HARVEST QUEEN—Wilbur Scott can well be proud 
of this wonderful melon. 
569 Iroquois 
The Leading Variety for the Northeast 
For markets where the larger sized melons 
are preferred, Iroquois is ideal. It is a Bender 
type, resistant to fusarium wilt, and its de- 
licious flavor, thick flesh and fine appearance 
have made it universally popular. 
The fruits are medium-large, round to oval 
in shape with prominent ribs and good net- 
ting; the rind is tough and holds up well in 
handling and shipping. The fine textured, 
thick flesh is deep orange with consistently 
high flavor and sweetness. It ripens in mid- 
season and is very prolific. See prices below. 
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IROQUOIS—Highly popular resistant variety. 
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565 Harvest Queen (New) se | 
Harris’ Great New Market and 
Shipping Melon. (See Photo on Back Cover) 
A real achievement in plant breeding by our 
Wilbur Scott, the new Harvest Queen has 
been praised as the finest melon yet developed 
for many important sections. It is a fusarium 
resistant Queen of Colorado or Market King 
type, slightly earlier and a better yielder of 
top quality fruit. 
The melons are medium sized, just right for 
crating and shipping, oval in shape with a 
thick ropy net covering the hard rind which 
ripens from blue gray to golden yellow. The 
deep orange, extra thick flesh is fine textured 
and very firm with a delicious sweet musky 
flavor. The quality is still excellent five or six 
days after picking. Be sure to try it in 1955. 
See prices below. 
DELICIOUS 51—Fusarium Resistant 
560 Delicious 51 —Large Early Fruit—Fusarium Resistant 
By far the best early melon, Delicious 51 adds fusarium wilt resistance to our famous strain, 
long noted for its large size, sweet flavor and heavy yields. It ripens early, a week or more 
before Iroquois, and the melons are round or slightly oval, finely netted and moderately ribbed. 
The sweet juicy orange flesh is quite thick for an early melon. Not a shipping type but ideal 
for roadside stands and local markets. Developed by Dr. Munger of Cornell. See prices below. 
5 |b. or 
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560 DELICIOUS 51. Fine New Resistant Strain. See above........ $ .55 $1.50 $4.75 $4.50 
564 GOLDEN DELIGHT. Larger Melons of Excellent Type ......... -50 1.35 4.00 3.75 
Fruit are large, oval to somewhat long in shape, well netted 
with very thick flesh of wonderful flavor. Ripens almost as 
early as Iroquois. A top quality melon, popular where the 
larger size is desired. 
565 HARVEST QUEEN (New). Fusarium Resistant. See above......._ .60 1.65 5.00 4.75 
25 Lbs. or more @ $4.50. 
566 HEARTS OF GOLD (Large Strain) ....... ............ .30 .85 2.50 220) 
A fine melon for shipping, medium in size, round and well 
netted. Flesh thick, orange yellow, of uniformly excellent 
flavor. Our stock is the large strain of this well known variety. 
567 HONEY ROCK, Fusarium Resistant. © bys a -50 1.45 4.50 
Uniform, heavy-yielding type with high wilt resistance. Medi- 
um size, oval shape, heavy netting. Sweet, fine textured flesh. 
This resistant strain is a leader wherever Honey Rock is grown. 
569 IROQUOIS. High Quality—Big Yields. See above............ -50 1.35 4.00 357.0 
570 MARKET KING. Harris’ Main Crop Shipping Melon. ......... -50 1.35 4.00 3.75 
Our own strain of Queen of Colorado type, outstanding for fine 
shape and quality. Tough rind with heavy netting, oval shape, 
firm deep orange flesh of wonderful flavor. Very vigorous and 
a prolific bearer where seasons are fairly long. 
575 SCHOON’S HARD SHELL or New Yorker .................. 35 1.00 3.00 2.75 
Similar to Queen of Colorado but larger, it has an oval shape 
with a very hard rind and good netting. The flesh is thick and 
has an excellent flavor. Heavy yielding, rather late variety. 
An ounce of seed will plant about 25 hills; 
WAT E R By E LO nN S 2 to 3 pounds to the acre. 
586 New Hampshire Midget 
Extra Early—Icebox Size 
This novelty has become tremendously popu- 
lar all over the country. The small vigorous 
vines ripen the crop very early, making it 
productive in the shortest seasons. The fruit 
are “midgets,” only 5 or 6 in. in diam., oval 
shaped with mottled green skin. The rind is 
very thin and they must be picked quickly 
when ripe. Flesh red with small black seeds, 
fairly good quality. Prices below. 
NEW HAMPSHIRE MIDGET 
Highly popular novelty. 
589 Rhode Island Red (New) —Best Early Red-Fleshed Variety for the North. 
Rhode Island Red is a highly successful combination of the wonderful sweetness of Honey 
Cream with the fine flavor and handling qualities of Dixie Queen. Early and productive, it has 
handsomely striped, oval fruit of ideal size—8 to 12 lbs. The rind is tough and the bright pink- 
red flesh is smooth, firm and crisp with practically no interior cracking. 
Besides its earliness, its best feature is its deliciously sweet, real watermelon flavor, far better 
than most shipped-in melons. First distributed by us, Rhode Island is now a variety of wide 
popularity. Seeds dark brown to tan. See prices below. 
579 California Honey (New) —E£arly—High Quality 
A new dark-green-skinned watermelon, almost as early as Rhode Island Red and about the 
same size. The vines are strong and vigorous, and the round to oval fruit are produced abun- 
dantly. It has a good firm rind, bright scarlet flesh, and the quality is excellent with a distinctive 
ee sweet flavor. We suggest a trial in 1955. Seeds mostly dark brown, some lighter. See prices 
elow. 
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579 CALIFORNIA HONEY (New) Very Sweet. See above toh wee 
581 DIXIE QUEEN. Popular Market and Shipping Type........... .30 85 $2.50 $2.35 
Large, nearly round fruit, light green with dark stripes. Earl 
and productive, pink-red flesh. White seeded. y aes 
582 HONEY CREAM. Sweet Yellow Flesh .................... -50 1.35 4.00 ay Ae) 
583 KLONDIKE. Black Seeded. Top Quality................... .30 85 2.50 2.35 
Fairly large, oblong, dark green fruit with crisp, fine-textured 
flesh of excellent quality. Thin rind. Flesh bright scarlet. 
586 NEW HAMPSHIRE MIDGET. Increasingly Popular. See above... .45 1.15 S20 3.00 
589 RHODE ISLAND RED (New). Early—High Quality. See above .. .55 1.45 4.50 Bis 
588 WINTER QUEEN. White Skin—Long Keeper................ o2'9 Shes 2.25 2.15 
580 GREEN CITRON or Colorado Preserving. Green seeded...... . 25 Lf 2.00 
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