GREAT NORTHERN SEED CO., ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS—BEST QUALITY SEEDS 
25 
USKMELONS 
New Gold Lined Rocky Ford 
The Biggest Cropper of All Rocky Ford Melons, Better Than the Well Known 10-25 
70 days. A selection from Famous Rocky Ford, with a golden lining around the 
seed cavity. Gold Lined Rocky Ford is covered with heavy gray netting over the 
entire surface, grows very uniform, and is more disease-resistant than any other 
variety; under unfavorable conditions when other strains rust badly, the plants 
of this variety remain green and thrifty and will produce blossoms and fruit for 
a long time. The flesh is quite firm with a very small seed cavity. Pkt. 8c; oz. 12c; 
2 oz. 20c; V 4 lb. 30c; Vfc U>. 50c; lb. 90c; 2 lbs. $1.70, postpaid. 
Montreal Market 
85 days. Giant showy Melon much used for exhibition purposes, weighing on an 
average 10 pounds and measuring 8 to 9 inches in diameter. They often, however, 
weigh 20 to 25 pounds each, and a weight of 44 pounds is on record. They are of 
the green nutmeg type, almost round, heavily netted; deeply and regularly ribbed 
with thick, luscious flesh; late. Pkt. 6c; oz. 12 c; 2 oz. 20 c; V 4 lb. 30c; Va lb. 50c; 
lb. 90c; 2 lbs. $1.70, postpaid. 
New Winter Pineapple 
(70 days) The Best Long Keeping Melon. They Will Keep All Winter 
They do not ripen on the vines in the North, but are gathered there before 
freezing weather and if properly stored all Melons, even half ,grown ones, will 
ripen gradually. Sow and cultivate like other Musk Melons. Do not pick until the 
light sfreaks become quite yellow. Stow away 60 they do not touch each other 
in a cool, dark, dry place. When the rind becomes slightly softened and moist 
they are ready to eat. The seed cavity is small and the flesh thick, of fine texture, 
juicy and palatable to within one-quarter inch of the skin. Pkt. 8c; oz. 12c; 2 
oz. 20c; V 4 lb. 35c; V 2 lb. 60c; lb. $1.10; 2 lb. $2.00, postpaid. 
New Honey Rock 
80 days. Also known as Sugar Rock. Thick orange flesh, and a very dis¬ 
tinctive flavor, sweeter and more spicy than others. Shape oval, medium size, 
and without ribs. Pkt. 8c; oz. 12c; 2 oz. 20c; *4 lb. 35c; V 2 lb. 60c; lb. $1.10; 
2 lbs. $2.00, postpaid. 
Famous Rocky Ford 
92 days. This is the most popular of all Melons for shipping in baskets. The 
skin is green and is covered with a closely interwoven silver-colored netting. Blos¬ 
som end is well protected by a small button, preventing cracking. Flesh is bright 
green, only the portion surrounding the 6eed cavity is slightly tinged with yellow. 
It is sweet, luscious and melting and may be eaten close to the rind. The melons 
are very solid, firm and thick meated; small seed cavity. Pkt. 5c; oz. 12c; 2 oz. 
20c; 1/4 lb. 30c; y 2 lb. 50c; lb. 90c; 2 lbs. $1.70, postpaid. 
Western Giant 
Noted Not Only for Its Great Size, But for Its Most Magnificent Flavor and 
General Good Quality 
70 days. Flesh is rich, melting and sugary. As an exhibition and large market 
variety, it is grand. It will astonish everyone by its merits, being exceptionally 
desirable for family and market purposes. For shipping it has no superior. Where 
size is an object, and there is not a particle of danger of sacrificing quality. 
Western Giant will always give the most complete satisfaction. Pkt. 8c; oz. 15c; 
2 oz. 25c; x /\ lb. 35c; V 2 lb. 65c; lb, $1.20; 2 lbs. $2.20, postpaid. 
New Golden Lake Champlain 
Extra Early Melon, Wonderful Yielder, Splendid Flavor 
60 days. A globe shaped melon, nearly round, heavily 
netted, extra early and of good size. Flesh is temptingly 
sweet, of rich orange color, firm, melting and delicious. An 
unusually heavy yielder and a wonderful home garden va¬ 
riety. Truly a wonderful melon, which, on account of its 
extreme earliness, can be grown anywhere. Pkt. 7c; oz. 12c; 
2 oz. 20c; i/ 4 lb. 33c; */ 2 lb. 60c; lb. $1.10; 2 lbs. $2.10, 
postpaid. 
Famous Rocky Ford 
New Banana Melon 
New Giant Wonder Gem 
An Entirely New and Distinct Melon, Magnificent in Every Respect, the Largest 
in Size and Finest in Quality 
94 days. New Giant Wonder Gem weighs under ordinary conditions as much 
as seventeen and eighteen pounds each and with special care much more, and it 
is also much more netted and of good shipping quality. The melons are globular, 
slightly flattened, deeply but irregularly ribbed, covered more or less with shallow 
netting; the skin is of rich emerald green color while young, becoming slightly 
tinged with yellow as the fruit matures. The flesh is of deep, rich salmon color, 
about 3 inches in thickness, thicker than the flesh of any other sort we know 
of; the melon is indeed almost all solid meat, the cavity being very small, hardly 
large enough to accommodate the seeds. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; y 4 lb. 40c; 
y 2 lk. 70c; lb. $1.25; 2 lbs. $2.25, postpaid. 
This most curious and most exquisitely flavored Melon 
grows to a length of 18 to 30 inches and is 2 to 4 inches in 
diameter. The flesh is yellow and quite deep. In appear¬ 
ance and odor it greatly resembles a banana. Seed always 
scarce. Order early. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; Vi lb. 40c; 
y 2 lb. 70c; lb. $1.25; 2 lbs. $2.25, postpaid. 
New Honey Dew Melons 
Wonderful New Melon for Fall and 
Winter. The Sweetest Melon Ever 
Grown. Always in Demand at Fancy 
Prices 
A new type of melon, a cross between 
a Cantaloupe and a Cassaba. The fruit 
is oval-shaped, about 6 inches in di¬ 
ameter and 7 to 8 inches long, weighing from 8 to 10 
pounds each. It ripens about two weeks later than 
Rocky Ford Cantaloupe and in the North it should 
be started in hot beds to give plenty of time to ripen. 
The skin is smooth, dull white when ripe. The rind 
is thin but tough. The flesh is thick, of rich, very 
sweet flavor. 
GOLDEN HONEY DEW (Gold Fleshed)—Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; y 4 lb. 40c; V 2 lb. 70c; lb. $1.25; 
2 lb. $2.25, postpaid. 
IVORY HONEY DEW (Green Fleshed)—Pkt. 8c; 
oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; V 4 lb. 40c; l/ 2 lb. 70c; lb. $1.25; 
2 lb. $2.25, postpaid. 
Mango Melon and Garden Lemon 
Two Well Known Delicious Little Melons That Should 
Be in Every Garden. One Packet Each of 
the Two for Only 15 Cents 
MANGO MELON —Also called Vegetable Peach. 
About the size, shape and color of an orange and 
somewhat russeted. For sweet pickle, pie and pre¬ 
serve they are unequalled. Pkt. 8c; oz. 20c. 
GARDEN LEMON —Has a strong, acid flavor. Slight¬ 
ly smaller than the above, with finer flesh. Un¬ 
ripe fruit is striped with dark spots and not rus¬ 
seted. Pkt. 8c; oz. 20c, postpaid. 
Giant Wonder Gem 
Hammonds Slug Shot 
This is a wonderfully effective non-poisonous in¬ 
secticide, which comes in dry powdered form. For 
best results use in the morning while the dew is on. 
Postpaid, lb. 25c. 5 lbs. $1.00, postpaid; 10 lbs. $1.90, 
postpaid; By express or freight, not prepaid, 5 lbs. 75c; 
10 lbs. $1.40; 25 lbs. $3.25; 50 lbs. $6.00; 100 lbs. 
$10.50. 
The New Banana 
Melon 
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