
NORTHRUP, KING & CO.'S VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS 
Extra Early Osage 87 days 
A home garden and nearby market vari- 
ety. 6 to 7 in. long, almost round, slightly 
ribbed, thin netting. Thick flesh, fine 
grained and very sweet. 
Garden Lemon or Mango 90 days 
Same as vegetable orange. Fruits small, 
round in shape, color light orange, seeds 
small. Used for pickling and preserving. 
Plants very productive. 
Golden Champlain 80 days 
This is an extra early melon of very good 
quality. Of medium size, ribbed and with a 
pronounced netting. The flesh is deep, very 
sweet and melting. Plant is vigorous, setting 
melons even under adverse conditions. 
Hale’s Best (Jumbo or Original) 
86 days 
An early melon with very thick orange 
flesh of sweet flavor. Broad oval fruits 6% 
in. by 5% in.; indistinct ribbing, heavy net- 
ting. Extensively planted in California and 
other southwestern growing sections, for 
early shipping. 
Hale’s Best No. 36 85 days 
An improved strain adapted to shipping, 
roadside market and home garden. Slightly 
smaller than the original strain but more 
uniform in size. Net is very heavy, only a 
slight stripe showing, rind strong, flesh 
thick, good quality. Shape is slightly oval. 
Hale’s Best No. 45 86 days 
A strain developed to resist powdery mil- 
dew. A good type Hales, oval in shape, 
medium large, thick flesh, dark orange color, 
seed cavity very small. 
Hale’s Best No. 936 87 days 
Similar to No. 36 except it is a larger or 
jumbo strain. 
Hearts of Gold or Hoodoo 90 days 
An ideal shipper and desirable midseason 
melon for home market gardeners. Medium 
sized, vigorous and productive. Fruits nearly 
round, 5 in. in diameter, slightly ribbed, 
netted densely, small seed cavity. Flesh is 
thick, firm and of delicious flavor. 


Hale’s Best Muskmelon 
Milwaukee Market 87 days 
A medium large variety, 7% by 6% in. 
weighing 5 to 6 pounds. Very attractive in 
appearance and delicious in flavor. Nearly 
round, slightly ribbed. Rind is hard, making 
it an ideal shipper. 
Oregon Delicious 95 days 
A large sized orange fleshed melon. Oval 
in shape, very little netting, flesh thick, good 
quality, “musky” flavor. Small neck at stem 
end is typical. Recommended for road side 
and home garden trade. 
Osage or Miller’s Cream 92 days 
Fruit of medium size oval 6 to 8 in. long 
and 5 to 6% in. in diameter. Dark green skin 
sparsely netted and ribbed. Thick salmon 
flesh fine grained and of rich spicy flavor. 
A home garden variety or for local markets. 
Paul Rose or Petoskey 90 days 
Similar to Hearts of Gold or Hoodoo. 
Pollock Ten-Twenty-Five 90 days 
A Rocky Ford type early vigorous and 
of highest quality. Flesh golden at the cen- 
ter and shading to green at the rind. Fruits 
broad oval about 5% in. long and 4% in. in 
diameter. No ribbing. Thickly covered with 
netting. A splendid shipping and market 
garden sort. 


Honey Rock Muskmelon 
aa DAGE 24 ea 
