YOU CAN’T BEAT HOME CROWN MELONS FOR FLAVOR 
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MU SKMELON 
Few products of the garden give as much pleasure 
as ripe sweet melons fresh from the vines. The 
home gardener can now enjoy this luscious garden 
prize at its best. Our list is made up of the most 
desirable varieties suited for growing wherever 
melons can be grown. 
In sections where the summers are short, seed 
can be planted indoors or in hot beds in small boxes 
The young plants can be transferred to the garden 
when danger of frost is past. If practicable, 8p«*i 
in a liberal forkful of well rotted manure at the 
bottom of each hill. The rows should be at leasi 
6 feet apart and the hills 3 feet apart in the rows. 
In general, the culture is the same as that for 
cucumber. 1 ounce to 40 hills. 2 to 4 lbs. per acre. 
Bender’s Surprise 
The Best Large Size Muskmelon 
Exquisitely fine flavor, large size and medium 
earliness combine to make this new melon a 
great favorite. Melons average quite large, many 
weighing 10 pounds or more; oval in shape; 
light green with coarse netting, and turn a golden 
tint as they mature. Flesh deep orange, very 
thick and deliciously sweet. Will keep in good 
condition a week after picking, and actually im¬ 
prove in flavor during that time. The flesh is so 
firm and thick that the melons remain in good 
condition much longer than any other large 
melon of this class. For market and shipping 
this is an important consideration. We know of 
no other large Muskmelon that will equal Ben¬ 
der’s Surprise for either the market or the home 
garden. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 40c; 34 lb., 
70c; lb., $1.35, postpaid. 
HEARTS OF GOLD. An ideal shipper and de¬ 
sirable midseason melon for home gardeners. 
Medium sized vigorous, blight resistant and pro¬ 
ductive. Fruits nearly round, 5 in. in diameter, 
slightly ribbed, netted densely, small seed cavity. 
Flesh is thick, firm and of delicious flavor. 9 0 
days. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 40c; 34 lb., 70c; 
lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
OSAGE. The large oval ribbed fruits have a 
soft dark green skin lightly marked with fine 
open netting. They are usually 8 or 9 inches 
long and 7 or 8 inches thick and ripen in about 
9 5 days. Deep orange-salmon flesh of great 
thickness and particularly pleasing quality. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 40c; 14 lb., 70c; lb., $1.25, 
postpaid. 
TIP TOP. One of the earliest of large home gar¬ 
den melons, 85 to 90 days. A short, oval melon, 
usually 7 or 8 inches long, symmetrically ribbed 
with a medium amount of netting, and creamy-yel¬ 
low when ripe. The thick deep yellow flesh is fine 
grained and sweet flavored. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c; Ya lb., 
40c; ^ lb., 70c; lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
Bender’s Surprise 
EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK. The earliest 
of the green fleshed melons, ripening in 80 days. 
The fruits weigh 4 to 6 pounds. The flesh is ex¬ 
ceptionally sweet and juicy. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c; 
M lb., 40c; 34 lb., 70c; lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
ROOKY FORD or NETTED GEM. A compa¬ 
ratively small green fleshed melon of the oval 
type, weighing about 2 pounds, and ideal for 
serving in halves. It is probably one of the most 
widely known and extensively grown of its class. 
A sure and abundant yielder. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 
34 lb., 40c; 34 lb., 70c; lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
HONEY DEW, Green Fleshed. The best known 
of the so-called winter melons. The creamy-yellow 
a J e nearl y round, about 6 inches in diameter, 
with a downy sparsely netted skin. Honey Dew has 
very thick flesh, light emerald green in color. It is 
fine grained, melting, and delicious. The melons 
may be picked before they are fully ripe and stored 
in a °ool place. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Y* lb., 40c; Yt lb.. 
70c; lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
Okra or Gumbo 
Okra is raised for its pods which are extensively 
used in soups, stews, catsup and other relishes. 
They are at their best when 1 to 3 inches long It is 
commonly grown in the South where it is very pop¬ 
ular. Seed does not germinate well at cool tempera¬ 
tures and planting should be de¬ 
layed until the ground is warm. 
Drop 4 or 5 seeds to the foot in 
rows about 2 y 2 feet apart and 
cover about an inch deep. Thin 
to about lYz feet in the row and 
keep thoroughly cultivated. 
DWARF LONG POD, GREEN. 
This okra is especially adapted 
for home garden use because 
the pods remain in prime con¬ 
dition for cooking or canning 
until quite large. They are 
long, fluted, dark green, and of 
very good quality. Pkt., 5c; oz,. 
10 c; Ya lb., 20c; Ys lb., 35c, post¬ 
paid. 
WHITE VELVET. A sort 
popular in the South. It is pro¬ 
ductive of very large white pods 
that are smooth and tender un¬ 
til nearly full size. Pkt.. 5c; oz.. 
Okra. Green Pod 10c; Ya lb., 20c; Ya lb., 35c, post¬ 
paid. 
USE ROTECIDE INSECT DUST—on melon 
vines to control Aphis, Beetle and Thri,ps.— 
Safe—Sure. Price—1 lb., 35c; 5 lbs., $1.00, 
postpaid. Write for free booklet. 
Rocky Ford or Netted Gem 
