ROCKY FORD 
Home of Cantaloupes. 
Market Growers' Prices, Page 100. 
Cantaloupe 
Burrell Gem 
98 days. Our own introduction. One of the best shippers 
for some sections where there is iittle rainfall and irriga- 
... tion is depended upon. Fruits, oval, 6 inches long, 4% 
inches in diameter, well developed, closely laced netting, unnetted suture 
between the ribs. Flesh deep orange salmon, thick, very fine grained, spicy 
and sweet. Packs 12. to the Jumbo flat crate. 
STOCK SEKD, sa,ved from the best of the first melons to ripen. 
(Pkt., 10c) (o*., 15c) (% lb., 35c) (lb., $1.20) (5 lbs., $5.25) prepaid. 
No. 1 SEED, saved only from melons that would be good shippers. 
(Pkt., 5c) (03B., 10c) (1/4 lb.. 25c) (lb., 80c) (5 lbs., $.3.40) prepaid. 
Port of a Pile of Burrell Gems Ready to Cut for Seed. 
10^ days. A large selection sometimes called 
OUrx611 V. 76 III J UIil.Dw Ordway Pink Meat. Weight 6 pounds: rind 
well netted and tough; flesh, deep salmon, 
very thick and of good quality. Good shipper and desirable for roadside 
market because of its large size and attractive appearance. Inclined to crack 
if season is too wet. Packs 7 to 9 to the Jumbo flat crate. 
(Pkt., 5c) (oz., 10c) (% lb., 25c) (lb., 80c) (5 lbs., $3.40) prepaid. 
Hearts of Gold—Large Round Type 
Price same as Burrell’s Oblougf Type Hearts of Gold 
Burreirs Oblong Type Hearts of Gold oped this melon from 
the Hoodoo, which 
was a nearly round melon, slightly flattened from stem to blossom. We first 
introduced it as Burrell’s Oblong Type Hoodoo. The name was later changed 
to Hearts of Gold. Size a little larger than the standard Rocky Ford. Well 
netted except a narrow stripe between shallow ribs; very firm and a good 
shipper; deep golden flesh is of the finest quality; sweet, spicy and distinctly 
flavored. 
STOCK seed, saved from the best of the first melons to ripen. 
(Pkt., 10c) (oz., 15c) (y 4 , lb., 40c) (lb., $1.50) (5 lbs., $0.60) prepaid. 
No. 1 SEED, saved only from melons that would be good shippers. 
(Pkt., 5c) (oz., 10c) (% lb., 30c) (lb., 90c) (5 lbs., $4.00) prepaid. 
Salmon Tinted Pollock 10-25 melon of the Rocky Ford type 
is covered with a closely laced 
grey netting. Flesh, green, changing to salmon near the seed cavity. Melons 
practically all standard in size; flavor very good and a good shipper. Packs 
13 to the standard flat crate. 
STOCK SEED, saved from the best of the first melons to ripen. 
(Pkt., 10c) (oz., 15c) (1/4 lb., 35c) (lb., $1.20) (5 lbs., $5.25) prepaid. 
No. 1 SEED, saved only from melons that would be good shippers. 
(Pkt., 5c) (oz., lOc) (% lb., 25c) (lb., 70c) (5 lbs., $3.00) prepaid. 
Eden Gem (Rocky Ford Green Flesh) Rocky foS 
' ■ ' ——————type, slightly ob¬ 
long, solidly netted, verv firm and highly resistant to rust. A good shipper. 
Packs 15 to the standard flat crate. Flesh, green, deep, fine grained and 
sweet. 
(Pkt., 5c) (oz., 10c) (% lb., 30c) (lb.. 90c) (5 lbs., $4.00) prepaid. 
Pearl Pink Meat or Ab- 
bott'c; Ppcrrl ^ 
& X'CUXl very tough, hard 
pearl colored 
rind; flesh, salmon colored, and of 
good flavor. It is a good shipper, 
packs 12 to the standard flat crate. 
(Pkt., 5c) (oz., 10c) (% lb., 
25c) (lb., 70c) (5 lbs., $3.00) pre¬ 
paid. 
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D. V. Burrell Seed Growers Co., Rocky Ford, Colo. 
