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The Murvon Seed Company, South Norwalk, Conn. 
MUSK MELON 
Any person can raise melons and they will 
grow almost anywhere. Even if only a small 
spot is available a few hills should be planted, 
especially Murvon’s Paradise. 
Plant ten seeds in each hill, covering half 
inch. Hills 4 to 6 feet for Muskmelons and 8 to 
10 feet apart for Watermelons. Thin out to 
four or five plants later. Work fertilizer and 
sand into each hill. When plants appear, 
sprinkle with soot or bug death. One ounce will 
sow about 50 hills. 
BENDER'S SURPRISE 
Exquisitely fine flavor, large size and medium earliness 
combine to make this new melon a great favorite. Melons 
average quite large, many weighing 10 pounds or more; 
oval in shape; light green with coarse netting, and turn 
a golden tint as they mature. Flesh deep orange, very 
thick and deliciously sweet. Will keep in good condition 
a week after picking, and actually improve in flavor dur- 
ing^that time. The flesh is so firm and thick that the 
melons remain in good condition much longer than any 
other large melon of this class. For market and shipping 
this is an important consideration. We know of no other 
large Muskmelpn that will equal the Bender for either the 
market or the home garden. 
No. 6001 Pkt. 10c; 3 for 25c; 1 lb. $1.50 Postpaid. 
Honey Dew Melon 
This is a cross between the Rocky Ford Cantaloupe and a South 
Sea Island C&saba. It has retained all the best qualities of both and 
is better than either. The melon is nearly white, turning to lemon- 
yellow when ripening, and the average size is a little larger than 
that of a coconut. The flesh is light green, the juiciest and sweetest 
Muskmelon and luscious in flavor. The rind is hard. It is good as 
soon as picked off the vine and will keep good for months if kept 
in a cool, dry place. It is therefore a good shipper and a . most 
splendid fruit to grow for the market. In the city markets the 
Honey Dew sells at higher prices than any other melon. As a local 
melon, it advertises itself. The first one eaten creates a desire for 
more. Plant it in your home garden. It will afford you more 
pleasure than any other vegetable you have. Ripe fruits in 90 to 
120 days, depending upon the season. Full grown fruits that do not 
ripen t n the vines before the fall frosts can be picked and will 
ripen in storage. 
No. 4021. Pkt. 10c; 3 for 25c; V 4 lb. 60c; 1 lb. $1.60 Postpaid. 
SUGAR ROCK 
THE MILLION DOLLAR MELON 
A new type of melon which has created a sensation wherever it 
has been introduced. Leading melon growers report it to be the 
most profitabe variety, owing to its superior quality, immense 
flavor, striking appearance, productiveness, and rind so tough and 
flesh so firm that it can be allowed to ripen on the vine and then 
shipped long distances and arrive in perfect condition. 
No. 4022 Pkt. 10c; 3 for 25c; % lb. 50c; 1 lb. $1.60 Postpaid 
Bender’s Surprise 
“Honey Dew," the Famous Melon 
WATERMELON 
SUGAR BOY 
Sugar Boy Watermelon is the sweetest, most delicious 
and most prolific Watermelon on earth. There is no 
Melon that can begin to equal it in quality, richness of 
flavor, lusciounes, deep, juicy, rich core, fine outward ap¬ 
pearance, large giant size and extreme earliness. We say 
there is no Melon on earth that can approach it in the 
quality that goes to make a superb Melon. Sugar Boy 
Melon will grow to weigh from 20 to 60 pounds, and 
every one of them, large or small, is sweet, tender, juicy, 
brittle, stringles and melting on the tongue. This Melon— 
being a cross of the Halbert’s Honey. Monte Crisco and 
KleckJey Sweet—resembles very much the Kleckley in 
outward appearance. It retains all the good qualities of 
Kleckley Sweets, has a harder rind, making it a better 
shipper, grows larger and more uniform and has no hard 
white centers. Try this Melon. You will like it. 
No. 4024 Pkt. 10c; 3 for 25c; V 4 lb. 50c; 1 lb. $1.25 
Postpaid. 
Sugar Boy Watermelon 
WONDERMELON WATERMELON 
“Wondermelon” is one of the favorites. It is one of the finest flavored Melons raised. It is also very 
productive, grows great quantities of big, fine, dark, glossy green Melons, that resemble the Keckley 
Sweet but grows much larger and fully as good eating quality. The rind is rather thin but reasonably 
tough to insure good carry for short hauls, and any market that receives this melon will sell to good ad¬ 
vantage. Grows long and thick, flesh deep red and juicy sweet. 
No. 4023. Pkt. 10c; 3 for 25c; '/* lb. 50c; 1 lb. $1.25 Postpaid. 
