18 GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids 
Muskmelons 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce will plant 50 hills, two 
pounds an acre. Melons do best in a rich, sandy soil. Hills should 
be from four to six feet apart. Plant ten to twelve seeds to the 
hill. Cover seeds with an inch of soil. When danger from frost and 
insects is past, thin to four good plants to the hill. 
CRAIG'S HONEY. 90 days. 7142 inches long by 6! inches di- 
ameter; skin pearly green: distinct ribbing, Very coarse netting; 
flesh very thick, firm with exceptionally deep salmon color, of de- 
licious quality, sweet and spicy. Excellent for home 
garden. Unequalled for roadside market trade. 
+ HEARTS OF GOLD. 88 days. A splendid small, 
midseason variety. Fruit round, 6 inches long and 52 
inches in diameter, weighing 3 to 3% lbs., with a 
tendency to heart shape, lightly ribbed and covered 
with a fine gray netting; flesh very thick, deep salmon 
color, and of high quality; a good shipping Melon. 
Pkt., 10c. 
* HONEY ROCK. 80 days. One of the most pro- 
lific varieties grown. The fruit is round, slightly flat- 
tened at the ends, 5 to 6 inches in diameter, weigh- 
ing 3 to 4 lbs., and distinctly netted. The flesh is 
soft pink with a greenish tint. The rind is hard and 
the flesh so firm that it is an excellent shipper. 
Pkt., 10c. 
Honey Rock Muskmelon 
BENDER’S SURPRISE. 90 days. Delicious, salmon fleshed 
Melon, medium to large; oval, distinctly ribbed and covered 
with slight patches of netting; skin light yellow when ripe. 
IROQUOIS. 90 days. This new Melon has definite resistance to 
Fusarium wilt. Fruits are round to oval, about 6/2 inches in 
diameter, with prominent ribs and good netting; the rind is 
tough and holds up well. Flesh is deep orange color, of fine 
texture and excellent quality. 
SCHOON’S HARD SHELL. 29 days. Thick, oval, prominent 
ribbing with abundant coarse netting; skin gray-green becoming 
yellow at maturity; flesh very thick, deep salmon-orange, well 
flavored, excellent quality. 642 to 748 inches in diameter, weigh- 
ing 5 to 7 lbs. 
EXTRA EARLY OSAGE. 84 days. Standard variety of splen- 
did quality for nearby markets and home gardens. Fruits 6 to 7 
inches long; almost round; with shallow furrows and_ sparse 
shallow netting. Flesh very thick; salmon-orange; fine-grained, 
sweet and aromatic. 
OSAGE or MILLER’S CREAM. 92 days. Splendid Melon for 
home or market garden. Fruits 7 inches long and 6) inches 
in diameter. Almost round; dark green skin that shows trace of 
yellowing at ripening stage, slightly netted and ribbed, flesh 
very thick, juicy, sweet, spicy, deep salmon-orange. 
PRIDE OF WISCONSIN. (Market King.) 85 days. Similar 
Iroquois in size and shape to Honey Rock. Oval in shape with tough, 
heavily netted rind. 6 inches long and 512 inches in diameter, 
weighing 3/2 to 42 Ibs. Flesh deep orange and very thick, 
HALE’S BEST No. 936. 82 days. sweet and of excellent quality. 
Is fairly early; a good shipper, oval amare ot : i 
Te sha peaeWe reine bana diane Prices: Oz., 25¢; 4 Ib., 85c; Ib., $2.50, postpaid. 
ter and 7 to 9 in. long, with heavy 
netting, and fairly prominent ribs. 
The flesh is a rich deep salmon 
color with a very fine flavor. 
GOLDEN DELIGHT. All-America 
Bronze Medal for 1952. It is an 
outstanding Melon for home and 
local market use, but not recom- 
mended for long distance shipping. 
Golden Delight is a large, broad, 
oval Melon of the Pride of Wiscon- 
sin type, but compared with this 
variety is larger and earlier. It has 
a very thick salmon colored flesh 
with one of the best flavors of any 
Melon in its class. It has an attrac- 
tive grayish green netting on the 
skin with almost indistinct ribbing. 
It shows outstanding ability to pro- 
duce high quality Melons under ad- 
verse weather conditions, and it is 
believed that this will become one 
of the most popular Melons for 
home garden and local market use. 
Prices of Golden Delight: a 
Oz:, 65¢34 4 lb.) $1.85; ie Golden Delight 
1 Ib., $5.50, postpaid. 
% This variety recommended by Michigan State College 
