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BEST 
The Big 
Money Maker 
80 days. Our 
special stock of 
Hale’s is only a 
j few days later 
' than Lake Cham- 
plain. Can be 
shipped clear 
across the coun- 
try or trucked a 
great distance 
and reach the 
customers in the best of condition. One of 
the best yielding varieties. The large 
Western melon growers grow more Hale’s 
than any other variety. Fruits are oval, 
6% in. long and 5 in. in diameter; in- 
conspicuous ribbing with very heavy 
netting. Flesh extremely thick, salmon- 
orange, Sweet and of very fine quality. 
Our strain is grown in Michigan, and we 
do not ‘believe there is any question about 
its being earlier than and superior to any 
other stock of Hale’s. 
Improved 
HEARTS of GOLD 
90 days. Improved Hearts of Gold, 
which was introduced by us in 1945, is a 
great improvement over the old type. It is 
larger in size, with thicker meat, and has 
the Same superior quality and flavor of the 
old strain. The fruits average 6x7 in. and 
weigh 5 Ibs. each. Flesh. deep orange, 
extremely thick, finé grained and very 
Sweet and melting. 
Home Garden Mixture 
A seed mixture composed of varieties 
of muskmelons listed on this page and a 
few others from our trial grounds, which 
we haven’t yet placed on the market. 
ROCK O'HONEY 
(The Most Productive Melon) 
84 days. 
Introduced by us in 1941. An im- 
proved type Honey Rock, distinctly superior. 
Most valuable characteristic is its freedom 
from blight, 
green until frost. 
elongated or oval in shape and will average 
e 
causing the vines to remain 
The fruits are slightly 
5” across and 7” long. 
The skin remains gray- 
green at maturity and is 
well covered with a coarse 
netting. 
The flesh is much deeper 
than Honey Rock and the 
fruits are heavy and very 
solid, making it an ideal 
shipping sort. Since its 
introduction, we have been 
able <to -fix <j ny Roe k 
O’Honey a high percent- 
age of female flowers. 
This allows more fruits to 
set and makes it the most 
productive melon. 
VINE PEACH or MANGO MELON 
90 days. 
Fine for canning, preserves and marma- 
lade. The fruit is about the size of a large peach, 
and can be used in every way in which a peach can 
be used, except that it is not usually liked raw. A 
jar of these fruits cut in halves and cooked in syrup 
presents a beautiful and tempting appearance, Easily 
grown in any garden; wonderfully prolific. 
Full 
Grown 
Green 
Fruits 
Will 
Ripen in 
Storage 
HONEY DEW 
Smooth, ivory colored skin; flesh green, thick, ten- 
der, and the juiciest and sweetest of all muskmelons. 
A late melon, requiring 100 to 115 days. 
A good shipper: will keep good 
for months, if kept in a cool, dry place. 
warm dry climate. 
Prefers a 
Full grown 
fruits that do not ripen on the vines before the fall 
frosts can be picked and will ripen in storage. 
New! GOLDEN DELIGHT 
1952 All-America Winner 
MUSKMELON SPECIAL! 
| Pkt. Bender’s Surprise 
Pkt. Imp. Hearts of Gold 
All 3 Packets only 35c Prepaid 
Very 
ket, 
tions. 
Muskmelon Seeds Delivered Prepaid at the Following Prices 
90 days. 
melon of the Pride of Wiscon- 
sin type but larger and earlier. 
est flavor in its class. 
for home: garden or local mar- 
Produces 
under adverse weather condi- 
A large, broad, oval 
thick salmon flesh and fin- 
Perfect 
but does’ not ship well. 
high quality yields 
{ Pkt. Lake Champlain 
Banana 
Bender’s Surprise... . 
Golden Delight....... 
Hale’s Best 
Honey, Dewees in terse: 
Improved Hearts of Gold... 
Take ‘Champlaimg ...2 sya. nlss - 
Mango Melon (Vine Peach) Jumbo 
Pride of Wisconsine fait aah ~ 
Roek- OU pncya .. -etawersk te meee 
Home Garden Mixture... .’ 
18 Burgess Seed & Plant Co., Galesburg, Michigan 
2 
2.75 12.50 
2.50 11.25 
3.20 14.25 
MUSKMELON 
ALL OUR MUSKMELON SEED IS RESISTANT TO DISEASE 
AND TREATED FOR YOUR ADDITIONAL PROTECTION. ~ a 
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LAKE CHAMPLAIN—The Earliest One — 
78 days. Our Special Michigan-grown seed of this variety pro- ci 
duces ripe fruits ahead of any other melon, giving you a crop 
ahead of competitors and netting you the top market price. — The : 
flesh is deep, very sweet and melting, of golden yellow color ; ates 
medium sized melon; 
nicely netted. The plant is 
very vigorous and healthy, 
setting and ripening mel- 
ons even under adverse 
conditions. It is not a 
long distance shipping 
melon, but is of high ¢ 
quality and will give you 
the earliest melons for the 
local market, 
BANANA MUSKMELON 
i ‘ h in its delici fl s 
oon age ls on Sue ete es 
uality is excelfent when the melon is thoroughly ripe. 18 to 36 
inches: length ; very prolific. Exceptionally sweet, spicy and de- 
licious. Don’t fail to try it. : 
Pride of Wisconsin 
Delicious—Attractive— 
Productive 
86 days. Our special Michi- 
gan-grown strain of this vari- 
ety is earlier and is extra fine, 
The oval fruits are 5% in. 
across and 7 in. long. They 
are slightly ribbed and cov- 
ered with coarse netting. The 
orange flesh is thick and of 
fine flavor. Suitable for short 
distance shipping. 
BENDER'S SURPRISE 
The Best Large Size Muskmelon | 
90 days. Exquisitely fine flavor, large size and medium earl 
combine to make this melon a great favorite. Many weigh 10 
or more; oval in shape; light green with coarse netting, and ’ 
a golden tint as they mature. Flesh deep orange, very thick nd 
deliciously sweet. Keeps a week after picking, and actually im- 
proves in flavor, We know of no other Jarge Muskmelon that 
equal Burgess’ Special Strain of Bender’s Surprise for eith 
market or the home garden. ~ ee 
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