28 FERRY-MORSE SEED CO. 

CANTALOUPE AND MUSKMELON 
Cucumis melo 

Top Row: (L to R) Honey Rock, Delicious, Iroquois, Schoon’s Hard Shell. 
Bottom Row: (L to R) Bender’s Surprise, Hale’s Best, Pride of Wisconsin. 
Orange Fleshed Varieties 
BENDER’S’SURPRISE....... 2.55 
Delicious salmon-fleshed melon. Fruits medium to large, oval, distinctly 
ribbed and covered with slight patches of netting; skin light yellow when 
ripe. 
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Plants vigorous. Late maturing and very productive. Fruits large, somewhat 
pear shaped, 7 inches long, 6 inches in diameter at blossom end. Skin rough 
or slightly corrugated, dark green when immature, yellow when ripe. Flesh 
salmon pink, thick, of distinctive flavor and excellent quality. Requires care- 
ful handling and special packing for shipment. 
Particularly adapted for use on the Pacific Coast. 
DELICIOUS (Early Bender). ........505..4004 0-0-5. shP 0 
An early variety. Similar in general character to Bender’s Surprise. Fruits 
about 6 inches in diameter with coarse netting and quite prominent ribs. Rind 
sold, creamy-green at maturity. 
EARLY OSAGE (7oo. ie eve bbe oe pele see eae gn 
Standard variety for nearby markets and home gardens. Fruits 6-7 inches 
long; almost round with shallow furrows and sparse shallow netting. Flesh 
very thick; salmon-orange, fine grained, sweet, and aromatic. 
HALE’S BEST (Original Strain) 7.2.2.7. -.89 4. ee 
An early shipping melon, Also popular for home and market garden. Fruits 
oval, 6% inches long by 51% inches in diameter, ribbing indistinct; covered 
with heavy netting. Flesh thick, salmon-orange; sweet aromatic flavor. 
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