JOSEPH HARRIS COMPANY, INC., COLDWATER, NEW YORK 
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Melone ( Ger .) MUSKMELON or Cantaloupe Popone (It.) 
An ounce of seed will plant about 50 kills; 2y% to 3 lbs. per acre. 
Harris’ Benders Surprise Melons being packed for market on the farm of Joseph D’Agostina, 
North Haven, Conn. Photo taken Aug. 1934. 
Bender’s Surprise Muskmelon 
Harris’ Strain—Specially Selected—Northern Grown 
We have bred and grown Harris’ Strain of Bender’s here where our seasons are short for about 
fifteen years paying special attention to high quality, earliness and trueness of type. This careful 
selection makes the Harris’ Strain much superior to the stocks of this variety usually sold. 
For a number of years this melon has been a consistent money maker for progressive growers. 
There in no muskmelon quite equal to the Bender’s for attractive appearance, fine flavor, size and 
keeping qualities. But be sure of your seed. There is no use buying inferior seed when Harris’ 
Northern Grown Strain can be purchased at such a low price. 
Oz. 25c; y lb. 70c; lb. $2.25; 10 lbs. $20.00. 
“We take pleasure in sending this order and in telling you that in our seven years of growing cantaloupes we have not 
found a strain of Bender melons anywhere equal to yours." Wilcox & Jones, Kirkville, N. Y. Feb. 17, 1934 
Golden Combination 
A New Large Muskmelon of Superb Quality 
Growers who want a very large melon of extra fine flavor should try this new kind. When well 
grown the fruit is very large, and with deep orange flesh of fine texture and exquisite flavor. This is 
one of the heaviest melons we have ever grown. The skin 
is heavily netted giving it a very handsome appearance. 
Golden Combination is a medium early variety, 
ripening only a few days after the Bender. We are 
sure this will prove a profitable kind to grow 
and strongly urge our customers to try some 
this year. 
Oz. 50c; 34 lb. $1.50; lb. $5.00. 
Delicious Muskmelon 
The Earliest Large Melon 
This fine melon is becoming more and 
more popular for local sales and roadside 
stands. 
We have grown this melon on our own 
farms for a number of years, carefully select¬ 
ing our stock for earliness, large size and high 
quality. 
Delicious is the earliest large melon of 
high quality we have ever raised, and we 
recommend it highly for the home market and 
roadside trade. It is not recommended for long 
distance shipping. 
Oz. 25c; Ci lb. 70c; lb. $2.25; 10 lbs. 
$ 20 . 00 . 
Delicious Muskmelon 
