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BOFFERDING SEED CO., MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 
MUSKMELON 
1 oz. 30 Hills 
4-5 lbs. per Acre 
Honey Rock 
Our melon growers demand the best 
strains of melon seed obtainable and we 
aim to supply seed that satisfies the most 
critical. 
Honey Rock —A rather new melon origi¬ 
nating in Indiana and acquiring immediate 
popularity on account of its high quality. 
Of medium size with a gray-green skin 
moderately covered with a heavy, coarse 
netting; rich salmon flesh. One of the 
best sellers where buyers demand a real 
sweet, salmon fleshed melon. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 10c; 54 lb. 35c; lb. $1.25. 
Delicious —Best described as an early 
strain of the famous Bender or Golden 
Osage melon and while a trifle smaller, 
possesses all the good qualities of its 
parent. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 54 lb. 30c; lb. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Lake Champlain —Plants vigorous, healthy, 
melons medium sized, densely netted, flesh 
deep, sweet and golden yellow in color. 
The first and best muskmelon in the Min¬ 
neapolis market. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 54 lb. 
35c; lb. $1.25. 
Hearts of Gold -Splendid midseason variety. 
Thinly covered with a fine grey netting 
and distinctly ribbed. Flesh is rich orange 
color. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 54 lb. 35c; lb. 
$1.25. 
Golden Osage —A very popular variety in 
the east. A selection from Surprise and a 
close kin to Irondequoit, differing from 
that variety in being more oblong, more 
full and rounded at the ends, not quite 
as well netted or as early; skin light green¬ 
ish-yellow when ripe. A very delicious, 
large salmon-fleshed melon with superior 
shipping and keeping qualities. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 10c; 54 lb. 30c; lb. $1.00; 5 lbs. $4.50. 
Milwaukee Market —A variety very popu¬ 
lar in Chicago and Milwaukee markets. 
Of Surprise parentage and close kin to 
Bender’s Surprise, although earlier. Fruits 
of medium size, nearly round, lightly 
ribbed and fairly netted; skin light green; 
flesh thick, salmon colored and very 
sweet. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 54 lb. 30c; lb. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Hale’s Best No. 36 —Fruits oval; well 
netted, sutures netted over but distinct. 
The fine grained rich, salmon colored flesh 
holds up better than most sorts. Excellent 
for roadside markets. 85 days. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 10c; 54 lb. 35c; lb. $1.10; 5 lbs. $5.00. 
Honey Dew—Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 54 lb. 35c; 
lb. $1.25. 
Long Yellow Cantaloupe —Large, long, 
oval and deeply ribbed; flesh light salmon, 
very thick and sweet. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 
54 lb. 50c. 
PARSLEY AND ENDIVE ARE GOOD FOR DYSPEPSIA 
