ROYAL QUALITY SEEDS ——————————____15 
leaves do not wilt quickly after cutting so that 
the variety will stand shipping long distances. 
ROMAINE TYPES 
TRIANON or PARIS WHITE COS—This 
variety is the finest of the Cos or blanching 
sorts. The long, narrow leaves form solid 
heads, blanch and become snowy white. Ex- 
cels in quality and crispness. The leaves, when 
blanched, are stiff like celery, and can be 
eaten in the same manner. 
MUSKMELON 
CULTURE—Because of their high sugar 
content, muskmelons are one of the most deli- 
cious vegetables. They require a rich warm 
sandy loam. Sow 8 to 10 seeds in hills four 
feet apart each way, enriching the hills with 
a shovelful of old manure. Plant after the soil 
is warm, 1 ounce of seed for 50 hills, 3 to 5 
pounds to the acre. 
ROCKY FORD GREEN FLESH or NETTED 
GEM, 92 Days—Our strain of this variety is 
grown for us at Rocky Ford, Colo. Melons 
are somewhat oval shaped, finely netted with 
light green flesh tinged with golden yellow, 
ripening close to the rind. Sweet and de- 
licious. Edible in 92 days. Weight, from 1% 
to 2% pounds. 
Rocky Ford 
POLLOCK’S NO. 1025 (Rocky Ford Gold 
Lined)—Is identical with the ROCKY FORD, 
except the flesh is salmon tinted in place of 
green. Its outstanding characteristics are 
heavy netting, uniformity, earliness and re- 
sistance to rust. This is the strain once used 
in the shipping districts of Colorado and Cali- 
fornia, now superseded by Hale’s Best strains. 
Edible in 98 days. Weight, 2 pounds. 
HALE’S BEST, 86 Days—This is the vari- 
ety often seen in your grocery store. Fruits 
are oval, 6% inches long by 5% inches in 
diameter, heavily netted in distinct ribs. Flesh 
is salmon, very sweet and delicious. 
The above description refers to the old type 
of Hale’s Best. Different strains of Hale’s 
Best for market purposes have been developed 
as Hale’s Best No. 36, No. 112, No. 45 or 
Imperial No. 45, and the Jumbo strain. Re- 
liable stocks of these strains for market grow- 
ers available. 
HEARTS OF GOLD—Our strain is larger 
than the older Hoodo type of Rocky Fords. 
Fruits are uniform shape and weigh about 3 
pounds. It truly has a ‘‘Heart of Gold,” with 
delicious flesh of a deep salmon shade. Weight, 
3 pounds. 
PERFECTO, 90 Days—lIs recommended as 
one of the best of the new types of Rocky 
Fords. One grower says of it: “Fruit very 
uniform in size, nearly round, and densely 
covered with a hard gray netting; flesh very 
thick and of a beautiful salmon color, shading 
into green as it nears the rind.’”? Recommend- 
ed for its excellent eating and shipping quali- 
ties. Weight, 3 pounds. 
STANDARD SELECTED SORTS 
BANANA—Long fruits having a banana- 
like aroma. The fruits are from 15 to 20 
inches in length, and from 4 to 6 inches in 
diameter. The salmon flesh is thick and deli- 
cious in flavor. Weight, 7% pounds. 
BENDER’S SURPRISE—Is a delicious sal- 
mon flesh melon popular in the East. Size, 8 
by 7 inches; weighs 6 to 8 pounds, and edible 
in 94 days. Delicious or Early Bender is simi- 
lar in character but a week to ten days earlier. 
BURRELL GEM or DEFENDER — The 
fruits are 6 to 7 inches long by 4% to 5 inches 
in diameter, rather sharply sloping at the ends. 
Well ribbed and covered with a fine grayish 
netting. The skin is a rich dark green, con- 
trasting strongly with the deep salmon-pink 
flesh; sweet and tender. The flesh is thick and 
firm, ripening close to the skin. Weighs 3 
pounds. 
EARLY HACKENSACK — A large round 
melon, very early and of high quality. The 
flesh is green and deep. The rind heavily 
netted and ribbed. This variety is about ten 
days earlier than the regular type of Hacken- 
sack. Weighs 2%4 pounds. 
HACKENSACK — A large type used for 
home gardens; often weighs 6 pounds; flesh 
is thick, juicy and sweet, green in color. 
HONEY ROCK (Sugar Rock)—This new 
variety, bearing fruits 5 to 6 inches in diam- 
eter, coarsely netted, is increasing in popu- 
larity with shippers and gardeners. Flesh is 
of deep salmon color, juicy and of sweet, 
musky flavor. 
OSAGE or MILLER’S CREAM—A medium 
to large sized, salmon fleshed melon of excel- 
lent quality. The vines are vigorous and pro- 
ductive. The fruits are oval, dark green in 
color, slightly ribber and partly covered with 
shallow gray netting. The flesh is salmon col- 
ored, fine grained and highly flavored. Weighs 
5 pounds. 
PRIDE OF WISCONSIN (Queen of Colo- 
rado)—An excellent market melon. The skin 
is grey green in color with a hard and tough 
shell, making it a good shipper. The fruits 
