FORTY-SIX YEARS OF “GOLDEN RULE” SERVICE 
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Muskmelon 
The general satisfaction that our Melon Seed gave 
last season again proves the superior quality of our 
Melon Seed. For years this seed has stood the test of 
the most critical planters in the United States until 
today we are leaders in this line. 
Prices on all Muskmelons: % oz., 5c; 1 oz., 10c; M 
lb., 25c; 1 lb., 75c; 5 lbs. for 65c per lb. 
Banana. Lemon-colored skin when ripe, grows 20 to 28 
inches long and 4 inches in diameter. Flesh pink, sweet and 
delicious. Good for home use. Matures in 90 days ; weight 
often 7 lbs. 
Bender (Bender’s Surprise). A very popular melon in eastern 
markets. Flesh is deep orange, thick, and deliciously flavored ; 
rind is light green changing to golden tint when ripe, heavily 
ribbed and netted. Later than Irondequoit and more oblong 
in shape. The melons are uniformly large, often weighing 
from 8 to 10 pounds, with superior shipping and keeping 
qualities. 
Early Hackensack. Very early, green flesh, sweet, of good 
size, juicy, small seed space, good market melon. 
Emerald Gem. Old standard, smooth skin, salmon color 
flesh, very sweet, hardy, thrifty and prolific. 
gale’s Best. The earliest maturing of all large melons. 
■ Even in a season remarkable for its coolness the fruits 
I matured to luscious sweetness in 68 days after planting, 
i The melons are oval but inclined to produce some fruit of 
somewhat more elongated shape. The popularity of Hale’s 
Best is due not only to its earliness but particularly to the 
, sweet, tasty flavor of its beautiful salmon flesh. 
Hearts of Gold. Flesh orange color ; fine flavor. Ripens in 
70 days. Exceedingly productive, flesh firm, thin hard rind, 
splendid shipper. Try this for home and market gardens. 
Michigan growers get a higher price for it in city markets 
C than any other melon. 
Honey Hock (or Sugar Rock). A wonderfully sweet melon 
with thick orange flesh and a distinctive flavor, suggesting 
the Honey Dew taste. It produces heavily and matures in 
85 days.; Oval fruits of medium size, not ribbed. An excel¬ 
lent home garden variety. 
Imperial Muskmelon. (New). A new round, netted variety 
with very thick flesh and an extremely small seed cavity. 
It can be thoroughly vine ripened and still be shipped. 
We consider this to be the coming market variety. 
Bake Champlain. (57 days). A new variety which has proved 
out supreme in numerous widely separated tests for hardi¬ 
ness, earliness, productiveness, and quality. The melon is 
medium sized, intricately netted, moderately ribbed; the 
flesh is deep, very sweet and melting, of a beautiful golden 
yellow color. The plants are very vigorous and bushy, ripen¬ 
ing perfect fruits even under adverse conditions, far in ad¬ 
vance of all competing varieties. 
dsagV (Miller’s Cream). Dark green, egg shape, medium 
size, a thick red-salmon meat, thin skin and best flavor. 
Rocky Ford Muskmelon 
Hocky Ford dr Netted Gem. Greatly improved over the Hearts of Gold 
Gem varieties, slightly oblong, very sweet and fine flavored, 
thick fleshed, early and sure. The kind you liked when a boy. 
Made Colorado famous for Muskmelons. 
Ti]> Top. Medium size, nearly round, slightly ribbed, nearly 
covered with netting, orange-colored flesh. An excellent 
market sort. 
Kale 
(Or Borecole) 
Kale 
Kohl-rabi 
Dwarf Green Curled Scotch. The best variety. 
Improves in winter. Green and beautiful. 14 oz., 
5c; 1 oz., 8c. 
Kohl-rabi 
(Or Turnip-Rooted Cabbage) 
14 oz., 5c; 1 oz., 10c; 14 lb., 35c; 1 lb., $1.00. 
Early White Vienna. Flesh white and tender; 
used before fully grown. 
Early Purple Vienna. Same except color. 
Leek 
Broad American Flag". Best. 14 oz., 5c; 1 oz., 8c. 
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