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One of the very best for home or mar- IB I If[ll jl 
I ket. 87 days. A fine prolific medium '//■1 /jJjffjjjjl 
large market melon. Excellent for shipping-, ill Ittl’IM 
large market melon. Excellent for shipping. 
The rind is very hard and tough, some¬ 
what ribbed and heavily netted. The fruits 
are of uniform size and shape, and they 
pack well in crates. Eating qualities are 
remarkable. The pink flesh is very thick 
and firm without stringiness; sweet and aro¬ 
matic in flavor. Fkt., 10 cts.; oz., 18 cts.; 
% lb., 42 cts.; Vs lb., 70 cts.; lb., .$1.25; 
3 lbs., $2.40, postpaid. 
516 (90 days). Truly an ideal home 
melon. A large pink fleshed melon 
heavily ribbed and netted. Very 
thick and exceptionally sweet and 
spicy flesh. Not a good shipper but 
excellent for home garden and local 
market. Weighs 6 lbs. Fkt., 10 cts.; 
oz., 20 cts.; V* lb., 48 cts.; Vs lb., 
83 cts.; lb., $1.50; 3 lbs., $3.90, 
postpaid. 
512 Osage 
Mv strain of this grand melon is really snperb. 85 days. 
Probably more widely used than any other large melon. Oval in 
shape, slightly ribbed with light open netting. The flesh is deep 
salmon, thick, spicy, lucious. • Excellent for local markets and 
roadside stands. Average weight 6 pounds. Pkt., 7 cts.; oz., 16 
cts.; Vi lb., 40 cts.; Vs lb., 68 cts.; lb., $1.20; 2 lbs., $2.20, postpaid. 
513 Emerald Gem 
Salmon flesh. This beautiful melon matures in 80 days. It is 
ruly a gem. The ribs are marked but the skin is smooth. Deep 
■merald green color. The flesh is thick and firm ripening almost 
o the rind. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 12 cts.; Vi lbs., 33 cts.; Vs lb„ 53 cts.; 
b., 90 cts.; 2 lbs., $1,60, postpaid. 
507 (85 days). The lead¬ 
ing green-fleshed variety 
developed from the old 
Netted Gem into a round 
type melon. The light 
green flesh is very thick 
with a small seed cavity. 
It has a fine smooth 
grained firm, but melting 
quality and a choice spicy 
flavor. Because they are 
uniform, small in size, 
and round without ribs, 
the fruits are ideal for 
packing in baskets or 
crates. Pkt., 5 cU.; oz., 
12 cts.; Vi lb., 33 cts.; 
V- lb., 53 cts.; lb., 90 
cts.; 2 lbs., $1.60, post¬ 
paid. 
Shumway’s 
Delicious 
Musk 
Melons 
All Pure Bred 
Hand Selected 
SEED 
504 Hearts of Gold 
82 days. A fine main crop variety. Very popular with market gardeners and shippers. The firm rind, ex¬ 
tremely small seed cavity and uniform size make it especially suited to long distance shipping. Medium in 
size, well ribbed and closely netted. The very thick, fine-grained flesh is a deep salmon orange with a 
delicious spicy flavor. It ripens close to the rind. The vines are vigorous, prolific and blight resistant. 
Average weight 2 pounds. Pkt., 7 cts.; oz., 16 cts,; Vi lb., 40 cts.; Vs lb., 68 cts.i lb., $1.20; 2 lbs., $2.20, 
postpaid. 
520 Shumway’s 
Improved Perfect© 
85 days. A new salmon fleshed Rocky 
Ford type. This grand new variety has the 
deepest flesh and smallest seed cavity of 
any of this type. The flesh is very sweet 
and spicy. Wonderful shipping quality. 
Very heavily netted, perfectly round, no 
ribs. Every melon about the same size and 
a wonderful crate or basket variety. I 
recommend this grand new variety to every 
market gardener or home planter. Pkt., 
10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; % lh v 48 cts.; y 2 lh., 
83 cts.; lh., $1.50; 2 lbs., $2.90, postpaid. 
521 Shumway’s Golden Delicious 
The melons are covered with a heavy grayish 
netting. Flesh green, gold lined. Its shape is 
ideal; very slightly oval, no ribs, heavily netted 
over the entire melon. A wonderfully prolific 
yielder producing its luscious medium size 
melons in 70 days. It is the right shape to pack 
to best advantage in crates. The seed cavity 
is very small, flesh thick and firm; a good melon 
for market as well as the home garden. Fkt., 
7 cts.; oz., 14 cts.; % lh., 35 cts.; y 2 lb., 58 cts.; 
lh., $1.00; 2 lbs., $1.80, postpaid. 
503 Shumway’s 
Sugar Rock 
or Honey Rock 
83 days. A distinctive new 
type fast gaining in popularity. 
The fruits are almost perfectly 
round, non-ribbed and covered 
with a very heavy netting. The 
meat is of superb quality; very 
thick; firm textured, deep orange 
in color and with a unique 
honey-sweet flavor. A tough- 
rinded type; excellent for ship¬ 
ping. Very productive, yielding 
5 to 7 fine fruits to the vine. 
Destined to he the leading canta¬ 
loup in all markets. See illus¬ 
tration in color on front cover. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 17 cts.; % lb., 
44 cts.; i/ 2 lb., 76 cts.; lb., $1.35; 
2 lbs., $2.50, postpaid. 
503 Shumway’s Sugar Rock or Honey Rock 
