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Rockford Seed Farms—H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD, ILL.—Forest City Greenhouses 
New 
Strawberry 
Muskmeloo 
These Seeds are Bred for Disease-Resistant Qualities 
New Strawberry 
Delicious Quality; Rich and Spicy, with the True Strawberry Flavor 
70 days. Flavor like that of a strawberry, hence the name. It 
grows to be a desirable market size; the fruits weigh from 5 to 7 
pounds each. Its outside appearance compares favorably with the 
green nutmeg of old, turning to a yellowish hue, as it were, over 
night, when fully ripened. Its smooth, deep flesh is of an attractive 
pinkish-rose color, particularly soft and melting, and with that ex¬ 
ceptionally delicious strawberry flavor leaves nothing more to be 
desired in a muskmelon. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; Vi lb. 35c; 
Vz lb. 65c; lb. $1.20; 2 lbs. $2.20, postpaid. 
Famous Rocky Ford 
92 days. This is the most popular of all Melons for shipping in 
baskets. The skin is green and is covered with a closely interwoven 
silver-colored netting. Blossom end is well protected by a small 
button, preventing cracking. Flesh is bright green, only the portion 
surrounding the seed cavity is slightly tinged with yellow. It is 
sweet, luscious and melting and may be eaten close to the rind. 
The melons are very solid, firm and thick meated; small seed cavity. 
Pkt. 7c; oz. 12c; 2 oz. 20c; \\ lb. 30c; Vi lb. 50c; lb. 90c; 2 lbs. 
$1.70, postpaid. 
The Ideal 
Ideal Shape, Ideal Size, Ideal Flavor 
A most delicious melon. That is the verdict of everyone who has 
tried this magnificent sort. Weighs from 10 to 15 pounds; exceed¬ 
ingly thin skin. Good keeper and an excellent shipper. The flesh 
is of a rich salmon color, of a sweet, pleasing and delicious flavor. 
Pkt. 6c; oz. 12c; 2 oz. 20c; V* lb. 30c; Vi lb. 50c; lb. 90c; 2 lbs. 
$1.70, postpaid. 
MUSKMELONS 
Western Giant 
Noted Not Only for Its Great Size, But for Its Most 
Magnificent Flavor and General Good Quality 
70 days. Flesh is rich, melting and sugary. As an exhi¬ 
bition and large market variety, it is grand. It will astonish 
everyone by its merits, being exceptionally desirable for 
family and market purposes. For shipping it has no superior. 
Where size is an object, and there is not a particle of dan¬ 
ger of sacrificing quality, Western Giant will always give the 
most complete satisfaction. Pkt. 10c; oz. 18c; 2 oz. 33c; Vk 
lb. 50c; y 2 lb. 90c; lb. $1.75; 2 lbs. $3.10, postpaid. 
Famous Rocky Ford 
New Honey Rock 
80 days. Also known as Sugar Rock. Thick orange flesh, and a very dis¬ 
tinctive flavor, sweeter and more spicy than others. Shape oval, medium size, and 
without ribs. Pkt. 8c; oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; Vk lb. 40c; y 2 lb. 70c; lb. $1.30; 
2 lbs. $2.50, postpaid. 
New Gold Lined Rocky Ford 
The Biggest Cropper of All Rocky Ford Melons, Better Than the Well 
Known 10-25 
70 days. A selection from Famous Rocky Ford, with a golden lining around 
the seed cavity. Gold Lined Rocky Ford is covered with heavy gray netting 
over the entire surface, grows very uniform, and is more disease-resistant 
than any other variety; under unfavorable conditions when other strains rust 
badly, the plants of this variety remain green and thrifty and will produce 
blossoms and fruit for a long time. The flesh is quite firm but a very small 
seed cavity. Pkt. 8c; oz. 12c; 2 oz. 20c; Vk lb. 30c; y 2 lb. 50c; lb. 90c; 2 lbs. 
$1.70, postpaid. 
Montreal Market 
85 days. Giant showy Melon much used for exhibition purposes, weighing 
on an average 10 pounds and measuring 8 to 9 inches in diameter. They 
often, however, weigh 20 to 25 pounds each, and a weight of 44 pounds is on 
record. They are of the green nutmeg type, almost round, heavily netted; 
deeply and regularly ribbed with thick, luscious flesh; late. Pkt. 6c; oz. 12c; 
2 oz. 20c; y 4 lb. 35c; y 2 lb. 60c; lb. $1.10; 2 lbs. $2.00, postpaid. 
New Giant Wonder Gem 
An Entirely New and Distinct Melon, Magnificent in Every Respect, the 
Largest in Size and Finest in Quality 
94 days. New Giant Wonder Gem weighs under ordinary conditions as 
much as seventeen and eighteen pounds each and with special care much 
more, and it is also much more netted and of good shipping quality. The 
melons are globular, slightly flattened, deeply but irregularly ribbed, covered 
more or lese with shallow netting; the skin is of rich emerald green color 
while young, becoming slightly tinged with yellow as the fruit matures. The 
flesh is of deep, rich salmon color, about 3 inches in thickness, thicker than 
the flesh of any other sort we know of; the melon is indeed almost all solid 
meat, the cavity being very small, hardly large enough to accommodate the 
6eeds. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; Vk lb. 45c; Vk lb. 80c; lb. $1.50; 2 lbs. 
$2.80, postpaid. 
Giant Wonder Gem 
New Golden Lake Champlain 
Extra Early Melon 
Wonderful Yielder 
Splendid Flavor 
60 days. A globe shaped 
melon, nearly round, heav¬ 
ily netted, extra early and 
of good size. Flesh is 
temptingly sweet, of rich 
orange color, firm, melting 
and delicious. An unusu¬ 
ally heavy yielder and a 
wonderful home garden va¬ 
riety. Truly a wonderful 
melon, which, on account 
of its extreme earliness, 
can be grown anywhere. 
Pkt. 8c; oz. 12c; 2 oz. 20c; 
Y 4 lb. 33c; V 2 lb. 60c; lb. 
$1.10; 2 lbs. $2.10, post¬ 
paid. 
Golden Lake Champlain 
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See pages 2 and 3 for lower price on large quantities 
