CANTALOUPES (MUSKMEL 
To really enjoy a cantaloupe, fruits should be allowed to fully ripen on 
the vine for, with the exception of Honey Dew, they do not become sweeter 
in flavor after being picked. Fruits are ripe when the stem, attached to the 
melon, will slip from it with a slight touch of the thumb. If the stem does 
not slip off easily, the melon is not ripe and should remain on the vine. Many 
persons can select ripe melons by their aroma. We offer the best varieties. 
Burpee’s 
Netted Gem 
6062 Burpee’s Netted Gem © 
85 days. (Green Flesh) The variety grown at Rocky 
Ford, Colorado, under the name of Rocky Ford, is 
the Netted Gem which Burpee had the distinction of 
originating and introducing in 1881. A pure Rocky 
Ford Cantaloupe, when ripe, has a silver-colored 
netting which is lace-like in appearance. The skin is 
green, turning to a peculiar gray color when the mel- 
ons are fit for eating. The flesh is green and so sweet 
and luscious that it may be eaten close to the rind. 
Fruits are oval-shaped, firm and solid, weigh 1% to 
2 Ibs., slightly ribbed with medium-size seed cavity. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 50¢; 1% Ib. $1.50 
6067 Delicious © —Truly delicious flavor 
86 days. (Orange Flesh) Creamy green melons 6 to 6% in. 
in diameter and 6% to 7 in. long; moderately ribbed and 
closely netted. Flesh is bright orange, sweet and de- 
licious. For home and local markets; not suitable for 
long distance shipping. Fruits weigh about 5 lbs. each. 
Pkt. 20¢; oz. 65¢; 14 Ib. $1.75 
6061 Hearts of Gold © — very sweet 
90 days. (Orange Flesh) Medium-size melons are of 
slightly elongated shape, 5 in. in diameter and 6 in. in 
length, nicely netted and weigh 3 lbs. each. Thick 
deep orange flesh of the sweetest flavor. A heavy cropper; 
popular with home, market gardeners and shippers. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 50¢; 1% lb. $1.50 
5244 Lake Champlain—rie earliest 
82 days. (Orange Flesh) Also known as Golden Cham- 
plain. Melons are almost round, 6 in. across, 5% in. 
deep, moderately netted and deeply ribbed. Flesh is 
thick, sweet and golden orange. Especially valuable 
where growing seasons are short. Does well in all soils. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 50¢; 1%, lb. $1.50 
How to Grow Cantaloupes 
The most suitable soil is a rich, warm, sandy loam. Sow 
the seed after the ground has warmed up, putting 8 to 10 
seeds in groups, allowing 2 to 3 in. between the seeds and 
cover with 1 in. of fine soil. The groups should be spaced 
4 to 6 ft. apart each way. Thin to 2 or 3 plants to a group 
after the plants are well established. Well-rotted manure 
dug into the soil where seeds are to be planted and side 
dressings of commercial fertilizer after the plants have be- 
gun to grow are usually beneficial. A pkt. will plant 12 
groups, 1 oz. 50 groups or so-called ‘‘hills’’—a term that 
is misleading to many gardeners. 
70 .. W. ATLEE BURPEE CO., Seed Growers 
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5241 Burpee’s Fordhook—sweet, spicy 
85 days. (Orange Flesh) Introduced by Burpee in 1908. 
Medium sized, flattened melon 4 in. long, 5 in. across with 
prominent ribs and broad gray netting.’Flesh is bright orange, 
medium thick, fairly firm and sweet. An early, highly produc- 
tive melon of convenient size for home and nearby market. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 50¢; 1% Ib. $1.50 
5243 Bender’s Surprise —Large, ihick-oval 
96 days. (Salmon Flesh) Delicious, large, thick-oval, greenish 
yellow melon, 8 in. long, 7 in. across, distinctly ribbed and 
coarsely netted. Bright salmon-colored flesh of superb sweet 
flavor. For the home garden, local market and roadside stands. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 50¢; 14 Ib. $1.45 
5242 Pride of Fordhook— Exira choice 
95 days. (Orange Flesh) Created on Burpee’s Fordhook 
Farms in 1943. The large fruits are oval to nearly round in 
shape and weigh 4 to 5 lbs. each. Rind is a blue-gray prior to 
full edible stage, at which time the color changes to a golden 
yellow. Orange flesh is thick, solid, ripens right down to the 
rind. Seed cavity is triangular, small and compact. Vigorous. 
Pkt. 25¢; oz. 75¢; 14 lb. $2.25 
5037 Pride of Wisconsin— Firm flesh 
92 days. (Orange Flesh) A melon which has unsurpassed qual- 
ity, large size, firm, thick orange flesh of excellent flavor and 
edible to the rind. Fruits are nearly round, 6% by 7 in., 
heavily netted, and weigh 4 to 5 lbs.; rind is blue-gray, turn- 
ing golden when ripe. Seed cavity is quite compact. Splendid. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 50¢; 1% lb. $1.50 
6063 Honey Rock © —Special strain; early 
85 days. (Salmon Flesh) All-America Gold Medal Winner. 
Also called Sugar Rock. Fruits are medium size with gray- 
green skin and heavy, coarse netting; almost round, 5% in. in 
diameter, and weigh about 3 lbs. each. The thick, deeply 
colored salmon flesh is deliciously sweet, with a fine, smooth 
texture. Well adapted to growing in the home garden and the 
leading commercial variety in some sections. Firm rind. 
Pkt. 20¢; oz. 60¢; 14 lb. $1.65 
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