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BLOOMSDALE LONG STANDING IS THE BEST SPINACH FOR THE SPRING 
Landreths’Double Extra Select Rocky Ford (For description see Page 43) 
CANTALOUPES—Continued 
YELLOW FLESHED CANTALOUPES 
Banana —92 Days. A melon growing 18 inches 
long, 4 to 5 inches thick, weighing about 7 pounds, 
and distinctly tapering at each end. Lemon colored 
skin, pink flesh, of very fine texture and delicate 
flavor. To all who enjoy something out of the 
ordinary we strongly recommend the trying of this 
variety as a novelty. 
Pkt. 6c oz. 16c j lb. 40c lb. $1.26 
Defender, Burrells Gem or Ordway Pink—86 
Days. A celebrated orange fleshed Melon, one of 
the best of the Rocky Ford types. Fruit medium 
size, oval, showing a slight rib and covered with a 
grayish netting, the flesh is a deep orange yellow. 
Small cavity. Pkt. 6c oz. 16c | lb. 36c lb. $1.10 
Edward’s Perfecto—90 Days. This is a salmon 
fleshed, round, well netted without ribs, very small 
cavity variety. Excellent for shipping and no doubt 
will be used very shortly for long distance shipping. 
Delicious sweet flavor. 
Pkt. 6 c oz. 16c i lb. 36c lb. $1.26 
Emerald Gem —86 Days. A small, very early 
Melon, form globular, flattened at the poles, slightly 
ribbed, netted, orange flesh, deep emerald green line 
under the skin. Very sweet and luscious. One of 
the best for the garden. 
Pkt. 6 c oz. 16c i lb. 36c lb. $1.10 
Fordhook or Yellow Flesh Jenny Lind—86 Days. 
A thick orange flesh, small cavity melon, well ribbed 
and heavily netted. Flat at poles, resembles the 
Jenny Lind in many respects, except in color. 
Especially popular in New Jersey on account of its 
very appetizing flavor. Weight about I 5 pounds. 
Pkt. 6 c oz. 16c i lb. 36c lb. $1.10 
Hale’s Best No. 36—86 Days. A very early melon. 
Salmon flesh of exceptional thickness, oval in 
shape with heavy netting and prominent ribs. The 
best strain of this valuable variety. 8 to 10 days 
earlier than Rocky Ford. Planted in many sections, 
its chief value being its remarkable eaiiiness. The 
earliest melon shipped from California. 
Pkt. 6c oz. 16c i lb. 36c lb. $1.16 
Hearts of Gold or Hoo Doo—90 Days. An orange 
fleshed, medium sized, almost round shaped, good 
shipping variety. Fine netting extending over the 
whole surface, a fine highly colored melon of good 
shipping qualities. Pkt. 6c oz. 16c j lb. 36c lb. $1.16 
Hearts of Gold No. 10—90 Days. This is a very 
superior strain of our own selection from the famous 
Hearts of Gold. The cavity is very small with a 
deep salmon flesh, well netted and slightly ribbed. 
It is a very fine variety. 
Pkt. 6c oz. 26c z lb. 70c lb. $2.26 
Osage or Millers Cream—92 Days. Fruit 
medium size, oval, slightly ribbed, small cavity, 
dark green in color, covered more or less with a 
shallow netting, flesh deep salmon color and very 
thick. Very valuable for home consumption. 
Pkt. 6c oz. 16c i lb. 36c lb. $1.16 
Pollock No. 10-26—96 Days. The fruit is quite 
round, heavily netted, no ribs, small cavity, ex¬ 
cellent flavor, identical to Rocky Ford except the 
flesh is salmon tinted. This variety has a reputation 
of being the best rust-resistant of any Melon. We 
cannot praise our stocks of this too highly. 
Pkt. 6c oz. 16c z lb. 36c lb. $1.16 
Surprise or Tip Top—96 Days. Very productive, 
medium size, fruit nearly round although some¬ 
times a little flat, color grayish green, deep ribbed 
and very little if any netting. Flesh “deep salmon,” 
sweet and of such exquisite flavor that it has put 
this sort in high favor with the melon specialist, 
not only in northern New York State, but wherever 
quahty is of prime importance. 
Pkt. 6c oz. 16c i lb. 36c lb. $1.16 
Surprise, Bender’s—96 Days. This is larger than 
ordinary Surprise, ribbed slightly, hard and netted. 
Its coarse netting, heavy rind gives it good shipping 
qualities. The shape is similar to Surprise or Tip 
Top. Pkt. 6c oz. 16c z lb. 46c lb. $1.60 
