85 days. Melons are large size, long, dark green with very 
solid, red flesh; white seeds. Pkts. 5 and 10 cts., 1 oz. 15 
cts., Va lb. 25 cts., 1 lb. 75 cts. 
HARRIS’ EARLIEST 
75 to 80 days. Fruits medium size; broad oval; dark green 
stripes, of good quality; seeds blackish. Pkts. 5 and 10 cts., 1 
oz. 15 cts., Va lb. 25 cts., 1 lb. 75 cts. 
TOM WATSON 
90 days. Long smooth melon; rich green skin; thin rind; 
flesh distinctly crisp and juicy. Pkts. 5 and 10 cts., 1 oz. 15 
cts., Va lb. 25 cts., 1 lb. 75 cts. 
COLE’S EARLY 
75 days. Fruit is good size slightly oblong and marbled 
with light and dark green. The flesh is bright red. Pkts. 5 
and 10 cts., 1 oz. 1 5 cts., Va lb. 25 cts., 1 lb. 75 cts. 
FORDHOOK EARLY 
75 days. Slightly oval, dark green mottled with darker 
stripes. The flesh is bright red and of fine quality. Pkts. 5 
and 10 cts., 1 oz. 1 5 cts., Va lb. 25 cts., 1 lb. 75 cts. 
CITRON (RED SEEDED) 
95 days. Fruits globe-shaped; 7 inches in diameter; me¬ 
dium green; smooth, very hard; flesh white. Pkts. 5 and 10 
cts., 1 oz. 15 cts., Va lb. 25 cts., 1 lb. 75 cts 
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