CATALOGUE OF CHOICE GARDEN SEEDS 
RICE'S Orange Flesh 
Banana Cantaloupe. Shaped as name indicates, 
growing about 2% feet long; flesh deep salmon 
colored. 
Burrell’s Gem (Ordway Pink Meat). An excel¬ 
lent small, oblong melon of the Netted Gem 
type, fairly ribbed and well netted; flesh deep 
salmon color. 
Eden Gem (Gold-lined Rocky Ford). This is the 
standard Rock Ford shipping melon; fruit 
round, entirely covered with netting and with¬ 
out ribs; flesh green, tinted yellow at the 
center; quality excellent. 
Extra Early Osage. Quite similar to the old type 
Osage. Of the same high quality although 
about a week earlier. 
Fordhook. A medium sized melon; round, much 
flattened at the ends, ribbed and fairly net¬ 
ted; skin deep emerald-green; flesh orange- 
yellow; quality fine. 
Hackensack (Turk’s Cap). Fruit large, round, 
flattened at the ends, deeply and irregularly 
ribbed, coarsely and heavily netted; flesh green. 
Hackensack, Extra Early Improved. An early se¬ 
lection from the old Hackensack. 
Honey Dew (Antibes). Fruit large, oval in form, 
with a smooth, hard, lemon-tinted shell, with¬ 
out ribbing or netting; flesh light emerald - 
green. 
Irondequoit. Fruit large, gray-green in color, 
round, flattened at the ends, distinctly ribbed 
and well netted; flesh deep salmon color. 
Three Best 
Shipping Melons 
RICE'S ORANGE FLESH 
The last word in a Rocky Ford shipping 
melon, having a rich orange flesh throughout 
and with the smallest seed cell. Is very pro¬ 
ductive and quite disease resistant. This mel¬ 
on has brought the highest price in every 
market during the past season. 
HALE'S BEST 
Decidedly the earliest of the Rocky Ford 
type of shipping melons. Melons average as 
large as any of this class and have a sweet, 
sugary salmon flesh. 
RICE'S PINK MEAT 
A very desirable new melon on the order of 
Burrell’s Gem but will average considerably 
larger in size is more solid and with a heavier 
netting. While it will not stand the long dis¬ 
tance shipping of the Orange Flesh it is a very 
desirable sort for nearby markets. 
Lake Champlain. A very early, small, salmon 
fleshed melon of high quality. 
Milwaukee Market. A variety very popular in 
Chicago and Milwaukee markets. Of Surprise 
parentage and close kin to Bender’s Surprise 
although earlier and somewhat smaller. Fruit 
nearly round, lightly ribbed and fairly netted; 
flesh salmon color. 
Montreal Green Nutmeg (Montreal Market). A 
very large, green fleshed variety, weighing up¬ 
wards of 20 pounds; fruit round, flattened at 
both ends. 
Ohio Sugar. Similar to Tip-Top in size and form 
but with a green rather than a salmon flesh. 
Osage, or Miller’s Cream. A standard high qual¬ 
ity main crop melon; fruit dark green, slightly 
ribbed and well covered with a gray netting; 
flesh rich orange-salmon, exceedingly thick 
and very sweet. 
Pollock’s No. 10-25. A salmon tinted melon, of 
fine flavor. 
Rocky Ford. Fruit is small, almos t round 
having no ribs and densely covered with a 
heavy, hard, gray netting; flesh thick and deep 
green, showing a faint lining of pink at the 
center; a high quality shipping melon. 
Tip Top. In shape varies from round to slightly 
oblong; rather large in size and late in matur¬ 
ing. Skin pale green, distinctly ribbed and 
lightly netted; flesh rich deep salmon, sweet 
and spicy. 
Mustard 
Black or Brown. Considered more pungent than White London; leaves oblong, broad and cut; seeds 
reddish-brown. 
Florida Broad Leaf. Large thick oval shaped leaves with white mid-rib. 
Fordhook Fancy. A handsome, vigorous growing, mild variety, standing a long time before going to 
seed; leaves dark green, beautifully curled and fringed; fine for salads and garnishings. 
Mustard Spinach or Tendergreen. Produces large rosettes of thick tender dark green leaves. 
New Chinese. Leaves light green, much crumpled, and of sweetly pungent flavor. 
Southern Giant Curled. Upright, spreading growth; leaves large, light green, tinged yellow, much 
crumpled and frilled at the edges. The popular market variety in the South. 
White London. Plant of rapid, upright growth, soon going to seed; leaves rather small and smooth, 
deeply cut or divided; color deep green; seed large, light yellow. 
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