Slate Seed Co., Seedsmen Since 1866, South Boston, Virginia 
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216— LARGE HACKENSACK.— This is the larg¬ 
est of our cantaloupes and in every respect a good 
melon. Vines grow vigorous and are productive, bear¬ 
ing large, round melons that are slightly flat at the 
ends and covered with coarse netting. The flesh is 
thick, highly flavored and sweet. It is most too large 
for shipping but makes an ideal melon for local 
market and home use. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 14 lb. 30c, lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
208— HONEY ROCK. —This new melon is ap¬ 
parently a cross between Honey Dew and Rockyford. 
It resembles both and has many good qualities. It is 
early and productive with vigorous vines. The fruit is 
medium to large size slightly ribbed and thinly 
netted. The flesh seems to bear out its parentage, 
since it has the sweetness of the Honey Dew combined 
with the rich spicy flavor of the Rockyford. For 
home use, we think it is destined to become one of 
the leading melons. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 14 Ik- 30c, lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
212— HONEY DEW MELON. —This is one of the 
most delicious of all melons. It is late in maturing 
and at least ninety days is required for its growth. 
Plant like cantaloupes and pull when the blossom 
end begins to get slightly soft. Can be stored and 
kept for a week or more before eating. The melons 
are large, rather long, and have a yellowish or 
creamy white smooth skin. The flesh is thick and 
has a rich sweet flavor such as you have never tasted 
in any other melon. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 14 lb- 30c, lb. $1.10, postpaid. 
205— EXTRA EARLY HANOVER— A popular 
green fleshed melon for early market or home use. It 
is among the first to mature and makes fruit of 
medium to large size, evenly ribbed, and covered with 
coarse netting. In shape it is round, but slightly 
flattened at the ends. Flesh of very good quality. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 14 lb. 30c, lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
207— SLATE’S EARLY NETTED GEM.— This 
is a melon of the finest Rocky ford strain, which has 
been developed to meet our eastern conditions. We 
believe it to be better adapted to our soils and climate 
than the true Rockyford. Yet it retains the high 
flavor and excellent quality of the parent strain. It is 
an early and prolific sort and will do for either home, 
local market, or for shipping. The fruit is of medium 
size, almost round, and thickly netted. The flesh is 
thick, fine grained, green, and has that delicious spicy 
flavor. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 14 lb. 30c, lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
Large Hackensack Cantaloupe 
SALMON FLESH VARIETIES 
217— TIP TOP. —The fruit is rather large, well 
netted and uniformly ribbed, giving it good appear¬ 
ance. The flesh is thick, of a beautiful salmon color, 
very sweet and spicy. This melon is becoming very 
popular with our customers and we think those who 
have not tried it as yet will find it a good sort. It is 
one of the largest of the salmon fleshed varieties and 
its quality makes it a good melon for home use or for 
local markets. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 14 lb. 30c, lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
219— EMERALD GEM.— The earliest of all the 
muskmelons and in many respects a most desirable 
sort for the main crop. It has vigorous vines which 
produce a quantity of the melons. The fruit is of 
medium size, only slightly ribbed, and very thinly 
netted with an emerald green color which shows a 
yellow shade after ripening. The flesh is thick, very 
sweet, and highly flavored. Fruit slightly flattened 
at the ends and almost round. For early market and 
home use nothing more desirable can be found. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 14 lb. 30c, lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
218— HEARTS OF GOLD.— This is one of the 
sweetest and best flavored of the yellow fleshed melons. 
Sometime ago we asked one of our cantaloupe seed 
growers what kind of melons did he eat when he had 
all kinds at his disposal. He replied, “I always eat 
Hearts of Gold or Gold Lined Netted Rock if I can 
get them.” This is a midseason or second early sort 
growing to about the same size as the Gold Lined 
Netted Rock and having very fine netting. The vines 
are especially hardy and vigorous. The melons have 
very thick sweet flesh of a bright salmon color. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 14 lb. 30c, lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
222— BANANA. —This is a long melon of novel 
appearance and a very good eating melon also. The 
fruit is very long, often measuring three feet in 
length, and very smooth yellow skin with practically 
no ribs. It resembles an enormous banana. The flesh 
is thin but of very good flavor, but nothing to com¬ 
pare with the other varieties in this respect. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 14 lb. 30c, lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
Banana Muskmelon 
