26 THE O & M SEED CO^ GREEN SPRINGS^ OHIO 
MUSKMELONS 
Culture—Melon growers in this vicinity grow better melons on sandy loam soil. Sow in hills 5 to 6 feet apart 
using 10 seeds to a hill and thinning later, leaving 5 to 6 of the more vigorous plants. Cover seed 1 to IV 2 
inches. 2 to 3 lbs.per acre. One of our customers produced 300 bushels of Honey Rocks per acre. 
Bender’s Surprise 
Honey Rock—One of the most desirable melons for both home and market use. 
Also known as Sugar Rock. Originated in Indiana. Highest quality. Flesh orange- 
salmon. 
Early Hackensack—One of the most popular of the early green fleshed varieties. 
Not a good shipper, but a good home garden kind. Flesh very sweet and spicy. 
Tip Top—An excellent melon for home use. Varies from round to oblong, rather 
large in size and a little late in maturing. Skin pale green. Flesh rich deep salmon, 
sweet and spicy. 
Bender's Surprise—Fruit oblong. Flesh salmon of good quality. A good shipper. 
Belongs to Tip Top strain. 
Improved Perfecto—Very desirable for shipping. Fruits 
nearly round covered with gray netting without ribs. Thick 
flesh with small seed cavity. Deep salmon color, juicy and 
sweet. 
Ohio Sugar—It is almost identical with Tip Top except 
the flesh is green and it is probably the best in its class 
among the green fleshed varieties. Edible in 95 days. 
Banana—Shaped somewhat as named. Grows about IV 2 
feet long, flesh deep salmon color and of fair quality. 
Milwaukee Market—A medium large, pink fleshed melon 
with excellent eating qualities. Very prolific and good ap¬ 
pearance. Good shipper. 
Hale’s Best—Salmon flesh of exceptional thickness. Good 
shipper. This variety comes from the Imperial Valley in 
California. Very early. Oval shaped, with heavy netting 
and fairly prominent ribs. 
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Lake Champlain—A medium sized 
melon, salmon fleshed and very early. 
Practically round. Edible in 87 days. 
Hearts of Gold—A good small midsea¬ 
son variety. Fruit round, densely cov¬ 
ered with a fine gray netting. Flesh 
thick, ripening to the rind, with small 
seed cavity. A good shipper. Flesh a 
deep pink salmon, juicy and sweet. 
Rocky Ford—A green fleshed variety 
and is an exceptionally good shipping 
melon. 
Osage—A large, main crop melon of 
superior quality; fruit dark green, 
covered with a shallow gray netting. 
Flesh a rich orange-salmon, exceed¬ 
ingly thick with small seed cavity. 
MUSTARD 
Culture—1 ounce to 100 ft. row. 
Use principally for greens and 
when cooked with swiss chard, 
kale or spinach, makes a delicious 
dish fit for a King. Sow in rows 
or broadcast. 
Southern Curled—Used very ex¬ 
tensively for greens. Usually sown 
broadcast and withstands cold 
weather to a large extent. Mustard 
mixed with swiss chard or spin¬ 
ach is very desirable. 
A 10 Acre Field of Bender’s Surprise grown from O & M Seed 
