Golden Delight’ First otterea in 1952 
Golden Delight has appearance and quality similar to Pride 
of Wisconsin or Queen of Colorado, but is earlier and Ierger. The 
melons are elongated. The salmon flesh is very thick, with one 
of the best flavors of any melon in its class. It has an attractive 
greyish-green netting, with almost indistinct ribbing. Shows out- 
standing ability to produce high quality under adverse weather 
conditions. An outstanding melon for local market use, but not 
recommended for long distnace shipping. 
Pkt. 15c; Oz. 35c; 14 Ib. $1.00; 1% lb. $1.75; lb. $3.00. Postpaid. 
Benders Surprise Cantaloupe (A. 5. Northan Strain) 
A friend, as a hobby, for 18 years, has selected a strain of Benders Surprise for extra large size and 
superior quality. He gave me a sample, and we grew ai little seed this year. For large size and superior 
quality, this strain is all my friend claimed. However, we found that some of the melons have a slight nett- 
ing somewhat like Hales Best. We really thought this added much to the appearance of the large fruits. If 
you want to try a strain of Benders that has large size, and superior quality, and which has the promise of 
your selecting out of it a strain of Bender that might develop a netting somewhat like Hales Best, you may 
want to try some of this strain. We thought that the fruits held up a little longer than most Bender strains. 
PRICES—Pkt. 15c; Oz. 35c; 14, Ib. 90c; 1/4 lb. $1.50; lb. $2.75. Postpaid. 
QO. 8. C. Cantaloupe 
First Offered in 1954 
A cross between Hales Best, Hearts of Gold and Honey Dew 
made over twenty years ago by O. I. Cordrey of Salisbury, Md. 
Has made money ever since for local farmers. 
Good points: early, excellent quality, even when other varie- 
ties have little flavor due to poor growing conditions or wet wea- 
ther. Salmon or pink flesh. Beautiful golden appearance over 
all the melon. Takes at sight on markets where it is known be- 
cause of sweet flavor. Inclined to crack during wet weather like 
Hearts of Gold; is a medium to smaller size melon, but we will 
select for larger size. The quality so good that if you retail your 
melons we think this variety worth a trial to find if is has a place 
in your melon production. 
Prices: Pkt. 15c; oz. 30c; 1/4 lb. 80c; 14 lb. $1.45; 1 Ib. $2.50. Postpaid. 
Strawberry Watermelon (New) Unique Color and Flavor 
Two years ago a customer sent us a sample of watermelon seed which he and his neighbors grow for 
home use because of its good quality. He stated this variety is not offered by any seedsman. It is a new 
melon to us. The flesh is the color of strawberry, and the first taste or two is frequently like strawberry. 
This is the most juicy melon we ever had in trial. Small size, oblong shape like Blacklee. The rind is green 
striped, much like Congo, but darker green. Good quality, and fine textured flesh. 
However, the sample sent us was not trued up, and considerable of the melons grow, look, and taste 
exactly like Coker or Garrison, and can be sold for Garrisons. But if you want a novelty melon that has 
unique interior color, good flavor, and is the most juicy of all, you may want to try Strawberry Watermelon. 
Pki. 1c: Oz. 30c: 14 lb. 80c; 1% lb. $1.45; Ib. $2.50; 5lbs. $11.00. Postpaid. 
Manalucie Tomato (New) Resistant to Seven Diseases 
Manalucie was released in 1953 by the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station. It is resistant to fusari- 
um wilt, gray leafspot, early blight (shoreshank and collar rot caused by the same fungus) and leaf mold, 
say Dr. James M. Walter and David G. A. Kelbert, who handled recent development work. 
We grew our first seed crop of Manalucie in 1953. Just as we started to pick a second time a hurricane 
came up the coast from Bermuda, stripped the plants of most of their leaves, and dumped nearly ten inches 
of rain on the field. We would have settled for two tons to the acre. Imagine our surprise when we picked 
over ten tons to the acre, and still more to our surprise, we seldom found a cracked tomato, even when we 
picked them out of the mud. The fruits were as solid as if the hurricane had never hit, and rich red in color. 
We liked this variety so well for high yield, smooih round, crack free fruits under most unfavorable grow- 
ing conditions, that we think every tomato grower should make a trial of it. If it does anything like it did 
for us in your section, it will win your favor. Large and vigorous plants, season and shape of fruits like Rut- 
gers. With us it never produced any rough fruits, seldom any cracks. And it surely proved it can yield. 
PRICES: Pkt. 20c; Oz. 80c: 1/4 lb. $2.50; 14 lb. $4.50; Ib. $8.00. Postpaid. 
