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| 502 Milwaukee Market se ee 504 Hearts of Gold—Extremely Early— Just 8" i6,_., =. 
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82 days. A fine main crop variety. Very popular with market gardeners and shippers. The firm rind, ex- 
tremely small seed cavity and uniform size make it especially suited to long distance shipping. Medium in ~ 
size, well ribbed and closely netted. The very thick, finé-grained flesh is a deep salmon orange with a = 
delicious spicy flavor. It ripens close to the rind. The vines are vigorous, prolific and blight resistant. — 
ba weight 2 pounds. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 24 cts.; %4 lb. 70 cts.; 1% Ihb., $1.25; 1b., $2.25; 2 lbs., $4.40, — 
postpaid. 
One of the very best for home or mar- 
I ket. 87 days. A fine prolific medium 
| large market melon. Excellent for shipping. 
The rind is very hard and tough, some- 
what ribbed and heavily netted. The fruits 
= are of uniform size and shape, and they 
| pack well in crates. Eating qualities are 9 
remarkable. The pink flesh is very thick } 
and firm without stringiness; sweet and aro- 
matic in flavor. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; 
} 14 lb., 75 ets.; 1% Ib., $1.35 cts.; Ib., $2.50; 
| 2 lbs., $4.90, postpaid. 
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520 
Improved Perfecto 
DISEASE RESISTANT—Extra Early 
85 days. A new salmon fieshed Rocky 
Ford type. This grand new variety has the 
deepest flesh and smallest seed cavity of 
any of this type. The flesh is very sweet 
and spicy. Wonderful shipping quality. 
Very heavily netted, perfectly round, no 
ribs. Every melon about the same size. 
A wonderful crate or basket variety. I 
recommend this grand new variety to every 
market gardener or home planter. Pkt., a A 2 = 
10 cts.; 0z., 24 cts.; %4 lb., 70 cts.; % Ib., | 501 (90 days). is my own origination. Largest and 
$1.25; Ib., $2.25; 2 Ibs., $4.40, postpaid. il most magnificent of all melons. Not surpassed in eating 
Wl quality. The fruit averages 12 to_15 pounds and speci-. 
































































vi to reach 25 pounds. It is romid 
. Frets bee eek ari eae deeply ribbed and lightly 
j Pl HH! netted. Orange flesh. VERY SCARCE. Pkt., 15 cts.; 02. — 
Big ant ( Ib., $1.00, postpaid. all 
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sage Improved Extra Select 521: Gold«.inedsDelscious 
My strain of this grand melon is really superb, 85 days. : 2 f i 4 
es — widas — ie any other large melon. Oval in The melons are covered with a heavy grayish Hyg 516 (90-days) lly a e 
shape, slightly ribbed with light open netting. The flesh is deep Lj S : As ; «. | WRGY takes melon. A large pink fleshed melon 
salmon, thick, spicy, luscious. Excellent for local markets and pane: eee enon gold lined. Its shape 18 — aS heavily ribbed and netted. Very 
roadside stands. Average weight 6 pounds. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 24 | 1008); SUS tly oval, faintly ribbed, heavily WYNNMeee thick and exceptionally sweet and 
cts.; 14 Ib. 70 cts.; 14 Ib., $1.25; Ib., $2.25; 2 Ibs., $4.40, postpaid. | netted over the entire melon, A wonderfully BAe BD ee ete em 
Tf chor MINU>OOOr | prolific yielder producing its luscious medium KN market. ‘Weighs'6 lbs. Pkt., 10 cts.i Ii 
513 Emerald Gem Old Reliable—Very Sweet size melons in 90 days. It is the right shape ALY orien tne cts.; % Ib., jj 
Salmon flesh. This beautiful melon matures in 80 days. It is { to pack to best advantage in crates. The seed : paidsaee Be.28 7. 2 tbey 0440.5 Bost 
truly a gem. The ribs are marked but the skin is smooth. Deep | cavity is very small, flesh thick and firm; a 
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emerald green color. The flesh is thick and firm ripening almost A A 
Cenc pind. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz, 24 cts.; 34 lb. 70 cts.; 44 1b. $1.25; } 600d melon for market as well as the home 
Tb., $2.25; 2 lbs., $4.40, postpaid. garden. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z.,.24 cts.; 14 lb., 70 cts.; 
44 Ib., $1.25; lb., $2.25; 2 Ibs., $4.40, postpaid. 
1 USK MELON | 503 Sugar Rock 









or Honey Rock 
Michigan Truckers and others write 
me that my strain on this Grand Melon 
| excels all others. 
83 days. A distinctive new 
type fast gaining in popularity. 
|The fruits are almost perfectly 
| round, non-ribbed and covered 
; with a very heavy netting. The 
meat is of superb quality; very 
507 Be days eed wancty | thick ; firm textured, deep orange 
developed from the old | : . 
Netied Gem into around {12 Color and with a unique 
type melon. The light honey-sweet flavor. A tough- 
green flesh is very thick . =) 
with a small seed cavity. {rinded type; excellent for ship- 
It has a fine smooth . vi : : * 
frm flesh of melting | Ping. Very productive, yielding 
quality and a choice spicy }5 to 7 fine fruits to the vine 
flavor. Because they are . A - 
uniform, small in size, | Destined to be the leading canta- 
and. round without iPS. I loupe: in all markets er kta 10 
the fruits are ideal for 
packing in baskets or . - | ° 
pacing Ooo ee cts.; 0z., 25 cts.; 4 lb., 75 cts.; 
24 ets; %4 Ib. 70 cts; [1% Ib., $1.35; Ib., $2.50; 2 Ibs., 
SASS Y% Ib., $1.25; Ib, $2.25: | e4 og paid 2 : 
507 Rocky Ford or Netted Gem 2 Ibs., $4.40, postpaid. '$ -JU, postpaid. 503 Sugar Rock or Honey Rock 







