SOW 
SALZER’S 
SEEDS 
HALE’S BEST 
85 days. The flesh is salmon colored, 
exceptionally thick, with small seed cav- 
ity, and of excellent flavor. It is extremely 
early. The melons are oval, about 8x4 
inches, heavily netted, and ship farther 
than any other kind. Ideal for the home 
garden. 633—Pkg., 12c; 02, Ble; % Ih. 
S8S8e3 1% Ib., $1.54; ib., $2.90, postpaid. : 
LAKE CHAMPLAIN 
82 days. Lake Champlain has been care- 
fully bred for extreme extra-earliness and 
productiveness. If you want a very heavy 
yield of delicious, extra-early melons, then 
plant Lake Champlain. 
The melons are medium size, nicely 
netted, the flesh is thick and deep, of a 
-beautiful golden yellow color, and is lus- 
ciously sweet and sugary. It is one of the 
best melons ever produced. 624—Pkg., 10c; 
oz., 31c; % Ib., 88e; % Ib., $1.54; Ib., $2.90, 
postpaid. 
PRIDE OF WISCONSIN 
92 days. An improvement on Sugar Rock 
or Honey Rock Muskmelon.’ The shape, 
heavily netted rind, and the color are the 
same, but the delicious orange colored 
flesh is thicker and meatier, and the seed 
cavity smaller. A delicious prolific melon. 
637—Pkge., 15¢e; oz., 33e; 14 Ib., 99e; % Ib., 
. $1.65; Ib., $3.10, postpaid. 
HOTKAPS 
Start your melons and other vines under 
Hotkaps for early crop. See page 80. 
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GREEN FLESHED 
EARLIEST RIPE 
60 days. Earliest of All. Our attention was 
called to this melon many years ago by a gar 
dener near La Crosse, who had always had musk 
melons from 8 to 15 days ahead of his neighbors. 
These Melons were of uniform size, of fine shap 
and appearance, yellow fleshed, extremely deli- 
cious, and sold readily in our markets at top 
prices. j : “1 Eas 
EARLIEST RIPE IS THE EARLIEST YEL- 
LOW-FLESHED MUSKMELON that we know of, 
maturing in about 60 days. It is of oval shape, 
of good size, about five inches in diameter, with 
fairly distinet ribbing, heavily netted. The flesh — ; 
is thick, of a rich salmon-yellow color, sweet, — 
luscious and melting, and the flavor is unsur- 
passed by that of any other variety. The vines © 
are robust and vigorous, resisting blight to a” i 
marked degree. You will like it. 606—Pkg.,— mo 
15e; 07. 39e; 14 Ib., $1.10; 1% Ib., $1.90; Ib. $3.60, 
postpaid. ea 
BENDER’S SURPRISE 
96 days. Flesh is deep orange and very thick, om 
of remarkably fine texture, and is very sweet © 
and tender. The large, oval shaped melons often 
weigh 10 pounds each! Matures in 96 days. Fine 
for home garden and local market. 625—Pkg, _ a 
12¢; 07., 33c3; % Ib., 99e3 % Iby $1.65; Ib., $3.10, a 
postpaid. 
IROQUOIS | 
90 days. It is resistant to some forms of fusarium wilt, i? 
and will produce a crop where other varieties fail. Fruit 
averages 7 inches long by _5 inches in diameter, grayish 
green skin with coarse medium netting. Hard green rind. — 
Flesh thick deep salmon color, sweet flavor. Fine for 
roadside stands. 620—Pkg., 10¢; 02., 33¢3 44 Ib., 99e; 1% Ib, 
$1.65; Ib., $3.10, postpaid. : ‘ 
HONEY DEW 
110 days. Medium sized, 6 to 7 pounds 
in weight, about 7 inches in 
slightly oblong. Skin is smoo 
ripe is lemon yellow. F 
light emerald green 
melting, delicious an 
635—Pkg., 15¢; oz., 37¢3 
color, 
$1.75; Ib., $3.20, postpaid. 
diameter, and 
th and when 
lesh is very thick, 
fine grained, 
d good to the rind. 
% Ib., $1.08; 1% Ib. 
HEARTS-OF-GOLD  — 
90 days. A highly rust-resistant and 
very profitable melon. It combines the 
thick, luscious golden flesh of the Osage 
with the heavy netting and thin rind of 
the Netted Gem type of Rockyford and av- 
erages about 5% inches in diameter, mak-~ 
ing it an-ideal basket and crate melon. 
is extremely resistant to rust, is remark- § 
ably hardy and withstands heavier frosts 
than other varieties. 619—-Pkg., 10c; 02., 
81¢e; % Ib., S8e; 1% Ib., $1.54; Ib., $2.90, post- 
GOLDEN HONEY DEW 
110 days. Of the same fine character- 
istics as the Green Fleshed Honey Dew, 
except flesh is golden yellow. 634—Pke., 
15e;3 oz., 37¢e3; %4 Ib., $1.08; % Ib., $1.75; Ib., 
$3.20, postpaid. 
ROCKYFORD 
90 days. The standard green-fleshed 
shipping melon. It is round in shape, heav- 
ily netted and runs very uniform in size. 
The green flesh is firm, thick, of sweet and 
melting quality, and may be eaten close 
to the rind. Seed cavity is unusually small. 
604—Pke., 10c; 0z., 31¢3; %4 Ib., 88e3 % Ib. 
$1.54; Ib., $2.90, postpaid. 
MEXICAN Vines do not 
BANANA 
94 days. A long 
melon, tapering at 
both ends, lemon 
colored skin when 
mature, pink fiesh, 
and delicious eat- 
ing qualities. 18 to 
80 in. long. 641— 
Pkg., 15¢; oz. 39¢; 
% Ib., $1.10; % Ib. 
$1.90; Ib., $3.60, post- 
paid. 
MIXED MUSK- 
MELONS—A choice 
mixture of the 
many varieties of 
muskmelons. Not 
only the children, 
but you yourself, 
will want some of 
this mixed seed! A 
small patch will 
give you different 
sizes of early and 
late. 649—Pkg,., 10¢; 
oz., 28e; %4 Ib., 74e3 
% Ib. $1.20; Ib., 
$2.15, postpaid. 
trace of 
blight. Fine 
for home or 
market. 
JOHN A. SALZER SEED C 
- paid, 
SUGAR ROCK 
85 days. Also known as Honey Rock! A 
most prolific melon. Fruits are oval, of 
good large size, without ribbing and heav- 
ily netted. The flesh is deep and thick, 
orange color, with a sugary and luscious 
flavor..- 
The rind is light golden yellow overlaid 
with heavy gray netting, and is so tough 
that ripe melons 
may be picked and 
626—PkKg., 15¢e3 
oz., 32¢e; 14 Ib., 96e3 
% Ib., $1.60; Ib, 
$2.98, postpaid. 
SUGAR ROCK 
Sugary 
Sweet - 
Heavy 
Yielder 
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