Hale’s Best Muskmelon 
The Earliest Variety Grown 
Hale’s Best is a larger melon than Lake Champlain, and probably two 
or three days earlier. In fact, we consider it the earliest melon grown. 
It is not a melon of high quality, but it is a wonderful seller and a great 
money maker. It is a melon that can be shipped clear across the country 
or trucked a great distance and reach the consumer in the best of condi¬ 
tion. The probabilities are that more of this variety was grown last year 
by the large western melon growers than all other varieties combined. 
This is due to the fact it is the most profitable variety for them to grow. 
If you are growing melons for the market, you should plant liberally of 
this melon. It is heavily netted and very attractive in appearance; very 
thick salmon flesh. There are several different strains of Hale’s Best, 
some earlier than others. The seed we offer is our own strain, grown 
in Northern Michigan, and we do not believe there is any question about 
it being earlier than any other melon grown. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 
lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; 2 lbs., $2.25; 5 lbs., $5.30; 10 lbs., $10.00, post¬ 
paid 
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Honey Dew/* the Famous Melon 
Hale’s Best 
EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK. The best early 
green fleshed muskmelon and one of the hardiest and 
most prolific. Ripe fruits in 65 days—fully 10 days 
ahead of the well known old Hackensack. Fruits 
round, flattened at the ends, irregularly ribbed and 
heavily netted. Flesh green, thick, of excellent quality 
and flavor. Melons are of good size, weighing from 
5 to 10 pounds each. Pkt., 5c; oz., 12c; X A lb., 30c; 
lb., 90c; 2 lbs., $1.65; 5 lbs., $3.85; 10 lbs., $7.20, 
postpaid. 
This is a cross between the Rocky Ford Cantaloupe and a South Sea 
Island Casaba. 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, depend¬ 
ing upon the season. Full grown fruits that do not ripen on the vines 
before the fall, frosts can be picked and will ripen in storage. Pkt., 8c; 
oz., 12c; % lb., 30c; lb., $1.00; 2 lbs., $1.80; 5 lbs., $4.25; 10 lbs., 
$8,00, postpaid. 
HONEY ROCK 
The Million Dollar Melon 
Honey Rock (also called Sugar Rock) has proved to be the most 
profitable market variety in the melon growing districts of Michigan, 
Indiana and Ohio, and it is sure to become a leader throughout both the 
Eastern and Western States. 
Honey Rock will stand shipping 
and handling better than any other 
high grade melon, and due to its 
striking appearance and superior 
flavor and quality it is rapidly becoming a 
favorite, commanding the highest prices in 
city markets. It is one of the most pro¬ 
ductive varieties grown. Five to seven per¬ 
fect fruits, and often more, are produced 
on one vine. The rind is so tough and the 
flesh so firm that they can be allowed to 
ripen on the vine and then be shipped long 
distances and arrive in perfect condition. 
It is not of the Rocky Ford type. It aver¬ 
ages a little larger and is earlier, maturing 
its fruits in about 85 days. The fruits are 
slightly oval—nearly round—and are over¬ 
laid with a heavy gray netting. This heavy 
netting and tough rind is what makes them 
stand handling and shipping so well. 
Honey Rock has deep orange flesh. Is wonderfully 
sweet and delicious. Extra select seed. Pkt., 8c; 
oz., 15c; !/4 lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; 2 lbs., $2.25; 5 lbs., 
$5.30; 10 lbs., $10.00, postpaid. 
f)CAfP or MILLER’S CREAM. One of 
the most popular main crop varie¬ 
ties. Fruits medium in size, salmon flesh, thick, fine 
grained and highly flavored. A good shipper, and 
always in demand. Our Michigan seed produces ripe 
fruits in 75 days. Pkt., 5c; oz., 12c; *4 lb., 30c; 
lb., 95c; 2 lbs., $1.70; 5 lbs., $4.05; 10 lbs., $7.60, 
postpaid. 
Honey Dew Melon 
Honey Rock 
Banana Muskmelon 
Osage, or Miller’s Cream 
This melon surpasses all others in its de¬ 
licious fragrance. The flesh (the melon 
being nearly solid) is of a rich salmon. The 
quality is excellent when the melon is thor¬ 
oughly ripe. It grows from 18 to 36 inches 
in length, and is very prolific. It looks 
almost like an overgrown banana and smells 
like one. Has a flavor all its own. Very 
sweet and delicious. Don’t fail to try it. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; % lb., 40c; lb., $1.35, 
postpaid. 
'J'Jp ^Qp A wonderfully fine melon and one of the most 
Banana Muskmelon 
productive. Its appearance on the market is 
very attractive—sells on sight. The fruits are of large size, 
nearly round, evenly ribbed and moderately netted. Flesh 
rich, deep salmon, firm but not hard, and edible to the out¬ 
side coating. The testimony of those who plant Tip Top is 
that every melon produced is a good one—sweet, spicy, juicy 
and of finest flavor. Ripe fruit in 90 days. Pkt., 5c; oz., 12c; 
% lb., 30c; lb., 90c; 2 lbs,, $1.65; 5 lbs., $3.85; 10 lbs., 
$7.20, postpaid. 
ROCKY FORD. The most famous Muskmelon. Melons nearly 
round and uniform in shape and size. Flesh light green, very 
deep, ripening clear to the rind. Delicious, delicate spicy 
flavor. Pkt., 5c; oz., 12c; 14 lb., 30c; lb., 90c; 2 lbs., $1.65; 
5 lbs., $3.85; 10 lbs., $7.20, postpaid. 
ON EXPRESS SHIPMENTS, NOT PREPAID, DEDUCT 10c PER LB. FROM POSTPAID PRICES 
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