ROBSON QUALITY SEEDS, HALL, NEW YORK 25 

MUSKMELON OR CANTALOUPE 
Vitamins A b C g 
Pkt. will plant 20 hills 
1 oz. will plant 100 hills 
2 Ibs. will plant 1 acre 
We are now limiting our list of melons to five varieties, the seed of which we are producing on our farms under 
carefully controlled conditions. Plants are grown in wooden veneer bands, transplanted in isolated fields, dusted 
and sprayed regularly to protect them from insects and disease. “The melons are vine ripened, picked, sorted and 
cut individually to determine the interior quality. Only melons that pass this rigid inspection are saved for seed. 
Growers know that quality means everything in melons. We aim to offer seed that will produce this quality. 
Muskmelon seed may be started inside in clay pots, fertile pots or plantbands and transplanted into the open 
ground as soon as all danger of frost is over; or the seed may be planted 8 to 10 seeds per hill 4 to 6 feet apart 
allowing 3 to 4 plants to each hill. Where seed is sown directly in the ground, it is advisable to cover the hills 
with hotents for protection against cool weather and insects. ‘These hotents also allow earlier planting. If soil 
is dry do not put on hotents until plants start to come through the ground. A good soil well fertilized is necessary 
for muskmelons. 
For the home garden we believe there is no variety equal to Seneca Delicious. It is early, very productive 
and excellent quality. Seneca Bender and Iroquois are larger, of fine quality, but later and not quite as productive. 
They have a firmer flesh and are better for market. Iroquoisis resistant to fusarium wilt which is serious in some 
areas. Queen of Colorado is a fine melon but has proved in some sections to be a shy bearer. 
Dust with Rotenone for striped cucumber beetle. Do not use DDT on melons. 
*261 SENECA DELICIOUS: 85 days.—A _ small, 
early, well netted, orange fleshed melon of the Bender 
type. Not as large but far more uniform than the 
old Delicious. Pkt. 20c; oz. 80c; % Ib. $2.05; % lb. 
$3.25; Ib. $6.00; 5 Ibs. $29.50; 10 Ibs. $58.50.. 
266 BENDER’S SURPRISE: 90 days. Fruits thick 
oval, 7 pounds, distinctly ribbed and covered with 
slight patches of coarse netting; skin hard and 
greenish yellow at maturity; flesh bright salmon, of 
delicious quality. Pkt. 20c; oz. 75c; % lb. $1.70; 
Y% |b. $2.70; lb. $5.00; 5 Ibs. $24.50; 10 Ibs. $48.50. 
263 QUEEN OF COLORADO: 90 days. The result 
of a cross between Honey Rock and Hearts of Gold. 
Queen of Colorado combines the tough rind and 
flavor of Honey Rock with the thick flesh and texture 
of Hearts of Gold. Rind is pearly gray, faintly rib- 
bed, with sparse, coarse netting. Pkt. 20c; oz. 75c; 
eet o 1.70; 3% Ib, $2.70; Ib. $5.00; 5 Ibs. $24.50; 
10 Ibs. $48.50. 

Gordon Jones is in charge of Robson’s vegetable breeding 
program and here wants you to see the uniform size of Iroquois 
melons. 
*«260 IROQUOIS: 90 days. Fruits are round to oval, 
about 6% inches in diameter, with prominent ribs 
and good netting; the rind is tough and holds up well. 
Flesh is deep orange color, of fine texture and excel- 
lent quality. Skin is creamy green at maturity. 
Pkt. 20c; oz. 80c; % Ib. $2.05; % Ib. $3.25; Ib. $6.00; 
5 Ibs. $29.50; 10 Ibs. $58.50. 

Se te SPECIAL SELECTED SEED 
John Robson has one year more at Cornell after which seed grow- We have a limited amount of seed of Seneca Delicious, 
ing will be a full time job instead of only Summer vacation work. Seneca Bender and Iroquois taken from individual melons 
John is very interested in the breeding and growing of Seneca that were picked for special trueness to type; thickness, 
Bender Melons. quality and flavor of flesh. We fremmnencnis sit rewire 
commercial growers who have quality markets. Za Dioes 
*262 SENECA BENDER: 95 days. A uniform, me- 4 Ib. $3.35; 14 lb. $5.25; Ib. $10.00; 5 Ibs. $49.50; 10 Ibs. 
$98.50. 

dium-sized Bender with high quality, orange-yellow 
flesh. Vines are vigorous and productive. The 
melon which uniformly weighs from 5 to 6 pounds “Congratulations on your 25th year. Your corn is better than 
shows the typical Bender netting, ribbing and large any I’ve ever grown. Your catalogue is ere ee 2 onary? 
7 swe otos. 
blossom end scar. Pkt. 20c; oz. 80c; % lb. $2.05; Sa ed a Sa sk Tol or cammaam v. D. Ritchie at 
Y% |b. $3.25; Ib. $6.00; 5 Ibs. $29.50; 10 Ibs. $58.50. Broadway, Virginia 
