


Improved Hearts of Gold 
IMPROVED 
HEARTS OF GOLD 
90 days. Improved Hearts of Gold, 
which was introduced by us in 1945, is a 
great improvement over the old type. It is 
larger in size, with thicker meat, and has 
the same superior quality and flavor of the 
old strain. The fruits average 6x7 inches 
and weigh 5 Ibs. each. Flesh deep orange, 
extremely thick, fine grained and very 
sweet and melting. It is a money maker for 
market gardeners and few equal it for the 
home garden. It is a marvel of produc- 
tiveness. 
Tip Top 
90 days. A wonderfully fine melon and 
one of the most productive. Its appear- 
ance on the market is very attractive— 
sells on sight. The fruits are of large size, 
nearly round, evenly ribbed and moderately 
netted. Flesh rich, deep salmon, firm but 
not hard, and edible to the outside coating. 
Sweet, spicy, juicy and of finest flavor. 
Home Garden 
Mixture 
A seed mixture composed of varieties 
of muskmelons listed on pages 14 and 15 
ond a few others from our trial grounds, 
phigh we haven’t yet placed on the mar- 
cet. 
OSAGE 
(MIL- 
Leo Res 
CREAM). 
90 days. 
One of the 
most popu- 
lar main 
crop varie- ; 
ties. Fruits Sai 
large in Qsage, or Miller’s Cream 
size, salm- 
on flesh, thick, fine grained and highly 
flavored. Good for home garden and local 
market, and always in demand. 


Banana Muskmelon 
Muskmelon Seeds Delivered Prepaid at the Following Prices 
Packet 
There are many localities other than Michigan in which excellent Muskmelon seed is produced but none that combines the 
excellent quality with the extreme earliness that our Michigan -grown seed does. Our seed is also treated for the control of 
seed-borne fungous and bacterial diseases. The assurance of a big crop of disease-free melons of best quality, and ready for 
market a few days ahead of melons grown from seed produced elsewhere, is of the very greatest importance to the market 
grower. 
One ounce of seed for 50 hilis; 3 pounds per acre 
. 
9 The Big 
Hale's Best Mery 
Maker 
80 days. An outstanding early shipping melon. Our 
special stock of Hale’s is only a few days later than our 
Michigan-grown Lake Champlain. It is a melon that can 
be shipped clear across the country or trucked a great 
distance and reach the customers in the best of condi- 
tion. In addition to its shipping qualities, it is one of 
the best yielding varieties. The large Western melon 
growers grow more Hale’s than any other variety. Fruits 
are oval, 6144 inches long and 5 inches in diameter ; in- 
conspicuous ribbing with very heavy netting. Flesh ex- 
tremely thick, salmon-orange, sweet and of very fine 
quality. The seed we offer is our own strain, grown in 
Michigan, and we do not believe there is any question 
about its being earlier than and superior to any other Lake Champlain 
stock of Hale’s. 
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Hale's Mildew Resistant é : 
83 days. The same size, shape and quality as Hale’s a Ie i ] 
Best, but resistant to mildew, and matures a few days a S al MM a g n 
later. We can recommend it for the grower who is hay- 
ing trouble with mildew. The Earliest Muskmelon 

78 days. Our Special Michigan-grown seed of this variety pro- 
duces ripe fruits ahead of any other melon, giving you a crop 
ahead of competitors and netting you the top market price. The 
flesh is deep, very sweet and melting, of golden yellow color; a 
medium sized melon; nicely netted. The plant is very vigorous 
and healthy, setting and ripening melons even under adverse 
conditions. It is not a long distance shipping melon, but is of 
nee rie! and will give you the earliest melons for the local 
1arket, ba 

Hale’s Best 
MANGO MELON 
(Vine Peach or Garden Lemon) 
90 days. Fine for canning, preserves and marmalade. 
The fruit is about the size of a large peach, and can be 
used in every way in which a peach can be used, except 
that it is not usually liked raw. A jar of these fruits 
cut in halves and cooked in syrup presents a beautiful 
and tempting appearance. The vine on which these fruits 
are produced belongs to the melon family. Easily grown 
in any garden; wonderfully prolific. 4 
BANANA Bender’s Scene 
-92 days. This melon surpasses . 3 
all others in its delicious flavor. 9 a 
The flesh (the melon being nearly 5B @ we Pe |} r S 
solid) is of a rich salmon. The $ U F Fe) r E $ @ 
cay is excellent when the 
melon is thoroughly ripe. 18 to 36 i 
inches in length; very prolific. The Best Large Size Muskmelon 
Exceptionally sweet, spicy and de- 90 days. Exquisitely fine flavor, large size and medium earli- 
licious. Don’t fail to try it. ness combine to make this melon a great favorite: Melons ayer- 
age quite large, many weighing 10 pounds or more: oval in shape; 
light green With coarse netting, and turn a golden tint as they 
lature. Flesh deep orange, very thick and deliciously sweet. Will 




Honey Dew 
Honey Rock 
be proses Hearts of Gold..... 
Lake Champlain 
Mango Melon (Vine Peach)... 
Mel-O-Dew 
Osage 
Pride of Wisconsin..... 
Rock O’Honey 
Tip Top 
Home Garden Mixture. 

Oz. Lb. 5 Lbs. keep in good condition a week after picking, and actually im- 
$0.35 $2.60 : eae flavor during that time. The flesh is so firm and thick 
30 2°50 $11.00 1at the melons remain in good condition much longer than any 
225 10.00 other large melon of this class. Will stand shipping to nearby 
2°50 11.00 markets. We know of no other large Muskmeton that will equal 
250 11.00 Burgess Special Strain of Bender’s Surprise for either the mar- 
2.25 10.00 ket or the home garden, 
2.50 11.00 
2.60 11.50 

MUSKMELON SPECIAL! 
{ Pkt. Bender’s Surprise { Pkt. Hale’s Best 
{ Pkt. Rock O’Honey (Mildew Resistant) 
All 3 Packets only 35¢ Prepaid 




11.00 
14.75 
11.00 



