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BENDER'S SURPRISE 
A VERY POPULAR MUSKMELON 
The Bender’s Surprise is one of the leading muskmelons grown for local 
market, roadside sale and short haul shipment. The melon is well known and 
has held its popularity for many years. 
The Bender melons are short oval in shape, generally measuring about 8 by 
7 or 7'/2 inches, and weighing 6 to 8 pounds. The ribs are prominent, the netting 
broad and heavy and somewhat unevenly distributed over the melon. The skin 
color is a grayish green, turning to a light yellow when the melon ripens. The 
flesh is a salmon-orange in color, thick, juicy and comparatively soft in texture. 
This is a highly flavored melon and very sweet. The cavity is large. The rind is 
thick and moderately strong. The Benders matures in about 90 days. 
There are a great many melons of this type on the market, but the Bender's 
Surprise is one of the leaders. 
SCHOON’S HARDSHELL 
A BENDER TYPE MUSKMELON 
The Schoon’s hardshell is an excellent muskmelon of the Bender type, with a 
hard, firm shell which makes it a good shipping melon. This rind is hard, covered 
with a distinctive gray netting, and is deeply ribbed. When the melon is ripe, 
this rind takes on an attractive golden color. 
The flesh of the Schoon’s Hardshell is deep salmon in color, fine textured and 
of excellent flavor. 
The melons of this variety weigh 6 to 7 pounds and mature in about 90 days. 
You will find the Schoon’s a valuable melon of the muskmelon type because 
of its ability to remain in palatable condition longer than most such melons after 
picking. 
