o U A L I T Y, P U R I T Y 
The Honey Ball has been called a “small edition” of the Honey Dew, and like 
the Honey Dew, it has a white rind and a green flesh. The Honey Ball also has 
excellent keeping and shipping qualities. It is a small round melon, usually meas¬ 
uring about five inches in diameter. The flesh is firm and very sweet. 
The Honey Ball is a very prolific variety, and care should be taken in planting- 
in order that the plants may not be too closely grouped. Close planting and the 
natural prolificness of the Honey Ball might result in too small a melon. 
The sweetness of the Honey Ball makes it unique among cantaloupes from the 
consumers viewpoint. Its long keeping and excellent shipping qualities make it a 
valuable melon from the growers viewpoint. 
Prices postpaid: Ounce, 15c; % pound, 40c; /i pound, 70c; 1 pound, $1.25; 
2 pounds, $2.40; 5 pounds, $5.15; 10 pounds, $10.00. 
The Honey Ball is a miniature edition of the Honey Dew 
★ The “winter melons” are a distinct variety of melons that is distinguished 
principally by their lack of strong musky odor of muskmelons and by their late 
maturity. The “winter melons” usually take more than one hundred days to reach 
maturity. This feature prevents the growing of most of them! in northern latitudes, 
although the Honey Ball can sometimes be grown as far north as New York. 
The flesh of the “winter melons” is very thick and reaches its most edible con¬ 
dition after it begins to become over-ripe. These melons can be held for long periods 
after picking, which serves to extend the melon season into the winter months. It 
is because of this that we use the term “winter melons.” 
We are offering on this page the three most widely used of the “winter melons”: 
the Honey Ball, the Honey Dew, and the Mildew Resistant Honey Dew. 
There is an interesting story behind the introduction of the Honey Dew melon 
into the United States. At one time it was thought that the Honey Dew was a 
cross from an imported melon and a casaba. It is now generally conceded that the 
Honey Dew was a melon introduced by accident from Northern Africa. The seed 
of this imported melon was saved in a hotel in New York and sent to Mr. J. E. 
Gauger, of Swink, Colorado, who grew and propagated this seed. In 1915 Mr. Gauger 
named this melon the Honey Dew. Since that time it has become the most important 
winter melon. We are offering an unusually high quality pure strain of this seed. 
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