Use Hotents on Melons 
MUSKMELON 
or CANTALOUPE 
Vitamins A B C 
1 oz. will plant 100 hills 
Muskmelon seed may be started inside in clay pots, 
fertile pots or berry baskets and transplanted into the 
open ground as soon as all danger of frost is over; or 
the seed may be planted in hills 4 to 6 feet apart al- 
lowing 3 to 4 plants to each hill. Where seed is sown 
directly in the ground, it is advisable to cover the hills 
with hotents (see page 25) for protection against cool 
weather and insects. These hotents also allow earlier 
planting. If soil is dry do not put on hotents until 
plants start to come through the ground. A rich soil 
well fertilized is necessary for muskmelons. 
Dust with ROTENONE for striped bugs. 
* SENECA DELICIOUS: 85 days. <A small, early, 
well netted, orange fleshed melon of the Bender type. 
Not as large but far more uniform than the old 
Delicious. Seneca Delicious produces very heavy 
crops of high quality early melons weighing three to 
four pounds each. Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; % lb. 
$1.10; lb. $3.75; 5 Ibs. $18.00. 
* SENECA BENDER: 95 days. Many growers have 
been looking for a uniform, medium-sized Bender 
with high quality flesh. We believe Seneca Bender 
is the answer. The vine is vigorous and very pro- 
ductive. The melon, which uniformly weighs from 
5 to 6 pounds, shows the typical Bender netting, 
ribbing and large blossom end scar. The flesh is 
orange-yellow, firm and sweet. This melon will ship 
well and we believe the uniform size and shape makes 
it adaptable to crating. Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; 
1% |b. $1.25; lb. $4.00; 5 Ibs. $19.25. 
QUEEN OF COLORADO: 90 days. This appears to 
be an improved strain of Pride of Wisconsin and, we 
believe, should be considered as such. Originally, 
we believe, it was the result of a cross between Honey 
Rock and Hearts of Gold. Queen of Colorado com- 
bines the tough rind and flavor of Honey Rock with 
the thick flesh and texture of Hearts of Gold. The 
melons are slightly larger than Honey Rock and run 
more uniform in size. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts. 

It is said that a specialist knows more and more about less and less. 

We do not approve of the practice of renaming varieties; however 
our Delicious Muskmelon is such an improvement over the original 
that we feel we are justified in naming it Seneca Delicious. 
BENDER, Eastern grown: 95 days. Due to a differ- 
ence of opinion as to what the ideal Bender should 
be, there are a great many different types now on the 
market. Our ideal has been a melon averaging 7 to 8 
Ibs., heavily netted, with thick sweet orange yellow 
meat, firm but free from stringiness. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 30 cts.; % lb. 80 cts.; Ib. $2.75; 5 Ibs. $13.00. 
BENDER, Western grown seed: 95 days. Inorder to 
supply a trade that uses a cheaper seed we have se- 
cured a supply of seed of this variety from Colorado. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 1% lb. 40 cts ; Ib. $1.25. 
HONEY ROCK: 95 days. Also known as Sugar 
Rock. A new melon, nearly round, averaging about 
4 lbs. Skin grey-green covered with coarse netting: 
flesh thick, juicy, orange-salmon color, fine flavor. 
Good for home garden and nearby market. Pkt. 10 
ae oz. 25 cts.; % lb. 60 cts.; lb. $2.00; 5 lbs. 
9.50. 
MAND Wreo’ 
A.F.Hand Farrn Market 
FRESH FRUITS andVEGE TABLES 


This certainly is not true of Allen Hand of Greenwich, N. Y- 
While Mr. Hand knows more about growing and marketing melons than most people he also has a fine herd of cows, raises turkeys and 
grows other vegetables and fruit. 
condition. 
A Seneca Bender or Seneca Delicious Melon bearing the ‘“Hand’’ trademark is tops for quality and 
