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MUSKMELON—(Continued) 

BENDER 
BENDER 
An extra large, delicious, salmon-fleshed melon. Vines are vigorous, producing 
an abundance of large well netted melons of superior flavor and the very best 
shipping and keeping qualities. Many specimen melons from our stock weigh 
from 10 to 15 Ibs. and yet the flesh of these large melons is melting and 
luscious. On account of the size and quality combined with extreme earliness 
the Bender Melon has come to be the great favorite with market gardeners 
in this locality. 
DELICIOUS 
Ripens two weeks earlier than Bender. Fruits quite large, averaging about 5 
pounds. Skin creamy yellow, flesh fairly solid, deep orange, of excellent flavor. 
Especially recommended for home garden and roadside trade as this melon 
will not ship as well as Bender. 
HALE’S BEST 
A new early melon, ripening in 75 to 80 days. The fruits are oblong, 8 to 9 
inches in length, shallow ribbed, but densely covered with medium heavy 
netting. Flesh very thick and fine grained, deep salmon-pink in color and of 
delicious flavor. Our strain will be found superior to that offered by other 
houses. 
Hearts cf Gold or Improved Hoodoo 
This popular medium sized melon follows the earlier varieties and ripens in 
about 109 days. Fruits 5 to6 inches in diameter; flesh orange salmon in color, 
exceptionally thick and fine flavored. 
HONEY ROCK 
This is a handsome variety. The flesh is extremely thick, salmon colored. 
The shape is round, with coarse netting, slate colored background. It is early, 
prolific and if not already acquainted with this new variety, it is well worth a 
trial for comparison with varieties you are now growing. 
