10 QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE HOME GARDEN 
MUSKMELONS OR CANTALOUPES 
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We are now limiting our list of melons to five varieties, the seed 
of which we are producing on our own farms under carefully con- 
Plants are grown in wooden veneer bands, 
transplanted in isolated fields, dusted and sprayed regularly to 
The melons are vine 
ripened, picked, sorted and cut individually to determine the 
interior quality. Only melons that pass this rigid inspection are 
trolled conditions. 
protect them from insects and disease. 
saved for seed. 
Seed may be started indoors in FERTILE POTS or PLANT 
Seneca Delicious is the ideal muskmelon for the 
home garden. It ripens early, has excellent eating 
quality and produces a lot more melons than the 
larger, later varieties. We recommend Seneca 
Delicious for the home garden. 
*320 SENECA DELICIOUS: 85 days. For 
roadside stands and home gardens Seneca 
Delicious is the best early melon to grow — 
ripens considerably earlier than Seneca 
Bender or Iroquois. Fruits are not as large 
as the old Delicious, far more uniform, well 
netted; flesh is thick, sweet, and of excellent 
quality. We highly recommend it. Pkt. 
30¢; Yo 02. 50¢; oz. 90¢. 
*321 SENECA BENDER: 90 days. Bred and 
selected on our farms for years, Seneca 
Bender has become highly popular with 
critical melon growers whose land is not 
infected with wilt. The melons which uni- 
formly weigh from 5 to 6 pounds have very 
heavy netting, prominent ribbing and high 
quality deep orange-yellow flesh. Vines are 
vigorous and productive. Pkt. 30¢; 14 oz. 
50¢; 0z. 90¢. 
323 BENDER’S SURPRISE: 90 days. A pop- 
ular old variety; produces the largest melons 
of those we grow. Fruits are large —7 to 10 
Ibs., the flesh is thick, deep orange in color 
and fine quality. Pkt. 25¢; 14 0z. 45¢; oz. 
75¢. 
324 QUEEN OF COLORADO: 95 days. One 
of the finest flavored melons to eat; how- 
ever, a little late for some sections. Fruits 
are oval, heavily netted with thick, deep 
orange flesh that is firm and fine grained. 
Pkt. 30¢; 14 oz. 50¢; 0z. 90¢. 
FOR STARTING MELONS 
We Recommend 
WOOD VENEER PLANT BANDS 
HOTKAPS AND HOTENTS 
See page 36 and 37 
WATERMELONS 
Pkt. will plant 10 hills, an ounce 40 hills 
Orson Robson has developed Honey Cream until 
it is recognized as the highest quality water- 
melon early enough to be successfully grown in 
the Northern states. 
331 HYBRID DIXIE QUEEN. 85 days. A 
new extra early red fleshed Hybrid water- 
melon that is just what northeastern gar- 
deners need. It matures as early or earlier 
than our popular Honey Cream. Hybrid 
Dixie Queen is a true first generation (F,) 
hybrid combining earliness, yield, large size, 
red flesh and excellent flavor. Pkt. $1.00; 
VY oz. $3.20; oz. $5.35. 
332 EARLY KANSAS: 85 days. Fruits large, 
nearly round, bright green, with broad 
wavy stripes of lighter green. Flesh bright 
red, thick, free from stringy heart, and of 
excellent flavor. Rind thin and tough. 
Pkt. 15¢; Y% oz. 25¢; oz. 40¢. 
333 KLONDIKE: 90 days. A medium early 
variety, very popular in the Western States. 
Fruits large, oblong, slightly tapering to 
blossom end and medium sized. Flesh 
bright deep red, very sweet and _ tender. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 02. 25¢; oz. 40¢. 
*330 HONEY CREAM: 82 days. An extra 
early watermelon having delicious golden- 
yellow flesh and thin rind making it unique 
among watermelon varieties. The fruits are 
large, nearly round and light green with 
darker green stripes. ‘The flesh is firm and 
of excellent quality. We highly recom- 
mend Honey Cream for the home garden 
and roadside stand. Pkt. 25¢. 
Pkt. will plant 20 hills, an ounce 100 hills 
BANDS (see page 37) and set in the garden after danger of frost; 
or seed may be sown directly in garden in hills 4 to 6 ft. apart. 
Where seed is sown directly in the ground it is advisable to cover 
the hills with Hotents (see page 36) for protection against cool 
weather and insects — Hotents permit earlier planting. If soil is 
dry wait until plants start to come through the ground before 
covering with Hotents. 
fertilized is best for melons. 
disease with CUKE AND MELON DUST (See page 35). 
A good soil, preferably light, and well 
Control cucumber beetles and 
Three years old doesn’t seem too early to start 
the training of a quality minded seedsman on the 
Robson Seed Farms. “Dick’’ Robson helps his 
uncle Frank select Iroquois melons for seed. 
322 IROQUOIS: 90 days. More popular with 
growers every year, Iroquois, fusarium wilt 
resistant, is the only melon to grow on wilt 
infected soil. Fruits are of the popular 
Seneca Bender type, round to oval, about 
614 inches in diameter, with prominent ribs 
and good netting. Rind is firm and holds 
up well. Flesh deep orange color, of fine 
texture and excellent quality. Pkt. 30¢; 14 
oz. 50¢; 0z. 90¢. 
PARSLEY 
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Pkt. will sow 25 ft. row 
Parsley takes little room in the garden and 
is always useful for garnishing and flavoring. 
For early summer use sow in early spring. To 
winter over, sow in August and protect with 
straw or coldframe sash. 
*355 TRIPLE MOSS CURLED: 75 days. 
Plants compact; leaves dark green and fine- 
ly cut and curled. More rapid grower than 
Paramount and longer stemmed. Pkt. 15¢; 
oz. 30¢. 
356 PARAMOUNT: 85 days. Leaves very 
finely curled, rich dark green, very uniform. 
Makes dwarf compact growth but stems are 
of good length. Especially good for forcing 
and muck as well as upland. Pkt. 20¢; 07. 
35¢. 
357 PLAIN LEAF: 80 days. Leaves dark 
green, deeply cut but not curled. Used for 
flavoring. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 25¢. 
358 HAMBURG: 90 days. The root of this 
variety is edible and resembles a slender 
parsnip in color and shape. The flesh is 
white, dry, and when boiled and served like 
parsnips has a very pleasing flavor. The 
roots may be stored in sand for winter use. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 30¢. 
FOR OTHER COMMERCIAL VARIETIES AND LARGER QUANTITIES SEE PAGES 30 TO 34. 
