18 Grow some delicious Muskmelons in your own garden. 
MUSK- 
MELON 
Melons thrive best in light, sandy, warm 
Plant about May 15th to 
30th, in hills four feet apart each way. 
Plant ten to twelve seeds in each hill and 
after they are out of danger from bugs 
thin to three or four plants. 

and rich soil. 
tractive 



cial.” 
Honey Rock 
of golden color, with light netting and very small seed cavity. 
Flesh is firm; quality and flavor the finest, and the shape is more 
Pick as soon as fruit will slip from the stem. 
you will find it a good shipper. Pkt. 10c, oz. 
(Salmon Flesh) Also called 
Honey Rock Sugar Rock. The medium 
size fruits have a_ gray-green’ skin with 
heavy coarse netting. The deeply colored salmon 
flesh is deliciously sweet and has a fine smooth 
texture. The fruits are almost round and very 
heavy, due to the thickness of the fine-grained 
crisp flesh. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, 4% Ib. 70c, ¥% Ib. 
$1.20, Ib. $2.25. 
30c, Vy Ib. 70c. 

Milwaukee Market 
| A large variety, averaging 8 
Milwaukee Market inches in diameter; has small 
seed cavity and thick, sweet, salmon flesh. Widely used by 
gardeners in the Milwaukee section for nearby markets. Will 
not stand distant shipping. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, 4% Ib. 70c, 
Y% lb. $1.20, Ib. $2.25. 

Hearts of Gold 
Extremely thick, sweet orange flesh. An ideal 
Hearts of Gold basket and crate melon of medium size, round, 
heavily netted. Average size of melon 6 to 8 inches in diameter. 
Matures in 75 days. The seed cavity is small and the rind is very 
tough, making it a good shipper; its vine is a vigorous grower and a 
heavy cropper. A very convenient sized melon for the table and for 
_ packing in shipment. Does well in all sections. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, 1/, Ib. 
 70c, 1/2 Ib. $1.20, Ib. $2.25. 
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Pride of Wisconsin 
new melon that has become very popu- 
lar. Its handsome appearance and heavy 
netting make it a good seller. 
almost round melons are of 
medium size, pearly gray, heavily netted, 
with remarkable thick orange flesh and 
small seed cavity. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, 4, Ib. 
70c, Y% Ib. $1.20, Ib. $2.25. 
Imperial Special 
round than oblong. 
Handle carefully and 
Alneer’s New Perfect Leader 
ribbed and thickly netted, while the flesh is a rich salmon. The 
melon is nearly all flesh, the interior being very small, hardly 
large enough to accommodate the seed. 
unexcelled, and it certainly justifies its name. 
Ys Ib. 70c, Yo lb. $1.20, Ib. $2.25, 

(Orange 
Flesh) A 
The at- 

Bender’s Surprise 
(Salmon Flesh) Grown under the 
trade-marked name, “Weaver’s Spe- PBender’s 
A heavy yielding Melon resembling Honeymel except in ° 
color of flesh, which is pink meated or’ red meated. The rind is Surprise 
A delicious, large salmon 
fleshed melon weighing 
from 5 to 10 pounds 
with superior shipping 
and *° keeping qualities. 
Fruits, oblong, light 
greenish yellow skin 
with light netting. Flesh | 
unusually spicy and 
very sweet. Pkt. 10c, oz. 
30c, Y% Ib. 70c, Y2 Ib. 
$1.20, Ib. $2.25. 
Color of skin is a 
deep rich green, well 
In flavor it is simply 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, 
88 days. Probably the best all around 
Queen of Colorado variety .of muskmelon yet introduced. 
Certainly, no variety can claim superiority in flavor and eating quality. 
It holds up well for several days; allowing plenty of time for marketing. 
It is evidently a cross between Honey Rock and Hearts of Gold; com- 
bining the thick, tough rind and unsurpassed flavor of the Honey Rock 
with flesh texture of the Hearts of Gold. Will withstand shipping 
moderate distances. Melons solidly netted with a very coarse, loosely | 
laced grey netting, slightly ribbed. Some larger than Honey Rock. 
Flesh thick and salmon in color. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, VY, Ib. 70c, Ye Ib. 
$1.20, Ib. $2.25. ' 
90 days. (Salmon Flesh) Also known as Schoon’s 
New Yorker Hard Shell Bender. Similar to Bender’s Surprise in 
shape and general appearance, with the added advantage of possessing 
an extra hard shell, making it a good shipping variety. Fully ripe fruits 
keep better after harvest or stand longer in the field than most varieties. 
Fruits are deeply ribbed, well netted over a yellow skin and weigh from 
5 to 8 lbs. The flesh is of a delicious flavor. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, Y% Ib. 
70c, Ye Ib. $1.20, Ib. $2.25. 
7 A splendid type of the green-fleshed 
Gold Lined Rocky Ford Rocky Ford, with gold lining next 
to the seed cavity, making it unusually attractive when cut. Very 
thick-fleshed, spicy and sweet, Nearly round and completely covered 
ae netting. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, Y4 Ib. 70c, Y% Ib. $1.20, lb. $2.25, post- _ 
paid. 5 
’ The earliest maturing of all large melons. Even in a 
Hale s Best season remarkable for its coolness, the melons de- 
velop to luscious sweetness in 70 days after planting. The fruits are : 
oval. Occasionally some fruits are somewhat more elongated. They | 
have delicious, sweet, bright salmon-orange flesh which is firm, fine 
grained, and has a rich delightful aroma. It is one of the favorite new 
melons. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, 1/4 Ib. 70c, Y2 Ib. $1.20, Ib. $2.25. - 
Tip Top (Salmon Flesh) A large size, main-crop melon, vary- 
ing in shape from round to slightly oblong. The pale 
green skin is distinctly ribbed and lightly netted. The flesh is a beau- 
tiful deep salmon. It is sweet, spicy, and full of rich aroma. Pkt. 10c, 
oz. 30c, %4 Ib. 70c, 1 Ib. $1.20, Ib. $2.25. : 










Osage or Miller’s Cream 
Dark green fruits, medium size, nearly round. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, Y Ib. 
70c, 2 Ib. $1.20, lb. $2.25. 
These melons bring good prices in all markets. 
thin, creamy white rind is very tough but ver 
The fruits keep in fine condition for several weeks afte 
The rich, creamy green flesh is very sweet and possesses — 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, VY Ib. 70c, Ye Ib. $1.20, 
Honey Dew 
thinly netted. 
they ripen. 
Ib. $2.25. 
B anana Of a creamy white straw color, entirely free from nett 
flesh thick, salmon color; grows from 18 to 80 inches | 
length; very productive. Delicious and sweet in flavor. Pkt. 10c, oz. : 
VY, lb. 70c, Y2 Ib. $1.20, Ib. $2.25. aa 
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Vine Peach or Melon Peach The fruit has the size, shape 
: and golden yellow ore 
an orange. The flesh is snow white, and makes excellent preserv 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 40c, 4 lb. $1.00. 4 - 
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