
Improved Hearts of Gold 
Improved Hearts of Gold 
The Improved Hearts of Gold, which was 
10c 
Per Lb. 
Discount 
may be deducted 
from the  post- 
paid prices of 
seeds if you or- 
der them sent by 
express, not pre- 
paid. 


developed in Michigan, is a great im- 
provement over the old type. It is larger 
in size, with thicker meat, and has the 
Same superior quality and flavor of the 
old common strain. The fruits average 
about 644x5% inches and weigh 4 lbs. 
each. Flesh deep orange, extremely thick, 
fine grained and very sweet and melting. 
It is a money maker for market gardeners 
and few equal it for the home garden. 
It is a marvel of productiveness. Pkt., 
9c; oz., 35c; %4 Ib., $1.00; 1lb., $3.00; 
Ze lbs., $5.80; “5. Ibs., $13:755 10: Jbs., 
$26.50, postpaid. 
. A wonderfully fine melon 
Tip Top and one of the most pro- 
ductive. Its appearance on the market is 
yery attractive—sells on sight. The fruits 
are of large size, néarly round, evenly 
ribbed and moderately netted. Flesh rich, 
deep salmon, firm but not hard, and edible 
to the outside coating. The testimony of 
those who plant Tip Top is that every 
melon produced is a good one—sweet, 
spicy, juicy and of finest flavor. Ripe 
fruit in 85 days. Pkt., 0c; oz.; 30c; 



% \|b., 90c; lb., $2.70; 2 Ibs., $5.20; 5 
Tbs., $12.25; 10 lbs., $23.50, postpaid. 
Hale’s Best 
The Big 
Home Garden Fal e’s Best Money 
Mixture 
Maker 
An outstanding early shipping melon. Our special 
stock of Hale’s is only a few days later than our 
A seed mixture composed of varieties Michigan-grown Lake Champlain. It is a melon 
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Sue eran te oe that can be Shipped clear across the country or 
hi h eM See vt ea Ged on ae ae trucked: a great distance and reach the customers 
hd lich we fa en VaR a oat Mb es in the best of condition. In addition to its shipping 
ket. Pkt., 10¢; 0z., 35c, postpaid. qualities, it is one of the best yielding varieties. 
OSAGE 
>(MIL- 
LEER’S 
CREAM). 
One of the 
most popu- 
lar main 
crop varie- 
ties. Fruits 
large in 
size, salm- 
en flesh, 
thick, fine 

Osage, or Miller’s Cream 
The large Western melon growers grow more Hale’s 
than any other variety. Fruits are oval, 6% inches 
long and 5 inches in diameter; inconspicuous rib- 
bing with very heavy netting. Flesh extremely 
thick, salmon-orange, sweet and of very fine quality. 
The seed we offer is our own strain, grown in Michi- 
gan, and we do not believe there is any question 
about its being earlier than and superior to any 
other stock of Hale’s. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 30c; %4 Ib., 
90c; lb., $2.70; 2 Ibs., $5.20; 5 Ibs., $12.25; 10 Ibs., 
$23.50, postpaid. 
Hale's Mildew Resistant 
The same size, shape and quality as Hale’s Best, 
grained and highly flavored. Good for but resistant to mildew, and matures about a week 
home garden and local market, and always later. Our Michigan-grown seed will give heavier 
in demand. Our Michigan seed produces yields and earlier melons than Western-grown seed, 
ripe fruits much earlier than other strains. and we can recommend it for the grower who is hav- 
Pkt., (0c; oz., 30c; 14 lb., 90c; Ib., $2.70; ing trouble with mildew. Pkt., 10ce; oz., 35¢; %4 
2) lbs 495.203. 25 Tbsey  Sli2s2542610 “Tpss,. Ib., $1.00; lb., $3.00; 2 Ibs., $5.80; 5 Ibs., $13.75; 
$23.50, postpaid. 10 lbs., $26.50, postpaid. 

Banana Muskmelon 
BURGESS SEED & PLANT CO 

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GALESBURG, MICHIGAN 

BANANA 
This melon surpasses all 
others in its delicious flavor. 
The flesh (the melon being 
nearly solid) is of a rich salm- 
on. The quality is excellent 
when the melon is thoroughly 
ripe. 18 to 36 inches in length; 
very prolific. Exceptionally 
sweet, spicy and _ delicious. 
Don’t fail to try it. Pkt., 0c; 
o0z.,-35c; % Ib., $1.00. 

There are many localities other than Michigan in which excellent Muskmelon seed is 
produced but none that combines the excellent quality with the extreme earliness that 
our Michigan grown pedigreed seed does. Our seed is also treated for the control of 
seed-borne fungous and bacterial diseases. The assurance of a big crop of disease-free 
melons of best quality, and ready for market a few days ahead of melons grown from 
seed produced elsewhere, is of the very greatest importance to the market grower. 
One ounce of seed for 50 hills; 3 pounds per acre ~* 

Lake Champlain 
Lake Champlain 
The Earliest Muskmelon 
Our Special Michigan grown seed of this variety produces 
ripe fruits ahead“of any other melon, giving you a crop ahead 
of competitors and netting you the top market price. The 
Cornell University Experiment Station reports this melon to 
be much earlier than any other in their very extensive trials. 
It is not only the earliest Muskmelon of high quality, but it 
is so good that Professor Tompson of the Massachusetts Agri- 
cultural College reports it as the best in quality he has ever 
eaten. The flesh is deep, very sweet and melting, of golden 
yellow color; a small round melon; nicely netted. The plant 
is very vigorous and healthy, setting and ripening melons even 
under adverse conditions. It is not a long distance shipping 
melon, but is of high quality and will give you the earliest 
melons for the local market. 
Pkt., (0c; oz., 35c; 14 lb., $1.00; lb., $3.00; 2 lbs., $5.80; 
5 Ibs., $13.75; 10 Ibs., $26.50, postpaid. 

Bender’s Surprise 
. 
Bender's Surprise 
The Best Large Size Muskmelon 
_Exquisitely fine flavor, large size and medium earliness com- 
bine to make this melon a great favorite. Melons average 
quite large, many weighing 10 pounds or more; oval in shape; 
light green with coarse netting, and turn a golden tint as they. 
mature. Flesh deep orange, very thick and deliciously sweet. 
Will keep in good condition a week after picking, and actually 
improve in flavor during that time. The flesh is so firm and 
thick that the melons remain in good condition much longer than 
any other large melon of this class. For market and shipping 
this is an important consideration. We know of no other large 
Muskmelon that will equal Burgess’ Specia! Strain of Bender's 
Surprise for either the market or the home garden. Pkt., 10c; 
0z., 35¢; 14 Ib., $1.00; Ib., $3.00; 2 Ibs., $5.80; 5 lbs., $13.75; 
10 Ibs., $26.56, postpaid. 
