MUSKMELONS 
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Honey Rock. 90 to 95 days. Also known as Sugar Rock. 
A recent introduction which has won wide favor. Early. 
Fruits nearly round, medium, weigh 4 pounds. Skin grey- 
green, covered with a coarse netting. Flesh thick, juicy, 
orange-salmon, with fine flavor. Good for home use and for 
shipping to nearby markets. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 34 lb., 40c; 
lb., #1.25, postpaid. 
Burrell Gem, Pink Meat, Ordway, and Defender. 
95 days. This melon is larger than the other Rocky Ford. 
Shape is oblong, tapering to the ends. It produces a large 
per cent of jumbo melons which sell at a premium. The 
flesh is a golden pink, very thick and fine grained. It has a 
rich spicy flavor, seed cavity is small and it is an excellent 
shipper. It has a firm rind which is slightly ribbed and 
almost entirely covered with a solid grey net. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
15c; 34 lb., 40c; lb., #1.00, postpaid. 
Greeley Wonder Improved. 90 to 100 days. It is one of 
the earliest muskmelons under cultivation, and it produces 
large fruit, having deep ribs, well netted skin and flesh is of 
richest golden color, 1 J /2 inches thick, of the finest texture 
and entirely devoid of coarseness. It also has a fine flavor, 
and unlike most muskmelons, instead of tasting what is 
known as flat, it is very much like the best Rocky Ford Canta¬ 
loupes. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 40c; lb., #1.00, postpaid. 
Green-Fleshed Varieties 
Extra Early Hackensack. 80 days. Heavily netted, and 
has light green flesh of fine flavor, and it will keep in good 
condition for several days after picking. Large, fine form; 
grown also for the home garden very extensively. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 10c; 34 lb., 35c; lb., 90c, postpaid. 
Rocky Ford or Netted Gem. 92 days. Probably the most 
widely known of all cantaloupes. Used extensively for ship¬ 
ping, and by market gardeners. Fruits are small, nearly 
round, weigh 2 /i pounds; with no ribs, and heavily cov¬ 
ered with hard grey netting; flesh thick, green in color, with 
gold tinge at the center; juicy, delicious and of fine quality. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 40c; lb., #1.00, postpaid. 
Honey Ball Cantaloupe. 105 days. A cross between Honey 
Dew and Texas Cannonball. Excellent for home and market 
garden use, as well as shipping. Fruits round, weigh 3'/2 
pounds, yellowish white; smooth, with finely traced netting. 
Flesh grey-green, juicy, with sweet distinctive flavor. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 20c; 34 lb., 45c; lb., #1.25, postpaid. 
Old-Fashioned Muskmelon Mixture 
We have especially prepared a mixture of many varieties 
of muskmelons that contains seeds of every kind we could 
think of. From a patch of muskmelons produced from this 
mixture one will have muskmelons to eat throughout the en¬ 
tire season. The mixture includes all the old-fashioned sorts 
of early and later kinds, green-meated and golden meated. 
Melons with smooth skin and others with deep ribs. And after 
we had mixed all the old-fashioned varieties together, we threw 
in a few of the newer sorts which includes the Honey Dew, 
Greeley Wonder, etc. It will be interesting and pleasing to 
have a patch of melons like this. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 
35c; lb., 90c, postpaid. 
Preserving Melons 
Garden Lemon. Excellent for preserving. Has delicious 
flavor. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c, postpaid. 
Vine Peach. Very similar to Garden Lemon, used for pre¬ 
serving. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c, postpaid. 
Citron, Red Seeded. Round and handsome, excellent for 
preserving. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 34 lb., 25c; lb., 80c, postpaid. 
Citron, Preserving, Green-Seeded. Small, ball-shaped, 
highly striped with light and dark green. Flesh green, with 
green seeds. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 34 lb., 25c; lb., 80c, post¬ 
paid. 
Casaba and Honey Dew 
Culture: They should be planted and cultivated the same as 
muskmelons, and just before the first frost they should be 
gathered and stored in straw or in cellars, until November or 
later. 
Golden Beauty, Casaba. This medium-sized melon is 
globe-shaped and pinched at the stem end, and its leathery 
rind is rich golden yellow in color. Casabas cannot be raised 
successfully where the summer season is short. In California 
and the Gulf States they are greatly valued. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
20c; 34 lb., 60c; lb., #1.50, postpaid. 
Honey Dew, Green Fleshed. The creamy yellow fruits 
are nearly 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 deli¬ 
cious. The melons may be picked before they are fully ripe 
and stored in a cool place. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 40c; 
lb., #1.15, postpaid. 
Honey Dew Melon. 
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