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: 1% oz., 5c; 1 oz., 20c; 14 lb., 50c; 1 1b., $1.80. 
BENDER (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 oblong in shape. The melons are uniformly 
large, often weighing from 8 to 10 pounds, with superior shipping and 
keeping qualities. 
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 beautiful salmon flesh. 
HEARTS OF 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. Michigan 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. 
LAKE CHAMPLAIN. (57 days.) A new variety which has proved out 
supreme in numerous widely separated tests for hardiness, 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 varieties. 















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. 
TIP TOP. Medium size, nearly round, slightly ribbed, 
nearly covered with netting, orange-colored flesh. An 
excellent market sort. 
Kohlrabi 
(Or Turnip-Rooted pe thet 1% oz., 15c; 1 oz., 6O0c; 14 Ib., 
-00 
EARLY WHITE VIENNA. [Flesh white and tender; used 
before fully grown. 
EARLY PURPLE VIENNA. Same except color. 
Leek 
BROAD AMERICAN FLAG. Best, ¥% 0z., 10c. 
Honey Rock 
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Watermelons 
Prices on all varieties of watermelons: 1% oz., 5c; 1 oz., 10c; %4 lb., 30c; 1 1b., $1.00. 
After trials of about 20 kinds we selected the following: F 
ALABAMA SWEET. The best long melon grown; fine for shipment, large, of oblong 
form, flesh bright red and of delicious flavor. Seeds are white. 
COLE’S EARLY. Best home variety and for nearby market; early and hardy, very pwarf Green Curled Kale 
sweet, red, rind slightly striped. f 
FORDHOOK EARLY. A good melon and ranks up with Cole’s Early, only larger 
and better, long distance shipper. H 
HALBERT’S HONEY. Another good home variety, with a dark green skin and 
crimson flesh, extra flavor, rather oblong. Once tried it will always find a place in 
the garden. 
KLECKLEY SWEET. A big melon, rank grower and simply covers the ground 
with fruit of fine market quality. It does well in northern climate, and cannot 
be beaten for medium crop. 
TOM WATSON. Though this variety matures early, it is the largest melon 18 to 
20 inches long and 10 to 12 inches thick and has a record of weighing from 40 : 
to 50 pounds. A tough rind, making it a good shipper. Its quality is as good asQ\&§ 
any melon grown. There is no mistake in growing ‘“‘Tom Watson.” 
Mustard 
CHINESE SMOOTH-LEAVED. Very large leaves, which often measure 15 in, 
Ready for use in 45 days. Continues until frost. Tops are eaten like spinach. 
4 oz., 5¢; 1 0z., 15c; %4 lh., 35c; 1 1b., $1.20. 
Kale 
(Or Borecole) : : ; ’ 
DWARF GREEN CURLED SCOTCH. The best variety. Improves in winter. Green 
and beautiful. %4 0oz., 5c. — 
— —EE 
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