THBILMANN SEED CO.’S CATALOGUE 
Emerald Gem 
everywhere and sought for by lovers of 
good melons. Oz. 10c; (4 lb. 30c; lb. $1.00. 
Bender’s Surprise. A very popular variety 
in the East. It is a delicious melon with 
beautiful salmon flesh, large, oblong in 
shape, matures early. Oz. 10c; lb. 40c; 
lb. $1.00. 
Emerald Gem. Small, extra early; skin 
dark green; flesh orange and of delicious 
flavor. Oz. 10c; J4 lb. 40c; lb. $1.00. 
Early Hackensack. Extensively grown for 
market; large, sweet, productive and early; 
skin and flesh green. Oz. 10c; |4 lb. 30c; 
lb. $1.00. 
Osage (also known as “Miller’s Hybrid” 
and “New Princess”). A strong growing 
productive green skinned variety; flesh a 
rich salmon color and very thick. It makes 
a fine appearance and is a good selling 
melon. Oz. 10c; >4 lb. 30c; lb. $1.00. 
MELON-(Musk) 
Select light warm soil; plant in hills six feet 
each way. The hills should be prepared by 
digging out the soil a foot deep and thoroughly 
mixing in a couple of shovelfuls of well rotted 
manure, filling up a little above the level. 
Planting should be deferred until warm, settled 
weather. 1 oz. will plant 100 hills. 
Lake Champlain. This melon has been on the 
market for the past six or seven years, it has 
proved one of the earliest yellow fleshed melons 
on the market, the shape is about the same as 
Emerald Gem but is larger in size and about 2 
weeks earlier. Oz. 15c; J4 40c; lb. $1.25. 
Rockford. Originated in Colorado; the most 
popular green flesh melon of the times; known 
Lake Champlain 
Hearts of Gold. An ideal 
shipping melon of the very 
finest quality. Flesh rich 
orange color, very thick, 
firm and of delicious flavor. 
Its vine is a vigorous grower 
and a heavy cropper. 
Oz. 10c; lb. 40c; lb. $1.00. 
MELON—(Water) 
Cole’s Early. An early thin 
round variety; hard and pro¬ 
ductive. Oz. 10c; (4 lb. 30c; 
lb. $1.00. 
Hungarian Honey. An old 
variety; one of the richest; 
medium size; dark green 
skin, red flesh. Oz. 10c; 
!4 lb. 30c; lb. $1.00. 
Kleckly Sweets. Sweetest 
of all Water Melons; oblong 
shape; dark green color and 
white seeds; without doubt 
the finest melon ever pro¬ 
duced. Oz. 10c; |4 lb. 30c; 
lb. $1.00. 
Bender’s Surprise 
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