$8 
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gardens, 
as soon as 
yellow. 
2.30, postpaid. 
;: MILWAUKEE MARKET 
Delicious Early 
337—(78 days.) If you want one of 
the biggest, best flavored early musk- 
melons for home use or home market, 
plant Milwaukee Market. Often weighs 
over 10 lbs. and the sweet, spicy, golden 
flesh is sometimes 3 in. thick! Will 
stand more heat, drouth and lack of 
eare than any other melon and still pro- 
duce a good crop, 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c¢; % 
1 lb. 2.35, postpaid. 
Ib. 8O0C; 
HALE’S BEST 
Best All-Around Melon 
333—(83 days.) Here is about the 
best all-around melon—one that is a 
money maker, Just the right size to 
serve halved. Of wonderful quality, the 
salmon-colored flesh is very thick, and 
seed cavity is small. Hale’s Best is very 
early, heavily netted, and a good. ship- 
B per. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; %4 Ib. 
1 Ib. 2.25, postpaid. 
75c; 
$ 
& 
Choice, Juicy 
EST and SWEETEST 
The Earliest 
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5c; oz. 35¢; % lb. 75c; 1 Ib. 1.09, 
postpaid. 
EARLI 
HYBRID DIXIE QUEEN 
The Best of All Melons 
723—(90 days.) Here is the 
firmest, sweetest, most delicious | 
melon you probably have ever 
tasted. It’s one we’re really 
proud of as it’s our own origina- 
tion. They’re big, weighing from ; 
35 to 50 Ibs. Hybrid Dixie Queen sistance. Flesh is deep red, fine 
can really take lots of dry grained and free from stringi- 
weather and you'll find it staysin ness. Ready for eating around 
eating condition better than the the middle of August. Don’t miss 
ordinary Dixie Queen. Too, its this new melon—it’s a dandy. 
hybrid vigor gives it disease re- Pkt. 25c, postpaid. 
er, often producing - 
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How to Plant Muskmelons: Muskmel- 
ons like a warm season and appreciate 
warm, rich, sandy soil. Plant in hills, 6 
or 8 ft. apart, using about a dozen seeds to 
the hill. Plant right after frost danger is 
past. Corn planting time is about right. 
Give good clean cultivation and watch for 
bugs. (Gurney’s Bug Dust is the answer 
to bug problems of all kinds.) An ounce 
MIXED MUSKMELONS 
331—Give the children a chance to enjoy 
their own melon patch. Get every variety we 
list and many others, too. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; '%4 Ib. 6GOc; I Ib. 1.49, 
postpaid. 
GOLDEN CHAMPLAIN 
The Earliest 
341—(76 days.) Still the earliest 
and one of the very best in our trial 
Blossoms and sets fruit 
it starts to run. 
melons are netted, ribs are promi- 
nent. Flesh is thick, sweet, of excel- 
lent quality and a beautiful golden 
An especially good melon 
for home and market gardeners in 
the northern part of the country. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 30c; 4% Ib. 85c; 1 Ib. 
The 
DAKOTA HONEY 
Exceptionally Sweet 
330—(90 days.) One of the finest. 
sweetest and best flavored of all Musk- 
melons. It is almost honey-sweet with 
enough spicy tang to make it just a 
little better than most any other Musk- 
melon you have ever tasted. A good, 
vigorous, hardy grower, too. Flesh deep, 
rich orange, thick and firm. 
Pkt. 15c¢; oz. 30c; % Ib. 80c; 
1 lb. 2.50, postpaid. 
GOLDEN ICE CREAM 
To Eat with Ice Cream 
335—(90 days.) Here is the melon 
for sundaes, An ordinary dipper of ice 
cream just fills this melon because cav- 
ity is small. 6 to 7 in. diameter and 
almost round. Will out-sell any melon 
because of fine appearance, thick yellow 
flesh, and delicious flavor. Seed very 
i tb. -75c3 
of seed is enough for about 100 hills. 
Most folks pick muskmelons too soon. 
For home use don’t pick until the stem 
lets go easily when you turn the melon 
over. We are proud of the quality of our 
Muskmelons. All the seed we offer comes 
from fields grown for seed purposes only; 
that means you get nothing but the best. 
STANDARD ROCKY FORD 
Early Green Fleshed Melon 
334—(88 days.) So sweet and luscious it 
can be eaten close to the rind. Fruits are 
oval-shaped, firm and solid. Weigh 1% to 2 
lbs., slightly ribbed. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 23c; 4% Ib. 7Oc; 1 Ib. 1.80, 
postpaid. 
HEARTS of GOLD PRIDE OF 
Deep Golden and WISCONSIN 
Sweet Perfect Shipper 
345 — (92 days.) 332 — (85 days.) 
Mighty tasty, clear to Has made a_ great 
name for itself in the 
commercial melon dis- 
trict. Small seed cay- 
ity. Flesh rich orange, 
very thick, firm and 
of good texture. A fine 
shipping variety. 
Pkt. 12c; oz. 30c; Pkt. 10c; 0z. 30c; 
% Ib. 85c; 1 Ib. % Ib. 80¢;  ieik: 
bs 2.35, ppd. 
GARDEN LEMON 
For Preserves, Pies, and Pickles 
344—(90 days.) Vine similar to muskmelon 
and requires same cultivation. Fruit size of a 
large peach. For pickles, pies and preserves. 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c; {| oz. 35¢, ppd. 
the rind. Medium 
early, very productive, 
and one of the best 
shipping melons. The 
flesh is sweet, thick, 
firm and solid. Heay- 
ily ribbed. 
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' MIXED 
WATERMELONS 
7 10—A fine mixture for 
boys. Give them room for 
a few and they will have 
some real fun. And good 
melons, too. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15¢; %4 Ib. 
35c, postpaid. 
DIXIE QUEEN 
Always Does Well 
melons are light green with 
CITRON MELON 
For Pickles 
721—(90 days.) Used ex- 
clusively for preserving or 
pickling. The rind is dark 
green, distinctly striped with 
light green. You may plant 
beside regular melons as will 
not harm them. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
20c, postpaid. 
honey, easy to grow and very 
lific.. Pkt. 
65c; | Ib. 1.90, postpaid. 
Excellent Flavor 
715—(90 days.) Black Diamond 
large, round, dark green melon you 
EARLY CANADA all the markets. 
lbs. in weight. 
701—(75 days.) This new 
Canadian melon is earlier 
than our American melons. 
Firm, red, sweet flesh. Rec- Diamond. 
ommended for planting as Ib. 
far north as melons have 
ever been grown. Weighs 
10 to 15 lbs. Light green 
skin. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; '% Ib. 
55c; |! Ib. 1.65, postpaid. 
Flesh is bright red, 
sweet and of excellent flavor, Rind 
dark green. 
Black Diamond strain. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25¢; % Ib. 
1.95, postpaid, 
in watermelons, 
servings—8 to 10 
722—(80 days.) Good? You bet 
it is. And early, too. Not as large 
as Early Kansas but you can ex- 
pect a lot of 40-pound melons. 
row, dark green stripes. Thin rind, 
nearly round. Very heavy bearers. 
And best of all, they are sweet as 
0c; oz. 27c; % Ib. 
BLACK DIAMOND 
Melons average 35 to 40 
Our seed is genuine Oklahoma 
3 For a large, de- 
liciously flavored melon you can’t beat Black 
Comes in 3 Separate Colors 
Something new and better 
One of the 
sweetest and earliest mel- 
ons we know. Grows to a 
size just right for individual 
inches 
WINTER WATERMELON 
Keeps All Winter 
717 — (85 days.) In late fall when 
other melons are gone, go to the barn or 
strawstack where they are stored, get a 
big, round Winter Watermelon, so crisp 
that sometimes it will split wide open 
when you stick a knife into it. Flesh is 
bright searlet, of fine quality, sweet and 
delicious. Melons are nearly white, weigh 
from 15 to 25 pounds, and are very heavy 
bearers, 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; % Ib. 45c; # Ib. 
1.15, postpaid. 
The 
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pro- 
Say Ses 
Big, Yellow, Sweet as Sugar 
718—(90 days.) A_ golden, yellow-fleshed 
watermelon, Better quality than most of the red 
fleshed melons. Early, large, and different. Just 
as with the new early Sugar Lump melons, we 
believe you'll find these yellow melons are 
sweeter and tastier than the reds. If you have 
never grown any yellows, try a packet of this one 
this year. Pkt. 10c; oz. (9c; % Jb. 39c; 1 Ib. 
1.20, postpaid, 
is the 
see in 
crisp, 
thick, 
75c; | 
GOLDEN HONEY SWEET 
KLECKLEY’S SWEET 
Now Wilt Resistant 
724—(S85 days.) The old favor- 
ite, For years has been the “‘yard- 
stick” by which all melons are 
compared. Melons are long. Usu- 
ally weigh over 30 lbs. Rind dark 
sreen. Flesh crisp, tender, sweet 
and fine grained. 3rilliant red 
color. Seeds white 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 4 Ib. 55¢; 
{ ib. 4.30, postpaid. 
12 GURNEY’S, Yankton, 
MASTODON RADIO 
Biggest of All 
707—(90 days.) Will produce 
more melons than any other vari- 
ety; also the largest. Melons often 
weigh 90 lbs. or more! And you 
will never find a hard core as in 
so many melons. Its bright red 
flesh is of delicious flavor. Glossy 
dark green rind. Seed scarce. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c¢; 4 Ib. 55c; 
{i ib. 1.35, postpaid. 
EARLY KANSAS 
or Red Seeded Hutchinson 
7 16—(80 days.) This is one of 
the best of the new watermelons 
developed in the last few years. 
Large, nearly round, 
with dark green stripes. Weigh 
20 to 30 lbs. Flesh crisp, firm, 
sweet. Is fairly early, coming on 
the market after real early vari- 
eties are gone. Fine for home gar- 
den, market, or shipping. 
10c; oz. 23c¢; 4 Ib. 50c; 
{ Ib. 1.35, postpaid. 
light green 
So. Dak.—“‘Northwest’s Largest Seed and Nursery House’’ 
through—so fits nicely in refrigerator, too. 
Very thin rind. Bears fruit heavily over a 
long period, and is one of the finest of our 
new melons. Flesh is crisp, sweet and of 
excellent quality. Is definitely not a novelty, 
but a delicious “ice box” size melon. You 
have to try them to appreciate them. Comes in three separate colors: 
728—Yellow Sugar Lump; 726—Red Sugar Lump; 727—White Sugar 
Lump. 
Your choice of the above: Pkt. 20c; oz. 40c; '4 Ib. 85c. TRIAL 
PACKET: All 3 colors mixed. No. 729—Pkt. 15c; oz. 25c; 4 Ib. 75c, 
postpaid. 
