MUSKMELONS or CANTALOUPES 
A packet of seed will plant about 20 hills; an ounce 100 hills; 2’ Ibs. will plant an acre. 

Delicious 
Earliness combined with size and quality. 
560 DELICIOUS. The Earliest Large Sweet Melon. If you 
$$$ <  ___________ want early large, high quality melons in your 
garden, plant our Delicious. These melons are good-sized, round, 
moderately ribbed and of sweet delicious flavor. This strain of our 
own growing is outstanding for large yields of uniformly fine fruit, 
ripening very early inthe season. See complete description on page 6. 
Pkt. 15ce; % Oz. 30c; Oz. 50c; 144 Lb. $1.25; 4% 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. 

558 BENDER’S SURPRISE. Harris’ Special Strain. We 
have bred and selected this old 
favorite melon on our farm for many years, until it has become the 
finest of the very large varieties. The big fruit often weigh ten 
pounds or more and the flesh is thick, deep orange in color, and very 
good to eat. Distinctly ribbed and well netted, they will stay in good 
shape for five or six days after picking. It ripens medium early, and 
melons can be picked in early September from seed sown outdoors in 
May. Our stock is selected for sweetness and fine flavor as well as 
size and yield. 
Pkt. 15¢e; 4% Oz. 30c; Oz. 50c; 14 Lb. $1.25; 14 Lb. $1.90. 
575 SCHOON’S HARD SHELL or New Yorker. 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 lbs. Thick-meated and of fine quality, it has a tough 
rind making it excellent for shipping. Ripens rather late but bears 
heavy crops. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 40c; 14 Lb. $1.10; 4% Lb. $1.75. 

POTTED MUSKMELON PLANTS make it easy to grow fine 
melons. Sturdy plants grown and shipped in No. 21% Fertile Pots, 
ready to set out in your garden, pots and all. Delicious, Bender’s 
Surprise and Iroquois. Generally ready June 5th and later. 
1 Doz. $1.75; 2 Doz. $3.25; 50 plants $5.75, transportation paid. 
Not paid: $8.50 per hundred. (Weight, 100—50 lbs.) (Not sent 
beyond the 4th Zone.) 

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 “hold up” well. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 35c; 144 Lb. 85c; 4% Lb. $1.50. 
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 
Dusting melons regularly with Copper-Rotenone is the best 
insurance for clean healthy crops and fine-flavored fruit. Apply 
lightly but thoroughly all through the season. For spraying, use 
Zerlate or COCS Copper Spray together with NNOR-Rote- 
none Spray. See page 82. 

568 HONEY ROCK or Sugar Rock. Extra Sweetness. Noted for 
its earliness and fine quality, Honey Rock is a great favorite with 
home gardeners and is the leading market variety in Michigan and 
several other sections. The smooth thick juicy flesh is deliciously 
sweet and has a flavor all its own. Heavily netted, the skin is thin 
but tough and holds up well for local market. 
It ripens just after Delicious and produces abundant crops. The 
fruit are round or slightly oval in shape, 5 to 6 inches in diameter, 
and quite thick-meated. Of ideal size and quality for table use, Honey 
Rock can be highly recommended. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 35c; 14 lb. 85c; 4% Lb. $1.50. 
570 MARKET KING. Superb Quality. This is one melon 
whose distinctive flavor is absolutely 
unrivalled, and it is no wonder that Market King is in demand for 
home use, roadside stands, market and shipping. The melons are 
medium sized and have a uniform oval shape with a blue-grey rind, 
turning golden when ripe. The netting is prominent and the thick 
flesh is a beautiful deep orange color, firm and fine grained. It is 
unusually sweet and has a delightful rich flavor. The vigorous vines 
produce big crops from medium late until frost. 
Market King is an exclusive Harris’ strain, similar to Pride of 
Wisconsin, Queen of Colorado, etc., but superior to all of them. 
Pkt. 15c; 44 Oz. 30c; Oz. 50c; 14 Lb. $1.30; 44 Lb. $2.00. 

569 IROQUOIS. Finest Quality—Thick Flesh. This is the 
melon that has won top place in most sections 

of the Northeast. 
Its uniformly fine flavor and sweetness are combined with hand- 
some appearance and thick deep orange flesh. It is resistant to fus- 
arium wilt and is the only kind to grow on infected soil. 
Iroquois was developed at Cornell University by Dr. H. M. 
Munger and has replaced Bender’s with thousands of growers. 
Medium to fairly large in size, the fruit are nearly round, prominently 
ribbed with good netting and are protected by a firm rind that stands 
handling and shipping. The interiors are almost solid meat, fine- 
grained and with a superb sweet musky flavor. It ripens in mid- 
season, yields well, and is unexcelled for home or market. 
Pkt. 15c; % Oz. 30c; Oz. 55c; 4 Lb. $1.45; 4% Lb. $2.50. 

Iroquois 
A load of fine melons just as they came from the field. 
Grown by L. H. Myers, Jr. Selkirk, N. Y. 
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