Melons Save Sugar 
MUSKMELON 
or CANTALOUPE 
Pkt. will plant 20 hills 
1 oz. will plant 100 hills 
Muskmelon seed may be started inside in clay pots 
fertile pots or berry baskets and transplanted into the 
open ground as soon as all danger of frost is over: or 
the seed may be planted 8 to 10 seeds per hill 4 to 6 feet 
apart allowing 3 to 4 plants to each hill. Where seed is 
sown directly in the ground, it is advisable to cover the 
hills with hotents (see page 26) for protection against 
cool weather and insects. These hotents also allow 
earlier planting. If soil is dry do not put on hotents 
until plants start to come through the ground. A rich 
soil well fertilized is necessary for muskmelons. 

Some of the larger melon growers feel that Seneca Delicious is so 
much better than the old Delicious muskmelon that we should 
have given it a more distinctive name. If you have tried it, you 
know what a grand little early melon it is. 
*SENECA DELICIOUS: 85 days. A small, early, 
well netted, orange fleshed melon of the Bender type. 
Not as large but far more uniform than the old 
Delicious. . Seneca Delicious produces very heavy 
crops of high quality early melons weighing three 
to_four pounds each. Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; 
Y% Ib. $1.35; lb. $4.00; 5 Ibs. $19.50. 
*xSENECA BENDER: 95 days. Many growers have 
been looking for a uniform, medium-sized Bender 
with high quality flesh. We believe Seneca Bender 
isthe answer. The vine is vigorous and very produc- 
tive. The melon which uniformly weighs from 5 to 6 
pounds shows the typical Bender netting, ribbing and 
large blossom end scar. The flesh is orange-yellow, 
firm and sweet. The uniform size and shape makes 
it adaptable to crating. Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; 
\{ |b. $1.50; lb. $4.75. 
BENDER, Eastern grown: 95 days. A melon averag- 
ing 7 to 8 lbs., heavily netted, with thick sweet orange 
yellow meat, firm but free from stringiness. Pkt. 
15 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; 14 lb. $1.00; 1b. $3.00; 5 Ibs. 
$14.50. 
BENDER, Western grown seed: 95 days. In order 
to supply a trade that uses a cheaper seed we have 
secured a supply of seed of this variety from Colo- 
rado. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; % lb. 70 cts.; lb. 
$2.00; 5 lbs. $9.50. 
HEARTS OF GOLD: 90 days. A fine small melon for 
the home garden and local markets. Fruits nearly 
round weighing 3 lbs.; distinctly ribbed, deep green, 
covered with fine netting. Flesh thick, deep salmon, 
tender, sweet and juicy. Our strain is especially 
selected for uniform melons. Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 
30 cts.; %4 Ib. $1.00; lb. $3.00; 5 Ibs. $14.50. 

Don’t confuse Iroquois with the old Irondequoit melon. 
: : ; 2 2 Bs} Iroquois 
is a new variety that combines high quality with disease resistance. 
This picture was taken in North Carolina. 
grow quite as large farther North. 
Iroquois does not 
IROQUOIS: 95 days. A new high quality wilt resis- 
tant melon developed by the Plant Breeding Depart- 
ment of Cornell University. Iroquois is somewhat 
smaller than Bender, medium netted. Flesh bright 
orange, good texture and excellent flavor. Seed 
cavity is small. Iroquois was developed especially 
for sections where fusarium wilt is serious; however 
we feel that its uniform high quality makes it a 
desirable variety for other sections. Pkt. 25 cts.; oz. 
85 cts.; %4 lb. $2.50. 
HONEY ROCK: 95 days. Also known as Sugar 
Rock. A new melon, nearly round, averaging about 
4 lbs. Skin grey-green covered with coarse netting. 
flesh thick, juicy, orange-salmon color, fine flavor: 
Good for home garden and nearby market. Pkt. 
ry cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 4 lb. 85 cts.; lb. $2.50; 5 Ibs. 
12.00. 
QUEEN OF COLORADO: 90 days. The result of a 
cross between Honey Rock and Hearts of Gold. 
Queen of Colorado combines the tough rind and 
flavor of Honey Rock with the thick flesh and texture 
of Hearts of Gold. The melons are slightly larger 
than Honey Rock and run more uniform in size. 
Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; % Ib. $1.00; lb. $3.00; 
5 lbs. $14.50. 
* 
“Your Seneca Delicious melon was the best early melon we had 
and the vines held up remarkably well.”’ 
January 26, 1943 Fred M. Ridder, 
R No. 3, Springfield, Ohio. 
