Improved 
HEARTS of GOLD 
90 days. Improved Hearts of Gold, 
an outstanding Burgess muskmelon, 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, fine grained and: very 
Sweet and melting. 
New! All-America 
GOLDEN DELIGHT 
90 days. A large, broad, oval melon of 
the Pride of Wisconsin type but larger and 
earlier. Very thick salmon flesh and finest 
flavor in its class. Perfect for home gar- 
den or local market, but does not ship 
well. Produces high quality yields under 
adverse weather conditions. 
Prepaid MUSKMELON PRICES 
Banana 
Bender's Surprise. 
Golden Delight 
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Honey Dew. 
Improved Hearts of Gold 
Lake Champlain 
Pride of Wisconsin 
Rock O'Honey.. 
(Vine Peach) Mango Melon 
ROCK O'HONEY 
{The Most Productive Melon) 
84 days. A famous Burgess variety. An im- 
proved type Honey Rock, distinctly superior. 
Most valuable characteristic is its freedom 
from blight, causing the vines to remain 
green until frost. The fruits are slightly 
elongated or oval in shape and will average 
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 in Rock 
O’Honey a high percent- 
age of female flowers. 
This allows more fruits to 
set and makes it the most 
productive melon. 
HALE'S BEST—Special Stock 
The Big Money Maker 
80 days. Our _ special 
stock of Hale’s is only a 
few days later than Lake 
Champlain. Can be shipped 
clear across the country 
or trucked a great dis- 
tance and reach the cus- 
tomers in the best of con- 
dition. One of the best 
yielding varieties. The 
large Western melon grow- 
ers grow more Hale’s than 
any other variety. Fruits are oval, 6%4 in. long and 
5 in. in diameter; inconspicuous 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. 
PRIDE OF WISCONSIN 
Delicious—Attractive—Productive 
86 days. Our special Michigan-grown strain of this 
variety is earlier and is extra fine. The oval fruits 
are 5% in. across and 7 in. long. They are slightly 
ribbed and covered with coarse netting. .The orange 
flesh is thick and of fine flavor. Suitable for short 
distance shipping. 
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. 
MUSKMELON SPECIAL! 
{ Pkt. Bender’s Surprise { Pkt. Lake Champlain 
{ Pkt. Imp. Hearts of Gold 
All 3. Packets only 40c Prepaid 
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. Prefers a 
warm dry climate. A good shipper; will keep good 
for months, if kept in a cool, dry place. Full grown 
fruits that do not ripen on the vines before the fall 
SOR 
- frosts can be picked and will ripen in storage. 
Price per 
Ib. for 
3 Ibs. or 
more of a 
variety 
$2.50 
2.50 
4.75 
2.25 
2.50 
2.50 
2.75 
2.25 
3.10 
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MUSKMELONS 
One Ounce of Seed for 50 Hills—3 Lbs. per Acre 
ALL OUR MUSKMELON SEED IS RESISTANT TO DISEASE 
AND TREATED FOR YOUR ADDITIONAL PROTECTION. 
LAKE CHAMPLAIN—The Earliest One 
Very Vigorous and Healthy 
78 days. Our Special Michigan-grown seed of this 
variety produces 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; a medium 
sized melon; nicely netted. The plant is very vigorous 
and healthy, setting and ripening melons 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 
Flesh Almost Solid 
92 days. This melon surpasses all others in its delicious flavor: 
The flesh (the melon being nearly solid) is of a rich salmon. The 
quality is excellent when the melon is thoroughly ripe. 18 to 36 
inches in length; very prolific. Exceptionally sweet, spicy and de- 
licious. Don’t fail to try it. 
BENDER'S SURPRISE __ 
The Best Large Size Muskmelon 
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90 days. Exquisitely fine flavor, large size and medium earliness; 
combine to make this melon a great favorite. Many weigh 10 Ibs., 
or more; oval in shape; light green with coarse netting, and turn 
a golden tint as they mature. Flesh deep orange, very thick and 
deliciously’ sweet. Keeps a week after picking, and actually im- 
proves in flavor, We know of no other large Muskmelon that will’ 
equal Burgess’ Special Strain of Bender’s Surprise for either the 
market or the home garden. “a 
