MUSKMELONS 
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MUSKMELONS—Continued 
@ Honey Bock 
All-America Selection's—Gold Medal 
Salmon-Fleshed Varieties—Continued 
Honey Rock. 90 to 95 days. Also known as Sugar 
^ Eoek. Fruit nearly round, medium, weigh 4 pounds. 
Skin grey-green, covered with a coarse netting. Flesh 
thick, juicy, orange-salmon, with fine flavor. Good for 
home use and for shipping to nearby markets. Pkts., 5c; 
oz., 20c; 1/4 lb., 45c; lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
Greeley Wonder Improved. 90 days. It is one of the 
earliest muskmelons under cultivation, and it produces 
large fruit, having deep ribs, well netted skin and flesh 
is salmon colored, 1^ inches thick, of the finest texture 
and entirely devoid of coarseness. It also has a fine 
flavor, and unlike most muskmelons, instead of tasting 
what is known as flat, it is very much like the best 
Rocky Ford cataloupes. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; V 4 lb., 40c, 
lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
Burrell Gem. 95 days. Also known as Ordway, Pink 
Meat and Defender. Shape is oblong. Rind dark green 
covered with a rather thin netting. The flesh is very 
firm, orange salmon with a rich spicy flavor. Seed 
cavity is small. Is an excellent keeper. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
20c; 1/4 lb., 40c; lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
Green-Fleshed Varieties 
Extra Early Hackensack. 80 days. A popular first early 
sort for home garden and local markets. Fruits large, 
globular with flattened ends. Heavily ribbed with 
coarse netting. Flesh green, thick, of fine quality. An 
early variety to grow. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; V 4 lb., 40c, 
lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
Large Hackensack. 88 days. A very fine type, used prin¬ 
cipally for home gardens and local markets. About a 
week later than Extra Early Hackensack and much 
larger. Fruits deeply ribbed with flattened ends. Weight 
7 pounds. Flesh thick, juicy, sweet. Green in color. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 1/4 lb., 40c; lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
Rocky Ford or Netted Gem. 92 days. Probably the most 
widely known of all cantaloupes. Used extensively for 
shipping, and by market gardeners. Fruits are small, 
nearly round, weigh 2% pounds; with no ribs, and heav¬ 
ily covered with hard grey netting; flesh thick, green 
in color, with gold tinge at the center; juicy, delicious 
and of fine quality. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; V 4 lb-, 40c; lb., 
$1.00, postpaid. 
Green-Fleshed Varieties—Continued 
Honey Ball. 105 days. Resembles the Honey Dew except 
being smaller, 5 inches in diameter covered with a slight 
netting. Honey Ball is a very sweet melon with Honey 
Dew flavor. An excellent shipper and can be kept a 
long time after being picked. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; Vi lb., 
45c; lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
Honey Dew. 112 days. An excellent shipper and keeper 
Fruits large, globular, surface smooth with practically 
no netting. Of ivory yellow color. Flesh fine texture, 
very thick, light emerald green with a distinctive 
sweetness not found in other melons. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 
1/4 lb., 40c; lb., $1.15, postpaid. 
Old-Fashioned Muskmelon Mixture 
This mixture is made of all the varieties we carry; the 
old fashioned muskmelons; new varieties of cantaloupes; 
golden flesh; green flesh; Honey Dews; Honey Ball. For 
a home garden such a mixture is very interesting and fine 
melons may be expected. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; V4 lb., 35c; 
lb., 90c, postpaid. 
Casaba 
Golden Beauty. 110 to 115 days. Requires a long, warm 
season to properly mature. Melons large, globe-shaped, 
pinched at stem end. Outer surface wrinkled, tough. 
Color golden yellow. Flesh white, luscious and spicy. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; V4 lb., 50c; lb., $1.50, postpaid. 
Preserving Melons 
Garden Lemon. Excellent for preserving. Has delicious 
flavor. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c, postpaid. 
Vine Peach. Very similar to Garden Lemon, used for 
preserving. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c, postpaid. 
Citron, Red Seeded. Round and handsome, excellent for 
preserving. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; V4 lb., 25c; lb., 80c, 
postpaid. 
Citron, Preserving, Green-Seeded. Small, ball-shaped, 
highly striped with light and dark green. Flesh green, 
with green seeds. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; V4 lb., 25c; lb., 80c, 
postpaid. 
Honey Dew 
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