MUSKMELONS or CANTALOUPES 
A packet of seed will plant about 20 hills; an ounce 100 hills; 2/2 Ibs. will plant an acre. 
IT IS NOT HARD TO RAISE MELONS 
It is much easier to raise melons than is usually supposed and they are so delicious 
that everyone who has a sunny garden should have some. All that is required is a 
good rich soil, that is not too heavy, and a warm, sunny situation. Our pamphlet, 
“Cultivation of Vegetables” tells about raising muskmelons; ask for it with your order. 
COPPER-ROTENONE for Bugs and Blight 
One of the greatest helps in growing melons is regular use of the right dust, applied 
frequently but lightly throughout the season. Copper-Rotenone not only controls 
bugs but prevents blight and is the best for this purpose. For spraying, use Copper 
Spray (COCS) and NNOR—Rotenone Spray. See page 82. 
569 IROQUOIS. Finest Quality— Thick Flesh. The best and most popu- 
lar melon for many sections, Iroquois has such uniformly 
fine flavor and sweetness that it has won top place with thousands of growers. It 
is a medium-sized melon, handsome in appearance, ripening in mid-season, and it 
is resistant lo fusarium wilt, the only kind that can be grown on infected soil. 
The fruit resemble Bender’s in type but are a little smaller and of superior qual- 
ity. Round to slightly oval in shape, they have prominent ribs and heavy netting, 
and are protected by a thin tough rind that stands handling and shipping. The 
flesh is very thick, smooth, fine-grained and of superb sweet flavor, and the color 
is an excellent deep orange. We highly recommend it for both home and market 
growers. Pkt. 15c; 4% Oz. 30c; Oz. 55c; 14 Lb. $1.45; 146 Lb. $2.50. 

POTTED MUSKMELON PLANTS make it easy to grow fine melons. Sturdy 
plants grown and shipped in No. 24% Fertile Pots, ready to set out in your 
garden, pots and all. Delicious, Bender’s Surprise and Iroquois. Ready to 
ship June 5th. 
1 Doz. $1.75; 2 Doz. $3.25; 50 Plants $5.75, transportation paid. Not paid: 
$8.50 per hundred. (Weight, 100—50 Ibs.) (Vol sent beyond the 4th Zone.) 

568 HONEY ROCK or Sugar Rock. This melon is highly popular in many sections, 
because of its earliness and superior quality. The melons are very attractive, 
medium in size, round, with a coarse heavy netting. The flesh is firm, thick, deep 
orange in color, very sweet and of delicious flavor. Ripens shortly after Delicious 
The deep orange flesh has a wonderful flavor. and earlier than Bender’s. A very productive type and fine for home gardens. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 35c; 144 Lb. 85c; % Lb. $1.50. 
560 DELICIOUS. The Earliest Large Sweet Melon. If you 570 MARKET KING. Superb Quality. The demand for fine 
want early large, high quality melons in your flavor in melons never lets up, so it is 
Iroquois 


garden, plant our Delicious. These melons are good-sized, round, no wonder that Market King is popular for home use, roadside stands, 
moderately ribbed and of sweet delicious flavor. This strain of our own market and shipping. Its distinctive flavor is always appreciated. 
growing is outstanding for large yields of uniformly fine fruit, ripening The melons are medium sized, weighing 4 to 5 Ibs. and have an 
very early in the season. See complete description on page 6. attractive, uniform oval shape. The rind is blue-gray, turning golden 
Pkt. 15c; % Oz. 30c; Oz. 50c; 14 Lb. $1.: 16 Lb. $1.90. when ripe and the netting is distinct and prominent. The flesh is 
F P remarkably thick and it is of beautiful deep orange color, firm, fine- 
7 Harris’ Special Strain. Harris’ ; : : ase aoe 
558 BENDER’S SURPRISE. po ea ae : eit Be 1 grained, and always sweet with a wonderful flavor. From medium late 
Special Strain o ie ~Bender : : : : 
: 2 I : 4 ; until frost, big crops are produced on the healthy vigorous vines. 
melon has been bred on our farm for over twenty-five years, and is the is . i ar 7 : 
‘ ; as Sas Reagt:: aes Similar in general type to Queen of Colorado, Pride of Wisconsin, 
finest of the large melons. The fruits are big, many weighing 10 Ibs. ‘ 5 om : 
: : ae Stes etc., Market King has proved so universally superior that we do not 
or more, and the flesh is very thick, deep orange in color and of fine 5 . 
flavor The skin ripens t d Iden tint with I tting and offen Buy OLbGy site 
a or > S. ‘ipens to a deep goiden In with heavy ne ng ane - « - « ¢ 
; be D.BOLC en : See Sei 5 Pkt. 15c; % Oz. 30c; Oz. 50c; 14 Lb. $1.30; 44 Lb. $2.00. 
they will keep in excellent condition for five or six days after picking. 
In season the Bender is medium early and will ripen in early September 
from seed sown outdoors in May. 



Our stock has been selected for sweetness and fine flavor, as well as 
type and yield, and if you want delicious large melons you will find 
Harris’ Bender’s is in a class by itself. 
Pkt. 15¢; 4% Oz. 30c; Oz. 50c; 14 Lb. $1 

14 Lb. $1.90. 
HOTKAPS AND HOTENTS FOR MELONS 
These wax paper cones act as miniature hot houses when placed 
over the melon plant or hill of seed. They keep the soil warm and 
protect the young plants from insects, frost, wind and beating 
rains. See Hotkaps and Hotents on page 83. 

575 SCHOON’S HARD SHELL or New Yorker. (New.) Growers who 
want a larger melon in the Queen of Colorado class will welcome this 
fine melon. It is oval shaped, well netted, averaging 6 to 8 in. long and 
weighs 5 to 7 Ibs. Thick-meated and of fine quality, it has a tough 
rind making it excellent for shipping. Ripens rather late but bears 
heavy crops 

Pkt. 15c; 4 Oz. 25c; Oz. 45c; 14 Lb. $1.10; % Lb. $1.75. 
566 HEARTS OF GOLD. (Large Strain.) We have the true large 
strain of this melon which is popular in many sections. The melons 
are almost perfectly round, thickly netted and very firm with thick 
flesh of deep orange color. The flesh is sweet and of excellent flavor. 
The melons grow to medium size and are excellent for shipping as they ° 6 
AEN erst Se ell Delicious 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 35c; 144 Lb. 85c; 14 Lb. $1.50. Earliness combined with size and quality. 
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