SEED GROWERS 
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IMPROVED PERFECTO 
90 days. Excellent shipping and market gardener’s melon; im¬ 
mensely productive. Fruits 534 in. long, almost round; very 
uniform; solidly covered with grayish netting; no indication of 
ribbing. Flesh extremely thick; rich deep salmon-orange; fine 
grained; juicy, sweet, and of excellent aromatic flavor. 
Milwaukee Market 
85 days. Popular for home garden and nearby market. Fruits 
large, best described as egg-shaped, usually 8 in. long, 7—734 
in. wide. Skin of greenish tinge, ripening to yellowish; rather 
deeply furrowed, lightly netted. Flesh thick, fine-textured, 
salmon-orange in color; excellent flavor. 
Persian 
115 days. Requires long season to attain perfection; widely 
grown for market in California. Fruits globular, 6—8 in. in 
diameter; skin very dark green; netted. Flesh thick; bright 
orange; of distinct delightful flavor when melons are fully ripe. 
PRIDE OF WISCONSIN 
86 days. Similar in size and shape to Honey Rock. Oval in shape 
with tough, heavily netted rind. Flesh deep orange and very 
thick. Sweet and of excellent quality. 
Resistant No. 45 (Mildew Resistant) 
90 days. Newest development in powdery mildew resistant melons 
released by the U. S. D. A. season of 1936. Excellent shipping 
type, slightly elongated, completely covered by good firm net. 
Flesh salmon, thick, firm, dry. Best quality of any shipping 
melon. A favorite in Imperial Valley. 
Tip Top 
86 days. Very profitable and most popular melon for nearby 
markets. Fruits large; roundish to broad-oval; commonly 734 in- 
long; skin slate-green ripening to yellowish; furrowed, but 
sparsely netted. Flesh thick; salmon-yellow; very juicy, sweet, 
and of good rich flavor. The best of the class which includes The 
Bender, Bender’s Surprise, Surprise, Irondequoit, and Milwaukee 
Market. 
MUSKMELON—GREEN FLESHED VARIETIES 
Netted Gem or Rocky Ford 
92 days. Well known, widely cultivated shipping and market 
garden sort. Fruits small; oval; about 5 in. long, 434 in. diameter; 
show no ribbing; entirely covered with uniform netting. Flesh 
thick; green; sweet, juicy, and of good flavor. 
WINTER VARIETIES 
Cassaba, Golden Beauty 
Attain full size in 120 days; require semi-tropical conditions for 
best development. Exclusively grown in California for local trade 
and long distance shipment. Fruits large, globular; 6—8 in. in 
diameter; skin golden yellow; tough, wrinkled. Flesh very thick, 
white, juicy, and sweet. Keeps well in storage. 
Honey Ball 
105 days. Splendid for home, market garden, and shipping. Very 
productive. Fruits globular; 5 in. in diameter; yellowish white; 
smooth; sparsely netted. Splendid shipper and keeps well in 
storage. Flesh silvery green; juicy, with sweet honey-like flavor. 
The same as Nicholson's Honey Ball. 
Honey Dew, Gold Rind 110 days 
Like a green-fleshed Honey Dew except that the rind is deep 
golden yellow, smooth and shiny. Thick, green flesh of excellent, 
rich sweet flavor. Earlier than Green Fleshed Honey Dew. 
Honey Dew, Green Fleshed 
115 days. Grown extensively in the warmer melon growing sec¬ 
tions for local markets and distant shipment. Fruits broad oval; 
7—8 in. tong, and 6 in. in diameter; nearly white, becoming 
creamy yellow; smooth with occasional net. Flesh thick; pale 
emerald green; sweet, juicy, with honey-like flavor. Keeps well 
in storage for considerable time. 
Telegraph 
Code Word 
MECTO 
MEKER 
ME PER 
MEPOW 
MEFOU 
METIP 
MENET 
MECAS 
MEBAL 
MEHON 
MEDEW 
