MARKET GARDENERS AND FLORISTS PRICE LIST—1937 
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Bender’s Surprise Muskmelon 
Harris’ Strain—Specially Selected—Northern Grown 
We have bred and grown our strain for over fifteen years here where our seasons are short 
always paying special attention to high quality, earliness and trueness of type. This careful selec¬ 
tion has made the Harris’ Strain the one outstanding stock of this variety. 
There is no muskmelon quite equal to the Bender’s for attractive appearance, fine flavor, 
size and keeping qualities. But be sure of your seed. There is no use buying inferior seed when 
Harris’ Northern Grown Strain can be purchased at such a low price. See prices on page 18. 
Sugar Rock or Honey Rock 
We have a fine true stock of this popular melon. 
The melons are nearly round about 5" in diameter, with a light green skin which turns to 
pale yellow when ripe. They are hard as a rock and covered with coarse heavy netting. 
The flesh is thick, deep orange, of fine texture and of an excellent flavor. See prices on page 18. 
The “Aristocrat”— Also Galled “Golden Combination’’ 
This is truly the “Aristocrat” of musk- 
melons. It is the melon for the expert grower 
who has a market for large melons of the 
finest flavor. While this melon will grow and 
do well under ordinary conditions it reaches 
the “peak of perfection” when given the best 
care and grown on good rich soil. It is slightly 
later in season than the Bender. 
The “Aristocrat” is a large handsome 
melon and one of the heaviest we have ever 
known; the flesh often being 3 inches or more 
thick; deep orange yellow in color and un¬ 
questionably the finest flavor we have ever 
tasted. This melon should be picked just at 
the time it requires a hard pull to separate the 
stem cleanly from the fruit, or about one day 
before one would ordinarily pick the fruit of 
most other varieties. If left too long on the 
vine it will become soft. 
The Aristocrat is not recommended for 
distant markets, but for the roadside stand 
and the grower who has a trade requiring only 
the best, it will command the highest prices. 
Try some this year. See prices on page 18. 
Schwaum (Ger .) MUSHROOM SPAWN Fungo pratajola (It.) 
Full directions for growing are sent with each order of spawn. 
Finest pure culture spawn, absolutely fresh. Mushrooms can be raised in cellars or under 
greenhouse benches where the temperature can be kept between 50 and 60 degrees. 
BRICK SPAWN. (White). One brick will spawn 10 to 12 square feet of bed. 
Price: One brick 40c; 3 bricks $1.10; 10 bricks $3.00. Prepaid. Not prepaid: 100 bricks $20.00. 
Write for prices on larger quantities. 
BOTTLE SPAWN. (White). Grown in bottles under sterile conditions after which the bot¬ 
tle is removed and the spawn packed in a carton. One carton will spawn 40 sq. ft. of bed. 
Price: Single Carton $1.25; 3 cartons $3.00. Prepaid. Not prepaid: 10 or more cartons at 80c 
per carton. Weight per carton about 1 lb. Write for prices on larger quantities. 
MUSTARD 
An ounce of seed will sow about 300 feet of row. 
FORDHOOK FANCY. (Long Standing). 
Leaves are slightly smaller and more finely cut and curled than the Southern 
Curled. A very pure stock. 
LONG STANDING. (Southern Curled)... 
This new long standing kind will stand without bolting to seed for a long time. 
During the hottest part of the summer this variety has stood for three weeks 
after it was large enough to cut, without going to seed. The leaves are dark 
green with beautiful green finely curled edges. 
Ocher (Ger.) OKRA Of GUMBO 
PERKINS’ LONG-POD. 
Large green pods. 
White Velvet. 
Round “white” pods. 
Standard Market Variety 
Oz. 
Hlb. 
lb. 
10 lb. 
$ .10 
$ .25 
$ .80 
$7.50 
.10 
.25 
.80 
7.50 
Ocra (It.) 
w. 
Oz. 
lb. 
lb. 
$ '.10 
$ .25 
$ .65 
.10 
.25 
.65 
