THOMAS JEFFERSON PLANTED LANDRETHS’ SEEDS AT MONTICELLO 
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Double Select Rocky Ford 
Rocky Ford—Landreths’ Double Extra Select— 
96 Days 
This seed is saved from hand-selected fruit and is 
superior to the ordinary field picked strain of Rocky 
Ford. Flesh light green and of a delicate spicy 
flavor. Melons nearly round, very small cavity, 
uniform in size and shape, netted all over with a 
fine gray tracery, no ribs discernible. Our strain of 
Rocky Ford seed cannot be excelled by any strain 
in the market, no matter what price is asked. The 
Landreths’ Double Extra Select Rocky Ford is 
known throughout all the Melon districts. 
YELLOW FLESHED CANTALOUPES 
Banana—92 Days 
A melon growing 18 inches long, 4 to 5 inches thick 
and distinctly tapering at each end. Lemon colored 
skin, pink flesh, of very fine texture and delicate 
flavor. To all who enjoy something out of the ordi¬ 
nary we strongly recommend the trying of this 
variety as a novelty. 
Defender, Burrells Gem or Ordway Pink—86 
Days 
A celebrated orange fleshed Melon, one of the best 
of the Rocky Ford Types. Fruit medium size, 
oval, showing a slight rib and covered with a grayish 
netting, the flesh is a deep orange yellow. Small 
cavity. 
Edward’s Perfecto—90 Days 
This is a'salmon fleshed, round, well netted without 
ribs, very small cavity variety. Excellent for ship¬ 
ping and no doubt will be used very/shortly for long 
distance shipping. Delicious sweet flavor. 
Emerald Gem—86 Days 
A small, very early Melon, form globular flattened, 
at the poles, ribbed, netted, orange flesh, deep 
emerald green line under the skin. One of the best 
for the garden. 
Fordhook or Yellow Flesh Jenny Lind—86 Days 
A thick orange flesh, small cavity melon, well ribbed 
and heavily netted. Flat at poles, resembles the 
Jenny Lind in many respects, except in color. 
Especially popular in New Jersey on account of its 
very appetizing flavor. 
Hale’s Best—85 Days 
A very early melon. Thick salmon flesh of excep¬ 
tional thickness, oval in shape with heavy netting 
and prominent ribs. 8 to 10 days earlier than Rocky 
Ford. Planted in many sections, its chief value 
being its remarkable earliness. The earliest melon 
shipped from California. See photo, page 50. 
Hearts of Gold or Hoo Doo—90 Days 
An orange fleshed, medium sized, almost round 
shaped, good shipping variety. Fine netting extend¬ 
ing over the whole surface, a fine highly colored 
melon of good shipping qualities. 
Pkt. Oz. Mlb. Lb. 
Rocky Ford Double Select . .05 .25 .70 2.25 
Banana .05 .15 .45 1.40 
Defender .05 .15 .45 1.40 
Edward’s Perfecto .05 .15 .45 1.40 
Emerald Gem .05 .15 .40 1.25 
Fordhook .05 .15 .40 1.25 
Hale’s Best .05 .15 .45 1.40 
Hearts of Gold .05 .15 .40 1.25 
