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Slate’s Good Seeds and Prompt Service, South Boston, Virginia 
216— LARGE HACKENSACK.— Also known as 
Turks Can. This is the largest of our cantaloupes 
and in every respect a good melon. Vines grow 
vigorous and are productive, bearing large, round 
melons that are slightly flat at the ends and cov¬ 
ered with coarse netting. The flesh is thick, highly 
flavored and sweet. It is most too large for ship¬ 
ping but makes an ideal melon for local market 
and home use. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, % lb. 30c, lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
212— HONEY DEW MELON.— This is one oi the 
most delicious of all melons. It is late in maturing 
and at least ninety days is required for its growth. 
Plant like cantaloupes and pull when the blossom 
end begins to get slightly soft. Can be stored and 
kept for a week or more before eating. The melons 
are large, rather long, and have a yellowish or 
creamy white smooth skin. The flesh is thick and 
has a rich sweet flavor such as you have never 
tasted in any other melon. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, Vi lb. 30c, lb. $1.10, postpaid. 
205 — EXTRA EARLY HANOVER. — A popular 
green fleshed melon for early market or home use. 
It is among the first to mature and makes fruit of 
medium to large size, evenly ribbed, and covered 
with coarse netting. In shape it is round, but slight- 
lv flattened at the ends. Flesh of very good quality. 
This variety has become one of the standard sorts 
for extra early market and is extensively used in 
the South for this purpose. It will be on the market 
ahead of any other sort and for this reason will 
always be profitable. We know that better melons 
can be had but have never seen one earlier than 
this one. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, VL Ik. 30c, lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
207—SLATE’S EARLY NETTED GEM.— This is 
a melon of the finest Rockyford strain, which has 
been developed to meet our eastern conditions. We 
believe it to be better adapted to our soils and 
climate than the true Rockyford. Yet it retains the 
high flavor and excellent quality of the parent 
strain. It is an early and prolific sort and will do 
for either home, local market, or for shipping. The 
fruit is of medium size, almost round, and thickly 
netted. The flesh is thick, fine grained, green, and 
has that delicious spicy flavor. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, VL lb. 30c, lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
Large Hackensack Canteloupe 
SALMON FLESH VARIETIES 
217— TIP TOP. —The fruit is rather large, well 
netted and uniformly ribbed, giving it good appear¬ 
ance. The flesh is thick, of a beautiful salmon color, 
very sweet and spicy. This melon is becoming very 
popular with our customers and we think those who 
have not tried it as yet will find it a good sort. It 
is one of the largest of the salmon fleshed varieties 
and its quality makes it a good melon for home 
use or for local markets. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, % lb. 30c, lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
219—EMERALD GEM. —The earliest of all the 
muskmelons and in many respects a most desirable 
sort for the main crop. It has vigorous vines which 
produce a quantity of thj melons. The fruit is of 
medium size, only slightly ribbed, and very thinly 
netted with an emerald green color which shows a 
yellow shade after ripening. The flesh is thick, very 
sweet, and highly flavored. Fruit slightly flattened 
at the ends and almost round. For early market and 
home use nothino- more desirable can be found. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, VL lb. 30c, lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
218— HEARTS OF GOLD.— This is one of the 
sweetest and best flavored of the yellow fleshed 
melons. Sometime ago we asked one of our canta¬ 
loupe seed Prowers what kind of melons did he eat 
when he had all kinds at his disposal. He replied, 
‘■I always eat Hearts of Gold or Gold Lined Netted 
Rock if I can get them .’’ This is a midseason or 
second early sort growing to about the same size 
as the Gold Lined Netted Rock and having very 
fine netting. The vines are especially hardy and 
vigorous. The melons have very thick sweet flesh 
of a bright salmon color. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 14 lb. 30c, lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
222 — BANANA. —This is a long melon of novel 
appearance and a very good eating melon also. The 
fruit is very long, often measuring three feet in 
length, and very smooth yellow skin with practical¬ 
ly no ribs. It resembles an enormous banana. The 
flesh is thin but of very good flavor, but nothing 
to compare with the other varieties in this respect. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, *4 lb. 30c, lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
Banana Muskmelon 
