MUSKMELONS or CANTALOUPES 
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. 
A packet of seed will plant about 20 hills; an 
ounce 100 hills; 22 Ibs. will plant an acre. 
CONTROL OF BUGS AND BLIGHT 
Dusting melons regularly with Copper-Rotenone is the best insur- 
ance for clean healthy crops and fine-flavored fruit. Apply lightly but 
thoroughly all through the season. For spraying, use either Zerlate or 
COCS Copper Spray combined with NNOR-Rotenone Spray for complete 
protection. See page 82. 
560 DELICIOUS. The Earliest Large Sweet Melon. 
85 days. 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 in the season. See complete description on page 6. 
Pkt. 15c; 4% Oz. 30c; Oz. 50c; 144 Lh. $1.25; 144 Lh. $1.90. 
568 HONEY ROCK or Sugar Rock. Extra Sweetness. 88 days. 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. 15c; Oz. 40c; 144 Lb. 95c; 4% Lb. $1.60. 
POTTED MUSKMELON PLANTS make it easy to grow fine melons. 
Sturdy plants grown and shipped in 21% in. Plant Bands, ready 
to set out in your garden with no check in growth. Delicious, 
Bender's Surprise and Iroquois. Generally ready June 5th and later. 
1 Doz. $1.85; 2 Doz. $3.40; 4 doz. (48 plants) $6.00, transporta- 
tion paid. Not paid: 8 doz. (96 plants) $8.75. 
(Weight, 96-70 lbs.) (Not sent beyond the 4th Zone.) 
Delicious 
Wonderful sweet melons at the start of the season. 
558 BENDER’S SURPRISE. Harris’ Special Strain. 88 days. Bred and se- 
lected on our farm for many years, this old favorite is the finest of the 
very large melons. The big fruit often weigh ten pounds or more and 
the flesh is thick, deep orange in color, and very good to eat. Dis- 
tinctly 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. 
Pkt. 15c; 4% Oz. 30c; Oz. 50c; 14 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. 
566 HEARTS OF GOLD. (Large Strain.) 90 days. 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 : Sue Sumer 
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; 4% Lh. 85c; % Lb. $1.50. 
569 IROQUOIS. Finest Quality—Thick Flesh. 
89 days. This is the melon that has won top place. The demand for fine flavor in 
melons never lets up, so it is no wonder that Iroquois has become so tremendously 
popular. The quality is so uniformly fine that we have actually cut dozens without 
finding a poor one. Medium to fairly large in size, the fruit are nearly round, promi- 
nently 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. 
This flavor and sweetness are combined with good market appearance and heavy 
yields. Midseason in maturity, Iroquois is resistant to fusarium wilt, and is un- 
excelled for home use, roadside stands or markets. 
Pkt. 20c; % Oz. 35c; Oz. 65c; 44 Lh. $1.55; 1% Lb. $2.50. 
570 MARKET KING. 92 days. An exclusive Harris’ strain of Queen of Colorado type, 
very uniform and preferred by critical growers. The well-netted fruit are of oval 
shape with a blue-gray rind, turning yellow when ripe. Flesh thick, deep orange, 
firm and fine grained; it has a distinct sweet rich flavor that is much appreciated. 
Crop Failed—We suggest Queen of Colorado in its place. 
572 QUEEN OF COLORADO (or Pride of Wisconsin). 92 days. Popular medium size 
melon, similar to our Market King in type and maturity. These oval melons are 
heavily netted and without prominent ribs, and they are firm and hold up well for 
shipping. Very sweet and of the finest flavor, the flesh is solid, thick and deep 
orange. Vines vigorous and yield well. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 40c; 14 Lb. $1.10; 4% Lb. $1.75. 
575 SCHOON’S HARD SHELL or New Yorker. 92 days. 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. 
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Iroquois 
The best muskmelon. 
