Pride of 
Wisconsin 
Melon 


Fordhook Fancy Mustard 

Muskmelons or Cantaloupes 
NORTHERN GROWN 
A packet will plant about 15 hills; 1 ounce 60 hills; 3 pounds per acre. 
Plant seed outdoors May 15 to June 15, either in rows or hills, one inch 
deep in rows. Make rows 5 feet apart and thin plants to 12 inches apart 
in the row. If in hills, make hills 4 to 6 feet apart, allowing 3 to 4 plants 
to the hill. Make a heavy application of manure, broadcast or in the row. 
587 Pride of Wisconsin Pkt., 10c; 0z., 30c; %4 1b., 85c; % Ib., $1.50 
(90 days.) Known as Queen of Colorado. One of the best introductions 
in many years. Its sweet, fine flavor is unsurpassed. The deep orange and 
rich looking flesh is solid and thick with a small seed cavity. The thick, 
double rind is strong, heavy, and coarse netted. It is midseason in earli- 
ness and holds up well for several days. Seed is delicate, plant shallow, 
keep moist, and allow no crust to form. 
573 Delicious Pkt., 10c; 0z., 30c; % 1b., $1.00; ¥ lb., $1.60 
(80 days.) Early, large, sweet Melon. One week earlier than Bender’s. 
Fruits are large, oval, light green, covered with fine netting. Flesh is 
deep orange, very sweet and most delicious. It will not stand long dis- 
tance shipping. Very popular for home garden stands and local sales. 
569 Bender’s Surprise Pkt., 10c; 0z., 30c; % Ib., 85c; Ye 1b., $1.50 
(85 days.) The Melons are round to oval in shape, ribbed and partly 
covered with netting. When ripe, fruits turn a golden tint which shows 
through the netting and gives them a very attractive appearance. The 
size averages quite large. The flesh is so firm and thick that the Melons 
remain firm and in good condition much longer than other large Melons. 
For market and shipping, this is an important consideration. 
578 Hale’s Best Pkt., 10c; 0z., 30c; % 1b., 85c; % 1b., $1.50 
(82 days.) This early Rocky Ford type is of medium size, oval, and 
very heavily netted. The flesh is a deep orange color, very firm, thick 
and of high flavor. This is an excellent shipper and is popular in the 
New York market. Melons are of high quality. 
581 Honey Rock Pkt., 10c; 0z., 30c; % 1b., 85c; % 1b., $1.50 
(82 days.) Also called Sugar Rock. Sweet as sugar and solid as a rock. 
Fruits are oval, medium sized and not rigid. Deep orange flesh with 
wonderful sweetness. One of the most prolific varieties grown. The rind 
is tough, and flesh so firm that Melons can be allowed to ripen on the 
vines and shipped long distances. Distinct from all other sorts. Matures 
its fruits in about 85 days, from seed. We want you to try Honey Rock. 
580 Hearts of Gold Pkt., 10c; 0z., 30c; % Ib., 85c; % Ib., $1.50 
(90 days.) Developed by a successful Michigan Melon grower. Vines 
are vigorous, free from blight or rust, and hardy. Fruits medium sized, 
nearly round, thickly netted and very firm so they stand shipping. Flesh 
is deep orange color and deliciously flavored. 
582 Schoon’s Hard Shell Pkt., 10c; 0z., 30c; % Ib., 85c; % Ib., $1.50 
(90 days.) Known as New Yorker. A new excellent flavor Melon. Some- 
what on the order of the Bender in shape and general appearance. It 
is valuable especially for the extra hard shell which makes it fine for 
marketing, as it will stand up better than other varieties. It is deeply rib- 
bed, covered with a coarse netting. Skin is yellow, and the flesh is medium 
in grain. It is red-salmon in color. 
590 Iroquois. (See page 4.) 
588 Rocky Ford Pkt., 10c; 0z., 30c; % 1b., 85c; Y Ib., $1.50 
(80 days.) It is one of the earliest green flesh Melons for the northern 
states. Fruits are oval in shape, well netted and of good flavor. This is 
an excellent variety for home garden and market. 
Mushroom Spawn 
Culture for growing Mushrooms will be sent with each order. Bottle 
Spawn is now superior to the old style Brick Spawn. It is grown in sterile 
bottles which are removed and the Spawn then packed in cartons. A single 
carton of Bottle Spawn will spawn 40 square feet. 
Postpaid, 1 box $1.00; 3 boxes $2.85. Write for prices on larger quantities. 
Mustard 
A packet will sow 50 feet of row; 1 ounce 200 feet; 1 pound per acre in drills; 
two pounds if broadcast. 
626 Fordhook Fancy Pkt., 10c; 02., 20c; % 1b., 55c; 1b., $1.65 
(40 days.) Beautifully curled. Very mild, pleasant flavor. Leaves are 
curled and fringed, and the plant remains long without running to seed. 
627 Giant Curled Long Standing 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; % 1b., 50c; 1b., $1.50 
(40 days.) (Gold Medal Winner, All-America Selection.) This new 
variety has all the good points of the finest curled sorts, and will stand 
true to form weeks longer than the old kinds without going to seed. 
This is a great advantage for the garden. 
THE HOLMES SEED COMPANY, CANTON, OHIO 
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