FORTY-EIGHT YEARS OF "GOLDEN RULE" SERVICE 
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Muskmelon 
The general satisfaction that our Melon Seed gave last 
season again proves the superior quality of our Melon 
Seed. For years this seed has stood the test of the most 
critical planters in the United States until today we are 
leaders in this line. 
Prices on all Muskmelons: Va oz., 5c; 1 oz., 10c; *4 lb., 
25c; 1 lh., 75c; 5 lhs., 65c per lh. 
BANANA. Lemon-colored skin when ripe, grows 20 to 28 
inches long and 4 inches in diameter. Flesh pink, sweet and de¬ 
licious. Good for home use. Matures in 90 days ; weight often 
7 lbs. 
BENDEB (Bender’s Surprise). A very popular melon in 
eastern markets. Flesh is deep orange, thick, and deliciously 
flavored ; rind is light green changing to golden tint when ripe, 
heavily ribbed and netted. Later than Irondequoit and more ob¬ 
long in shape. The melons are uniformly large, often weighing 
from 8 to 10 pounds, with superior shipping and keeping qual¬ 
ities. 
EARLY HACKENSACK. Very early, green flesh, sweet, of 
good size, juicy, small seed space, good market melon. 
EMERALD GEM. Old standard, smooth skin, salmon color 
flesh, very sweet, hardy, thrifty and prolific. 
HALE’S BEST. The earliest maturing of all large melons. 
Even in a season remarkable for its coolness the fruits matured 
to luscious sweetness in 68 days after planting. The melons are 
oval but inclined to produce some fruit of somewhat elongated 
shape. The popularity of Hale’s Best is due not only to its 
earliness but particularly to the sweet, tasty flavor of its beauti¬ 
ful salmon flesh. 
HEARTS OP GOLD. Flesh orange color; fine flavor. Ripens 
in 70 days. Exceedingly productive, flesh firm, thin hard rind, 
splendid shipper. Try this for home and market garden. Michi¬ 
gan growers get a higher price for it in city markets than any 
other melon. 
HONEY ROCK (or Sugar Rock). A wonderfully sweet 
melon with thick orange flesh and a distinctive flavor, suggesting 
the Honey Dew taste. It produces heavily and matures in 85 
days. Oval fruits of medium size, not ribbed. An excellent home 
garden variety. 
IMPERIAL MUSKMELON. (New.) A round, netted variety 
with very thick flesh and an extremely small seed cavity. It can 
be thoroughly vine ripened and still be shipped. We consider 
this to be the coming market variety. 
KOHL-RABI 
HALE’S BEST 
Kale 
(Or Borecole) 
DWARP GREEN CURLED SCOTCH. The best Vari¬ 
ety. Improves in winter. Green and beautiful. % oz., 5c. 
Kohl-rabi 
(Or Turnip-Rooted Cabbage) 
14 oz., 10c; 1 oz., 20c; *4 lb., 50c. 
EARLY WHITE VIENNA. Flesh white and tender; 
used before fully grown. 
EARLY PURPLE VIENNA. Same except color. 
Leek 
TIP TOP. Medium size, nearly round, slightly ribbed, 
nearly covered with netting, orange-colored flesh. An ex¬ 
cellent market sort. 
LAKE CHAMPLAIN. (57 days.) A new variety which has 
proved out supreme in numerous widely separated tests for hardi¬ 
ness, earliness, productiveness and quality. The melon is medium 
sized, intricately netted, moderately ribbed ; the flesh is deep, 
very sweet and melting, of a beautiful golden yellow color. The 
plants are very vigorous and bushy, ripening perfect fruits even 
under adverse conditions, far in advance of all competing vari¬ 
eties. 
OSAGE (Miller’s Cream). Dark green, egg shape, 
medium size, a thick red-salmon meat, thin and best flavor. 
ROCKY FORD or NETTED GEM. Greatly improved 
over the Gem varieties, slightly oblong, very sweet and fine 
flavored, thick fleshed, early and sure. The kind you liked 
when a boy. Made Colorado famous for Muskmelons. 
BROAD AMERICAN FLAG. Best. *4 oz., 10c; 1 OZ., 
15c 
HONEY ROCK 
