a . od 
‘ oe {The Most Productive Melon) L ‘ 
: 84 days. A famous Burgess variety. An im- One Ounce of Seed for 50 Hills—3 Lbs. per Acre 
proved type Honey Rock, distinetly superior. ALL OUR MUSKMELON SEED IS RESISTANT TO DISEASE 
Tae Most valuable characteristic is its freedom AND TREATED FOR YOUR ADDITIONAL PROTECTION. 
Keo igs Coe : from blight, causing the vines to remain 
green until frost. The fruits are slightly 
elongated or oval in shape and will average 
5” aeross 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 
Sple toy fixe et ne Raoiesk : 
O’Honey a high percent- Le oa : s : : 
age of female flowers. ] 
This allows more fruits to LAKE CHAM PLAIN—The Earliest One : 
set and makes it the most 
productive melon. Very Vigorous and Healthy 
78 days. Our Special Michigan-grown seed of this variety pro- 
duces ripe fruits ahead of any other melon, giving you a crop ahead A 
HON EY DEW of competitors and netting you the top market price. The flesh is 
deep, very sweet and melting, of golden yellow color; a medium : 
Smooth, ivory colored skin; flesh green, thick, ten- Sized melon; nicely netted. The plant is very vigorous and healthy, 
der, and the. juiciest and sweetest of all muskmelons. setting and ripening melons even under: adverse conditions. It ist 
A late melon, requiring 100 to 115 days. Prefers a not a long distance shipping melon, but is of high quality and will — 
warm dry climate. A good shipper; will keep good give you the earliest melons for the local market. 
for months, if kept in a cool, dry place. Full grown 
fruits that do not ripen on the vines before the fall 
frosts canbe picked and will ripen in storage, MUSKMELON SPECIAL! S 
{ Pkt. Bender’s Surprise { Pkt. Lake Champlain 
{ Pkt. Imp. Hearts of Gold { Pkt. Hale’s Best 
All 4 Packets only 50c Prepaid 
HALE'S BEST—our Special Stock . 
The Big Money Maker ; 
80 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 distance 
and reach the customers in the best of 
condition. One of the best yielding 
varieties. The large Western melon 
growers 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. 
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, 
: 4 . $ > Flesh extremely thick, salmon-orange 
extremely 2k srained 4 : nad A ee 
ae aad ae ane grained: and. very PEN NSWEET sweet and of very fine quality. Our 
sweet and melting. strain is grown in Michigan, and we do not believe there is any 
1955 All-America Winner question about its being earlier than and superior to any other 
stock of Hale’s. 
80 days. Earliness, small fruit size, flesh thickness 
and very high quality are the outstanding characteris- 
ties of this 1955 All-America Winner, and who could 
ask for more! Melons average 1% 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- 
tinet, although not deep ridges, and fairly dense net- 
ting. A perfect home garden melon. 
GOLDEN DELIGHT 
Perfect for Home Garden 
90 days. A large, broad, oval melon of BANANA MUSKMELON 
the Pride of Wisconsin type but larger and : 
earlier. Very thick salmon flesh and finest _ An unusual type, somewhat resembling a huge banana 
flavor in its class. Perfect for home gar- in shape, and 18 to 24” Yong. It surpasses all others in 
: 2 ae cen eats its delicious flavor and aroma. The flesh is rich salmon 
den or local market, but does not ship in color and is exceptionally sweet, spicy and delicious. 
well. Produces high quality yields under Don’t fail to try it. (Pkt. 15¢) (Oz. 40c) (4 Ib. $1.00) 
adverse weather conditions. (Lb. $2.65) prepaid. 
Prepaid asian Ib. f BENDER'S SURPRISE 
MUSKMELON PRICES The Best Large Size Muskmelon 
90 days. Exquisitely fine flavor, large size and me- 
dium earliness combine to make this melon a great 
eolgee Dante : favorite. Many weigh 10 lbs. or more; oval in shape; 
Hale's Best : light green with coarse netting, and turn a golden z 
Heaney ee. ee tint as they mature. Flesh deep orange, very thick i 
Ue chanainia ees. and deliciously sweet. Keeps a week after picking, 
Bounsweetaa eins. cs. slates vnicisatn nee and actually improves in flavor. We know of no other 
Rock O'Honey........-+2+22++0200050- large Muskmelon that will equal Burgess’ Special t 
a Strain of Bender’s Surprise for either the market or 
18 Burgess Seed & Plant Co., Galesburg, Michigan the home garden. 
