Muskmelon or Cantaloupe 
Treat "N. 
Cantaloupe 
Seed with 
SEMESAN 
You will get bet¬ 
ter germination 
and healthier 
plants. It’s simple, 
effective and eco¬ 
nomical. 1/3 -oz. 
pkt. (treats 5 lbs. 
seed), 10c; by 
mail, 15c. 2-oz. 
can (treats 30 lbs. 
seed), 35c; by mail, 
A.40c. 
/ California Beauty 
BANANA, 94 days. A novel variety having both the shape and 
fragrance of the banana with really delicious eating qualities. 
Fruits long, tapering, 14 inches long, 4 inches in diameter with 
smooth lemon colored skin and salmon flesh. Very vigorous 
and hardy. 
HALE’S BEST. Original strain. 78 days. It is a remarkably 
early Melon of very fine flavor. The salmon flesh is exception¬ 
ally thick with very small seed cavity. The fruits are oval, 
about 8 by 4V 2 inches, with a heavy netting and ribs hardly 
apparent. 
HALE’S BEST No. 45. 82 days. Produces extra large melons 
for home market or roadside sale, a showy, beautiful variety of 
the finest quality. 
HEARTS OF GOLD. 95 days. A new orange-fleshed variety. 
Fruit of medium and very uniform size. Netting exceptionally 
fine and dense, extending practically over the entire surface. 
Hearts of Gold Flesh thick, firm, highly colored, of fine texture and delicious 
flavor. 
Culture. One ounce will plant 50 hills; 2 or 3 pounds in hills per 
acre. Melons thrive best in a rich, light soil. Plant early in May, 
when the ground has become warm and dry, in hills six feet apart 
each way for Muskmelons, eight feet for Watermelons. Previous to 
sowing the seed, mix a few shovelfuls of well-rotted manure in each 
hill, and plant in each 12 to 15 seeds; after all danger of the bugs is 
over, thin out to three plants per hill. When about one foot long, 
pinch off the tips to make them branch as it strengthens 
the growth of the vines and makes the fruit mature 
earlier. Give plenty of water and feed liquid manure 
occasionally. Early plantings can be made with the use 
of Hotkaps. See page 54 for prices and information 
about Hotkaps. 
Prices on all Cantaloupe Seed 
(Excepting- California Beauty) Uniform, Viz.: 
Postpaid, pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 2 ozs., 25c; *4 lb., 30c; Yz lb., 
45c; 1 lb., 75c; 5 lbs., $2.70. 
Not prepaid, 14 lb., 25c; 14 lb., 40c; 1 lb., 65c; 5 lbs., $2.50. 
Hale's Best 
Rocky Ford 
HONEY DEW. 105 days. A splendid variety ; rind dull white when ripe. The flesh is a rich 
green, very sweet and of delicious flavor. 
CALIFORNIA BEAUTY. 84 days. Its distinctive characteristics are its appealing orange 
flesh, which is solid, fine grained, juicy, deliciously sweet and of a spicy flavor. Melons 
medium in size, 6 to 7 inches in diameter, weigh 2% to 3 pounds, nearly round, and covered 
with a hard grey netting. It is very prolific and a money maker on our Memphis market. 
No grower can sell any other variety as long as California Beauty is available. Seed supply 
limited. Postpaid, pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 2 ozs., 30c; y 4 lb., 55c; y 2 lb., $1.00; 1 lb., $1.50 ; 5 lbs., 
$6.20. Not prepaid, *4 lb., 50c; y> lb., 90c; 1 lb., $1.40; 5 lbs., $6.00. 
MAMMOTH ROCKY FORD. 90 days. The Melons are larger in size than the regular 
Rocky Ford, flesh green, thick, sweet and of high flavor. Melons are 5 to 6 inches in diameter, 
uniform in size and covered with heavy netting. Splendid for market or home gardens. 
FINK MEAT ROCKY FORD. 93 days. An excellent shipping variety of Rocky Ford 
strain. Fruits nearly round, weigh 2 y 2 pounds ; show no ribbing, and densely covered with 
heavy grey netting. Flesh thick, deep salmon at center with green tone near the rind; sweet 
and spicy. 
ROCKY FORD. 88 days. We have an especially fine, improved strain of this popular Melon 
as now grown at Rocky Ford. The fruit is small, almost round, smooth, showing no ribs, 
and densely covered with a heavy, hard gray netting; flesh thick and deep green, showing a 
faint lining of pink or gold at the center ; of the highest quality. 
SUGAR or HONEY ROCK. 100 days. Absolutely distinct and very superior Melon, the 
result of years of most careful and painstaking selection and breeding. Of that desirable 
size in demand in all markets, round, inclined to oval in shape, heavy in proportion to size 
because the flesh is deep. Distinctly ribbed and 
well netted — color of skin gray-green. The firm 
flesh is an attractive green of exquisite texture, 
sugary, juicy, tender, and free from stringiness. 
SUPERFECTO. 85 days. Very fine for market. 
Bears and ripens its fruit more evenly and over 
a longer period than others. Netting fairly coarse 
and heavy; seed cavity very small. The fine 
grained flesh is a rich colored, solid salmon-pink, 
of excellent flavor clear to the rind. In size 
runs to the jumbo flat pack. Vines vigorous and 
resist disease to a marked degree. 
ONE POUND MUSK¬ 
MELON COLLECTION 
Yi lb. California Beauty Muskmelon 
14 lb. Hale’s Best No. 45 Muskmelon 
*4 lb. Sugrar Rock Muskmelon 
(4 lb. Hearts of Gold Muskmelon 
Regular value $1.20. 
Sent postpaid for only 90c. 
Use Cryolite to control insects on all crops like mustard, turnip, cucumber, squash—see page 56 RUSSELL-HECKLE 31 
