MUSKMELONS or Cantaloupes 
An ounce of seed will plant about 50 hills; 21% to 3 lbs. per acre. 
Growing seed of early, highly productive and fine quality muskmelons for northern Market 
Gardeners has been one of our specialties for over twenty-five years. Our special strains, developed 
and selected here on our own farms, are now considered the standard of excellence. You can be 
sure that these are the best muskmelons for the North. 

DELICIOUS MELON 
A success on the early market. 
570 Market King 
Perfect Flavor—Best for Shipping 
These medium-sized melons are most remark- 
able for their uniform sweetness and high flavor. 
They grow very evenly, with a heavy netting 
and they have an attractive oval shape without 
deep ribs. The flesh is very thick with a small 
seed cavity, deep orange in color and of fine tex- 
ture. Skin color is blue-grey, ripening to deep 
yellow. 
The healthy, vigorous vines produce enor- 
mous yields, ripening a little later than Bend- 
er’s. See prices on next page. 
558 Bender’s Surprise 
Harris’ Special Strain—Large, Fine Melons 
This is still the leading large melon for the 
East, and our strain has no equal for 
combined large size, attractive appearance, 
fine flavor and long keeping qualities. 
We have bred and grown this stock for 
over twenty years here on our own farm, 
always paying special attention to high 
quality, earliness and trueness to type. 
This careful selection has made ours the 
one outstanding stock of this famous 
variety. If you want the finest big melons, 
grow our Bender’s Surprise. See prices on 
next page. 
HOTENTS—For Melons 
Grow earlier and better melon crops 
with these large, strong field forcers. 
Economical and practical. Used by 
leading growers everywhere to protect 
plants from wind, frosts, insects and 
beating rains. See inside Back Cover. 


560 Delicious 
The Largest and Best Early Melon 
One of the most profitable melons to grow for 
local market and roadside stands because of 
its earliness. With our strain you can get fine 
good-sized melons almost two weeks before 
Bender’s and thus get highest prices. The 
melons are moderately ribbed and well netted, 
and the flesh is quite thick for such an early 
variety. The vines make a good vigorous 
growth and produce tremendous yields. 
They will not stand long distance shipping 
but the remarkable sweetness and flavor of 
the melons grown from our strain makes them 
ideal for early crop on nearby markets. See 
prices on next page. 
569 Iroquois (New) 
High Quality—Resistant to Fusarium Wilt 
Originally developed to meet the need for a 
Bender-type melon with resistance to fusarium 
wilt, Iroquois has quickly won wide approval 
for its uniformly excellent quality. It is still the 
only kind to plant on infected soil and it also 
has a real place with all growers who want 
medium-large melons. 
The fruits are round to oval in shape with 
prominent ribs and good netting; the rind is 
tough and holds up well. The fine textured, 
thick flesh is deep orange in color and has con- 
sistently high flavor and unusual sweetness. 
Iroquois ripens about in season with Bender’s 
and the vigorous vines are very prolific. See 
prices on next page. 

IROQUOIS MELON 
Thick flesh and fine flavor. 
