THE MARKET GARDENER’S SEEDSMEN OF THE SOUTHWEST 19 
Reliable Casaba and 
Honey Dew Melons 
Golden Beauty Casaba ™’ th “S 
varieties. It begins to ripen in August, and continues bearing and 
ripening all summer and fall until frost comes. The later fruit can 
be stored in a cool house or cellar, and will ripen slowly, so they 
can be marketed from time to time until late January or early Feb¬ 
ruary. Golden Beauty is bright yellow, about globular in shape with 
wrinkled skin, slightly pointed at the stem end. The fruits are from 
6 to 8 inches in diameter. Flesh thick and delicious. Postpaid, pkt., 
5c; oz., 20c; % lb., 65c; lb., $2.00; 5 lbs., $8.75. 
Winter Pineapple Casaba 
winter varieties. As it ripens on the vines, it can be kept for a 
longer period in the cellar. The fruits are very solid and heavy, 
about 10 to 12 inches in diameter, thick at the base, 
and tapering at the top. The color is deep sea 
green, with mottled white and green at the bottom. 
Flesh pineapple color and flavor. Postpaid, pkt., 
5c; oz., 20c; *4 lb., 65c; lb., $2.00; 5 lbs., $8.75. 
Winter Pineapple Casaba. 
E. P. S. Co.’s Mexican Giant 
MucLmoInn I s monstrous size, cream-yel- 
ITIUSnillCIUII low, very early, absolutely 
distinct and pure, with seeds more than twice as 
large as other sorts. A whole field of them will 
average 18 to 20 pounds each, and select specimens 
25 to 30 pounds. Deliciously sweet and luscious, 
with fine, melting, thick, salmon-colored flesh. Nev¬ 
er stringy. The flavor pleasant; not high, nor rank. 
True stock is scarce. Some of our market gardeners 
prefer this to any other melon, as it sells readily 
along the highways at 50c each, which means no 
hauling cost to the market. Postpaid, pkt., 5c; oz., 
20c; % lb., 45c; y 2 lb., 85c; lb., $1.50; 5 lbs., $6.25. 
Green Fleshed Honey Dew 
This melon has won its way into favor wholly be¬ 
cause of its excellent flavor and good keeping 
qualities. It is enormously prolific. It is ready ta 
pull when the green luster has changed toward a 
creamy yellow. It is not ready to be eaten until, 
like the Casaba, you can make an impression with 
the thumb as in a mellow apple. The picture is 
typical of its shape; the average size is about as 
large as a cocoanut, but the smaller sized Melons 
are not inferior in flavor. Every melon is a good 
one. Flesh is light green and sweet as honey. The 
rind is light green or silvery gray in color, smooth 
as an egg and hard as th e rind of a winter squash. 
It is therefore a good shipper. Postpaid, pkt., 5c; 
oz., 20c; lb., 65c; % lb., $1.00; lb., $2.00; 5 lbs., 
$8.75; 10 lbs., $16.00. 
Green Fleshed Honey Dew. 
New Golden 
Rind Honey 
Qaiu This new melon 
is very attrac¬ 
tive. The rind is a rich 
golden color, even on the 
under side. The melon 
does not spot or sunburn 
like the Honey Dew. It 
is very prolific and runs 
fairly uniform in size. 
Averages smaller than the 
Honey Dew and is about 
two weeks earlier. The 
flesh is a bright emerald- 
green to the rind. It does 
not have the excessive 
sweet flavor of the Honey 
Dew but has a distinct 
flavor which is praised 
by all who have been for¬ 
tunate enough to taste 
it. The vines make a 
vigorous growth and are 
remarkably disease-resist¬ 
ant. The melon is a 
splendid keeper and ship¬ 
per. Postpaid, pkt., 10c; 
oz., 25c; y 4 lb.. $1.00; ]b„ 
$3.50 ; 5 to 10 lbs. at $3.25 
per lb.; 25 lbs. at $3.Oft 
per lb. 
