Muskmelons or Cantaloupes 
NORTHERN GROWN 
A packet will plant about 20 hills; 1 ounce 100 hills; 242 pounds per acre. 
Plant seed outdoors May 15 to June 15, either in rows or hills, one inch deep in rows. Make 
rows 5 feet apart and thin plants to 12 inches apart in the row. If in hills, make hills 4 to 6 feet 
apart, allowing 3 to 4 plants to the hill. Make a heavy application of manure, broadcast or in row. 
587 Pride of Wisconsin Pkt., 10c; 
0z., 49c; V4 1b., $1.00; % lb., $1.70 
(85 days.) Known as Queen of Colo- 
rado. Its sweet, fine flavor is unsur- 
passed. The deep orange and rich look- 
ing flesh is solid and thick with a small 
seed cavity. The thick, double rind 
is strong, heavy, and coarse netted. It 
is midseason in earliness and holds up 

Pride of Wisconsin well for several days. Plant shallow, 
Distinctive Flavor keep moist, and allow no crust to form. 
573 Delicious Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; % 1b., $1.00; V% Ib., $1.70 
(80 days.) Early, large, sweet Melon. One week earlier than Bender's. Fruits are large, 
oval, light green, covered with fine netting. Flesh is deep orange, very sweet and most 
delicious. It will not stand long distance shipping. Very popular for home garden 
stands and local sales. 
569 Bender’s Surprise Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; % I1b., $1.00; Y 1b., $1.70 
(85 days.) Fruit is 7/7 inches long by 6 inches in diameter, slightly oval; skin light 
yellow when mature, slightly ribbed with irregular patches of netting; flesh thick, bright 
salmon, very juicy, sweet and of good rich flavor. An excellent home and market garden 
variety of large size, weighing 7 to 8 pounds and dependable and popular in most areas. = me 
578 Hale’s Best No. 36 Pkt., 10c; Sra ee te ae 
0z., 35c; Y% Ib., 85c; % Ib., $1.50 ae 
(82 days.) This early Rocky Ford type is of medium size, oval, and very heavily netted. The 
flesh is a deep orange color, very firm, thick and of high flavor. This is an excellent shipper 
and is popular in the New York market. Melons are of high quality. 
581 Honey Rock Pkt., 10c; 0z., 35c; % 1b., 85c; Y% 1b., $1.50 
(82 days.) Also called Sugar Rock. Sweet as sugar and solid as a rock. Fruits are oval, medium 
sized and not rigid. Deep orange flesh with wonderful sweetness. One of the most prolific 
varieties grown. The rind is tough, and flesh so firm that Melons can be allowed to ripen on 
the vines and shipped long distances. Distinct from all other sorts. Matures its fruits in about 
85 days, from seed. We want you to try Honey Rock. 
589 Hearts of Gold Pkt., 10c; 0z., 35c; % 1b., 85c; % 1b., $1.50 
(90 days.) Developed by a successful Michigan Melon grower. Vines are vigorous, free from 
blight or rust, and hardy. Fruits medium sized, nearly round, thickly netted and very firm so 
they stand shipping. Flesh is deep orange color and deliciously flavored. 
582 Schoon’s Hard Shell Pkt., 15c; Ye 0z., 25c; oz., 45c; %4 Ib., $1.10; Y Ib., $1.75 
(90 days.) Fruit is 71 inches long by 614 inches in diameter, large, oval with flattened ends; 
prominent ribs and abundant coarse netting; flesh thick, salmon colored, solid and of excellent 
quality. Slow to ripen, the rind stays firm, allowing a longer picking period. Its tough skin 
also makes it an ideal shipper. 
590 iroquois Pkt., 15c; % oz., 30c; 0z., 55c; % 1b., $1.45; Y% Ib., $2.50 
Excellent new variety developed for resistance to fusarium wilt. The fruits are round to oval 
in shape, with prominent ribs. Holds up well for shipping. Similar in appearance to Bender. 
An excellent variety to grow where the soil is infected with disease. 
588 Rocky Ford Pkt., 10c; 0z., 35c; % 1b., 85c; % Ib., $1.50 
(80 days.) It is one of the earliest green-fleshed Melons for the northern states. Fruits are oval in 
shape, well netted and of good flavor. This is an excellent variety for home garden and market. 
Mushroom Spawn 
Pure Culture Spawn—The Best and Easiest to Grow 
Mushrooms can be raised in a cellar or any other place where the temperature can be kept 
between 50 and 60 degrees. The beds are made of horse manure mixed with fine soil. Full 
directions for growing Mushrooms are sent with 
-each order of Mushroom Spawn. 
New Tobacco Process Spawn 
Y Ib., $1.35; 1b., $2.50; 5 lbs., $11.50, postpaid 
Our pure culture spawn is prepared by a new 
process using dried and crumpled Tobacco stems, 
and will produce the finest white Mushrooms. 
This is easier to handle, goes farther. in planting 
and helps in repelling insects. Is a real improve- 
ment and the best type of spawn for both home 
and commercial Mushroom growers. Onevhalf 
Mushrooms pound will spawn 35 square feet of bed. 
Mustard 
A packet will sow 50 feet of row; 1 ounce 300 feet; 2 lbs. per acre in drills; 4 lbs. if broadcast. 
626 Fordhook Fancy Pkt., 10c; 0z., 25c; % lb., 70c 
(40 days.) Beautifully curled. Very mild, pleasant flavor. Leaves are curled and fringed, and 
the plant remains long without running to seed. 
627 Giant Curled Long Standing Pkt., 10c; 0z., 25c; V% Ib., 70c 
(40 days.) (Gold Medal Winner, All-America Selection.) This new variety has all the good 
points of the finest curled sorts, and will stand true to form weeks longer than the old kinds 


Iroquois 
Deep Orange Flesh—Fine Quality 

5 ; ee Fordhook F 
without going to seed. This is a great advantage for the garden. Long Standinge_\id 
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