30 GARDEN SEEDS -RUSSELL-HECKLE 
MEMPHIS, TENN. 
Hale’s Best. 
HALE’S BEST. This is a new variety and originated in the 
Imperial Valley in California. It is a remarkably early 
melon of very fine flavor. The salmon flesh is exceptionally 
thick with very small seed cavity. The fruits are oval, 
about 8 by 4% inches, with a heavy netting and ribs hard¬ 
ly apparent. Hale’s Best will be of real value as an early 
shipping melon. Fkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 2 ozs., 25c; Yt It)-. 35c; 
Yz lb., 60c; 1 lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
ROCKY FORD. We have an especially fine, improved strain 
of this popular melon as now grown at Rocky Ford. The 
fruit is small, almost round, smooth, showing no ribs, and 
densely covered with a heavy, hard gray netting; flesh 
thick and deep green, showing a faint lining of pink or 
gold at the center; of the highest quality. An excellent 
shipping sort. Fkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 2 ozs., 25c; Yt lb., 35c; Yz 
lb., 50c; 1 lb., 85c, postpaid. 
PINK MEAT ROCKY FORD. A salmon tinted Rocky Ford, 
being identical in every way except color of flesh, which 
is a light salmon in color at the center, shading into a 
light green midway to the rind. It is rapidly superseding 
the green fleshed variety in the large melon growing dis¬ 
tricts of the South and West. Fkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 2 ozs., 25c; 
Vi lb., 35c; Yz lb., 50c; 1 lb., 85c, postpaid. 
MAMMOTH ROCKY FORD. The general type of this melon 
is similar to the regular Rocky Ford, but they grow some¬ 
what larger in size, making it a splendid variety for mar¬ 
ket. Fkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 2 ozs., 25c; Yt lb., 35c; Yz lb., 60c; 
1 lbs., $1.00, postpaid. 
Muskmelon 
or Cantaloupe 
Culture—Plant in hills 5 feet apart in light, rich 
soil, well manured; 10 seeds to hill; thin to 4 
plants. Cultivate well. Pinch off ends of vine as 
they begin to blossom, which will increase the 
yield. One ounce to 50 hills. For borers or 
worms, spray as soon as blossoms appear with 
Bordo-Arsenate and add Black Leaf 40. 
HEARTS OF GOLD. A new orange-fleshed variety, 
ideal as a shipping melon and of the very finest 
quality. Vine vigorous, remarkably blight-resist¬ 
ing and very productive. Fruit of medium and 
very uniform size. Netting exceptionally fine 
and dense, extending practically over the entire 
surface. Rind thin, yet very firm, so that the 
melons arrive in perfect condition in distant 
markets. Flesh thick, firm, highly colored, of 
fine texture and delicious flavor. One of the best 
market melons offered today. Fkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 
2 ozs., 25c; Yt lb., 35c; Yz lb., 50c; 1 lb., 90c, post¬ 
paid. 
Hearts of Gold. 
SUPERFECTO CANTALOUPE. This new melon of the 
Rocky Ford type is the sweetest and most luscious of the 
salmon flesh varieties. It has deep yellow flesh which is 
soft and exceedingly sweet. Fkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 2 ozs., 35c; 
Yt lb., 50c; Yz lb., 70c; 1 lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
SUGAR or HONEY ROCK. Absolutely distinct and very 
superior melon, the result of years of most careful and 
painstaking selection and breeding. Of that desirable size 
in demand in all markets, round, inclined to oval in shape, 
heavy in proportion to size because the flesh is deep. 
Distinctly ribbed and well netted—color of skin gray- 
green. The firm flesh is an attractive green of exquisite 
texture, sugary, juicy, tender, and free from stringiness. 
Fkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 2 ozs., 25c; Yt lb., 40c; Yz lb., 60c; 1 lb., 
$1.10, postpaid. 
LAKE CHAMPLAIN. The flesh is a rich golden color, free 
from stringiness, fine-grained, melting, juicy, sweet deli¬ 
cious flavor clear to the rind. Fkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 2 ozs., 25c; 
Yt lb., 40c; Yz lb., 60c; 1 lb., $1.10, postpaid. 
HONEY DEW. A splendid variety; rind dull white when 
ripe. The flesh is a rich green, very sweet and delicious 
flavor. Fkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 2 ozs., 25c; Yt lb., 40c; Yz lb-, 65c; 
1 lb., $1.20, postpaid. 
Granulated Peat 
Moss 
A moisture - retaining humus. 
Quickly decays so that it is avail¬ 
able for plant food. 
Excellent for potting bulbs, also 
for clayey soils, gravelly soils, for 
mulching roses, perennial flower 
beds, evergreens, etc. Prices: Yz 
bale, $2.25; 1 bale (about 16 bush¬ 
els), $3.50, not prepaid. 
HONEY BALL. A little larger than Rocky Ford, is as round 
as a ball, has thick green flesh. Honey Ball is quite early, 
enormously productive, and has a delightful flavor and 
sweetness. Fkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 2 ozs., 25c; Yt lb., 45c; Yz lb., 
65c; 1 lbs., $1.25, postpaid. 
Standard Cantaloupes 
Prices on the following varieties uniform as follows: Fkt., 
5c; oz., 15c; 2 ozs., 25c; Yt lb., 35c; Yz lb., 60c; 1 lb., $1.00, 
postpaid. 
ACME or BALTIMORE LARGE HACKENSACK 
GOLDEN BEAUTY CASABA 
BANANA TIP TOP NUTMEG 
Rocky Ford 
PRICES ON LARGE QUANTITIES QUOTED ON OUR GREEN INK LIST. 
