MUSKMELONS or CANTALOUPES 
{ packet of seed will plant about 20 hills; an ounce 100 hills; 24% lbs. will plant an acre. 
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Market King Melons 
They are as good as they look. 
DELICIOUS The Earliest Large Sweet Melon. This early melon 
- is a great favorite wherever grown because of its 
earliness, heavy yield and fine appearance. See photo and full de- 
scription on page 5. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 14 Lb. 80c; Lb. $2.50. 
Emerald Gem. One of the earliest muskmelons. The fruit ripens very 
early, and each vine produces a large number of melons. The fruit is 
almost round, 4 to 5 inches in diameter, dark green, slightly ribbed 
and with little netting. The flesh is orange color, thick, sweet, and when 
well grown of very high flavor. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 44 Lb. 35c; Lb. $1.10. 

Potted Muskmelon Plants 
Our potted muskmelon plants have proved very satisfactory to our 
customers. These plants are grown in No. 24% Fertile Pots (see page 86) 
and are shipped pots and all in specially made containers at just the right 
size for setting out. Ready about May 15th. 
Soak well and set directly in the ground without removing the pot so 
that the top of the pot is 34” to 1” below the surface of the ground. The 
roots grow right through and are not disturbed. 
One Dozen Plants $1.25; Two Dozen $2.00, Transportation Paid. 
Not paid: $6.00 per 100. Not sent beyond the 4th Zone. 
Note: We can supply only the following varieties: Delicious, Bender’s 
Surprise and Market King. Not less than 1 doz. plants can be shipped. 
BENDER’S SURPRISE—Harris’ Special Strain. A Grand Musk- 
for Home 
and Market. This melon has become the most popular of the larger melons. 
The fruits are big and heavy, many weighing 10 lbs. or more. We have had melons 
melon 

weigh 16 pounds and our customers have reported even heavier ones. 
The flesh is very thick, deep orange in color and very fine flavor. The skin is light 
green, turning to a deep golden tint when ripe. The netting is so heavy and the flesh 
so firm and thick that these melons will remain firm and actually improve in quality 
for five or six days after picking. 
In season the Bender is medium early and ina 
favorable year, if the seed is planted in the open 
ground by the middle of May, they will ripen the 
last of August. 
Harris’ Special Strain of the Bender melon has 
been bred on our own farm for over twenty years 
with special attention being paid to sweetness 
and fine flavor as well as type and yield. Our 
stock is so much superior to the usual stocks that 
it could be almost called a separate variety. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 14 Lb. 80c; Lb. $2.50. 
New Method of 
Plant Protection 
We recommend these plant protectors for your melons 
and other vine crops. See page 88. 







It is much easier to raise melons than is usually supposed and they are so 
delicious that everyone who has a sunny garden should have some. All that 
is required is a good rich soil, that is not too heavy, and a warm, sunny 
situation. Our pamphlet, “Cultivation of Vegetables” tells about raising 
muskmelons, ask for it. See also **Melon Plants” below. 
MARKET KING. (New-) For Superior Quality. The demand 

It is Not Hard to Raise Melons 

for fine flavor in muskmelons never lets up, so 
when we found this medium size melon of such uniformly superior 
quality, we knew we had something for which there would be a great 
demand. The reaction of growers who had this variety for the past 
three years has made it a leading high quality melon. Everyone who 
had Market King has been most enthusiastic. 
The melons are medium size, oval in shape, and heavily netted. The 
flesh is thick, of even texture and of uniformly fine quality. We have cut 
hundreds of melons without finding a poor one, and many of our 
customers pronounce them the best melons they have ever tasted. 
The vines are extremely prolific, vigorous and healthy. The fruit 
ripens about a week later than Bender’s Surprise. We strongly recom- 
mend this variety. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 144 Lh. 80c; Lb. $2.50. 
HONEY ROCK or Sugar Rock. This melon has become very popular 
in many sections, because of its earliness and superior quality. The 
melons are very attractive, medium in size, round, with a coarse heavy 
netting. The flesh is firm, thick, deep orange in color, very sweet and 
of delicious flavor. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 44 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.35. 
QUEEN OF COLORADO. (Also known as Pride of Wisconsin, 
Jersey Gold, etc.) This is a medium size oval shaped melon, heavily 
netted and without pronounced ribs. The flesh is thick, deep orange 
and of superior quality. The melons are uniform in size, firm and will 
stand handling and shipping. Ripens about one week later than 
Bender’s Surprise. A very uniform stock. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 144 Lh. 55c; Lb. $1.75. 
HALE’S BEST. The earliest and best melon of the Rocky Ford type. 
The fruit is of medium size, oval and very heavily netted. The flesh is 
of deep orange color, very firm, thick and of high flavor. This is one of 
the best melons for shipping and is popular in the New York market. 
Practically every melon is of high quality. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15¢; 44 Lb. 35c; Lb. $1.10. 
HEARTS OF GOLD. (Large Strain.) We have the true large strain of 
this melon which is popular in many sections. The melons are almost 
perfectly round, thickly netted and very firm with thick flesh of deep 
orange color. The flesh is sweet and of excellent flavor. The melons 
grow to medium size and the vines are vigorous, free from blight and 
very productive. An excellent melon for shipping as it “holds up”’ well. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 14 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25. 







Harris’ Bender’s Surprise Muskmelon—These large heavy fruits are delicious. 
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