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. Broadcast 
800-1000 pounds complete commercial fertilizer per acre before 
planting. Hills should be from 4 to 6 feet apart. Plant 10 to 12 
seeds to the hill. Cover seeds with an inch of soil. When danger 
from frost and insects is past, thin to three good plants to the hill. 
Either No. 10 pyrocide dust or methoxychor is the control measure 
to keep your muskmelons clean. Apply promptly and grow your 
melons without any trouble. 
CRAIG’S HONEY. 90 days. 7'% inches long by 612 
inches diameter; skin pearly green; distinct ribbing. 
Very coarse netting; flesh very thick, firm with ex- 
ceptionally deep salmon color, of delicious quality, 
sweet and spicy. Excellent for home garden. Un- 
equalled for roadside market trade. 
+r HEARTS OF GOLD. 88 days. A splendid small, 
midseason variety. Fruit round, 6 inches long and 54% 
inches in diameter, weighing 3 to 3 Ibs., 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. 
+4%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 
Honey Rock Muskmelon 
: : : 2 soa BENDER’S SURPRISE. 90 days. Delicious, salmon fleshed 
ae pee se as eu aetals Nae cae and Melon, medium to large; oval, distinctly ribbed and covered 
Pkt. 10 EPO with slight patches of netting; skin light yellow when ripe. 
or C. 
IROQUOIS, 90 days. This new Melon has definite resistance to 
Fusarium wilt. Fruits are round to oval, about 6! 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. 20 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 78 inches in diameter, weigh- 
ing 5 to 7 Ibs. 
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 
in size and shape to Honey Rock. Oval in shape with tough, 
heavily netted rind. 6 inches long and 5! inches in diameter, 
weighing 312 to 4142 lbs. Flesh deep orange and very thick, 
sweet and of excellent quality. 
Prices: Oz., 25c; V4 Ib., 85c; Ib., $2.50, postpaid. 
Iroquois 
HALE’S BEST No. 936. 82 days. 
Is fairly early; a good shipper, oval 
in shape, averaging 5 in. in diame- 
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. 
NN. DELIGHT, All-Amer- 
dordeche nisin for 1952. An out- 
standing Melon for home and local 
market, but not recommended for 
long distance shipping. It is a large, 
broad, oval Melon of the Pride of 
Wisconsin type, but larger and ear- 
lier. Has very thick salmon-colored 
flesh with one of the best flavors of 
any Melon in its class. Attractive 
grayish green netting on the skin 
with almost indistinct ribbing. 
Shows outstanding ability to produce 
high quality Melons under adverse 
weather conditions, and it is believ- 
ed will become one of the most pop- 
ular Melons for home garden and 
local market use. 
Prices of Golden Delight: 
—Oz., 65¢; VY Ib., $1.85; . Golden Delight 
1 Ib., $5.50, postpaid. 
*%This variety recommended by Michigan State College 
