RELIABLE GARDEN SEEDS 
Storrs & Harrison Nurseries, Inc. 



Muskmelon 
CULTURE. Melons require rich soil. Sow 10 to 15 seeds 
to each hill, which should be 6 feet apart each way. 
Thin to 3 or 4 strongest plants. One ounce for 50 hills. 
Price by Mail, Postpaid, 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 4 Ib. 75; V2 Ib. $1.25; Ib. $2.25 
HONEY ROCK. 85 days. Newly developed, somewhat 
variable, early variety increasing in popularity among 
market gardeners and shippers. Fruits 5-6 in. in dia- 
meter, round to slightly flattened; coarsely netted; 
rind: very strong; flesh medium thick, deep salmon 
color, juicy, and sweet musky flavor. Comparatively 
little loss of fruits due to “’growth cracks’’ during the 
ripening season. 
HEARTS OF GOLD (Large Type) 100 days. Standard 
shipping melon; very popular with market gardeners. 
Fruits 6 to 7 inches long; almost round; with. indistinct 
furrows; covered with grayish netting. Flesh very 
thick; deep salmon-orange; fine grained; sweet, juicy, 
and of rich aromatic flavor. 
BENDER’S SURPRISE. 90 days. Delicious salmon- 
fleshed melon, very popular in New York State. Fruit 
medium to large; oval; distinctly ribbed and covered 
with slight patches of netting; skin light yellow 
when ripe. 
EARLY HACKENSACK. 82 days. Early, large and pro- 
ductive. Fruits deeply netted, 
most excellent quality. 
ing seasons. 
flesh lignt green; of 
For sections with short grow- 
HALE’S BEST (Original Strain). 86 days. 
shipping melon of outstanding merit for 
market garden. 
The earliest 
home and 
Fruits oval, 6% inches long by 514 
inches in diameter, ribbing indistinct; covered with 
heavy netting. Flesh thick, salmon-orange; sweet 
aromatic flavor. 
NETTED GEM or ROCK FORD. 92 days. Well known, 
widely cultivated shipping and market garden sort. 
Fruits small, oval, about 5 inches long, 41 inches 
in diameter; show no ribbing; entirely covered with 
uniform netting. Flesh thick; green; sweet, juicy and 
of good flavor. 


HEARTS OF GOLD 
TIP TOP. Very profitable and most popular melon for 
nearby markets. Fruits large; rounded to broad-ovyal; 
commonly 71% inches long; skin slate-green ripening 
to yellowish, furrowed, but sparsely netted. Flesh 
thick; salmon-yellow; very juicy, sweet, and of good 
rich flavor. 
PRIDE OF WISCONSIN. 86 days. Similar in size and 
shape to Honey Rock. Oval in shape with tough, 
heavily netted rind. Flesh deep orange and very 
thick. Sweet and of excellent quality. 
EARLY OSAGE. 84 days. Standard variety of splendid 
quality for nearby markets and home gardens. Fruits 
6-7 inches long; almost round; with shallow furrows 
and sparse shallow netting. Flesh very thick; salmon- 
orange; fine grained, sweet and aromatic. 
LAKE CHAMPLAIN. 70 days. Medium sized, intricately 
netted, moderately ribbed; the flesh is deep, sweet 
and melting, golden yellow, plant vigorous. 
Watermelon 
CULTURE. Sandy soil is best, but light -loam 
requiring perfect drainage and rich fertilization. Wait 
for warm weather; sow 6 to 8 seeds VY inch deep in 
hills 8 feet apart each way, thinning to 6 plants, and 
eventually 4 plants. 
or 4 pounds to an acre. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 1% Ib. 60c; 1% Ib. $1.00; Ib. $1.75. 
is good 
HARRIS’ EARLIEST. 80 days. One of the very early 
varieties popular in the shorter seasoned Northern 
sections. Desirable for home and market gardens. 
Fruit medium sized, almost round or oval in shape, 
weighs around 20 Ibs.; rind dark green with lighter 
green stripes, brittle and thin; flesh firm, fine grained, 
of good sweet flavor, rich red color; seeds black. 
DIXIE QUEEN. 85 days. Much used in the South for 
shipping and also good for home gardens because 
of the excellent quality. Fruits nearly round, light 
green striped with darker green, often weigh 40 to 
One ounce plants 20 to 40 hills — 
50 pounds; rind thin but tough. 
is crisp and sweet. 
The deep red flesh 
The few seeds are white. 
WONDER (Improved Kleckley’s Sweet). 85 days. Com- 
paratively new. Useful for home and nearby mar- 
kets, but tender rind makes it unsuitable for long 
distance shipping. Large, dark green oblong fruits, 
often 22 inches.long. Flesh rich red, sweet, and fine 
textured. Seeds white. 
SWEET HEART. 90 days. Splendid shipper and popu- 
lar home and market garden sort. Fruits very large; 
round to slightly oblong, with blocky ends; light green 
with fine, darker veining; rind hard and tough; flesh 
bright red, crisp and sweet; seeds black. 
CITRON (Red Seeded). 95 days. Standard preserving 
citron. Fruits globe-shaped; 7-8 in. in diameter; 
medium green streaked with dark green; smooth, very 
hard; flesh white; very firm; unpalatable in raw 
state. 
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