18 ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE SEEDS, ROCKFORD, ILL. 


Honey Rock 
(Salmon Flesh) Also called 
The medium 
MUSK- 
MELON 
Melons thrive best in light, sandy, warm 
and rich soil. Plant about May 15th to 
30th, in hills four feet apart each way. 
Plant ten to twelve seeds in each hill and 
after they are out of danger from bugs 
thin to three or four plants. 
Pride of Wisconsin (Orange 
Flesh) A 
new melon that has become very popu- 
lar. Its handsome appearance and heavy 
netting make it a good seller. The at- 
tractive almost round melons are of 
medium size, pearly gray, heavily netted, 
with remarkable thick orange flesh and 
small seed cavity. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, ¥/ Ib. 
60c, Y2 Ib. $1.00, lb. $1.90. 
Imperial Special trade-marked name, ‘“Weaver’s Spe- 
cial.” A heavy yielding Melon resembling Honeymel except in 
color of flesh, which is pink meated or red meated. The rind is 
of golden color, with light netting and very small seed cavity. 
Flesh is firm; quality and flavor the finest, and the shape is more 
round than oblong. Pick as soon as fruit will slip from the stem. 
(Salmon Flesh) Grown under the 
Bender’s Surprise 
Bender’s 
Surprise 
A delicious, large salmon 
fleshed melon weighing 
from 5 to 10 pounds 


Honey Rock Sugar Rock. 
size fruits have a gray-green. skin with 
heavy coarse netting. The deeply colored salmon 
flesh is deliciously sweet and has a fine smooth 
texture. The fruits are almost round and very 
heavy, due to the thickness of the fine-grained 
crisp flesh. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, Y% Ib. 60c, Y Ib. 
$1.00, Ib. $1.90. 
25c, %4 Ib. 60c. 

Milwaukee Market 
i A large variety, averaging 8 
Milwaukee Market inches in diameter; has small 
seed cavity and thick, sweet, salmon flesh. Widely used by 
gardeners in the Milwaukee section for nearby markets. Will 
not stand distant shipping. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, %4 Ib. 60c, 
Vv Ib. $1.00, lb. $1.90. 


Hearts of Gold 
Hearts of Gold Mei erg 4 thick, sweet orange flesh. An ideal 
pasket and crate melon of medium size, round, 
heavily netted. Average size of melon 6 to 8 inches in diameter. 
Matures in 75 days. The seed cavity is small and the rind is very 
tough, making it a good shipper; its vine is a vigorous grower and a 
heavy cropper. A very convenient sized melon for the table and for 
packing in shipment. Does well in all sections. Pkt. 10c, oz 25c, 1/4 
Ib. 60c, 1/2 lb. $1.00, Ib. $1.90. 
Handle carefully and you will find it a good shipper. Pkt. 10c, oz. 
Alneer’s New Perfect Leader 
ribbed and thickly netted, while the flesh is a rich salmon. The 
melon is nearly~all flesh, the interior being very small, hardly 
large enough to accommodate the seed. 
unexcelled, and it certainly justifies its name. -Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, 
4, Ib. GOc, > lb. $1.00, Ib. $1.90. 
with superior shipping 
and keeping qualities. 
Fruits, oblong, light 
greenish yellow skin 
with light netting. Flesh 
unusually spicy and 
very sweet. Pkt. 10c, oz. 
25c, 4 Ib. 60c, Y Ib. 
$1.00, lb. $1.90. 
Color of skin is 2 
deep rich green, well 
In flavor it is simply 
88 days. Probably the best all around 
Queen of Colorado variety of muskmelon yet introduced. 
Certainly, no variety can claim superiority in flavor and eating quality? 
It holds up well for several days; allowing plenty of time for marketing. 
It is evidently a cross between Honey Rock and Hearts of Gold; com- 
bining the thick, tough rind and unsurpassed flavor of the Honey Rock 
with flesh texture of the Hearts of Gold. Will withstand shipping 
moderate distances. Melons solidly netted with a very coarse, loosely 
laced grey netting, slightly ribbed. Some larger than Honey Rock. 
Flesh thick and salmon in color. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, Y% Ib. 60c, ¥% Ib. 
$1.00, Ib. $1.90. 
90 days. Iarge, round-oblong shape, heavily 
Golden Marvel netted without ribs. Gray-Green color, turning 
a creamy yellow under the netting when ready to use. Thick orange 
flesh of fine quality. Equally good for local markets, roadside stands 
or shipping long distances. Vine ripened melons will keep more than 
a week. Regardless of other varieties you are growing, do not fail to 
isis new melon. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, 14 Ib. 60c, 1% Ib. $1.00, 
1 _A splendid type of the green-fleshed 
Gold Lined Rocky Ford Rocky Ford, with gold lining next 
to. the seed cavity, making it unusually attractive when cut. Very 
thick-fleshed, spicy and sweet. Nearly round and completely covered 
with netting. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, 1/4 lb. 60c, 1 lb. $1.00, lb. $1.90, postpaid. 
Hale’s Best The earliest maturing of all large melons. Even ina 
season remarkable for its coolness, the melons de- 
velop to luscious sweetness in 70 days after planting. The fruits are 
oval. Occasionally some fruits are somewhat more elongated. They ~ 
have delicious, sweet, bright salmon-orange flesh which is firm, fine 
grained, and has a rich delightful aroma. It is one of the favorite new 
melons. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, 4 lb. 60c, VY Ib. $1.00, lb. $1.90. 
Tip Top (Salmon Flesh) A large size, main-crop melon, vary- 
ing in shape from round to slightly oblong. The pale 
green skin is distinctly ribbed and lightly netted. The flesh is a beau- 
tiful deep salmon. It is sweet, spicy, and full of rich aroma. Pkt. 10c, 
oz. 25c, 14 Ib. 60c, 1/2 Ib. $1.00, Ib. $1.90. 
1 ’ (Salmon Flesh) Thick, sweet 
Osage or Miller’s Cream salmon flesh of finest quality. 
Dark green fruits, medium size, nearly round. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, 1% Ib. 
60c, Yo Ib. $1.00, Ib. $1.90. 
These melons bring good prices in all markets. The 
Honey Dew thin, creamye white rind is very tough but very 
thinly netted. The fruits keep in fine condition for several weeks after 
they ripen. The rich, creamy green flesh is very sweet and possesses 
a wegine honey-like flavor. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, % lb. 60c, % Ib. $1.00, 
lb. $1.90. 
Banana Of a creamy white straw color, entirely free from netting; 
flesh thick, salmon color; grows from 18 to 80 inches in 
length; very productive. Delicious and sweet in flavor. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, 
Y/, lb. 60c, 1% Ib. $1.00, Ib. $1.90. 
1 The fruit has the size, shape 
Vine Peach or Melon Peach The Se pee ee ceriatne 
an orange. The flesh is snow white, and makes excellent preserves. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, 1% lb. 80c. 
