Eighty-five super-standard strains season of 1927 eightyfivesupers1927fran Year: 1927 STOKES GROWINC SJNCE 1S79 SEEDS SUPER-STANDARD STRAINS The Bender Melon (HAND-CUT SEED) If you are a Melon-grower, do not fail to read this description Days to maturity, 90. We feel that we have underestimated the value of the Bender Melon, for it is now looked upon as one of the most important types in the eastern markets. It may be defined as a distinctly individual Melon in contrast to the basket type, such as Sugar Sweet. Bender is a highly flavored, round melon averaging 10 inches or more in diameter.
Eighty-five super-standard strains season of 1927 eightyfivesupers1927fran Year: 1927 STOKES GROWINC SJNCE 1S79 SEEDS SUPER-STANDARD STRAINS The Bender Melon (HAND-CUT SEED) If you are a Melon-grower, do not fail to read this description Days to maturity, 90. We feel that we have underestimated the value of the Bender Melon, for it is now looked upon as one of the most important types in the eastern markets. It may be defined as a distinctly individual Melon in contrast to the basket type, such as Sugar Sweet. Bender is a highly flavored, round melon averaging 10 inches or more in diameter. The flesh is deep orange and of delicious, melting texture when fully ripe. Bender is usually started under glass, in pots or in bands, and transplanted. Seed planted about May 25 will mature Melons about August 20. Mr. Herman Ude, a good customer of ours from SufField, Conn., wrote us on September 20, 1926: 'By express I send you two Bender Melons that will convince you of their quality. We have thousands of these which we send to Henry Kelly & Sons, 413 West 14th Street, New York City, where we get $1 to $ per Melon by the truck-load, as you can easily verify. They retail them for 28 cents per pound. Some crop, thanks to your wonderful seed!' In addition to these Melons, Mr. Ude sent us some remarkable photographs, one of which is reproduced here, showing his son holding up a 14-pound specimen which apparently was not of unusual size. Our present seed has all been hand-cut from selected Melons. Our strain was characterized by an old Melon seed- grower as an unusually pure one. Price, delivered: Pkt. 25 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; i/4lb. $; lb. $5; 5 lbs. or more, $ per lb. Sugar Sweet or Knight (hand-cut seed) Days to maturity, 95. When properly grown, this is one of the most satis- factory of the green-fleshed Melons now known. Sugar Sweet is about 7 inches ^ ounds of Bender in diameter, well netted, and very productive. It is a familiar Melon on the Philadelphia and Balt
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