ANDREWS-BURRI SEED ANNUAL AND PRICE LIST 




HARD-SHELL GOLDEN 
OSAGE—A new and excellent 
flavored melon on the order of 
Bender’s Surprise in general 
appearance. It is valuable, espe- 
cially for its hard shell, which 
makes it fine for marketing, as 
they will stand up better than 
most varieties. Deeply ribbed, 
covered with a grayish yellow 
rope-like netting except for the 
distinct stripes. Skin is a beau- 
tiful yellow, flesh is medium in 
grain, red salmon in color, and 
sweet, tasty flavor, Weight 






about 6 to 7 pounds. 


HALE’S BEST SPECIAL 
MUSKMELON or CANTALOUPE 
HALE’S BEST NO. 36—85 days—A beauti- 
ful melon; highly flavored, really good to eat. 
Has proven its worth by becoming the most 
popular cantaloupe with large shippers the past 
several seasons. So wonderfully uniform that 
it is an outstanding breeding accomplishment. 
It is large, packing mostly 36’s or using the 
Jumbo flat crate 12’s. Solidly netted, little if 
any suture and no ribs. The rich, spicy salmon 
flesh is deep, fine-grained and holds up well for 
long-distance shipping. While primarily bred 
for the shipping trade, its many fine qualities 
make it ideal for roadside market and home 
gardens. We recommend this melon to melon 
growers; for North—where the seasons are 
short—for South to be first on the market with 
a real good cantaloupe. 
DELICIOUS (Early Bender)—83 days—An 
excellent early variety of very superior quality. 
Similar in general character to Bender’s Sur- 
prise, but a week to 10 days earlier. Fruits 
about 6 inches in diameter, with coarse netting 
and quite prominent ribs. Rind solid; creamy 
green at maturity. Highly recommended for 
the home garden and for local markets. 
HALE’S BEST SPECIAL — 86 days— The 
earliest shipping melon of outstanding merit 
for home and market garden. Fruits oval, 614 
inches long by 514 inches in diameter, ribbing 
indistinct; covered with heavy netting. Flesh 
thick; salmon-orange; sweet aromatic flavor. 
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HALE’S BEST, JUMBO STRAIN—=83 days 
—A large-fruited strain of this leading variety 
for local markets, preferred in some areas to 
Bender’s Surprise or Tip Top. Fruits oval, 5-6 
pound; ribbing somewhat prominent, heavily 
netted. Flesh thick, salmon-orange, sweet and 
of excellent quality; seed pocket rather large. 
QUEEN OF COLORADO — 90 days — All- 
America Honorable Mention. This appears to 
be an improved strain of Pride of Wisconsin 
and, we believe, should be considered as such. 
Originally, we believe, it was 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. 
LARGE HEARTS OF GOLD—Round type or 
Morrill strain—94 days—The outstanding fea- 
ture of this melon is its deep golden flesh, 
which is of the finest quality ; sweet, spicy, fine- 
grained, and distinctly flavored. Melons medium 
large, round, well netted except a narrow stripe 
between narrow ribs. Very firm and ships well 
for moderate distances. 
ROCKY FORD—(Netted Gem)—Fruits are 
small with rather large seed cavity, nearly 
round, 2!4-pound, with very faint ribs, and 
heavily covered with hard gray netting; flesh 
thick, green in color, with gold tinge at the 
center; juicy, spicy, and of good flavor. 
