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=THE HENDEKSON= 
BUSHMUSKMELON 
THE GEM OF THE SMALL 
GARDEN 
Radically different from any existing kind. 
The bush character is attained by a shortening 
of the stem between the joints. There are just 
as many leaves on the plant as on other kinds, 
but these grow so compactly that the plant can 
be grown on one-half the space usually required. 
Notwithstanding its radical departure from ex¬ 
isting types it is by no means a freak, its freedom 
from variation has been too constant over the 
entire time of our observance of it. 
The fruit is small, but fully equal in quality 
to the old and justly esteemed Jenny Lind, which 
is probably the best flavored of all green-fleshed 
sorts. They are produced in abundance, in fact 
we advise that each plant be allowed to ripen 
only about one-half of the fruit, as it is apt to 
bear too many. 
It delights in a rich, preferably sandy, well manured soil, and 
responds favorably to frequent applications of water during drought. 
(See cut.) Price, 15c. pkt., 4 pkts. for 50c., 75c. oz., $2.50 34 lb. 
“ We never grew Melons before as our garden is small, but last year we put in 
a few hills of your Hush Musk Melon, 3 feet apart, and followed your directions 
7 vith gratifying results. We allowed four plants to the hill and their average yield 
was 15 Melons to the hill, all as sweet and delicious as the best Melon we ever 
tasted ." V. R. METZ, Closter, N. J. 
“The people are wild about my Bush Musk Melons. They are certainly a sight ■ 
to see, for on many of the hills the Melons are piled up in clusters; on one there sc 
were six. all in a bunch. The vines are healthy and full of blossoms, and if we gel p 
some rain there will be a great yield." 
DUBOIS BRINCKERHOFF, De Wint Street, Beacon, N. Y. I 
“Your Henderson' Bush Musk Melons aroused the curiosity of all who sau I 
them—so different were they in habit of growth from the vine Melons that many * 
people could not believe they were Melons until the fruit appeared. I could plant ** 
twice as many hills on the same plot of ground which was a great advantage." 
A. J. SCRIVENS, North Hackensack . N. J. ! 
— COLE’S EARLY — 
WATERMELON 
NORTH rivals SOUTH with COLE'S EARLY 
Produces Luscious Melons 
Where None Grew Before 
Surest in Crop Production 
QUALITY EQUAL TO THE BEST 
This is the easiest to grow of all the Watermelons. If you have 
failed with other sorts you can succeed with Cole’s Early. It is 
the best variety for the family garden, primarily so on account of 
its extreme earliness, but mainly because it has all the qualities 
necessary to a perfect variety for this purpose. Its remarkably 
early character entirely removes the most common hindrance to 
its cultivation. As far north as Canada and in places where 
Watermelons never grew before, Cole’s Early is now supplying 
the tables of those who grow it, just as bountifully and with just as 
good Melons as in the sunny regions of the South. 
It is good in every respect, producing a liberal crop of Melons 
twelve inches long and nine inches in diameter, not large, but in 
abundance and of delicious quality. The deep red, fine grained 
flesh ripens from heart to rind, while its rich color and luscious 
flavor are tempting to the most exacting and critical taste. (See 
cut.) Price, 10c. pkt., 15c. oz., 35c. 34 lb., $1.00 lb. 
“ Your Cole's Early Watermelons are better than you said they were. I raised 
several last year that r ,weighed over 20 pounds each and they were two weeks earlier 
than any other kind I had." E. B. KEATHLEY, Kenton, Tenn. 
“Cole's Early Watermelons were of the best quality and also very productive." 
V. M. BROWN , East Moravia, Pa. 
CITRON. Red seeded. Small round fruits, for preserves only, 
pkt., 10c. oz., 30c. Pi lb., 90c. lb. 
CUBAN QUEEN. Large oval Melons; striped dark and light green; flesh red 
and of excellent quality; the best late sort. Price, 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 30c. 
lb., 85c. lb. 
FLORIDA FAVORITE. One of the best of the long oval Melons, attaining 
enormous size; succeeding further north than other large varieties; rind thin 
but hard, mottled light and dark green; flesh clear crimson. Price, 5c. pkt., 
10c. oz., 30c. 1 1 lb., 85c. lb. 
ICE CREAM. (White-seeded.) A medium-sized, almost round Melon, suc¬ 
ceeding well in the North. Skin light green, faintly mottled; flesh scarlet 
and solid. Price, 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 30c. H lb., 85c. lb. 
KLECKLEY’S SWEETS. An oval-shaped variety, with dark green skin and 
thin rind. The bright scarlet flesh is extremely sweet. Price, 5c. pkt., 10c. 
oz., 30c., M lb., 85c. lb. 
KOLB’S GEM. The fruit is nearly round, rind dark green, somewhat marbled 
with lighter shades. Weight, 25 to 50 lbs. Price, 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 25c. V\ 
lb., 75c. lb. 
MAMMOTH IRON CLAD. An old and popular variety; grows to an immense 
size; oval, dark green with light markings; red flesh of fine quality. Price, 
5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 25c. ]4 lb., 75c. lb. 
MOUNTAIN SWEET. An old favorite; oval, dark green fruits, rind thin; 
flesh red. solid and sweet. Price, 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 25c. l /i lb., 75c. lb. 
SWEET HEART. An early oval-shaped Melon, light green mottled, with 
thin, tough rind; flesh light red, solid, of fine quality and flavor. Price, 5c. 
pkt., 10c. oz., 30c. M lb., 85c. lb. 
SWEET SIBERIAN, HENDERSON’S. Splendid for northern climates. Flesh 
deep orange-buff and verv sweet, early and productive. Price, 10c. pkt., 
15c. oz., 40c. l 4 lb., $1.25 lb. 
TOM WATSON. Long oval shape, thin but tough rind; bright scarlet flesh, 
excellent quality. Price, 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 30c. Li lb., 85c. l b. 
f°ou r nded in by S Peter Henderson in 1847 is no b w y on Charles Henderson Peter and Howard M. Henderson 
GENERAL LIST OF WATERMELONS 
( loz. for 30 hills.) 
Price, 5c. 
