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HACKENSACK EXTRA EARLY IMPROVED (80 days)—An improved 
selection from the old Hackensack, maturing from a week to ten days 
earlier; somewhat smaller and not so deeply ribbed, but otherwise similar 
to the old type. Fruit large, round, flattened at the ends, deeply and irregu¬ 
larly ribbed, coarsely and heavily netted; flesh green, thick and of fine 
quality. 
HONEYDEW (110 days)—A distinct melon of the Cassaba type. Fruit 
large ovoid in form, about 10 inches long and 8 inches in diameter; 
surface smooth and hard without ribbing or netting; creamy white 
in color; turning to a lemon tint when fully ripe; flesh light emerald green, 
very thick, ripening to the rind; very tender and melting, with an extreme 
sweetness found in no other melon. 
OHIO SUGAR (90 days) —Might well be termed a green fleshed Tip Top, 
resembling that variety in every way except in color of flesh. 
ROCKY FORD, or NETTED GEM (90 days)—We have an especially 
fine, improved strain of this popular melon as now grown at Rocky Ford. 
The fruit is small, almost round, and smooth, showing no ribs, and densely 
covered with heavy, hard gray netting; flesh thick and deep green, showing 
a faint lining of pink or gold at the center; of the highest quality. Excellent 
shipping variety. 
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BANANA CANTALOUPE (100 days)—Shaped somewhat as name 
indicates; grows about %}/2 feet long; flesh deep salmon color and has a 
sweet, mild flavor. 
BENDER’S SURPRISE—THE BENDER MELON (95 days)—A very 
popular variety in the East, particularly around Albany, N. Y. A selection 
from Surprise and a close kin to Irondequoit, differing from that variety 
in being slightly earlier, more oblong, fuller and more rounded at the ends 
and not quite as well netted; skin light greenish-yellow when ripe. A very 
delicious, large, salmon-fleshed melon with superior shipping and keeping- 
qualities. 
DELICIOUS (90 days)—Best described as an early strain of the famous 
Bender melon and while a trifle smaller in size, possesses all the good quali¬ 
ties of its parent. Not to be confused with a green-fleshed variety bearing 
a similar name. Popular for home markets. 
EMERALD GEM (88 days) A splendid early variety, coming in just ahead 
of Rocky Ford; fruits deep emerald green in color, globular or slightly flat¬ 
tened, irregularly, and distinctly ribbed; lightly netted; flesh very thick, 
sweet and of a deep, rich salmon color, having an exceedingly small seed 
cavity. One of the best melons for the home garden and local market. 
EXTRA EARLY OSAGE (85 days)—A week to ten days earlier than the 
old type Osage, and nearly as large; flesh very thick, salmon colored and of 
high quality. Form, color and general appearance similar to Osage. One of 
the very best melons we grow. 
