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MUSKMELONS cantatoupes) 
The most suitable soil for melons is a rich, warm, sandy loam. Sow the seed after the soil 
has warmed up and the weather is quite settled, putting 8 to 10 seeds in a circle in slightly 
raised hills and cover the seed with one inch of fine soil. The hills should be spaced 4 to 










560 Pride of Wisconsin 
92 days. (Orange Flesh) A melon which ina few years has become 
a premium priced variety in large Eastern markets. Pride of 
Wisconsin deserves a premium price. It has unsurpassed quality, 
large size, firm, thick orange flesh, strong rind, and. heavy netting. 
Vines are vigorous and very productive considering the size of the 
melons. Fruits are nearly round, 614 x 7 in., and weigh 4 to 5 lbs. 
The rind is blue-gray, turning golden when ripe, with sparse but 
prominent and clear-cut netting. Ribs are faint or entirely lacking. - 
Flesh is of excellent flavor and edible to the rind. The triangular 
seed cavity is quite compact. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 40¢; 14 lb. $1.10. 
547 Delicious © — For home and nearby markets 
86 days. (Orange Flesh) Melons grow 6 to 614 in. in diameter and 
6% to 7 in. long. Moderately ribbed and closely netted. Flesh is 
bright orange in color and delicious in flavor. Not suitable for long 
distance shipping. Heavy yielder of fruits that weigh about 5 Ibs. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 40¢; 14 Ib. $1.10. 
574 Burpee’s Fordhook 
85 days. (Orange Flesh) A small, flattened melon with prominent 
ribs and heavy gray netting. The flesh is bright orange, medium 
thick, fairly firm, sweet, spicy, with a high aroma. An early and 
popular melon for home use and nearby market. Productive. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 50¢; 14 Ib. $1.40, 
559 Queen of Colorado 
90 days. (Orange Flesh) Medium sized, mostly oval-shaped fruits 
with pearly gray shell and medium, corky netting. The flesh is 
bright orange, of a most pleasing but somewhat different flavor, 
the edible portion extending practically to the rind. Prolific. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 40¢; 14 Ib. $1.10. 
587 Banana — 4 novelty melon of merit 
94 days. (Salmon Flesh) Banana-shaped fruits which attain a 
length of 15 to 20 in. and a diameter of 3 to 5 in. Sweet salmon 
flesh of a dry and delicate flavor. Skin is smooth, slate-gray 
turning to lemon-yellow when ripe. Grown chiefly as a novelty. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 40¢; 14 Ib. $1.10. 
567 Imperial 45 — Disease resistant 
90 days. (Orange Flesh) An outstanding melon in which disease 
resistance and high quality have been successfully combined. The 
most popular of all commercial varieties because of its excellent 
shipping qualities and resistance to powdery mildew. Fruits are 
oval, 6 in. long, with thick, sweet orange flesh. Good producer. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 40¢; 14 Ib. $1.10. 
561 Lake Champlain 
82 days. (Orange Flesh) Also known as Golden Champlain. 
Valued for its unusual earliness. Melons are almost round, medium 
sized, moderately netted and deeply ribbed. Flesh is thick, sweet 
and golden orange. Does well in all soils, and because of its early 
maturity is especially valuable where growing seasons are short. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 1/4, Ib. $1.00. 
34 W. Atlee Burpee Co., Seed Growers 
6 ft. apart each way. Thin to 2 or 3 plants to a hill after the plants are well established. 
Well-rotted manure placed beneath the hill and side dressings of commercial fertilizer 
after the plants have begun to grow are usually beneficial. A pkt. will plant 12 hills; 
1 oz. about 50 hills. 
553 Hale’s Best© 
88 days. (Orange Flesh) Fruits are oval but occasionally some 
are more elongated, rounded at the ends, heavily netted, but 
the ribbing is indistinct. 
orange flesh which is firm and fine grained. In addition to 
being America’s No. 1 shipping melon, Hale’s Best is de- 
sirable for local market and one of the best flavored melons 
for the home garden, Also known as “Sweet Eatin’.’”’ 
Delicious, sweet, bright salmon- 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 14 Ib. $1.00. 
544 Burpee’s Netted Gem@ 
85 days. (Green Flesh) The variety grown at Rocky Ford, 
» Colorado, under the name of Rocky Ford, is the Netted 
Gem which Burpee had the distinction of originating and 
introducing in 1881. A pure Rocky Ford Cantaloupe, 
when ripe, has a silver-colored netting which is lace-like in appear- 
ance. The skin is green, turning to a peculiar gray color when the 
melons are fit for eating. The flesh is green and so sweet and 
luscious that it may be eaten close to the rind. Fruits are oval- 
shaped, slightly ribbed, firm and solid, weighing 114 to 2 Ibs. each, 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 40¢; 14 Ib. $1.10. 
548 Pride of Fordhook — orange flesh 
95 days. Developed''on Fordhook Farms. The fruits, which are 
slightly ribbed, are oval to nearly round in shape and weigh 4 to 
5 Ibs. each. The rind is a blue-gray prior to full edible stage, at 
which time the color changes to a golden yellow. The orange flesh 
is thick, solid, ripens right down to the rind, and the triangular 
seed cavity is small and compact. Unexcelled where a melon with 
its length of season will mature. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 40¢; 14 Ib. $1.25. 
575 Burpee’s Emerald Gem 
89 days. (Salmon Flesh) An excellent home-garden melon of flat- 
tened shape, dark green, 4 to 5 in. across, slightly ribbed and 
netted. Flesh is deep salmon, thick and of unsurpassed sweetness. 
Very early and most dependable in cool sections. Pick fruits while 
skin is still green. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 40¢; 14 Ib. $1.10. 
571 Hearts of Gold © 
90 days. (Orange Flesh) Medium-sized melons of slightly elongated 
shape, 5 in. in diameter and 6 in. in length, nicely netted and weigh 
3 lbs. each. The rich, deep orange flesh is of the sweetest flavor, 
very thick, and ripens close to the rind. It is a heavy cropper; 
popular with home and market gardeners. A tough rind makes it 
excellent for shipping. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 40¢; 14 Ib. $1.10. 
569 Honey Rock © — Special Strain 
85 days. (Salmon Flesh) Also called Sugar Rock. The medium 
size fruits have a gray-green skin with heavy, coarse netting. The 
deeply colored salmon flesh is deliciously sweet, with a fine, smooth 
texture and flavor all its own. The fruits are almost round, 514 in. 
in diameter, and due to-the thick flesh are quite heavy, weighing 
about 3 Ibs. each. Well adapted to growing in the home garden 
and the leading commercial variety in some sections. Very pro- 
ductive; good shipper. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 45¢; 4, Ib. $1.25. 
555 Honey Dew — For the South and Southwest 
110 days. (Green Flesh) The well-known green-fleshed melon for 
warm climates; will not do well in the North or East. Smooth, 
ivory-colored skin when ripe; rich, very sweet emerald-green flesh. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 40¢; 14 Ib. $1.10. 
564 Bender’s Su rprise—Zarger than Tip Top 
96 days. (Salmon Flesh) A delicious, large, oblong, greenish yellow 
melon with an exquisite netting. Attractive salmon-colored flesh 
of superb sweet flavor. The quality is very good. 
Seed crop is very short. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 40¢. 
584 Tip Top— Popular, large, main-crop muskmelon 
96 days. (Salmon Flesh) A large size, main-crop melon, varying 
in shape from round to slightly oblong. The pale green skin is 
distinctly ribbed and lightly netted. Deep salmon, sweet, spicy flesh. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 14 Ib. $1.00. 
