VARIETAL DESCRIPTIONS OF VEGETABLES 
KEYSTONE SEEDS 
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MUSKMELON and CANTALOUPE—Continued 
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*OSAGE or Miller's Cream MANLY 
Splendid muskmelon for home and market garden planting. Large salmon-fleshed type 
in the mid-season class. 
FRUIT —7 inches long, b^/2 inches in diameter, almost round, rind is not hard or flesh 
firm enough to be a good shipper; dark green skin that shows trace of yellow¬ 
ing at ripening stage, slightly netted and ribbed; flesh very thick, juicy, distinct, 
sweet spicy flavor, and deep orange-salmon color. 
PERFECTO, IMPROVED MAYOR 
The best late season melon of the main crop sorts. It is the finest cantaloupe for 
high quality and uniform fruits. It is excellent for shipping and market garden use. 
FRUIT— 5^/2 inches long, almost round, no ribbing, heavily covered with a hard gray 
netting; flesh thick with unusually small seed cavity, fine-textured, sweet spicy 
flavor, rich salmon color. 
POLLOCK 10-25 (SALMON TINT) MANOR 
A variety of the Rocky Ford type with pink flesh. Now largely replaced as a shipping 
variety by the Hales Best types but still a favorite in the home and market garden. 
FRUIT—5I/2 inch es long and 5 inches in diameter, or nearly round, no ribbing, solid 
heavy net; flesh exceptionally thick, firm, juicy, richly flavored, deep orange 
color in the center; shading to green near the rind. 
♦TIP TOP MANSE 
Unexcelled for home and market garden use. It is an attractive, fine quality melon. 
Belongs to the Surprise group and very similar to the variety Irondequoit. 
FRUIT—71/2 inches long and 7 inch es in diameter, or large round to oval, slightly netted, 
distinct ribbing; flesh thick, fine textured; distinctly sweet and rich flavor, deep 
salmon color. 
CANTALOUPE SEED, CROWN SET 
Sold only in l-pound sealed Keystone cotton bags. 
In order to supply our customers with a Stock Seed grade of cantaloupe seed, we carry a sep¬ 
arate and special line. This high-grade seed is secured only from the first or crown set fruits. These 
l-pound bags are convenient, attractive, and give added assurance of the fine quality symbolic of 
Keystone seeds. 
Refer to the preceding varietal descriptions for complete information as to character and uses 
of the below listed Crown Set seeds. 
90 
HALE’S BEST, JUMBO, CROWN SET 
HALE'S BEST, IMPROVED No. 36, CROWN SET 
HALE'S BEST No. 936, CROWN SET 
HALE'S BEST No. 45 (Powdery Mildew Res.), CROWN SET 
KEYSTONE WINNER, CROWN SET 
HEARTS OF GOLD, CROWN SET 
PERFECTO, IMPROVED, CROWN SET 
WATERMELON 
Citrullus vulgaris 
Please note the wilt resistant strains iisted and described immediately following the regular 
varieties. Write us for information on any new varieties we have not listed as we will be in the 
process of testing them in our breeding and trial grounds to determine if they are worthy of being 
offered to the trade. 
ALABAMA SWEET or Bradford 
A valuable shipping variety grown a great deal in the South. A medium early sort. 
FRUIT—Large, long, weighing from 25 to 30 pounds; rind, tough and elastic, deep 
green with irregular deeper green stripes; flesh, bright red color, fine grained, 
of good sweet flavor; seeds, creamy white with brown shades of mottling. 
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WACKE 
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