improved 
HEARTS of GOLD 
With the Deep Orange Flesh 
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 Jbs; each. Flesh deep orange, 
extremely thick, fine grained and very 
sweet and melting. 
GOLDEN DELIGHT 
Perfect for Home Garden 
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 
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 flx in Rock 
O’Honey a high percent- 
age of female flowers. 
This allows more fruits to 
set and makes it the most 
productive melon. 
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 54 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. 
PENN SWEET 
1955 All-America Winner 
80 days.. Earliness, small fruit size, flesh thickness 
and very high quality are the outstanding characteris- 
tics of this 1955 All-America Winner, and who could 
ask for mgre! Melons average 114 to 2 lbs, and are 
slightly longer than wide, with very thick flesh. ‘The 
color is salmon to orange and the skin a greenish-yel- 
low when ripe. The flesh is very sweet and its excep- 
tional thickness leaves practically no seed cavity. Dis- 
tinct, although not deep ridges, and fairly dense net- 
ting. A perfect home garden melon, 
MUSKMELON SPECIAL! 
{ Pkt. Bender’s Surprise { Pkt. Lake Champlain 
! Pkt. Imp. Hearts of Gold 
All 3 Packets only 40c Prepaid 
HONEY DEW 
Smooth, ivory coloréd 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 
frosts can be picked and will ripen in storage. 
Price per 
Ib. for 
3 Ibs. or 
more of a | 
variety 
Packet 
Bender's Surprise 
Golden Delight 
Hale's Best 
. 
Improved Hearts of Gold 
Lake Champlain 
Penn Sweet 
$2.50 
3.10 
2.25 
2.50 
2.50 
2.75 
4.75 
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. 
HA LE’S B EST —our Speclalestock 
The Big Money Maker 
$0 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 customers 
in the best of condition. One 
of the best yielding varieties. 
The large Western melon grow- ee 
ers grow more Hale’s than any other variety. Fruits 
are oval, 6% in. long and 5 in. in diameter; inconspic- 
uous 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 be- 
lieve there is any question about its being earlier 
than and superior to any other stock of Hale’s. 
sons 
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BENDER'S SURPRISE 
The Best Large Size Muskmelon 
90 days. Exquisitely fine flavor, large size and me- 
dium 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 improves 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. 
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