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Rockford Seed Farms—H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD, ILL.—Forest City Greenhouses 
Bender s Surprise 
(85 days) Large Size, Deliciously Sweet and Spicy. Heavy Cropper. 
An oval shaped, light green Melon well covered with heavy netting. 
When r>Pe, the fruit turns to a golden tint, making a very attractive 
melon. The flesh is unusually spicy and very sweet. Color deep orange. 
Good clear to the rind. Keeps well at all times. A large melon of 10 
pounds is just as highly flavored as the smaller ones Pkt 10c- or 18r- 
2 oz. 33c; % lb. 50c; y, lb. 90c; lb. $1.75; 2 lbs. $3.10, postpaid!' 
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1 rue I ip lop 
This wonderfully fine melon should be planted by all melon growers. 
It always pleases. The testimony of all who use Tip Top is that every 
melon produced, whether big or little, early or late, is a good one- 
sweet, juicy, finest flavor, firm-fleshed, and eatable to the outside coat¬ 
ing. Its appearance on the market is very attractive—sells on sight 
The fruits are of large size, nearly round, evenly ribbed and modernly 
netted. Flesh rich deep salmon, sweet and spicy. Ripe fruits in 90 
da f, S - Pkt - 7c; oz ' 12c ' 2 oz - 20c: % lb. 35c; i/ a lb. 60c; lb. $1.10; 
2 lb. $2.00, postpaid. 
New Prolific Nutmeg 
This is a very early Melon of great productiveness. Particularly 
adapted for home garden, but also grown for market. Fruit of medium 
size, slightly ribbed, globular. Skin dark green, becoming yellow when 
over ripe and nearly covered with broad, shallow netting; flesh thick 
sweet and of a light green color. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 2 oz. 17c; V 4 lb. 30c- 
V 2 lb. 50c; lb. 90c; 2 lbs. $1.70, postpaid. 
New Honey Boy 
New Honey Boy 
Burrell’s Gem or Defender 
(80 days) Larger, more elongated, and about a week later 
than the standard Rocky Ford kinds. It has well-arched 
ribs, covered with a closely laced and interlaced gray net¬ 
ting. Flesh of a reddish-orange color, very thick, fine 
grained and of rich, spicy flavor. The Melons average 2 Vt 
pounds, 6 inches long, 4 V 2 inches thick, and will crate more 
evenly than any other Melon grown. Vines very vigorous 
and productive. Pkt. 7c; oz. 12c; 2 oz. 20c; */ 4 lb. 35c; 
Vi lb. 60c; lb. $1.10; 2 lb. $2.00, postpaid. 
Osage or Miller’s Cream 
(98 Days) Salmon Flesh. Medium to large sized, oval, 
slightly ribbed, dark green in color, covered more or less 
with shallow netting. The flesh is deep salmon color and 
very thick. The flavor is one of the finest, rich and sugary. 
Pkt. Sc; oz. 12c; 2 oz. 20c; Vi lb. 35c; Vi lb. 60c; lb. $1.10; 
2 lb. $2.00, postpaid. 
Morrill’s Hearts of Gold 
(120 days) The Most Popular Melon We Have Ever Grown 
This is the earliest strain of all Rocky Ford Melons. It always brings 
the highest prices in the market. Exceedingly early—very prolific — ever- 
bearing — yielding heavy crops from early Summer until Fall. 
The fruit is oval, trifle elongated — solid netting — ideal ship¬ 
per. Flesh is light green very thick meat, sweet and de¬ 
licious flavor. These Melons weigh on an average about 1 % 
lbs. each. They grow very uniform and a large percentage 
of them are of standard size, forty-five of them filling a crate 
12x12x24 inches. You can’t go wrong on Honey Boy. Pkt. 
8c; oz. 13c; 2 oz. 25c; l/ 4 lb. 40c; i/ 2 lb. 75c; 1 lb. $1.35; 
2 lb. $2.50, postpaid. 
New Honey Dew Melons 
GOLDEN HONEY DEW (Gold Fleshed) — Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 
2 oz. 25c; V4 lb. 40c; 1/2 lb. 70c; lb. $1.30; 2 lb. $2.50. 
IVORY HONEY DEW (Green Fleshed) — Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 
2 oz. 25c; V4 lb. 40c; l / 2 lb. 70c; lb. $1.30; 2 lb. $2.50. 
An ideal basket and crate melon of medium size, round, 
heavily netted flesh very thick, of rich, orange color, hand¬ 
some appearance, and of the sweetest flavor. Average size 
of melon 6 to 8 inches in diameter. Matures in 75 days. 
A good shipper; its vine is a vigorous grower and a heavy 
cropper. Pkt. 8c; oz. 12c; 2 oz. 20c; Vi lb. 35c; Vi lb. 60c; 
lb. $1.10; 2 lb. $2.00, postpaid. 
The New Banana (60 days) The fruit is medium sized, nearly round, 
Melon evenly and deeply ribbed, with a very close netting. The 
flesh is green, a little coarse, but very juicy, sweet and 
well flavored. A very early Melon and wonderful yielder and splendid 
shipper. Pkt. 6c; oz. 12c; 2 oz. 20c; Vi lb. 35c; Vi lb. 60c; lb. $1.10; 2 lb. 
$2.00, postpaid. 
New Winter Pineapple 
(70 days) The Best Long Keeping Melon. They Will Keep All Winter 
They do not ripen on the vines in the North, but are gathered there 
before freezing weather and if properly stored all Melons, even half grown 
ones, will ripen gradually. Sow and cultivate like other Musk Melons. Do 
not pick until the light streaks become quite yellow. Stow away so they 
do not touch each other in a cool, dark, dry place. When the rind becomes 
slightly softened and moist they are ready to eat. The seed cavity is small 
and the flesh thick, of fine texture, juicy and palatable to within one-quarter 
inch of the skin. Pkt. 8c; oz. 12c; 2 oz. 20c; Vi lb. 35c; Vi lb. 60c; lb. 
$1.10; 2 lb. $2.00, postpaid. 
New Banana Melon 
This most curious and most exquisitely flavored Melon 
grows to a length of 18 to 3 0 inches and is 2 to 4 inches in 
diameter. The flesh is yellow and quite deep. In appearance 
and odor it greatly resembles a banana. Seed always scarce. 
Order early. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; Vi lb. 40c; Vi lb. 
70c; lb. $1.30; 2 lbs. $2.50, postpaid. 
Mango Melon and Garden Lemon 
Two Well Known Delicious Little Melons That Should 
Be in Every Garden. One Packet Each of 
the Two for Only 15 Cents 
MANGO MELON—Also called Vegetable Peach. About the 
size, shape and color of an orange and somewhat rus- 
setted. For sweet pickle, pie and preserve they are 
unequalled. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c. 
GARDEN LEMON—Has a strong, acid flavor. . Slightly 
smaller than the above, with finer flesh. Unripe fruit 
is striped with dark spots and not russetted. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 25c, postpaid. 
Osage or 
Miller’6 Cream 
Hales Best or Imperial 
(86 days) This is the melon that made such a sensation 
in the Imperial Valley the past season, over 75 per cent of 
the melons being of this wonderful variety. The flesh is of 
exceptional thickness, shape, oval with heavy netting. Its 
greatest value is its extreme earliness and wonderful flavor. 
Pkt. 7c; oz. 12c; 2 oz. 20c; i/ 4 lb. 35c; Vi lb. 60c; lb. $1.10; 
2 lb. $2.00, postpaid. 
New Early Hackensack 
Morrill's 
Hearts 
of Gold 
