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Muskmelon 
(Seed treated with corrosive sublimate) 
DELICIOUS—83 days 
Use—Home and market gardens. 
Fruit—4-5 lbs. Round, orange flesh. Similar to Bender 
but smaller and earlier. Quality—fair. 
BENDER’S SURPRISE—90 days 
Use—Home garden, some shipping. 
Fruit—7-8 lbs. Round, coarse netting, distinct ribbing. 
Large blossom scar. Orange flesh, thick meat, some- 
what fibrous. Quality—good. 
PRIDE OF WISCONSIN—90 days 
Use—Home and market gardens. Fair shipper. 
Fruit—4-5 lbs. Coarse netting, gray rind, good flavor. 
Quality—good. 
IROQUOIS—90 days 
Use—Commercial and home gardens. 


Iroquois 

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Fruit—4-6 lbs., well netted, distinctly ribbed. Very thick 
flesh with small seed cavity. Resistant to Fusarium 
wilt. Developed at Cornell University. Quality— 
excellent. 
HEARTS OF GOLD—95 days 
Use—Home and market gardens, fair shipper. For New 
Jersey and Southeastern Pennsylvania. 
Fruit—4-5 lbs., nearly round, well netted, distinctly 
ribbed. Salmon colored flesh. Quality—good. 


Onions 
EARLY YELLOW GLOBE—98 days 
Use—Home gardens and market. Increased use on muck 
in New York. 
Bulbs—Medium large, yellow, globe shaped. Matures be- 
fore thrips or onion blast can do much damage. Stores 
fairly well. 

Michigan Yellow Globe 
EBENEZER—105 days 
Use—Frequently used for growing sets and for mature 
bulbs from sets. 
Bulbs—Medium size, deep flat. Dark yellow with strong 
flavor. Excellent keeper. 
MICHIGAN YELLOW GLOBE (Brigham )— 
110 days 
Use—Home or market gardens. Widely used on muck 
soils. 
Bulbs—Deep yellow globe, thick skins. Partially resistant 
to thrips. Stores well. 
SOUTHPORT RED GLOBE—110 days 
Use—Home and market gardens. 
Bulbs—Medium large, flesh white tinged with purple. 
Large, globular with red outside. Strong flavor. 
Stores well. 
SWEET SPANISH (Utah Strain)—110 days 
Use—Home garden and commercial, selected for keeping 
qualities. 
Bulbs—Large, light yellow, globe shaped. Very mild. 
