
MUSKMELON 
Well-enriched light soil is an important requisite for the growing of choice melons. Early in May, when the ground 
is warm, plant in hills 4 feet apart each way, putting 10 to 12 seeds in a hill. Should be treated same as Cucumbers, 
but are benefited by spraying with a fungicide as a preventive of blight. 
BENDER’S SURPRISE A very popular market melon. 
Large and round with yellow skin and thick orange flesh. 
Late maincrop sort. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; Y% Ib. 85c; Ib. $2.75 
DELICIOUS New and early strain of Bender’s Surprise, 
slightly smaller and two weeks earlier. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; %4 Ib. 85c; Ib. $2.75 
SCHOON’S HARD SHELL A superb new late melon, 
nearly round and weighing 5 to 7 pounds. The skin is 
coarsely netted, gray-green in color, becoming yellow 
when ripe. The flesh is exceptionally thick and fine 
flavored. Its hard shell makes this a good market melon. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 4 Ib. 85c; Ib. $2.75 
PRIDE OF WISCONSIN Large oval melon with coarse 
netting and creamy yellow skin. An attractive melon whose 
appearance is matched by uniformly high flavor. Vigorous, 
healthy vines which produce a good crop !ate in the season. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; Y% Ib. 85c; Ib. $2.75 
EMERALD GEM Extensively grown for private use. Small 
and sweet; too soft for market, but one of the very best 
flavored salmon fleshed sorts. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 1% Ib. 90c; Ib. $3.00 \ 

Delicious 
WETHERSFIELD, CONN. 

Bender’s Surprise 
HEARTS OF GOLD A medium-sized round melon with 
well-netted skin and thick orange flesh of excellent 
quality. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 1%4 Ib. 85c; Ib. $2.75 
IROQUOIS New prolific strain of the Bender type re- 
sistant to fusarium wilt. Fruits are large, round to oval 
in shape, heavily ribbed and coarsely netted. Flesh is 
very thick, deep orange in color and rates high for flavor 
and sweetness. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 14 Ib. 90c; Ib. $3.00 
LAKE CHAMPLAIN An extra early variety of fine qual- 
ity, medium-sized, flattened in shape with deep salmon 
flesh and small seed cavity. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; \% Ib. 85c; Ib. $2.75 
HALE’S BEST Medium early melon of the Rocky Ford 
type with thick salmon flesh. Well-netted 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 1% Ib. 85c; Ib. $2.75 
ORDER SEEDS EARLY We have been much pleased to 
receive many orders for seed early in the season. While 
we do not always ship these at once, except for items 
needed for immediate planting, it allows us to give 
them our best and most careful attention and lessens 
the congestion and delay at the peak of the shipping 
season. 
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