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The “Henderson Bush Musk Melon 
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THE MOST REMARKABLE AND VALUABLE SEED NOVELTY OF THE AGE 
A CLIMAX IN PLANT BREEDING AND VINE CURTAILMENT 
DELICIOUS MUSK MELONS MAY NOW BE GROWN IN EVERY GARDEN 
AND IN FIELD CULTURE THE SAVING IN SPACE 
PERMITS TWICE AS MANY MELONS TO BE PRODUCED AS FROM VINE VARIETIES 
M USK Melons and Cantaloupes—the most delicious of the 
world’s vegetable-fruits, natives of the warmer parts of 
Asia—have been esteemed and cultivated from remote 
antiquity, during which time thousands of special varieties 
have developed, degenerated and been superseded, but never among 
them all, so far as we know, has a Vineless or Bush variety been 
produced until the advent of THE “HENDERSON” BUSH MUSK 
MELON. 
For a number of years we have been breeding and selecting this 
remarkable variation from Vine Melons, and at last have it so “fixed,” 
that we offer it to our patrons as the most valuable seed novelty 
that has been introduced in many years. 
The fruits are of the popular “Jenny Lind” type but larger, 
averaging 5 inches in diameter; they vary somewhat in shape from 
flattened-round to almost spherical; the ribs are shallow; the surface 
is dark green, but so densely netted that it appears almost russet 
colored. The flesh is very deep, edible'almost to the rind and is 
colored light green flushed with salmon towards the centre. The 
seed cavity is small. The quality is superb, lusciously sweet and 
juicy with a cool gratifying flavor and a delightful aroma. They 
ripen a little in advance of “Rocky Ford.” 
“ Your * Henderson' Bush Musk Melons aroused the curiosity of all who sa7v 
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. 
“ We never grew melons before as our garden is small, but last year we pul in 
a few hills of your Bush Musk Melon, 3 feel apart . and followed your directions 
with 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 lasted. ” 
V. R. METZ, Closler, N. J. 
But the crowning merit of The “Henderson” Bush Musk Melon 
is its vineless character of growth or “bush” habit, which is of dis¬ 
tinct advantage, thus not only saving space and permitting it to be 
grown in even small gardens where home-grown Melons have been 
denied on account of the amount of ground that the vine varieties 
require but — as all experienced Melon growers know, the sweetest 
Musk Melons on vine varieties are produced nearest the root — as 
all of the Melons produced on the “Henderson” Bush Musk Melon 
are borne near the roots, they are all naturally of superlative quality. 
The plants of The “Henderson” Bush Musk Melon are stocky 
and vigorous, growing from 15 to 18 inches in length, and two to three 
of them to a hill form a circular mound 2 ^ to 3 feet in diameter which 
permits the hills to be spaced 3 feet apart or at the rate of 4840 hills 
to the acre, whereas the vine varieties are usually planted 5 feet 
apart or 1742 hills to the acre. Allowing as a fair average 5 fruits 
to a hill the yield would be 24,200 fruits per acre from the Bush 
Melon and of the Vine Melons at 7 fruits to the hill, 12,194 fruits 
to the acre. This comparison thus shows The “Henderson” Bush 
Musk Melon will yield practically double the number of fruits that 
Vine Melons do, on a given area. 
Special cultural directions will accompany every package. Price, 
15c. per pkt., 4 pkts. for 50c.; 9 pkts. for $1.00. 
“/ must tell you how pleased I was 7uith your 'Henderson' Bush Musk Melon. 
My hills were made 2 X A feel apart and two plants gro7un in each hill. I sprayed 
them every week with Bordeaux, so they were healthy, vigorous and free from blight 
and lice. The plants bore usually six melons each, all perfect and of the finest 
flavor. CHARLES E. COMPTON, Harrington, Del. 
“ Your Bush Musk Melon did extra 7vell with me considering the hot dry season. 
It is early, vigorous, very productive and an excellent table melon.” 
EDGAR F. HURFF, Mullica Hill, N. J. 
Henderson’s “Golden Rod” Sweet Corn 
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T HIS typically American product, Sweet Corn—differing from 
Field Corn in so far as the starchy content is changed to 
a sugary one—was introduced to the Pilgrim Settlers by 
the Indians from Susquehanna. It was then an inferior 8 
rowed, red cobbed variety known as “Papoon” Corn; yet it soon won 
favor as a delicious and nutritious food. Since that time the 
appreciation of Sweet Corn has increased progressively with its 
improvement, resulting from a better knowledge of cultural require¬ 
ments, cross-breeding and selecting to type ideals. This improve¬ 
ment has beqn especially pronounced during the past few years, 
many excellent sorts having been recently introduced, among which 
the yellow-grained varieties have slowly but steadily won favor, 
strictly on quality merit, for the color has been an objection among 
people educated up to the white-kerneled varieties. But once tried, 
the Yellow Sweet Corn invariably wins a devotee. 
Henderson’s “Golden Rod” Sweet Corn, the newest—and we 
“J have to congratulate you upon your success with your ne7v production of 
Sweet Corn—The Golden Rod. I consider it the finest S7veet Corn on the market. 
Last year I sent to you and got a pint for a trial at the same lime / got some Golden 
Bantam 7 vhich has always been my favorite Sweet Corn. For several years I have 
had a garden and during that time I have tried many varieties oj 7vhiteSweej. Coni, 
but have cast them all aside for your Golden Bantam and Golden Rod. Notwith¬ 
standing the dry season 7 uith us the Golden Rod and Bantam were as S7veet and tender 
as usual while the white varieties were tasteless and lough.” _ 
FRED S. BRADFORD, Bristol, R. I. 
think the best of all the yellow varieties—is our hybrid, the resultant 
cross-breed between Stowell’s Evergreen and Golden Bantam, and 
it possesses many of the merits of both parents with other merits 
exclusively its own. The plants, Sturdy, healthy and leafy, grow 6 to 
7 feet high and bear almost invariably on each stalk, and in 60 to 
70 days from planting—two fine ears 8 to 10 inches in length, bux- 
omly filled to the very tips with 12 rows of deep succulent kernels of 
a rich, translucent cream-yellow color, tender, deliciously melting 
and sweet. This luscious “milk stage” quality is maintained for 
an unusually long time on account of the thick, protecting husks 
which“also check attacks from insects, worms and smut. The ears 
carry plenty of silk, and as the tassel pollen is very potent, it insures 
full development of every kernel even those rounding out the tips. 
When mature this Corn is of a golden-chrome color. Price, 15c. 
pkt., 30c. pt., 50c. qt., $1.85 for four qts., $3.50 pk. (For free deliv¬ 
ery in U. S. add 5c. per pint or 10c. qt.) 
“ Your Golden Rod is the finest Sweet Corn / have ever seen or tasted. You 
could not improve it if you tried.” II. G. NIXON, East Lake, Ala. 
“ J must say that I am very glad that I experimented 7uilh your ‘Golden Rod ’ 
S 7 veet Corn and I shall continue to gro7v it as long as I can get the seed, for it has 
the most wonderful sweet and tender qualities of any Corn 7ve ever had on our table 
This is the opinion of not only myself and family but scores of friends 7vho have 
dined with us.” WILLIAM WILSON KNOTT, East Orange, N. J. 
We Deliver Free in the U.S. ESSfSoS; all Vegetable, Flower and Lawn Grass Seeds 
