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SAUNDERS SEED COMPANY 
MUSKMELONS 
CULTURE -- Muskmelons or Cantaloupes like a warm rich soil quite sandy. Plant 
seed in hills 4 to 6 feet apart each way, 8 or 10 seeds in a hill, and when danger of 
insects is past thin to 3 or 4 plants. One ounce of seed for 60 hills; 2-3 pounds per acre. 
TIP-TOP MUSKMELON 
Ohio Sugar 
A GREEN FLESHED TIP-TOP. This is an 
absolutely distinct and very superior melon. It is 
the sweetest and most luscious green fleshed canta- 
loupe on the market, of exquisite texture, sugary, 
juicy and tender. Of desirable size, round, in- 
clined to oval in shape, distinctly 
thickly netted — color of skin gray-green. 
oz. 25c; Yq Ib. 60c; Ib. $2.00. 
Pkt. 10c; 
Schoons Hardshell 
A new and fine flavored melon of the Benders 
type maturing in 90 days. Due to its hardshell it 
is valuable for shipping. Weighs 6 to 7 Ibs., deeply 
ribbed with rope-like netting. Thick red salmon 
flesh of excellent flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; % Ib. 
60c; Ib. $2.00. 
Milwaukee Market 
One of the best large melons. Fine rich flavor, 
not very early melon, slightly oval, heavily netted 
with deep salmon flesh, Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; '% Ib. 
50cs> Ibs) S475: 
HALE’S BEST 
Earliest of Rocky Ford type. 
quality. Uniform in shape and quality. 
HEARTS OF GOLD 
EMERALD GEM 
ROCKY FORD 
HONEY DEW 
BANANA 
USE “HOTKAPS” 
ribbed and : 
Flesh thick, deep orange of finest 
ON YOUR MUSKMELONS 
Tip-Top 
Tip-Top in quality, appearance and 
productiveness. ‘Fruits are of large 
size, slightly oblong, moderately netted 
Flesh bright salmon, sweet, juicy, firm 
and fine flavored, An all around sort 
for close markets. 80 days. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c%) Ya Ib. 50c¢s sibs] $1. 75- 
Honey Rock 
A new and very early variety. Al- 
most round; has coarse heavy netting, 
making it a good _ shipper. Flesh. 
salmon, thick and very sweet. Highest 
quality, very productive, excellent ap- 
pearance. 78 days. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 
V4 Ib. 50c; Ib. $1.75. 
Pride of Wisconsin 
A new melon of finest quality with 
thick orange flesh, very small seed 
cavity and very sweet in flavor. Coarse 
netting. A premium quality melon for 
home and market. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 
Yq Ib. 60c; Ib. $2.00. 
Bender's Surprise 
A very popular variety in the East, particularly 
in northern New York. Skin light greenish yellow 
when ripe. A very delicious, large, salmon-fieshed 
melon with superior shipping and keeping qualities. 
Pkt. 0c oz. .20c) Wa Ib 506%) Ib. $1575 
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Pkt. Oz. V4 Ib Lb. 
PB Caan ane Cees $ .10 $ .20 $ .50 $1.75 
Sthsck Suse csscescavaacreats -10 .20 -50 1.75 
-10 -20 -50 1.75 
-10 -20 -50 1.75 
-10 -20 -50 1.75 
ieee opines cuaweneenra «10 25 -60 2.00 
EARLIER — INCREASED YIELDS 
