MUSKMELONS or Cantaloupes 
An ounce of seed will plant about 50 hills; 2Y2 to 3 Ibs. per acre. 
Growing seed of early, 
highly productive and fine quality muskmelons for northern Market 
Gardeners has been one of our specialties for over twenty-five years. Our special strains, developed 
and selected here on our own farms, are now considered the standard of excellence. You can be 
sure that these are the best muskmelons for the North. 

DELICIOUS 
Big yields of fine quality early melons. 
570 Market King 
Perfect Flavor—Best for Shipping 
These medium-sized melons are most remark- 
able for their uniform sweetness and high flavor. 
They grow very evenly, with a heavy netting 
and they have an attractive oval shape without 
deep ribs. The flesh is very thick with a small 
seed cavity, deep orange in color and of fine tex- 
ture. Skin color is blue- grey, ripening to deep 
yellow. The season is medium late. 
Market King is so superior to Queen of Colo- 
rado, Pride of Wisconsin, etc. that it replaces 
these similar strains. See prices on next page. 
A good start means fewer losses in the 
feld — grow your melons in PLANT 
BANDS. See inside back cover. 

558 Bender’s Surprise 
Harris’ Special Strain Is The Best Big Melon 
This is still one of the leading large melons 
for the East, and our strain has no equal for 
combined large size, attractive appear- 
ance, fine flavor and long keeping qualities. 
We have bred and grown this stock for 
many years here on our own farm, selecting 
for high quality, earliness and trueness to 
type, and our special strain will give you 
the finest big melons. See prices on next 
page 
HOTENTS—For Melons 
better melon crops 
strong field forcers. 
practical. Used by 
earlier and 
these large, 
and 
Grow 
with 
Economical 
leading growers everywhere to protect 
frosts, insects and 
See inside Back Cover. 
plants from wind, 
beating rains. 

560 Delicious 
The Largest and Best Early Melon 
One of the most profitable melons to grow for 
local market and roadside stands because of 
its earliness. With our strain you can get fine 
good-sized melons almost two weeks before 
Iroquois or Bender’s and thus get highest 
prices. The melons are moderately ribbed and 
well netted, and the flesh is quite thick for 
such an early variety. The vines make a good 
vigorous growth and _ produce’ tremendous 
yields. 
They will not stand long distance shipping 
but the remarkable sweetness and flavor of 
the melons grown from our strain makes them 
ideal for early crop on nearby markets. See 
prices on next page. 
569 Iroquois 
The Finest Variety 
Originally developed to meet the need for a 
Bender-type melon with resistance to fusarium 
wilt, Iroquois has proved to have such uni- 
formly excellent quality, thick crisp flesh and 
fine appearance that it has established itself as 
a highly successful variety. It is still the only 
kind to plant on infected soil and it also has 
a real place with all growers who want medium- 
large melons. 
The fruits are round to oval in shape with 
prominent ribs and good netting; the rind is 
tough and holds up well. The fine textured, 
thick flesh is deep orange in color and has con- 
sistently high flavor and unusual sweetness. 
Iroquois ripens about in season with Bender's 
and the vigorous vines are very prolific. See 
prices on next page. 

IROQUOIS MELON 
Thick crisp flesh of fine flavor. 
