569 Honey Rock® _Speotal strain; cont 
85 days. (Salmon Flesh) Also called Sugar Rock. Fruits are 
medium size with gray-green skin and heavy, coarse netting. 
The deeply colored salmon flesh is deliciously sweet, with a 
fine, smooth texture. Fruits are almost round, 5% in. in 
diameter, and due to the thick flesh are quite heavy, weighing 
about 3 lbs. each. Well adapted to growing in the home 
garden and the leading commercial variety in some sections. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 45¢; 14 lb. $1.40 
564 Bender’s Surprise — Large, thick-oval 
96 days. (Salmon Flesh) Delicious, large, thick-oval, greenish 
yellow melon, 8 in. long, 7 in. across, distinctly ribbed and 
coarsely netted. Bright salmon-colored flesh of superb sweet 
flavor. For the home garden, local market and roadside stands. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 50¢; 1% lb. $1.45 
574 Burpee’s Fordhook— sweet and spicy 
85 days. (Orange Flesh) Medium sized, flattened melon 4 in. 
long, 5 in. across with prominent ribs and broad gray netting. 
Flesh is bright orange, medium thick, fairly firm, sweet, with 
a high aroma. An early and popular, highly productive melon 
of convenient size for home use and nearby market. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 50¢; 1%, Ib. $1.50 
90 .. W. ATLEE BURPEE CO., Seed Growers 
To really enjoy a muskmelon, fruits should be allowed to fully ripen on ¢ 
the vine for, with the exception of Honey Dew, they do not become sweeter — 
in flavor after being picked. Fruits are ripe when the stem, attached to the 
melon, will slip from it with a slight touch of the thumb. If the stem does 
not slip off easily, the melon is not ripe and should remain on the vine. Many 
persons can select ripe melons by their aroma. We offer the best varieties. 
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544 Burpee’s Netted Gem ©— famous 
85 days. (Green Flesh) The variety grown at Rocky Ford, 
Colorado, under the name of Rocky Ford, is the Netted 
Gem which Burpee had the distinction of originating and 
introducing in 1881. A pure Rocky Ford Cantaloupe, when - 3 
ripe, has a silver-colored netting which is lace-like in ap- a 
pearance. Skin is green, turning to a peculiar gray color 
when the melons are fit for eating. Flesh is green and so ~ 
sweet and luscious that it may be eaten close to the rind. _ 
Fruits are oval-shaped, firm and solid, weigh 1% to 2 lbs., 
slightly ribbed with medium-size seed cavity. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 50¢; 14 Ib. $1.50 
547 Delicious © — Truly delicious flavor 
86 days. (Orange Flesh) Creamy green melons6to6%in, — 
in diameter and 6% to 7 in. long; moderately ribbedand _ 
closely netted. Flesh is bright orange, sweet and de- — 
licious. For home and local markets; not suitable for 
long distance shipping. Fruits weigh about 5 lbs. each. ‘ 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 45¢; 1% lb. $1.30 4 
567 Imperial No. 45 — wildew-resistant : i 
90 days. (Orange Flesh) An outstanding melon in which 
powdery mildew resistance and high quality have been 
successfully combined. A most popular commercial 
variety because it can be picked at mature stage for 
distant shipping. Fruits are short-oval, 6 in. long, 5% in. 
across with thick, light orange flesh. Good producer. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 45¢; 14 Ib. $1.30 4 
561 Lake Champlain— ric earliest 
82 days. (Orange Flesh) Also known as Golden Cham- — 
plain. Melons are almost, round, 6 in. across, 5% in, | 
deep, moderately netted and deeply ribbed. Flesh is 
thick, sweet and golden orange. Especially valuable 
where growing seasons are short. Does well in all soils. — 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 40¢; 1 lb. $1.20 = 
548 Pride of Fordhook— zxira choice 
95 days. (Orange Flesh) Developed on Burpee’s Fordhook — 
Farms. The large fruits are oval to nearly round in 
shape and weigh 4 to 5 lbs. each. Rind is a blue-gray — 
prior to full edible stage, at which time the color changes 
to a golden yellow. Orange flesh is thick, solid, ripens_ 
right down to the rind. Seed cavity is triangular, small 
and compact. Unexcelled for home and market. we 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 60¢; 1% Ib. $1.75 — 
560 Pride of Wisconsin— Firm flesh 
92 days. (Orange Flesh) A melon which has unsurpassed — 
quality, large size, firm, thick orange flesh, strong rind, 
and heavy netting. Fruits are nearly round, 6% by 7 in., 
and weigh 4 to 5 lbs.; rind is blue-gray, turning golden. 
when ripe. Flesh is of excellent flavor and edible to the 
rind. Seed cavity is quite compact. Very productive. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 45¢; 14 Ib. $1.40 
dug into the soil where seeds are to be planted and s 
dressings of commercial fertilizer after the plants have 
gun to groware usually beneficial. A pkt. will plant 12 } 
groups, 1 oz. 50 groups or so-called “‘hills’’—a term that _ 
is misleading to many gardeners, Ae) i 
