MUSKMELON 
It is much easier to raise melons than is usually supposed and they 
are so delicious that everyone who has a sunny garden should have 
some. All that is required is a good rich soil, that is not too heavy, and 
a warm, sunny situation. Our pamphlet, ‘‘Cultivation of Vegetables 
tells about raising muskmelons; ask for it with your order. 
Dusting melons regularly with Copper-Rotenone or the new Garden 
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lroquois 
Mary Ann Schur in a fine crop, grown by Schur Bros., North Chili, N. Y. 
569 IROQUOIS. Finest Quality—Thick Flesh. 
89 days. The most popular melon we offer, and no wonder it is more 
widely grown every year—it has the fine flavor, thick flesh and reliable 
production that growers want. The quality is so uniformly fine that 
we have actually cut dozens without finding a poor one. Medium to 
fairly large in size, the fruit are nearly round, prominently ribbed 
with good netting and are protected by a firm rind that stands handling 
and shipping. The interiors are almost solid meat, fine-grained and 
with a superb sweet musky flavor. 
This flavor and sweetness are combined with good market appear- 
ance and heavy yields. Midseason in maturity, Iroquois is resistant to 
fusarium wilt, and is unexcelled for home use, roadside stands or 
markets. Pkt. 20c; 4% Oz. 35c; Oz. 65c; 14 Lh. $1.55; 144 Lb. $2.50. 
566 HEARTS OF GOLD. (Large Strain.) 90 days. We have the true large 
strain of this melon which is popular in many sections. The melons are 
almost perfectly round, thickly netted and very firm with thick flesh of 
deep orange color. The flesh is sweet and of excellent flavor. The melons 
grow to medium size and are excellent for shipping as they ‘“‘hold up” 
well. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 35c; 14 Lb. 85c; 4% Lb. $1.50. 
POTTED MUSKMELON PLANTS make it easy to grow fine melons. We 
offer fine husky plants of the leading varieties on page 74. 
570 MARKET KING. superb Quality. 
92 days. Our customers will be very glad that we can again supply our 
excellent Market King, a melon whose distinctive flavor is absolutely 
unrivalled. It has been for many years the first choice of growers for 
home use, roadside stands, market and shipping. The melons are medi- 
um sized and have a uniform oval shape with a blue-grey rind, turning 
golden when ripe. The netting is prominent and the thick flesh is a 
beautiful deep orange color, firm and fine grained. It is unusually 
sweet and has a delightful rich flavor. The vigorous vines produce 
big crops from medium late until frost. 
Market King is an exclusive Harris’ strain, similar to Queen of 
Colorado, Pride of Wisconsin, etc., but superior to all of them. 
Pkt. 20c; 144 Oz. 35c; Oz. 65c; 14 Lb. $1.55; 14 Lb. $2.50. 
575 SCHOON’S HARD SHELL or New Yorker. 92 days. An oval- 
shaped, well netted melon similar in type to Market King but slightly 
larger, averaging 6 to 8 in. long, and 5 to 7 lb. in weight. Thick- 
meated and of fine quality, it has a tough rind making it excellent for 
shipping. Ripens rather late but bears heavy crops. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 40c; 14 Lb. $1.10; 1% Lb. $1.75. 
A packet of seed will plant about 20 hills; an 
ounce 100 hills; 22 Ibs. will plant an acre. 
Dust is the best insurance for clean healthy crops and fine-flavored 
fruit. Apply lightly but thoroughly all through the season. For spray- 
ing, use either Zerlate or COCS Copper Spray combined with NNOR- 
Rotenone Spray for complete protection. See page 82. 
HOTKAPS and HOTENTS act as miniature hothouses in the garden, 
protect melon plants from wind, frost and beating rains. See p. 83. 
560 DELICIOUS 51 (New). Early and Sweet—Fusarium Resistant. 
85 days. Resistance to fusarium wilt has now been added to all the fine 
qualities of our famous Delicious melon. This new strain from Dr. H. 
M. Munger of Cornell maintains the earliness, large size and sweet 
flavor of our original type and it can be grown even on infected soil. 
The melons are round or slightly oval, well netted and moderately 
ribbed; they ripen a week or more ahead of Iroquois, and the yields 
are excellent. Its flesh is somewhat thicker than the original and the 
quality even better, crisp, juicy and of delightful sweet flavor. Delicious 
51 is not a shipping type but is a wonderful early melon for home gar- 
dens, roadside stands and local markets. See photo on page 6. 
Pkt. 20c; 14 Oz. 35c; Oz. 65c; 14 Lh. $1.65; 44 Lb. $2.65. 
567 HONEY ROCK, Fusarium Resistant. (New). 
88 days. The earliness and wonderful sweet flavor of Honey Rock are 
all retained in this outstanding new strain, which is highly resistant 
to fusarium wilt. It is superior to the original in uniformity and high 
yield and it is a medium-sized, fine quality, early melon that we can 
heartily recommend. 
The fruit are heavily netted, oval in shape, not large (4 to 5 lbs.), 
with fine-textured bright orange flesh, extra sweet and delicious. Very 
vigorous, uniform and productive, this strain is fine for home or market. 
Pkt. 15e; % Oz. 35c; Oz. 60c; 14 Lb. $1.50; 44 Lb. $2.25. 
558 BENDER’S SURPRISE. Harris’ Special Strain. 88 days. Bred and se- 
lected on our farm for many years, this old favorite is the finest of the 
very large melons. The big fruit often weigh ten pounds or more and 
the flesh is thick, deep orange in color, and very good to eat. Dis- 
tinctly ribbed and well netted, they will stay in good shape for five or 
six days after picking. It ripens medium early, and melons can be 
picked in early September from seed sown outdoors in May. 
Pkt. 15e; 4 Oz. 30c; Oz. 50c; 14 Lh. $1.25; 14 Lb. $1.90. 
Golden Delight 
Deep orange, fine-textured flesh 
564 GOLDEN DELIGHT (New). Wonderful “Musky” Flavor. 
For home gardens and local markets, this fine-flavored new melon has 
been a great success. It is a large oval type, very thick meated and 
the superlative quality is maintained under a wide range of conditions. 
Ripening early enough to mature full crops in the North, Golden De- 
light has the long shape and blue-grey skin color of our Market King 
but is earlier, larger and just as good to eat. 
The extra deep flesh is bright orange, smooth, solid and fine grained, 
and the taste is unusually fine—very sweet with a rich musky melon 
flavor. Well adapted from the Middle West to the East Coast, Golden 
Delight is a welcome addition to our list of productive, high quality 
muskmelons. 
Pkt. 20c; 14 Oz. 35c; Oz. 65c; 14 Lb. $1.65; 14 Lb. $2.50. 
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