Iuskmelon—Cantaloupe 
One ounce of seed will plant 50 hills. 
Plant three pounds to the acre. Cantaloupes do well upon sod ground or 
upon land prepared for planting by plowing down a crop of Winter Wheat, or Rye, the straw keeping the soil 
loose. Thrives best on sandy soil. The seed should be planted about corn seeding time in hills about 54 feet in 
each direction. Sow 8 to 10 seeds ina hill. Cover the seed one inch and when plants are 4 inches tall, thin each 
hill to four of the best plants. 
Two shovelfuls of well-rotted stable manure in each hill will greatly aid growth. 
Cantaloupe vines are often destroyed by bugs if not properly sprayed or lime applied to the foliage in small quantities. 

Bender’s Surprise 
Pink and Orange Varieties 
Bender’s Surprise—95 Days. This is larger than 
ordinary Surprise, ribbed slightly, hard and netted. 
Its coarse netting and heavy rind gives it good 
shipping qualities. The shape is similar to Surprise. 
Defender (Burrell’s Gem)—86 Days. A cele- 
brated orange fleshed Melon. One of the best of the 
Rocky Ford types. 
Edward’s Perfecto—90 Days. This is a salmon 
fleshed, round, well netted without ribs, very small 
cavity variety. Excellent for shipping. 
Emerald Gem—86 Days. A small, early Melon. 
It is globular in form, flattened at the poles, slightly 
ribbed, netted, orange flesh, and has a deep emerald 
green line under the skin. One of the best for the 
garden. 
Fordhook—86 Days. A thick, orange flesh, small 
cavity melon, well ribbed and heavily netted. F lat 
at poles, resembling the Jenny Lind in many 
respects, except in color. 
Hale’s Best No. 36—85 Days. A very early melon. 
Salmon flesh of exceptional thickness. Ovalin shape 
with heavy netting and prominent ribs. 8 to 10 
days earlier than Rocky Ford. Planted in many 
sections, its chief value being its remarkable 
earliness. 
Hale’s Best (Jumbo)—88 Days. A larger strain 
than Hale’s Best No. 36. Slightly oval. Weight 5 
to 6 pounds. Heavily netted and more ribbed than 
No. 36. Salmon flesh, thick, and of excellent quality. 
D Urnetuth Seed Ce. 
Hearts of Gold (Hoodoo)—990 Days. An 
orange fleshed, medium sized, almost 
round shaped, good shipping variety. Fine 
netting extending over the whole surface. 
A fine highly colored melon. 
Hearts of Gold No. 10(Morrill’s Strain) 
—-90 Days. This is a very superior strain 
of our own selection from the famous 
Hearts of Gold. The cavity is very small 
with a deep salmon flesh. Well netted and 
slightly ribbed. 
Honey Rock (Sugar Rock)—93 Days. 
Orange fleshed, heavily netted, mid- 
season variety. Globular fruits 53 x 6} 
inches, with small cavity. Flesh is sweet, 
juicy and pleasantly aromatic. 
Osage (Miller’s Cream)—92 Days. 
Fruit medium size, oval, slightly ribbed, 
small cavity, dark green in color, covered 
with a shallow netting. Flesh deep 
salmon color. 
Pollock No. 10-25—95 Days. The fruit 
is quite round, heavily netted, no ribs, 
small cavity, excellent flavor. Identical 
to Rocky Ford except the flesh is salmon 
tinted. This variety has a reputation of 
being rust-resistant. 
Pride of Wisconsin—95 Days. A _ new intro- 
duction in great demand in Pennsylvania and 
Maryland. Well ribbed and netted, with small 
cavity and thin rind. Splendid golden color and 
very palatable. 
Surprise (Tip-Top)—95 Days. 
Very productive, 
medium size. 
Fruit nearly round although some- 
times a little flat. Color grayish green, deep ribbed, 
and very little if any netting. Flesh deep salmon 
color, sweet and of such exquisite flavor that it has 
put this sort in high favor with the melon specialist. 

Pride of Tens 
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