


18 JOSEPH HARRIS CO., INC., MORETON FARM, ROCHESTER 11, N. Y. 
MUSKMELONS or Cantaloupes 
An ounce of seed will plant about 50 hills; 2% to 3 lbs. per acre. 





Harris’ Muskmelon Seed 
Growing seed of early, highly productive 
and fine quality muskmelons for northern Market 
Gardeners has been one of our specialties for over 
twenty years. Our fields have been remarkably 
free from disease and our special strains are now 
considered the standard of excellence. You can be 
sure that these are the best muskmelons for the 
North. 
570 Market King 
A Fine Quality Melon for Market 
and Shipping 
These melons are so remarkable for their 
uniform sweetness and high flavor that one can 
actually cut hundreds without finding a poor Market King Melons 
melon. For this reason alone many growers are 
changing to Market King each year. This is an 
exceptionally good variety for shipping as well as for local market. 
The melons are medium size, grow very evenly, and are extremely heavily netted. They are 
oval in shape without deep ribs. The skin turns to a creamy yellow when ripe. The flesh is very 
thick with a small seed cavity, deep orange in color and of fine texture. 
The vines are more healthy and vigorous than any kind we have seen, producing an enormous 
yield of fine fruit. This melon ripens normally a few days later than Bender’s Surprise. 
Our crop this year was particularly fine, and we are pleased to offer disease-free seed of high 
germination. See prices on next page. 

Thick fleshed and very sweet. 
558 Bender’s Surprise 
Harris’ Special Northern Grown Strain 
This is still the leading large melon for the East, and our strain has as yet no equal for com- 
bined large size, attractive appearance, fine flavor and long keeping qualities. 
We have bred and grown this stock for over twenty years here on our own farm always paying 
special attention to high quality, earliness and trueness of type. This careful selection has made 
ours the one outstanding stock of this variety. 
Although this is not the true old Irondequoit, which has practically disappeared from trade, 
growers and consumers refer to this variety now when they say “‘Irondequoit”’ melons. 
There is no use buying inferior seed when Harris’ Northern Grown Bender’s can be purchased 
at the low price we charge. See prices on next page. 
560 Delicious 
The Earliest Large Melon 
This fine melon is becoming 
more and more popular for local 
markets and roadside stands. It is 
the earliest large melon of high 
quality grown, and we recommend 
it most highly. As it will not stand 
long distance shipping, we do not 
recommend it for this purpose. 
Our strain is noted for earliness, 
large yield, vigor of vine, uniform 
size and type, and remarkably sweet 
flavor. Crop short. See prices on next 
page. 
HOTENTS for Melons 
These large strong field forcers 
are ideal for vine crops such as 
melons and cucumbers. Eco- 
nomical and practical. Used by 
successful growers everywhere. 
See Inside Back Cover. 





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Harvesting Bender Melons on Moreton Farm 
