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i <a 470 Hearts of Gold 
85 days. A fine main crop variety. Very popular with market 
gardeners and shippers. The firm rind, extremely small seed 
cavity and uniform size make it especially suited to long distance y oe 
shipping. Medium in size, well ribbed and closely netted. The OL ges 
very thick, fine-grained flesh is a deep salmon orange with a pe 
delicious spicy flavor. It ripens close to the rind. The vines are 
vigorous, prolific and blight resistant. Average weight 2 pounds. 
Pkt. 15c; 02. 40c; 1% Ib. 85c; 1% Ib. $1.40; 1b. $2.50, postpaid. 
SRE” 478 Rocky Ford or Netted Gem (87 Days) 
The original Rocky Ford, and the most popular of all green- 
fleshed melons, with a fine silver-colored netting of lace-like ap- 
pearance over a green skin turning to pinkish gray when the 
melons are ready for use. The flesh is a beautiful light green 
so sweet and luscious that it may be eaten close to the rind. 
Pkt. 15c; 02. 40c; Y4 Ib. 85c; 1% Ib. $1.40; Ib. $2.50, postpaid. 
— SSSR? 
3 459 The Banana Melon (94 Days) 
It looks and tastes like a Banana. It is not a curiosity, but in- 
stead a wonderful Home Melon and a great Money Maker in any 
market. Fancy specimens often sell at 50¢ to 75c each. Many 
grow 20 to 24 inches in length. The salmon flesh is thick and 
luscious with a most appetizing fragrance. Should be fully ripe 
when served, Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; 14 Ib. 85c; 1% Ib. $1.40; Ib. $2.50 
postpaid. : 
. 
The Ideal 
Melon to Cut 
in Halves 
and Serve 
Alone or 
with Ice 
Cream 
Orange Flesh Me- 
dium Size. Very 
Sweet 
460 Bender’s Surprise 
Medium early, thick, deep orange colored 
flesh, deliciously sweet and of high flavor. 
Vines very productive, producing crop in 
85 to 90 days. Melons average 10 to 15 
pounds each, Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; ¥%4 ib. 85c; 
1, Ib. $1.40; Ib. $2.50, postpaid. 
468 Golden Cassaba 
_ The Great Christmas Melon 
Always brings the high price during the 
early winter. Melons are nearly globular 
in shape, bright yellow, with golden tint 
and wrinkled skin. Flesh is white, thick, 
and of delicious flavor, Pkt. 25c; oz. 50c; 
~Y, Ib. $1.25; 4 Ib. $2.25; 1b. $3.95, postpaid. 
472 Honey Dew (110 Days) 
“Sweet as Honey and Similar Flavor” 
Its delicious honey-like flavor makes it 
the sensational melon of the age; single 
fruits often selling at $1.00 each. Melons 
average 10 to 15 lbs., very smooth, nearly 
round. Flesh pea green, 2% inches thick, 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; 4% Ib. 85c; Y% Ib. $1.40; 
lb. $2.50, postpaid. 
: 462 Early Osage 
| 92 Day Mid-Season salmon flesh melon for 
home or market. Vines vigorous and pro- 
_ ductive. Fruits slightly oval, dark green, 
slightly ribbed and partly covered with 
shallow gray netting. Flesh is rich ofange- 
salmon, very thick, fine grained and-highly 
flavored. No better strain of Osage ob- 
tainable ‘anywhere on earth. Pkt. 15c; oz. 
40c; % Ib. 85c; Ye.1b. $1.40; Ib. $2.50, post- 
paid. Z : 2 se Sg Bie 
462 Early Osage 
477 Shumway’s Giant (94 Days) 
Jumbo cream-yellow Melon, very early, 
absolutely distinct, with seeds more than 
twice as large as other sorts. A whole 
field of them will average 18 to 20 lbs. 
each, and select specimens 25 to 30 lbs. 
Deliciously sweet and luscious, melting, 
thick, salmon color flesh. Pkt. 15c; oz. 
40c; Ya Ib. 85c; VY Ib. $1.40; Ib. $2.50, 
postpaid. 
For Early Crop 
Use Hotkaps. 
See Page 82. 
467 Genuine Tip Top (96 Days) | 
(Salmon Flesh.) A large size, main- | 
crop Melon, varying in shape from | 
round to slightly oblong. The pale 
green skin is distinctly ribbed and 
slightly netted. The flesh is a beauti- 
ful deep salmon. It is sweet, spicy, 
and’ full of rich aroma. Pkt, 15c; oz. 
40c; Ya Ib. 85c; 1% Ib. $1.40; lb. $2.50, 
postpaid, 
475 Milwaukee Market 
Me One of the very best for home = 474 Golden 
if or market. > 
(87 days.) Rzcelient for Shien ing. pee Champlain 
rind is very hard and tough, somewhat zg # P 
ribbed and heavily netted. The fruits are © 75 to 80 days. The earliest 
of uniform size and shape, and they 
quality melon. Especially 
pack well in crates. Hating qualities are desirable in localities 
remarkable. The pink flesh is very thick | where the season is short. 
and firm without stringiness; sweet and Moderate. size, nearly 
aromatic in fiavor. Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; eee round. Slightly ribbed and 
covered with netting. The 
sweet juicy golden-yellow - 
flesh ripens right out to 
the skin. Market garden- 
ers find it a profitable type 
for local markets. Pkt.* 
15c; oz. 40c; %4 1b. 85c3 
% Ib. $1.40; lb. $2.50, 
postpaid. 
