10 
1937 SEED CATALOG 
THE INLAND SEED CO. 
MELONS, MUSK—Continued 
GREEN-FLESHED VARIETIES 
Green Nutmeg. Ripens early, flesh green, fine and sweet. 
Superior for early market, or family garden; a favorite for 
hotels and restaurants. 
Hackensack Extra Early Improved. A selection from and an 
improvement on the old Hackensack, and similar in shape and 
appearance; nearly as large and fully 10 days earlier; one of 
the finest for market gardeners. 
ROCKYFORD 
Rocky Ford or Netted Gem. It is of the Netted Gem type, 
oval in shape, averaging from 4 y 2 to 5 inches in length, of a 
delicious flavor, very fine and smooth grained flesh, of light 
green color throughout. 
Green-Fleshed Muskmelons, postpaid, pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 
25c; y* lb. 40c; %, lb. 60c; 1 lb. $1.00; 5 lbs. $4.50; 10 lbs. $8.00. 
CASSABAS—WHITE-FLESHED 
Golden Beauty Cassabas. One of the best cassabas. It is a 
variety grown extensively for shipment. The fruits are nearly 
globular, bright yellow with golden tint, with wrinkled skin, 
6 to 8 inches in diameter. The flesh is white, very thick, juicy 
and sweet. Postpaid, pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 20c; 2 oz. 30c; % lb. 50c; 
V 2 lb. 80c; 1 lb. $1.25; 5 lbs. $5.75; 10 lbs. $10.00. 
MELONS, WATER 
Cuban Queen. A very fine variety, 
growing to a great size; flesh 
bright red, solid and sweet. The 
skin is beautifully striped, dark 
and light green. 
Florida Favorite. Oblong in shape, 
growing to a large size; rind dark, 
with light green stripes; flesh 
light crimson, crisp and sweet. 
ICE CREAM 
Peerless. One of the best melons in cultivation. Rind thin, 
light mottled green. Flesh bright scarlet; solid to the center, 
sweet as honey. 
TOM WATSON 
Tom Watson. A large, long melon similar in shape and color 
to the Kleckley’s Sweet and possessing the same delicious 
flavor and quality, but averaging larger in size and with a 
tougher rind, making it especially adapted for shipping to 
distant markets. The vines are vigorous and productive. The 
flesh is rich red, sweet and tender. Seed white, more or less 
marked with brown. Excellent shipper. 
Watermelons, postpaid. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; *4 lb. 
35c; y 2 lb. 55c; 1 lb. 90c; 5 lbs. $4.00; 10 lbs. $7.00. 
Klondike. A melon of good size and shape with dark green 
skin. Fruits show a suggestion of ribbing but are smooth. 
The flesh is highly colored and of fine quality and flavor. The 
seeds are small, smooth and black. This melon has become 
very popular on account of the attractive, bright red interior 
color, combined with high quality, and the thin but tough 
rind which stands shipping well Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 30c; 
% lb. 45c; H lb. 75c; 1 lb. $1.25; 5 lbs. $5.00; 10 lbs. $9.00, post¬ 
paid. 
Citron. For preserving; grows uniformly round and smooth; 
striped and marbled with light green; flesh white and solid. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; % lb. 45c; y 2 lb. 75c; 1 lb. $1.25. 
MUSHROOM SPAWN 
With intelligent care and 
good spawn, mushrooms can 
be made to pay handsomely. 
They can be successfully 
grown in a dry cellar or under 
the benches of a greenhouse, 
where the temperature can be 
kept from 50 to 60 degrees. 
Lambert’s Pure Culture. It 
comes in bricks, weighing 
about 20 ounces. These are 
broken up into pieces the size 
of a walnut and put into the 
bed one foot apart each way. 
Brick, 45c; 5 bricks, $2.00, post¬ 
paid. 
Leaflet on Mushroom culture sent with order if requested. 
MUSTARD 
Mustard is used alone as “greens” or with cress as salad. 
Sow any time in the spring, in rows. 
Southern Giant Curled. The leaves are large, light green 
with tinge of yellow, much crimped and frilled at edges. The 
plant is upright or slightly spreading in growth. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; lb. 35c; y 2 lb. 50c; 1 lb. 85c. 
Halbert Honey. An exceedingly sweet and deliciously flavored 
melon, similar in size and shape to Kleckley’s Sweet. It is of 
handsome, long, oval shape, averaging about 18 inches long, 
and about six inches in diameter. 
Ice Cream (Black Seeded). A little later. Oval in shape, light 
in color, with a very faint stripe, seeds small and black, flesh 
bright red with a thin rind and solid meat and a flavor that far 
surpasses that of any other watermelon. It is crisp and de¬ 
licious. 
Irish Grey. A distinct and very valuable melon; wonder¬ 
fully productive; long, thick, uniform. Color of rind, 
yellowish gray, interwoven with thread-like veins; 
smooth, marble-like surface almost as hard as the 
citron. Flesh sparkling bright red. 
Kleckley’s Sweet, or Monte Cristo (White Seeded). This 
is one of the best flavored melons in cultivation, and 
of a shape and color that is extremely desirable. The 
rind is very dark green, very thin; flesh deep scarlet; 
fine, and of delicious quality. For the home market 
and family garden it is decidedly one of the best. 
Attractive red color, crisp, sweet and delicious. 
KLECKLEY'S SWEET 
