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VEGETABLE SEED SPECIALTIES 
HENDERSON'S 
Melting Sugak 
Musk Melon 
This will prove a boon to those who esteem quality 
primarily in a Musk Melon. It is so vigorous, and 
produces such healthy vines, that it is practically free 
from blight and similar diseases, and all who grow Musk 
Melons know that superior quality is not produced 
on weak, unhealthy vines. 
The fruits exhibit a remarkable uniformity. They 
are 7 to 8 inches in length, and 4 to 5 inches in diameter 
-—a most attractive oval shape. The netting is in¬ 
tricately and evenly distributed, which, contrasting 
with the rich olive-green ground color of the skin, 
produces a pleasing harmony in color. The ribs are 
shallow, and at maturity develop a lighter shade of 
green. 
It is extremely prolific, and constantly so, and may 
be relied on under ordinary conditions to produce a 
satisfactoiy crop. 
The fruit holds up well after maturity, and the flesh, 
while quite firm, has the pleasing quality of losing 
substance when eaten, so aptly described as melting. 
The flesh is so deep that the seed cavity is reduced to 
the smallest possible space. It is of a pleasing rich 
green color, fading to a well defined salmon shade 
towards the center, and 
has a most attactive 
granular, crystalline 
appearance. 
The quality is superb. 
It is not merely sweet, 
but possesses in a 
marked degree that rich 
aromatic flavor known 
only in the best sorts. 
(See cut.) Price, 10c. 
pkt., 30c. oz., $1.00 
Kjb. 
“/Is aft experiffient last 
year, I put out some of your 
'Melting Sugar ’ Musk Mel¬ 
ons and raised the most de¬ 
licious melons that we ever 
lasted. “ 
CHAS. L. MILLER, 
Decatur, III. 
HENDERSON'S 
Early Hackensack 
MUSK MELON 
HENDERSON’S “THOROUGHBRED" 
ROCKY FORD MUSK MELON 
Some twelve years ago a number of enterprising growers conceived 
the_ idea of growing Musk Melons for the Eastern markets in the 
region of Rocky Ford, Colo., where climatic conditions .seemed quite 
favorable. Their success was complete, for they have not only 
supplied our tables with particularly good Melons just as our local 
supply declined, but have so improved the original stock of Netted 
Gem (grown by them almost exclusively) that the name has been 
usurped by Rocky Ford. 
The newer type is somewhat more rounded, the rib is less promi¬ 
nent, and the outer surface of the fruit densely covered with very 
small lace-like netting. The quality and rich aromatic flavor have 
also been greatly improved. The flesh is green, with a suggestion 
of pink at the seed cavity, and peculiarly inviting. 
It is beautiful in appearance, delightful in flavor, 
and a general favorite with all. (Sec cut.) Price, 
Sc. pkt., 10c. oz., 30c. M lb-) Sl.OO lb. 
"The Rocky Ford melons were most delicious and 
remarkably productive." E. II. PLATT, 
Watervliet, N. Y. 
A large green-fleshed variety, round, 
slightly flattened from the stem to the 
blossom end, very deeply and broadly 
ribbed with bold, strongly defined netting. 
The flesh is very thick, rich in appearance 
and beautiful in flavor. This type of 
Melon (once almost entirely superseded 
by the oval-.shapcd sorts) is rapidly coming 
into favor again. 
It is a selection which we originated from 
the famous Hackensack many years ago, 
and is well worthy of more extensive culti¬ 
vation. The fruits are not so large as 
the older sort, but weigh from five to six 
pounds each. It is fit for use immediately 
after the very early sorts. Price, 10c. pkt., 
15c. oz., 40c. K lb., $1.25 lb. 
" 1 have been using your Early Hakcnsack melon 
seed for the past four years fvith excellent results. " 
JOHN II. CALDWELL. Newburgh. N. Y. 
FOR OUR COMPLETE LIST OF MUSK MELONS—15 VARIETIES—SEE PAGES 63 and 64 
