
Slate Seed Co., Seedsmen Since 1866, South Boston, Virginia 
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216—LARGE HACKENSACK.—This is the larg- 
est of our cantaloupes and in every respect a good 
melon. Vines grow vigorous and are productive, bear- 
ing large, round melons that are slightly flat at the 
ends and covered with coarse netting. The flesh is 
thick, highly flavored and sweet. It is most too large 
for shipping but makes an ideal melon for local 
market and home use. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, %4 lb. 60c, lb. $2.00, postpaid. 
208—HONEY ROCK.—This new melon is appar- 
ently a cross between Honey Dew and Rockyford. It 
resembles both and has many good qualities. It is 
early and productive with vigorous vines. The fruit 
is medium to large size slightly ribbed and thinly 
netted. ‘he flesh seems to bear out its parentage, 
since it has the sweetness of the Honey Dew com- 
bined with the rich spicy flavor of the Rockyford. 
For home use, we think it is destined to become one 
of the leading melons. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, 44 lb. 60c, lb. $2.00, postpaid. 
212—HONEY DEW MELON.—This is one of the 
most delicious of all melons. It is late in maturing 
and at least ninety days is required for its growth. 
Plant like cantaloupes and pull when the blossom 
end begins to get slightly soft. Can be stored and 
kept for a week or more before eating. The melons 
are large, rather long, and have a yellowish or creamy 
white smooth skin. The flesh is thick and has a rich 
sweet flavor such as you have never tasted in any 
other melon. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, 44 lb. 60c, lb. $2.00, postpaid. 
205—PRIDE OF WISCONSIN.—lhis melon offers 
a wonderful combination of size and quality. It has 
been grown for several years by our local growers 
with excellent results. It seems to produce well under 
average conditions and makes some of the largest 
melons seen in this section. It is a cross on a mem- 
ber of the Honey Dew family and shows only coarse 
netting in a slick yellow skin but this gives it a most 
attractive appearance which easily catches the eye of 
any melon buyer. The melons are very large, deeply 
ribbed, round, with slightly pointed ends. The flesh 
is a rich salmon color, very thick, sweet and has a 
luscious spicy flavor. Our retail store has sold these 
melons in competition with the best that are pro- 
duced in this section and much of our trade now calls 
for them by name. It is not an early sort but comes 
in after our First-On-The-Market has gone. One 
characteristic of this variety is that it keeps for a 
long time after being pulled. In fact the fruit attains 
its best some four or five days after being pulled 
from the vine. Pride of Wisconsin is too large to be 
a good shipper, but we can highly recommend it for 
home use and local market. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, 4 lb. 60c, lb. $2.00, postpaid. 

Banana Muskmelon 

Large Hackensack Cantaloupe 
SALMON FLESH VARIETIES 
217—TIP TOP.—The fruit is rather large, well 
netted and uniformly ribbed, giving it good appear- 
ance. The flesh is thick, of a beautiful salmon color, 
very sweet and spicy. This melon is becoming very 
popular with our customers and we think those who 
have not tried it as yet will find it a good sort. It is 
one of the largest of the salmon fleshed varieties and 
its quality makes it a good melon for home use or 
for local markets. 
Pkt. 10c¢, oz. 20c, 4 Ib. 60c, Ib. $2.00, postpaid. 
219—IMPERIAL No. 45.—This variety is highly 
mildew resistant. It has been bred for years to give 
melon growers a variety that would be immune to 
one of the melons deadliest enemies, mildew. It is 
out of the Honey Dew family but early maturing 
with pink flesh. The fruit is almost perfectly round, 
slightly netted, white skin, and almost no ribs. The 
flesh is of excellent quality, rich pink color, and 
sweet. The melons will keep for a long time after 
being fully vine ripened. The fruit is of medium size 
and is usually ripe in about 95 days, which makes 
it a desirable sort for the northern gardeners. 
Pkt. 10e, oz. 20c, 44 lb. 60c, lb. $2.00, postpaid. 
218—HEARTS OF GOLD. — This is one of the 
sweetest and best flavored of the yellow fleshed mel- 
ons. Sometime ago we asked one of our cantaloupe 
seed growers what kind of melons did he eat when he 
had all kinds at his disposal. He replied, “I always 
eat Hearts of Gold or Gold Lined Netted Rock if I 
can get them.” This is a midseason or second early 
sort growing to about the same size as the Gold 
Lined Netted Rock and having very fine netting. The 
vines are especially hardy and vigorous, The melons 
have very thick sweet flesh of a bright salmon color. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, 44 lb. 60c, Ib. $2.00, postpaid. 
222-- BANANA. — This is a long melon of nove} 
appearance and a very good eating melon also, The 
fruit is very long, often measuring three feet in 
length, and very smooth yellow skin with practically 
no ribs. It resembles an enormous banana. The flesh 
is thin but of very good flavor, but nothing to com- 
pare with the other varieties in this respect. 
Pkt. 10e, oz. 20c, %4 Ib. 60c, lb. $2.00, postpaid. 
